She went into shock, believing that Peter had killed her father, and wanted to tell Parker to stay away when he attempted to rescue her. During the battle between the two, Gwen awoke and overheard the Goblin reveal that Peter was actually Spider-Man. Norman placed her at the George Washington bridge, and confronted Spider-Man when he attempted to save Stacy. While waiting in Peter's apartment, Gwen was attacked by Norman while in his guise as the Green Goblin, and decided to kidnap her to lure out Spider-Man. Who else could save a falling girl from certain dea- Gwen? Hey kid - what's wrong? Don't you understand? I saved you - you can't be - NO! Oh, no, no, no - Don't be dead, Gwen - I don't want you to be dead. Spider-Powers, I love you! Not only am I the most dashing hero on two legs - I'm easily the most versatile. Gwen managed to win Peter's affection, and the two began a romantic relationship. The two girls started to compete for Peter's affection, but he still struggled with handling his secret life as a vigilante.
Gwen would start to become supportive of Peter after his aunt May become ill, and later befriends Mary Jane Watson. Her interest in Peter increased as the two go to know one another, as she seemed to appreciate his intellect in comparison to the jock Flash and the preppy Harry, but still viewed him as being "anti-social". Gwen would meet Peter Parker at the university, and became attracted to him despite Parker ignoring her advances due to his situation as the superhero Spider-Man. After graduating from Standard High, she attended Empire State University alongside Harry, and the two befriended Flash Thompson. Gwendolyne "Gwen" Stacy is the daughter of NYPD officer George Stacy and Helen Stacy, and went to Standard High alongside Harry Osborn. Despite this her legacy live on with her earth-65 counterpart Spider-Gwen. Spider-Man writers and fans disagree about who is the character's "one true love": Gwen or his subsequent love interest, Mary Jane. Many point to Gwen's death as the end of the so-called Silver Age of comics.
Tragically the Green Goblin (Norman Osborn) caused Spider-Man to accidentally kill Gwen in The Amazing Spider-Man #121 (June 1973) when the Goblin had knocked her off a bridge and Spider-Man attempted to save her via a webline to her leg though the whiplash from the sudden stop snapped her neck.īoth the decision to kill Gwen and the method in which Marvel implemented it remain controversial among fans, but the death became a pivotal point in both Spider-Man's history and in American comic books in general. Despite the rocky start, the two would fall in love, and begin a relationship (with her being Peter's firs true love). Peter ignored her advances due to his problems as the superhero Spider-Man, and she insulted by his aloofness. Gwen Stacy met Peter Parker while attending Empire State University, where she fell in love with him.