Stan Lee Approved Gwen's Death

In the early 1970s, Marvel’s writers wanted to kill Gwen Stacy, but Stan Lee did not grasp the decision when they raised it as he rushed out to catch a flight to a meeting in Europe. Wanting to clear the office quickly, he waved them on with a casual approval, only to leave without realizing he had just signed off on one of Spider-Man’s biggest tragedies. When Lee returned, Gwen was dead in the comics, and the story had already become permanent.

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