Spider-Man Poster #154 Blue w/ Gwen Stacy by Tim Sale

Description

Gwendolyne Maxine “Gwen” Stacy appears in comic books published by Marvel, usually as a supporting character in those featuring Spider-Man. A college student and the daughter of George and Helen Stacy, she was the first romantic interest for Peter following his high school graduation before she was murdered by the Green Goblin (Norman Osborn). Her death has haunted Peter ever since, and stories published long afterwards indicate she still holds a special place in his heart.

Gwen is posthumously subjected to numerous cloning experiments by her former professor Miles Warren, Peter’s clone Ben Reilly, and an A.I. of Harry Osborn, the latter resulting in the creation of the Kindreds, and Ben briefly resurrecting Gwen in Dead No More: The Clone Conspiracy (2016–2017), with the embodiment of Death herself confirming in Ben Reilly: The Scarlet Spider (2017–2018) that all clones Ben created of deceased people had their souls intact on being brought back, while clones of living people (like Ben himself) had unique souls of their own.

In the alternate realities of Ultimate Marvel and Spider-Gwen, a still-living Gwen respectively becomes their universe’s versions of Carnage and Spider-Woman.

The character was portrayed by Bryce Dallas Howard in Spider-Man 3 (2007) and by Emma Stone in The Amazing Spider-Man film series (2012–2014). A multiverse Spider-Gwen is voiced by Hailee Steinfeld in the 2018 animated film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and will reprise the role in its sequel Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023).

Timothy Roger Sale (1956 – 2022) was an Eisner Award-winning comics artist, “best known for his work on the DC Comics characters Batman and Superman and for influencing depictions of the Caped Crusader in numerous films.” He is primarily known for his collaborations with writer Jeph Loeb, which included both comics work and artwork for the TV series Heroes. Sale’s renditions of Batman influenced modern cinematic depictions of the character, with film directors and actors directly citing Sale’s work.

Near mint condition.