Everything You Need to Know About Gwen Stacy (2024)

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December 13, 2018

Swing through the comics history of Spider-Gwen, AKA Ghost-Spider!

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TJ Dietsch

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On Earth-616 she met a tragic end. On Earth-65 she’s spinning her own web.Catch up on all things Spider-Gwen, AKA Ghost-Spiderwith a deep dive into her comic book history!

In the core Marvel Universe—also known as 616—Peter Parker became romantically involved with his college classmateGwen Stacy following her introduction in AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #31,until the Green Goblin killed her in the devastating AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #121. However, in an alternate universe—on Earth-65—it was high school student Gwen Stacy, not Peter, who was bitten by a radioactive spider that granted her arachnid-like powers, inspiring her to become thehero known as Spider-Woman!

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First appearing in EDGE OF SPIDER-VERSE #2by Jason Latour and Robbi Rodriguez, Spider-Gwen rocks out on drums in a band called the Mary Janes when not attending Midtown High or swinging around the Big Apple stopping criminals. In this reality, her friend, the bullied Peter Parker, turned himself into the Lizard and ultimately died thanks to his self-experimentation.

That initial appearance set the stage for Gwen's prominent role during the original SPIDER-VERSEstory, where she and other Spider-People from across the multiverse did their best to stop the Inheritors, a group that hunted and ate those with spider-powers.

After helping to save the day, Gwen then scored her own series, SPIDER-GWEN, also by Latour and Rodriguez. That series ran five issues leading into the reality-shaking SECRET WARS.

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During SECRET WARS, Gwen appeared in a new SPIDER-VERSEseries. When the dust settled from that event, unlike her fellow alternate reality Spidey, Miles Morales—who stuck around in the 616 universe—Gwen then returned to her own reality and a newvolume of theSPIDER-GWEN comic.

While she continued to face off against her own growing rogues gallery in SPIDER-GWEN, while also exploring a brief romance with Miles Morales during a reality-hopping adventure, Gwen also fought other inter-dimensional threats alongside Spider-Ham, Spider-Man Noir, Spider-Punk and others in WEB WARRIORS.

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Gwen also kept up with some of her other Spider-Friends, as seen in the SPIDER-WOMENcrossover withSilkand Jessica Drew, and currentlyfinds herselffighting alongside the larger collection of Spider-Verse heroes once morein the epicSPIDER-GEDDON story.

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The second volume of Gwen’s solo series came to an end with SPIDER-GWEN #34, but fret not, her adventures continued in the recently-launched series SPIDER-GWEN: GHOST SPIDER,which not only features her new moniker and ties into SPIDER-GEDDON, but also the creative team ofSeanan McGuire and Rosi Kampe!

And, in series GHOST-SPIDER (2019), Gwen Stacy made her way to the Marvel Universe! With a cloud of infamy hanging over her head on Earth-65, Gwen traveled toEarth-616 for super hero action…and school?! The newest student at ESU got a crash course in multiversity as she split her time between the world she loves and the world she was justgetting to know! But what devious villain has eyes on Gwen's travels? And is Gwen ready for what comes next? Find out by reading her complete solo volume on digital comics super-service Marvel Unlimited!

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Everything You Need to Know About Gwen Stacy? ›

Gwendolyn Maxine "Gwen" Stacy is a Visions Academy student who was bitten by a radioactive spider which granted her superhuman abilities causing her to become the super-heroine known as Spider-Woman

Spider-Woman
Jessica Drew is a prominent commanding member of the Spider-Society, sharing several canon events such as the spider bite, the inciting loss, and failing to save someone. However, Jessica proved to be as stalwart as the others as she continued her vigilantism in her native reality as Spider-Woman.
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. She would go on to become her city's line of defence against multiple villains including Doctor Octopus and the Vulture.

What is Gwen Stacy's backstory? ›

Gwen was bitten by a radioactive spider and gained spider-like powers. Influenced by her father's moral code, Gwen uses her powers to help those in need like her friend, Peter Parker.

What kind of personality does Gwen Stacy have? ›

Personality… kind, responsible, and quick with a joke, it's hard to imagine anyone not liking Gwen Stacey. While she likes to have fun and keep things light, she has inherited her father's unshakable sense of duty – when lives are on the line, Gwen is willing to risk everything to do the right thing.

What issue does Gwen Stacy appear? ›

Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, Gwen Stacy first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #31 (December 1965).

Why does Gwen say her name is Gwanda? ›

Into the Spider-Verse

Her "spider-sense" led her to Brooklyn Visions Academy, where she would meet Miles, who is unaware of her identity as Spider-Woman. She introduces herself under the alias "Wanda" (mistaken by Miles as "Gwanda").

What caused Gwen Stacy's death? ›

After knocking aside the Goblin, Spider-Man dives down to Gwen, shooting a web to try and save her; but even though the web catches her, her head still hits the floor of the clock tower, the impact of which kills her instantly.

What is Gwen Stacy's weakness? ›

She also has similar weaknesses as to what other symbiotes have: sound and heat, but unlike the Venom of Earth-616, this one hasn't had as much exposure to its weaknesses, so it likely can't take as much of a blast of sound as what Eddie can.

What type of girl is Gwen Stacy? ›

Gwendolyn Maxine "Gwen" Stacy is a Visions Academy student who was bitten by a radioactive spider which granted her superhuman abilities causing her to become the super-heroine known as Spider-Woman. She would go on to become her city's line of defence against multiple villains including Doctor Octopus and the Vulture.

Does Gwen Stacy have anger issues? ›

Gwen has a lot of pent up anger which she directs at Spider-Man so when she eventually learns that Peter is Spider-Man she is furious and waits all night for him to return home.

Is Gwen Stacy left-handed? ›

Gwen is left handed as evidenced in the introduction montage of Across the Spider-Verse. The colors in Earth-65B appear to be based on Gwen's emotional state as they change from drastically different shades depending on the mood she is feeling.

How old is Gwen Stacy supposed to be? ›

Gwen Stacy—the Spider-Gwen/Ghost-Spider version, at least—was 19 when she was intoduced, and at the end of Spider-Gwen (Vol. 2) she spent a year in prison, making her ~20 to 21 years old currently…

What is Gwen short for? ›

Gwen is a Welsh feminine given name meaning "white, holy". It can also be a shortened form of Gwenhwyfar (Guinevere) or other names beginning with the same element, such as: Gwenhael, Gwenael, Gwenvael, Gwenaelle. Gwenda (explained as a compound of gwen "white, pure, blessed, holy" + da "good, well")

Who is Gwen Stacy's crush? ›

Gwen Stacy is a major character from the Spider-Man series. She is the second main love interest of Peter Parker/Spider-Man.

Why did Gwen try to hide her name? ›

There are a slew of Spider-Women in the multiverse so both Marvel and its audience started referring to her as Spider-Gwen out of convenience but doing so in her reality would out her secret identity. They needed a name that's unique to this character that wouldn't shout her identity to the world.

Where did Gwen Stacy get her powers? ›

She was bitten by a radioactive spider. And since then, she's been the one and only Spider-Woman — at least in her dimension. Gwen quickly summarizes her origin story in 2018's “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” after displaying her expert web-slinging abilities to assist a couple of her fellow Spideys.

Did Gwen and Hobie have a thing? ›

So I don't think Gwen used Hobie for that." Still, Kaluuya ultimately did not reveal whether Hobie and Gwen's relationship was in any way romantic, despite Miles' suspicions that it was. "I think they have a genuine friendship, but how deep that goes is between Gwen and Hobie," he said.

Does Gwen blame Peter for her dad's death? ›

With Gwen blaming Spider-Man for her father's death, coupled with Peter's own guilt for being involved with the incident that claimed George's life, he begins to act strangely around Gwen. As Gwen mourned George, she received an offer from her uncle to live with him in England, which she accepted.

What happened to spider-Gwen's mom? ›

It seems like Gwen's mother passed away earlier in her life. Couple that discovery with a picture of her parents on their wedding day, and a sad picture begins to form. It just drives home how isolated she felt after the big adventure of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.

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