History Creator / GerryConway

* DoorClosesEnding: He used this twice with many noting that it served as bookends for his iconic run on ASM. The end of ''The Night Gwen Stacy Died'' has MJ firmly shut the door to stay with Peter with a "click" noise signifying her resolve and commitment. Conway's final issue, 149, ends with Peter returning to his apartment to find MJ waiting for him, and this time he closes the door with a "click" [[SexyDiscretionShot as he resolves]] [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar to show MJ]] [[TheirFirstTime how glad]] he is to see her, showing his commitment to MJ and that he's moved on from Gwen to his true love.

* HeroesWantRedheads: ComicBook/MaryJaneWatson was his favorite Spider-Man supporting character, and who Conway believed was the "most interesting woman in comics" and he believed she simply had to be Spider-Man's true love. So that was bye bye Gwen.

* ''Franchise/WonderWoman''

->"In his 40 issues on [[ComicBook/SpiderMan Amazing Spider-Man]] (#111-149), Conway did more than you'd see in a HUNDRED issues of most other comics. He introduced one of Marvel's biggest characters, ComicBook/ThePunisher, he developed ComicBook/MaryJaneWatson into one of the best supporting characters in Marvel Comics history, he introduced the world to the idea of the "[[ComicBook/TheCloneSaga Clone Saga]]" and, most notably of all, he wrote one of the single most famous Spider-Man storylines, the Death of Gwen Stacy, as Peter Parker loses his girlfriend to his nemesis, the Green Goblin."

Gerald "Gerry" Conway (born September 10, 1952) is a prolific American ComicBook writer (especially in the 1970s and 1980s). Had a hand in the creation of several major characters such as ComicBook/ThePunisher, ComicBook/PowerGirl, [[{{ComicBook/Robin}} Jason Todd]], ComicBook/{{Firestorm}}, and many more.

* BigDamnKiss: Until Sam Raimi's ''Film/SpiderManTrilogy'', Conway's run saw the most iconic kiss in Spider-Man lore, when Peter and MJ kiss each other for several panels.

* DarkerAndEdgier: He created The Punisher and killed Gwen Stacy.

Conway began his career as one of many fans turned comics writers. He wrote his first story at [[ChildProdigy the age of 16]] for DC's "House of Secrets" before going over to Marvel Comics, whose revolution he had experienced at ground zero, with many of his fan letters published in the pages. Eventually editor Roy Thomas got him to work on a number of characters before Conway earned the daunting and prestigious task of writing Spider-Man after Creator/StanLee stepped down. Despite having the proverbial ToughActToFollow, Conway quickly made his mark, creating characters like Hammerhead, the Punisher (introduced in a Spider-Man story), the Jackal, as well as the Spider-Mobile.

But perhaps Conway's most famous work came in 1973, not long after he took over as writer of ''[[ComicBook/SpiderMan The Amazing Spider-Man]]''. The Green Goblin had kidnapped Spider-Man's girlfriend, Gwen Stacy, in an attempt to lure the wallcrawler out. Gwen was knocked off the bridge and Spidey's attempt to save her may have doomed her. ''ComicBook/TheNightGwenStacyDied'' changed the game in super hero comics.

Gerald "Gerry" Conway (born 1952) is a prolific American ComicBook writer (especially in the 1970s and 1980s). Had a hand in the creation of several major characters such as ComicBook/ThePunisher, ComicBook/PowerGirl, [[{{ComicBook/Robin}} Jason Todd]], ComicBook/{{Firestorm}}, and many more.

* ''Comicbook/{{Supergirl}}''

** ''Comicbook/KryptonNoMore''
** ''Comicbook/SupermanVsTheAmazingSpiderMan''

!!Comic-Book series Conway has worked on include:

!!Works by Gerry Conway with their own trope pages include:

* ''Comicbook/KryptonNoMore''
* ''ComicBook/TheNightGwenStacyDied''
* ''Comicbook/SupermanVsTheAmazingSpiderMan''

* KilledOffForReal: Gwen Stacy. Norman Osborn was supposed to also be this but was eventually brought back.

* ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica''

* ''ComicBook/SpiderMan''

Comic series Conway has worked on include:

Conway has also written TV and film scripts; check out [[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0176689/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 his entry]] at Website/{{IMDb}} for more info.

But perhaps Conway's most famous work came in 1973, not long after he took over as writer of ''[[ComicBook/SpiderMan The Amazing Spider-Man]]''. The Green Goblin had kidnapped Spider-Man's girlfriend, Gwen Stacy, in an attempt to lure the wallcrawler out. Gwen was knocked off the bridge and Spidey's attempt to save her may have doomed her. This story changed the game in super hero comics.

Prolific ComicBook writer (especially in the 1970s and 1980s). Had a hand in the creation of several major characters such as ComicBook/ThePunisher, ComicBook/PowerGirl, [[{{ComicBook/Robin}} Jason Todd]], ComicBook/{{Firestorm}}, and many more.

But perhaps Conway's most famous work came in 1973, not long after he took over as writer of ''[[ComicBook/SpiderMan TheAmazingSpiderMan]]''. The Green Goblin had kidnapped Spider-Man's girlfriend, Gwen Stacy, in an attempt to lure the wallcrawler out. Gwen was knocked off the bridge and Spidey's attempt to save her may have doomed her. This story changed the game in super hero comics.

But perhaps Conway's most famous work came in 1973, not long after he took over as writer of ''[[Franchise/SpiderMan The Amazing Spider-Man]]''. The Green Goblin had kidnapped Spider-Man's girlfriend, Gwen Stacy, in an attempt to lure the wallcrawler out. Gwen was knocked off the bridge and Spidey's attempt to save her may have doomed her. This story changed the game in super hero comics.

* ''ComicBook/TheAvengers]''