Editing Spider-Man (section)

===1970s===
In [[The Night Gwen Stacy Died|issue #121]] (June 1973),<ref name = gcd/> the Green Goblin throws [[Gwen Stacy]] from a tower of either the [[Brooklyn Bridge]] (as depicted in the art) or the [[George Washington Bridge]] (as given in the text).<ref>"To address the contradiction in future reprints of the tale, though, Spider-Man's dialogue was altered so that he's referring to the Brooklyn Bridge. But the original snafu remains as one of the more visible errors in the history of comics." Saffel, p. 65</ref><ref>Sanderson, ''Marvel Universe'', p. 84, notes, "[W]hile the script described the site of Gwen's demise as the George Washington Bridge, the art depicted the Brooklyn Bridge, and there is still no agreement as to where it actually took place."</ref> She dies during Spider-Man's rescue attempt, and Spider-Man swears revenge against his nemesis; a note on the letters page of issue #125 states: "It saddens us to say that the [[Whiplash (medicine)|whiplash effect]] she underwent when Spidey's webbing stopped her so suddenly was, in fact, what killed her."<ref name="saffel65">Saffel, p. 65</ref> The following issue, Spider-Man vengefully attacks and overpowers the Green Goblin, who kills himself accidentally in the ensuing battle with Spider-Man.<ref name="GwenDeath">{{Cite comic |writer=[[Gerry Conway|Conway, Gerry]] |penciller=[[Gil Kane|Kane, Gil]] |inker=[[John Romita Sr.|Romita, John]] |story=The Night Gwen Stacy Died |title=The Amazing Spider-Man |volume=1 |issue=121 |date=June 1973 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |location=[[New York, NY]]}}</ref>

Working through his grief, Peter eventually develops tentative feelings toward Mary Jane, and the two "become confidants rather than lovers".<ref name="Sanderson85">Sanderson, ''Marvel Universe'', p. 85</ref> A romantic relationship eventually develops, with Parker proposing to her in issue #182 (July 1978), and being turned down an issue later.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Blumberg |first=Arnold T. |date=Spring 2006 |title='The Night Gwen Stacy Died': The End of Innocence and the 'Last Gasp of the Silver Age' |journal=[[International Journal of Comic Art]] |volume=8 |issue=1 |page=208}}</ref> Peter went on to graduate from college in issue #185,<ref name=gcd/> and becomes involved with the shy Debra Whitman and the extroverted, flirtatious costumed thief Felicia Hardy, {{A.k.a.}} the [[Black Cat (Marvel Comics)|Black Cat]],<ref name="sanderson83">Sanderson, ''Marvel Universe'', p. 83</ref> whom he meets in issue #194 (July 1979).<ref name=gcd/>