Gwen Stacy
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===Legacy=== | ===Legacy=== | ||
| + | [[File:TheSpectacularSpiderManV2-23Textless.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Gwen Stacy in Spectacular Spider-Man v2 #23.]] | ||
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| + | Following Gwen's death, Professor Miles Warren snapped as his obsession with her led to him grieving over her demise and blaming Peter Parker for her death. After learning the secrets of cloning, he decided to become a costume supervillain called the Jackal where he planned an elaborate revenge against Parker. In this time, he came to clone Gwen Stacy where this copy lacked the last few memories of the original. The Jackal spent the next few months using hypnosis to awaken her memories and educate her on the world as well as making her obey his commands. In addition, he began [[Ben Reilly|growing a clone]] of Parker to be used as part of his revenge against Spider-Man. (Amazing Spider-Man v1 #149) | ||
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| + | The corpse of Gwen Stacy along with the remains of others who had died in Peter Parkers life were all dug up by Kindred as part of his elaborate plan to torment Spider-Man. (Amazing Spider-Man v5 #50) | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
===Personality and attributes=== | ===Personality and attributes=== | ||
| + | [[File:GwenStacyV1-1LeeVirgin.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Gwen Stacy in Gwen Stacy v1 #1.]] | ||
In appearance, Gwen Stacy was a young female human noted for her beauty and her long blonde hair. (Amazing Spider-Man v1 #31) | In appearance, Gwen Stacy was a young female human noted for her beauty and her long blonde hair. (Amazing Spider-Man v1 #31) | ||
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At E.S.U., she first met '''Peter Parker''' and though he was not husky like Flash Thompson she thought him to be brighter and very attractive. (Amazing Spider-Man v1 #31) | At E.S.U., she first met '''Peter Parker''' and though he was not husky like Flash Thompson she thought him to be brighter and very attractive. (Amazing Spider-Man v1 #31) | ||
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| + | Professor '''Miles Warren''' came to develop an obsession with Gwen Stacy who had been his student. This spiralled after her death where he eventually came to be a costumed supervillain called the '''Jackal'''. He had said to had hated Peter Parker for being young and to had been loved by Gwen as well as being responsible for her death. Professor Warren had said that Gwen Stacy had perhaps reminded him of the daughter that he never had in his life. Regardless of the reason, he felt drawn to her where he was protective and fatherly to her where her death led to a piece of him dying as well. (Amazing Spider-Man v1 #149) | ||
===Powers and abilities=== | ===Powers and abilities=== | ||
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| + | Professor Miles Warren described her as being a good student who was bright and attentive. (Amazing Spider-Man v1 #149) | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
Revision as of 04:52, 16 April 2022
Gwen Stacy is a female comic character who features in Marvel Comics.
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Biography
Origin
Gwendolyne Maxine Stacy was a female human born in the modern age where she was the daughter of George Stacy and his wife Helen Stacy. (Spider-Man v1 #-1)
As a teenager, she used to attend Standard High that was the rival to fellow school Midtown High School. (Gwen Stacy v1 #1) During that time, she was noted for being the Beauty Queen of Standard High with her having followed the football career of Flash Thompson. (Amazing Spider-Man v1 #31)
After admission into Empire State University, she came to meet Peter Parker where she came to be deeply attracted to him. However, her advances to him were only met with aloofness from him that left her feeling insulted by him ignoring her. (Amazing Spider-Man v1 #31) This led to her and Harry Osborn deciding to snub him in return though Gwen partly felt ashamed as she was still attracted to Parker. (Amazing Spider-Man v1 #34)
Death
Legacy
Following Gwen's death, Professor Miles Warren snapped as his obsession with her led to him grieving over her demise and blaming Peter Parker for her death. After learning the secrets of cloning, he decided to become a costume supervillain called the Jackal where he planned an elaborate revenge against Parker. In this time, he came to clone Gwen Stacy where this copy lacked the last few memories of the original. The Jackal spent the next few months using hypnosis to awaken her memories and educate her on the world as well as making her obey his commands. In addition, he began growing a clone of Parker to be used as part of his revenge against Spider-Man. (Amazing Spider-Man v1 #149)
The corpse of Gwen Stacy along with the remains of others who had died in Peter Parkers life were all dug up by Kindred as part of his elaborate plan to torment Spider-Man. (Amazing Spider-Man v5 #50)
Overview
Personality and attributes
In appearance, Gwen Stacy was a young female human noted for her beauty and her long blonde hair. (Amazing Spider-Man v1 #31)
Gwen had been the former ex-Beauty Queen of Standard High. (Amazing Spider-Man v1 #31) Such was her beauty that many young man vied to go out with her. (Amazing Spider-Man v1 #34)
Gwen Stacy was the daughter of police captain George Stacy with her mother being Helen Stacy. (Spider-Man v1 #-1).
She had an uncle named Arthur Stacy who was her fathers older brother that stayed in London. (Amazing Spider-Man v1 #93) He had children that were Gwen's cousin one of whom was the brunette haired Jill Stacy. (Spider-Man v1 #76)
At E.S.U., she first met Peter Parker and though he was not husky like Flash Thompson she thought him to be brighter and very attractive. (Amazing Spider-Man v1 #31)
Professor Miles Warren came to develop an obsession with Gwen Stacy who had been his student. This spiralled after her death where he eventually came to be a costumed supervillain called the Jackal. He had said to had hated Peter Parker for being young and to had been loved by Gwen as well as being responsible for her death. Professor Warren had said that Gwen Stacy had perhaps reminded him of the daughter that he never had in his life. Regardless of the reason, he felt drawn to her where he was protective and fatherly to her where her death led to a piece of him dying as well. (Amazing Spider-Man v1 #149)
Powers and abilities
Professor Miles Warren described her as being a good student who was bright and attentive. (Amazing Spider-Man v1 #149)
Notes
- Gwen Stacy was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko where she made her first appearance in Amazing Spider-Man v1 #31 (December, 1965).
Alternate Versions
- In Spider-Man Unlimited v2 #4 (2000), an alternate reality version of the character was shown to reside on Counter-Earth based on the cartoon series. This version was an inhabitant of the world populated by the High Evolutionary's Beastials that were the ruling elite whilst mankind were second-class citizens. Gwen Stacy was a human that worked secretly to maintain Harmony that was an underground city where humanity and Beastials could be free from the High Evolutionary's tyranny allowing them to live in peace. When Spider-Man discovered the city, the inhabitants intended to force him to remain there to protect their home from discovery by Gwen Stacy allowed him to escape whereupon she returned to Harmony.
- In Edge of Spider-Verse v1 #2 (2014), an alternate reality version of Gwen Stacy resided on Earth-65 who was her planet's version of Spider-Woman.
- In Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man v1 #304 (2018), an alternate timeline was created in an attempt to stop the Vedomi invasion. This resulted in a world where Peter Parker quit being Spider-Man and Norman Osborn stopped being the Green Goblin. This timeline saw Gwen Stacy survive where she married Peter Parker who headed a tech company. In the meantime, Norman Osborn used the Goblin Formula to create a health supplement that made him incredibly wealthy whereby he along with his son Harry came to dominate the planet when he was elected President. Earths superheroes were either killed, detained or came to work for Osborn with Gwen Stacy being secretly part of the resistance in toppling this regime.
In other media
Television
- In Spider-Man, Gwen Stacy appeared as a minor guest character in the 1990s animated television series where she was voiced by actor Mary Kay Bergman.
- In The Spectacular Spider-Man, Gwen Stacy appeared as a central cast character in the animated television series where she was voiced by actor Lacey Chabert.
- In Spider-Man, Gwen Stacy appeared in the 2017 animated television series where she was voiced by actor Laura Bailey. After an explosion in the Jackal's laboratory, she was exposed to the Spider-Virus leading to her developing powers with her creating a suit similar to that of Spider-Gwen.
Films
- In Spider-Man 3, Gwen Stacy appeared in the live-action film where she was portrayed by actor Bryce Dallas Howard.
- In The Amazing Spider-Man, Gwen Stacy appeared in the live-action film where she was portrayed by actor Emma Stone.
- In The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Gwen Stacy appeared in the live-action film sequel where she was once again portrayed by actor Emma Stone.
Video games
- In The Amazing Spider-Man, Gwen Stacy appeared in the video game tie-in to the live-action film where she was voiced by actor Kari Wahlgren.
Appearances
- Amazing Spider-Man v1: (1965)
- Spider-Man v1:
- Clone Conspiracy v1:
- Gwen Stacy v1:
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