Posted By Dan Greenfield on Apr 27, 2026 | 2 comments

One of comics’ greatest writers is gone…

Gerry Conway, a Bronze Age giant and one of the greatest comics writers of all time, has died at the age of 73, Marvel announced Monday.

Conway, in my mind, is the best Spider-Man writer who ever lived — most notably he wrote the death of Gwen Stacy — and was a strong Batman writer as well (he co-created Jason Todd). Those accomplishments would be enough for any creator, but Conway’s reach as scribe and editor extended even further than that.

Here are some stories we’ve done about Conway over the years:

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— THE NIGHT GWEN STACY DIED: Still Shocking, Still Painful — 50 Years Later. Click here.

— 13 COVERS: The Brilliant SPIDER-MAN Stories of GERRY CONWAY. Click here.

— 13 Great GERRY CONWAY DC Comics Series of the 1970s. Click here.

— Dig These 13 Crafty GERRY CONWAY TEAM-UP COMICS. Click here.

— BURIED TREASURE: Gerry Conway and Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez’s CINDER AND ASHE. Click here.