10 Things You Didn't Know About Spider-Gwen
8. Peter Parker Was Her First Villain
After Spider-Woman became a known figure to all who lived on Earth-65, there was one person who wanted to be like her more than anyone else: Peter Parker.
In this universe, Peter was never bitten by the radioactive spider, and hence stayed as a generally unknown person whose only friends were Harry Osborn and Gwen Stacy. Parker was an overall nerd who was constantly bullied and treated poorly. But even still, he idolized Spider-Woman and wanted nothing more than to be a hero like her. So, in an attempt to be someone more remarkable, he stole the formula from Curt Connors and accidentally turned himself into the Lizard.
Gwen fought Peter on school grounds, and even though she tried to save him, it was too late. After he reverted back to Peter Parker, Peter died in Gwen’s arms as he told her that he just wanted to be special like Spider-Woman.
It’s a tragic backstory to a beloved new character and further emphasizes that this version of Gwen is not the same as any other.