After Norman was incapacitated by the Gathering of Five, the Goblin was left alone, and began to degenerate due to no longer having access to the formula required to keep him stable.
Desperate for some way to save his wife, Herd asks to join Osborn's "Gathering of Five" ceremony in order to gain one of five "gifts".
However, in the months following the Clone Saga, Raxton was abducted by Norman Osborn, the Green Goblin, and brainwashed.
According to DeFalco, the events of "The Final Chapter" take place two years after this series.
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