The Night Gwen Stacy Died
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"The Night Gwen Stacy Died" is a landmark Spider-Man comic book storyline in which the death of Peter Parker’s girlfriend Gwen Stacy marked a darker, more tragic turn in superhero storytelling and the Bronze Age of comics.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Marvel Comics story arc
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Spider-Man storyline ⓘ comic book storyline ⓘ |
| antagonist | Green Goblin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInSeries | The Amazing Spider-Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalPlacement | early Bronze Age of Comics ⓘ |
| collectedIn | various Spider-Man trade paperbacks ⓘ |
| continuedInIssue | The Amazing Spider-Man #122 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| editor | Roy Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Green Goblin
NERFINISHED
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Gwen Stacy NERFINISHED ⓘ Norman Osborn NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ Spider-Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublishedInIssue | The Amazing Spider-Man #121 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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superhero ⓘ |
| hasLegacy |
frequently referenced in later Spider-Man stories
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influenced later darker superhero narratives ⓘ |
| impactOnCharacter | trauma for Peter Parker ⓘ |
| impactOnComics | increased use of permanent character deaths ⓘ |
| impactOnFranchise | end of the Silver Age tone for Spider-Man ⓘ |
| inker |
John Romita Sr.
NERFINISHED
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Tony Mortellaro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvesEvent | battle between Spider-Man and Green Goblin ⓘ |
| involvesLocation | George Washington Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| loveInterest | Gwen Stacy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainEvent | death of Gwen Stacy ⓘ |
| medium | comic book ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | shock death of a central character ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a key moment in the Bronze Age of Comics
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death of a major superhero love interest ⓘ marking a darker tone in superhero comics ⓘ |
| penciller | Gil Kane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonist | Peter Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1973 ⓘ |
| publisher | Marvel Comics ⓘ |
| setInLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| setInUniverse | Marvel Universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| storyArcType | tragedy ⓘ |
| theme |
consequences of superhero actions
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loss ⓘ responsibility ⓘ |
| tone | tragic ⓘ |
| writer | Gerry Conway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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