Gwen Stacy, the first love of Peter Parker. The girl of Peter's dreams and the girl Peter was suppose to end up with. But that was all ruined on top of a bridge by the Green Goblin. This event shaped Peter and Spider-Man for years to come. When Gwen's father Captain George Stacy died in Amazing Spider-Man #90, while trying to save a young boy from falling debris as Spider-Man and Doctor Octopus fought, his dying words were "Be good to her, son! Be good to her. She loves you so very much." He known Peter was Spider-Man and just wanted to make sure that Peter took care of Gwen and protected her. 31 issues later, Norman Osborn tested that and ultimately made sure Peter could not save Gwen, and it was at Peter's own hands that he killed her. For some time, however, fans speculated that the shock of the fall itself caused Gwen Stacy's death, due to the Green Goblin telling Spider-Man in Amazing Spider-Man #121, "Romantic idiot! She was dead before your webbing reached her! A fall from that height would kill anyone — before they struck the ground!" In the 1987 edition of The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe, Gwen's death is attributed to the fall, not to Spider-Man's webbing. In the fourth issue of Marvels, it was reported that she died from the shock of the fall, however Phil Sheldon, a photographer and witness, is unsure about exactly what kills her. But In Amazing Spider-Man #125 (Oct. 1973), Marvel Comics editor Roy Thomas wrote in the letters column that "it saddens us to have to say that the whiplash effect she underwent when Spidey's webbing stopped her so suddenly was, in fact, what killed her. In short, it was impossible for Peter to save her. He couldn't have swung down in time; the action he did take resulted in her death; if he had done nothing, she still would certainly have perished. There was no way out." The Goblin knew what he was doing like Thomas said there was no way out, Gwen was going to die. Osborn wanted Peter to hurt, he wanted him to feel pain like never before. Something deep. This shows that Green Goblin/Norman Osborn is a twisted person. He holds something deep and personal against Peter Parker/Spider-Man. These two will always be at war, and as long as the Goblin exist so does the Spider.
