The Death of Gwen Stacy
Marvel's Spider-Man 54 • rare
- Set
- Marvel's Spider-Man
- Collector number
- 54
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Bill Sienkiewicz
- Market price
- $0.38
What it does
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I — Destroy target creature.
II — Each player may discard a card. Each player who doesn't loses 3 life.
III — Exile any number of target players' graveyards.
Where you can play it
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Death of Gwen Stacy, featured in The Amazing Spider-Man issue 121 published in 1973, represents a pivotal turning point in American comic book history. Written by Gerry Conway with art by Gil Kane and John Romita Sr., the story was conceived as a way to break the tradition of invulnerable comic book love interests. By having Spider-Man fail to save Gwen Stacy during her fall from the George Washington Bridge, the creators moved the medium away from strictly Silver Age tropes toward a more complex, gritty narrative style.
The visual design of this sequence remains one of the most studied in the industry, particularly the infamous 'snap' sound effect indicating the failure of Spider-Man's webbing to prevent the tragedy. While the editorial decision to kill a major supporting character initially shocked fans accustomed to happy endings, the issue was widely praised by critics for its emotional weight and lasting impact on Peter Parker’s character arc. It remains a definitive artifact of the Bronze Age of comics.
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