Gwen Stacy

Gwendolyne Maxine "Gwen" Stacy is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, usually as a supporting character of Spider-Man (Peter Parker). A college student and the daughter of George and Helen Stacy, Gwen was one of Peter's early romantic interests, the first following his high school graduation. In the story "The Night Gwen Stacy Died" (1973), the character is murdered by the Green Goblin (Norman Osborn). The story had a major impact on the series and on the audience for super hero comic books. Stories published long afterwards indicate Peter's unresolved grief regarding her death. The story of her life and death is revisited in Marvels (1994) by Alex Ross and Spider-Man: Blue (2002–2003) by Jeph Loeb; a flashback solo miniseries, Gwen Stacy: Beyond Amazing (2020–2024), was written by Christos Gage. A posthumous clone of the character was first introduced in the 1970s and reappeared in the 1980s and 1990s. This plotline was later expanded, and has resulted in multiple alternate versions of the character. In "Dead No More: The Clone Conspiracy" (2016–2017), Gwen is resurrected in a clone body with her soul intact, but dies soon afterward from clone degeneration. In the storyline "All-New, All-Deadly", the clone Gwen has her body restored and is made into an assassin called X-31. There are also versions of Gwen Stacy who appear in alternate universe stories. In the Ultimate Marvel (Earth-1610) stories (2000–2011), Gwen is drained and apparently killed by Carnage, before becoming Carnage, her mind overtaking the symbiote. In the Spider-Gwen (Earth-65) series (2015–2024), she becomes Spider-Woman. In a later version of the Ultimate Spider-Man (Earth-6160) series (2024–2026), Gwen becomes Mysterio, the CEO of Oscorp, who is married to the superhero Harry Osborn. The character was portrayed by Bryce Dallas Howard in Spider-Man 3 (2007) and by...