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List Price $14.95
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by Stan Lee, Gerry Conway, Gil Kane,
& John Romita, Sr., et al
Paperback: 112 pages
Marvel Books
The Biggest Change in Spidey's Life Since His Origin
This fantastic collection contains two of the most important Spider-Man tales ever published: The groundbreaking stories of Harry Osborne's drug abuse and the senses-shattering turning point in the Spider-Man saga-- the Death of Gwen Stacy.
The Death of Gwen Stacy still stands as a contrversial move on
Marvel's part. Many readers liked the Peter/Gwen relationship and
they went so far as to send writer Gerry Conway hate messages in the
mail after the story came out in 1973. It's a tragic story all right:
Gwen dies and it does leave Peter heart-broken because he couldn't
save her (although he did his best, and that's all one man can hope
to do). Still as one relationship dies, another begins, and we see
the shell-shocked Peter Parker turn to the girl he actually dated
before he fell in love with Gwen, Mary Jane Watson-- the woman he
would eventually marry. You begin to see the sensitive side of M.J.
that she hides so much. These are some of the most powerful
Spider-Man tales ever written, and they set the stage for decades of
continuity to follow. Spider-Man was never the same after this. Buy
this book and see what the fuss was all about.
