Appearing in "The Day She Died"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Empire Books
- Marcia Hardesty (First appearance)
- Daily Bugle
- J. Jonah Jameson
- Joseph "Robbie" Robertson
- Betty Brant
- Ned Leeds
- Phil Fox (Mentioned)
- Ben Urich (Cameo)
- Doris Jacquet-Sheldon
- Jennie Sheldon
- Beth Sheldon
- Daily Globe
- Gwen Stacy (Death)
Antagonists:
- Skrull Empire
- Kree Empire
- Doctor Octopus (Otto Octavius) (Main story and flashback)
- Atlantean Navy
- Sub-Mariner (Namor McKenzie) (Main story and recap)
- ⏴ Green Goblin (Norman Osborn) ⏵
Other Characters:
- Giant-Man / Yellowjacket (Hank Pym) (Photo)
- Martin (First appearance)
- Tinkerbell (Referenced) (Topical Reference)
- Avengers
- Hawkeye / Goliath (Clint Barton) (Main story and recap) (As Hawkeye in photos and on-screen only)
- Captain America (Steve Rogers) (Main story and recap)
- Iron Man (Tony Stark) (Main story and recap)
- Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff) (Main story and recap)
- Thor
- Vision (Main story and recap)
- Quicksilver (Pietro Maximoff) (Main story and recap)
- Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell)
- S.H.I.E.L.D. (Only in recap)
- Walter Winchell (Referenced) (Topical Reference)
- H.V. Kalternborn (Referenced) (Topical Reference)
- Badfinger (Cameo) (Topical Reference)
- Mike Gibbins (Cameo) (Topical Reference)
- Joey Molland (Cameo) (Topical Reference)
- Tom Evans (Cameo) (Topical Reference)
- Pete Ham (Cameo) (Topical Reference)
- "Big Jack" Hardesty (Mentioned)
- Iggy
- District Attorney Foggy Nelson (Cameo)
- Black Widow (Natasha Romanoff)
- Scorpion (Mac Gargan) (Referenced)
- Guardsman (Kevin O'Brien) (Name only)
- Stark Industries Board of Directors (Name only)
- Galactus (Galan of Taa) (Mentioned)
- Fantastic Four (Photo)
- Human Torch (Johnny Storm) (Poster)
- The Thing (Ben Grimm) (Poster)
- Mister Fantastic (Reed Richards) (Photo)
- Fred
- Eel (Leopold Stryke) (Photo)
- ⏴ Spider-Man (Peter Parker) ⏵ (Main story and flashback)
- Luke Cage
- NYPD
- George Stacy (Only in flashback) (Death)
- Hulk (Bruce Banner) (Photo)
- Xemnu (Toy)
- U.N. (Mentioned)
- Sentinels (Only on screen as a static image or video record)
- Sentinels MK II (Only on screen as a static image or video record)
- Arthur Lindstrom
- Mary of Nazareth (Earth-616)
- Hans Jorgenson (Mentioned)
- Wasp (Janet Van Dyne) (Photo)
- Doctor Doom (Victor von Doom) (Photo)
- Daredevil (Matt Murdock) (Only on screen as a static image or video record)
- Indestructible Man (Damon Dran) (Only on screen as a static image or video record)
- Solarr (Silas King) (Mentioned)
- Thundra (Mentioned)
- Lois Lane
- Clark Kent
- Jimmy Olsen
- Vulture (Adrian Toomes) (Cameo)
- Tamara Rahn (Referenced)
- Lord (Yahweh) (Invoked)
- John Romita, Sr. (Cameo)
- Black Panther (T'Challa) (Photo)
- Lizard (Curt Connors) (Photo)
- Beetle (Abner Jenkins) (Photo)
- Rhino (Aleksei Sytsevich) (Photo)
- Sandman (Flint Marko) (Photo)
- Human Torch (Jim Hammond) (Photo)
- Stark Industries (Mentioned)
- Franklin Richards (Mentioned)
- New York Mets (Mentioned)
- Shocker (Herman Schultz) (Photo)
- Zzzax (Only on screen as a static image or video record)
- Triton (Photo)
- Electro (Maxwell Dillon) (Photo)
- Falcon (Sam Wilson) (Photo)
- Redwing (Photo)
- Daniel Ketch
Races and Species:
- Humans (Main story and recap)
- Asgardians (Main story and recap)
- Kree
- Skrulls (Main story and recap)
- Synthezoids (Main story and recap)
- Xem (Toy)
- Martians (Mentioned)
- Atlanteans
- Atlantean-Human Hybrids (Main story and recap)
- Inhumans (Photo)
- Hawks (Photo)
Locations:
- Milky Way
- Solar System
- Earth
- North America
- United States of America
- New York
- New York City
- Manhattan
- Baxter Building
- Iggy's Super Heroes (First appearance)
- Harlem
- Daily Bugle Building
- Daily Globe Building
- Times Square
- Port Authority
- Greenwich Village (Name only)
- Baxter Building
- Brooklyn
- Sheldon residence
- Ryker's Island
- Queens
- Shea Stadium (Mentioned)
- Brooklyn Bridge
- Manhattan
- Long Island (Photo)
- Stark Enterprises Main Plant (Photo)
- Westchester (Mentioned)
- New York City
- California (Only on screen as a static image or video record)
- San Francisco (Only on screen as a static image or video record)
- Detroit, Michigan (Mentioned)
- Stark Industries Aerospace Division (Mentioned)
- New York
- Australia (Mentioned)
- United States of America
- Starcore Station, Earth Orbit (Mentioned)
- North America
- Sun (Only on screen as a static image or video record)
- Earth
- Solar System
- Andromeda Galaxy (Mentioned)
Items:
- Hawkeye's Suit, Hawkeye's Bow, and Trick Arrows (Photo)
- Captain America's Shield (Main story and recap)
- Iron Man Armor Model 3 (Main story and recap)
- Captain Marvel's Suit (Main story and recap)
- Mjolnir
- Mandroid Armor MK I (Only in recap)
- Fantastic Four Uniforms (Photo)
- Spider-Man's Suit and Web-Shooters (Main story and flashback)
- Doctor Octopus' Tentacles (Only in flashback)
- A copy of the Daily Globe
- Tommy (Cameo) (Topical Reference)
- Ram (Cameo) (Topical Reference)
- No Dice (Cameo) (Topical Reference)
- Straight Up (Cameo) (Topical Reference)
- At Home with Their Greatest Hits (Cameo) (Topical Reference)
- Prologue (Cameo) (Topical Reference)
- The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (Cameo) (Topical Reference)
- Thick as a Brick (Cameo) (Topical Reference)
- Doctor Doom's Armor (Photo)
- A copy of the Daily Bugle
- Daredevil's Suit and Billy Club (Only on screen as a static image or video record)
- Black Widow's Gauntlets (Only on screen as a static image or video record)
- Goblin Armor
- Pumpkin Bombs
- Panther Habit (Photo)
- Beetle Armor MK I (Photo)
- Rhino Armor (Photo)
- A copy of Time
- Shocker's Vibro-Shock Gauntlets (Photo)
- Falcon's Wings (Photo)
Vehicles:
- Sputnik (Name only)
- Goblin Glider
- Space Shuttle Star Reach (Mentioned)
Events:
Synopsis for "The Day She Died"
In the 1970s, Phil Sheldon releases his book Marvels, an instant best-seller. He realizes the book is actually the people's "talisman" for the Avengers, who are currently fighting in another galaxy in a Kree-Skrull War. Phil tells introduces his assistant, Marcia Hardesty, to his co-workers at a restaurant in the Baxter Building. He attends a trial for the Black Widow. News of the Marvels being insulted and degraded by the general public continue, and Phil is particularly disgusted by J. Jonah Jameson laying into Spider-Man, who has been framed for the death of NYPD Captain George Stacy. He resolves to investigate the murder, and clear Spider-Man's name.
While talking to a murder witness with Luke Cage, Phil learns that not only do the police not suspect Spider-Man for Stacy's death, but that they suspect Doctor Octopus. It is revealed that Spider-Man is being blamed due to Jameson, who reveals the true reason why people hate the Marvels: a mixture of jealousy and insecurity, the belief that humans cannot compete with the selfless heroism and nobility of the Marvels. It is also by befriending Gwen Stacy, Captain Stacy's daughter, that he learns from her, during a brief Atlantean invasion of Manhattan led by Namor, that the Marvels exist to help the innocent, beyond petty human jealousies and spite.
This revelation leads to Spider-Man being cleared, but not soon after Gwen is kidnapped by the Green Goblin, and during the chase that leads to the Brooklyn Bridge, where the fight leads to the death of Gwen, despite (or because) of Spider-Man's attempt to save her. Sheldon's faith in the Marvels becomes irreparably shattered, as Sheldon cannot reconcile Spider-Man's failure to save Gwen with what he sees as the hero's purpose in life. In the end, he decides that he has had enough, and plans to retire. Before he can hang up his camera, a final photo is taken of Phil, his wife, and a "nice, normal boy". Unbeknownst to him, the boy is Danny Ketch, who will soon become the hero Ghost Rider.
See Also
Recommended Reading
- Sources:[1]
- Avengers #92–97: Kree/Skrull War
- Daredevil #83: Black Widow trial
- Iron Man #45–46: "Four Wounded in Stark Riot"
- Captain America #151: Attitude toward Falcon in Harlem
- Amazing Spider-Man #90: "How Spider-Man killed George Stacy"
- Daredevil #84: Editorial in Bugle
- Fantastic Four #120–123: Galactus in New York again
- Fantastic Four #120: "Landlord Wants Fantastic Four O-U-T!"
- Fantastic Four #113–116: FF arrested, picketed, out on bail
- Hero for Hire #1: Cage taking out dope dealers
- Hero for Hire #4: "I'm having Fox check it out"
- Amazing Spider-Man #90: Spider-Man/Dr. Octopus battle
- Marvel Feature #1: Hulk in New York
- Marvel Feature #3: Astro-Nuts/Xemnu TV show
- Avengers #102: News of Sentinels approaching
- Marvel Team-Up #4: "Accusing Spider-Man of Kidnapping Dr. Jorgenson"
- Amazing Spider-Man #112: "Not stopping a crime wave"
- Avengers #104: Avengers in Australia
- Amazing Spider-Man #115: "Dr. Octopus Captured"
- Marvel Feature #6: Fire destroys Pym home
- Avengers #60: File photo of Pym wedding
- Daredevil #94: Daredevil and Black Widow vs. Indestructible Man
- Fantastic Four #132–133: "Torch's new costume"
- Captain America #160: "—called Solar, I think—"
- Fantastic Four #133: Thundra's challenge
- Amazing Spider-Man #90: "As if you'd lost control of your tentacles"
- Sub-Mariner #60: Atlantean Invasion
- Amazing Spider-Man #121–122: Kidnapping and death of Gwen Stacy
- Amazing Spider-Man #123: Death of Norman Osborn discovered
- Avengers #77: Black Panther photo
- Amazing Spider-Man #44: Lizard photo
- Amazing Spider-Man #43: Spider-Man/Rhino fight
- Avengers #113: Vision/Scarlet Witch romance public
- Amazing Spider-Man #72: Shocker photo
- Incredible Hulk #166/Avengers #114: Hulk & Hawkeye vs. Zzzax
- Avengers #95: Triton in truck photo
- Fantastic Four #25: Thing/Hulk photo
- Marvel Feature #10: "Ant-Man and Wasp Alive!"
Links and References
References
- ↑ From the Marvels TPB. ISBN 9780785100492.