The death of Gwen Stacy is one of the most famous (and unforgettable) moments in Spider-Man history. Here's why it happened.

But few of those have marked Peter Parker more than the death of his beloved girlfriend, Gwen Stacy, at the hands of Norman Osborn, the Green Goblin. This happened in the now-iconic Amazing Spider ...

He saves MJ after not being able to save his love Gwen Stacy. With the contained spell, Goblin allows the barriers between universes to break apart, allowing others who know Peter’s identity ...

Oh, and it features Willem Dafoe and his fantastic first performance as Harry Osborne/Green Goblin and J.K. Simmons ... hero opposite Emma Stone’s Gwen Stacy. The Amazing Spider-Man is another ...

During a confrontation between Spider-Man and the Green Goblin, Gwen is kidnapped and held hostage atop the Brooklyn Bridge. The Green Goblin, in a twisted move to hurt Peter, pushed Gwen off the ...

The death of Gwen Stacy has reverberated through pop culture for 52 years now. Comics changed because of it, in both good and bad ways. Many mark this issue as the official beginning of the Bronze ...