A story in *The Amazing Spider-Man #1000* gives an elderly, retired Peter Parker a chance to confront the loss of Gwen Stacy. Written by Noah Hawley and illustrated by Patrick Gleason, the tale imagines Peter finding companionship and a measure of peace late in life, offering a different note to the character’s long history of tragedy.

Peter lives in a nursing home and is visited by his son and grandson, who has taken up the Spider-Man mantle. A new resident resembles Gwen, but Peter discovers she is part of a scheme created by a dying Mysterio, who had sought revenge before regretting the distress he caused. Peter’s grandson arranges a final meeting between the two men, where they make peace; the supplied article text ends before explaining how the story’s use of Gwen’s image concludes.