AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #121 (1973): Death of Gwen Stacy

death of gwen stacy

Lots and lots of articles have been written about this scene.  Did Peter killer her by carelessly yanking her upwards, snapping her neck?  Or would she have died no matter what?

But not many articles have noted that the bridge is CLEARLY the Brooklyn Bridge, but it’s identified in the comic as The Washington Bridge.  Here’s Brooklyn:

Here’s the GW:

Anyway, Conway writes the hell out of this issue.

Not much more to say. If you don’t already know this issue, you don’t know comics.

This is one of the 100 best single-issue stories of all time, according to this objectively accurate list.

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