The funeral of Captain Stacy proceeded under a cloudy sky, and everyone mourned his loss. Amidst the tears, Peter could not contain his own.
A few days earlier.
Spider-Man and Doctor Octopus were engaged in an intense battle when Captain Stacy appeared on the scene.
A crowd gathered around, and pieces of concrete began to fall. Captain Stacy was crushed by a slab of concrete while saving a child.
In his last moments, he revealed to Spider-Man that he knew his true identity as Peter Parker.
Captain Stacy's last words were: “Take care of her, son! Take good care of her. She loves you very much.”
After Captain Stacy's funeral, Peter stayed by Gwen's side to comfort her, but Gwen revealed that she would be moving to London.
She had received a call from her uncle Arthur, inviting her to live with him in England.
Peter was left speechless, the weight of her decision slipping out of his control.
On the plane, Gwen thought about everything that had happened. She met Peter while they were both studying at Empire State University, but with Aunt May's fragile health, Peter was worried and ended up ignoring her advances.
Trying to get his attention, Gwen dated Flash Thompson and Harry Osborn to make him jealous. However, over time, a sincere romance developed, and Gwen, a science student, began to admire Peter's intellect.
But Gwen kept a secret: she always knew that Peter was Spider-Man. She knew, but chose to keep it to herself, fearing that revealing it would bring more danger to him.
After a few months in London, Gwen decided to return to New York.
Life with her Uncle Arthur's family was comfortable, but her longing for Peter and the desire to resolve unfinished issues brought her back. When Gwen arrived, Peter was surprised but also grateful for her return.
A year later.
The night Gwen Stacy died.
The Green Goblin kidnapped Gwen and took her to George Washington Bridge while Spider-Man raced to save her, desperate.
Norman threw a bomb to distract him and then pushed Gwen off the bridge.
Desperate, Peter shot a web and managed to catch her by the leg, but the sudden impact caused her neck to snap, a fraction of a second before her breathing ceased.
Initially, Spider-Man thought he had saved her, but when he pulled her back, he realized that Gwen was dead.
Overcome with uncontrollable rage, Peter chased Norman to a building.
Seeing Norman fallen and defeated, Peter's spider-sense warned him of imminent danger.
He dodged at the last moment, and the Green Goblin's glider struck Norman himself.
Peter cried bitterly. Now, he was alone in the world.
Later.
Jameson arrived home when he heard a familiar voice.
Spider-Man – “Hey, Jameson.”
Startled, Jameson replied:
J. Jonah Jameson Jr. – “I knew you’d come to threaten me.”
Irritated, Spider-Man retorted:
Spider-Man – “Enough of this! I know you hate me out of envy. I know you've admitted it to yourself. I risk my life for people like you, while you only think about profit and wish to be like the heroes. So do the right thing!”
Jameson remained silent, reflecting.
Deep down, he knew that his hatred for Spider-Man stemmed from his own envy, the desire to be like him.
Spider-Man stared at him and continued:
Spider-Man – “I also know that you know who I am, so don’t try to hide.”
Sighing, Jameson admitted:
J. Jonah Jameson Jr. – “Yes, I know it’s you, Peter. At first, I felt envy, but after I found out, I continued to defame you to see if you would stop, because I was afraid you would die.”
At that moment, Peter questioned:
Spider-Man – “I saved your son’s life, Jameson. After everything I’ve done, you still defamed me… Imagine if I had died because of that!”
Jameson remained silent, aware that he had himself created the villain Scorpion before discovering Peter's identity.
Jameson had hired private investigator Mac Gargan to find out how Peter Parker managed to get amazing photos of Spider-Man.
Frustrated with the results, Jameson paid Gargan to undergo an experiment that gave him superhuman abilities but also robbed him of his sanity, turning him into the villain known as Scorpion.
Over the years, Scorpion was defeated several times by Spider-Man, many of those times while trying to kill Jameson himself, for whom he harbored an even greater hatred.
Jameson lowered his head, speechless, while Peter said:
Spider-Man – “Indirectly, you are responsible for all the people Scorpion has killed. I wonder how you can live with that.”
Peter left the building, and Jameson, in an act of shame and regret, destroyed the false news he had published over the years.
Days later.
Gwen Stacy's funeral took place. Along with Peter, Harry Osborn, Liz Allan, and Flash Thompson were present.
After the funeral, Peter went to the rooftop of a building and looked over the city.
It all began at a public exhibition at General Techtronics when Peter was 15 years old. It was shortly after that that Uncle Ben's death occurred.
Uncle Ben's death had always haunted Peter. The robber who killed him was a cellmate of the infamous gangster Dutch Mallone, who had hidden a fortune in his old house, the same one the Parkers now lived in. The robber had overheard Mallone talking in his sleep about the hidden treasure and decided to seek it out.
The robber broke into the Parkers' house, surprising Ben and May. When Ben tried to protect her, he was shot dead.
Devastated, Peter, still dressed as Spider-Man, captured the robber and, seeing his face, realized he was the same criminal he had let escape before.
If he had stopped him that day, Uncle Ben would be alive. Since then, Peter had carried the guilt of that loss.
Years later, the robber attempted to find the treasure again, holding May Parker hostage. Once again, Spider-Man confronted him, but the man died of a heart attack, consumed by fear of Spider-Man.
After all of this, Peter fell silent and left, carrying in his heart the weight of every loss he had faced.