Characters frequently die in comic books, but it is just as common for them to be resurrected. Writer Peter David splits the blame for this phenomenon among creators, publishers and fans. Creators and publishers kill characters to increase drama and sales and to meet the demands of readers who call for evil or unpopular characters be killed. However, if a popular character is killed, fans vocally encourage his or her resurrection and publishers find such returns can lead to another boost in sales. Creators often wish to resurrect characters because they want to use them in new storylines. This death-and-life cycle creates a vicious circle: after witnessing several improbable returns, fans begin to doubt that any characters are permanently dead, and death begins to lose its dramatic impact.[1] A death thus reversed is called a comic book death.
While it is a recurring theme that no comic book character ever remains dead, there are some exceptions. Usually, characters associated with a major character's origin story (e.g. Spider-Man's Uncle Ben or Batman's mother and father), or those whose deaths significantly altered the later development of a major character (e.g. Gwen Stacy or Karen Page), remain "permanently" dead, with some exceptions. Additionally, although any number of stories can continue to be written about them, certain period characters are typically regarded as deceased (at least from natural causes if nothing else) for purposes of contemporary status, even if their final fates were not depicted in a story (e.g. Rawhide Kid and other characters active in the 19th century Wild West). Sometimes a character remains dead only because a successor has assumed an updated version of his or her costumed identity, making a return by the first generation character pointless (e.g. Baron Zemo or Foolkiller). From time to time, superheroes or other comics characters, judged by their creators to have served their dramatic purposes, remain dead because their stories are simply over.
As there are no "rules" to fiction, all characters carry the possibility of being resurrected at any time. The following characters are present exceptions to the standard conventions of comic book deaths. Currently, they remain deceased.
The latter part of this article also includes characters who were once "dead" and then returned. While persons listed may or may not have died for real, what is most important is that they were presented by the storytellers as deceased for a period long enough for the reversal to be meaningful (usually for a period of months or a number of years, and usually not within the same storyarc). For example, Green Goblin supposedly "died" in July 1973 and was revealed to have never perished in December 1996. Thus, although continuity states he was never dead, for 23 years in real time, Norman Osborn had been deceased. By contrast, many comic book stories involve cliffhangers in which a character appears dead for a short time but is revealed to be alive or resurrected without enough time for the death to be meaningful. An example would be Batwoman, who died in Batman & Robin #8 (2010) and was revived only an issue later through use of a regularly-used resurrection plot device.
| Character |
Issue |
Cause of Death |
| Abattoir (Arnold Etchinson) |
Batman: Shadow of the Bat #27 (May 1994) |
Killed by Azrael, who allowed him to fall to his death. |
| Abin Sur |
Showcase #22 (September–October 1959) |
Died when his ship crash lands on Earth. In Green Lantern vol. 4, #30 (April 2008), he is shown to be killed by Atrocitus. |
| Agent Liberty (Benjamin Lockwood) |
Action Comics #873 (January 2009) |
Killed by Superwoman using her heat vision. |
| Air Wave (Larry Jordan) |
DC Comics Presents #40 (December 1981) |
Killed by an escaped convict. |
| Alexandra DeWitt |
Green Lantern vol. 3, #54 (July 1994) |
Strangled and stuffed in a refrigerator by Major Force (see Women in Refrigerators). |
| Amazing-Man (William Blake "Will" Everett) |
Justice League of America #87 (April 1994) |
Dying of cancer. |
| Amazing-Man (William Blake "Will" Everett III) |
Starman vol. 2, #38 (January 1998) |
Killed by Mist. |
| Amon Sur |
Green Lantern vol. 4, #26 (December 2007) |
Killed by Green Lantern Laira, when she used her power ring to split his torso in half. |
| Amos Fortune |
Justice League of America vol. 2, #37 (September 2009) |
Shot by widow of the dead members of the Royal Flush Gang. |
| Anima (Courtney Mason) |
Faces of Evil: Prometheus (January 2009) |
Killed by Prometheus. |
| Antaeus (Mark Antaeus) |
JLA: Super Power #1 (November 1999) |
Died in a nuclear explosion. |
| Anthro |
Final Crisis #7 (January 2009) |
Natural causes. |
| Appa Ali Apsa |
Green Lantern vol. 3, #8 (January 1991) |
Killed in battle by Guardians of the Universe. |
| Aquagirl (Tula) |
Crisis on Infinite Earths #9 (December 1985) |
Drowned in water poisoned by Chemo. |
| Ares |
Wonder Woman vol. 3, #31 (June 2009) |
Killed by Wonder Woman to strike Ares' head using a battle axe, splitting his helmet in two. |
| Atom (Albert "Al" Pratt) |
Zero Hour: Crisis in Time #2 (September 1994) |
Killed by Extant. |
| Atom (Ryan Choi) |
Titans: Villains For Hire Special (May 2010) |
Murdered by Deathstroke hire by Dwarfstar. |
| Atomic Knight (Gardner Grayle) |
Final Crisis #4 (October 2008) |
Killed in battle by Darkseid's forces. |
| Azrael (Jean-Paul Valley) |
Azrael: Agent of the Bat #100 (May 2003) |
Shot to death by Nicholas Scratch and Carlton Lehah. Body was never recovered. |
| Aztek (Uno) |
JLA #41 (May 2000) |
Sacrificed himself to save Superman to destroy Mageddon. |
| B'wana Beast (Michael Payson Maxwell) |
Animal Man #47 (May 1992) |
Antagon is transformed into the evil Shining Man and perishes in the ensuing battle. |
| Ballistic (Kelvin Mao) |
Infinite Crisis #7 (June 2006) |
Killed by Superboy-Prime with a blast of heat vision. |
| Baron Blitzkrieg |
Infinite Crisis #7 (June 2006) |
Incinerated by Superboy-Prime. |
| Batman (Earth-Two) (Bruce Wayne) |
Adventure Comics #462 (April 1979) |
Dying of cancer, fought Bill Jensen to the death. |
| Bekka |
Superman/Batman #42 (November 2007) |
Killed in her house by Infinity-Man. |
| Bernadeth |
Countdown to Final Crisis #19 (December 2007) |
Killed by the Infinity-Man. |
| Black Bison (John Ravenhair) |
Day of Vengeance #1 (June 2005) |
Killed by the Spectre. |
| Black Canary (Dinah Drake Lance) |
Secret Origins #50 (August 1990) |
Died of cancer. |
| Black Condor (Ryan Kendall) |
Infinite Crisis #1 (December 2005) |
Killed by a ring beam through the chest from Sinestro during an ambush. |
| Black Mask (Roman Sionis) |
Catwoman vol. 3, #52 (April 2006) |
Shot in the head by Catwoman. |
| Black Orchid (Susan Linden-Thorne) |
Black Orchid #1 (1988) |
Killed in an explosion. |
| Black Orchid (Flora Black) |
Black Orchid #22 |
Killed by Suzy Black. |
| Blockbuster (Mark Desmond) |
Legends #3 (January 1987) |
Killed by Brimstone. |
| Blockbuster (Roland Desmond) |
Nightwing #93 (July 2004) |
Shot by Tarantula. |
| Bloodsport (Robert DuBois) |
Adventures of Superman #507 (December 1993) |
Accidentally kills himself. |
| Bloodsport (Alex Trent) |
Adventures of Superman #507 (December 1993) |
Burned to death in his prison cell by the Aryan Brotherhood. |
| Bloody Mary |
Wonder Girl #5 (January 2008) |
Killed by Infinity-Man. |
| Blue Beetle (Daniel Garret) |
Blue Beetle vol. 1, #18 (November 1987) |
Killed in the battle by Jarvis. |
| Blue Beetle (Theodore Stephen "Ted" Kord) |
DC Countdown to Infinite Crisis (May 2005) |
Shot through the head by Maxwell Lord. |
| Bolt (Larry Bolatinsky) |
Terror Titans #3 (December 2008) |
Killed by son, Dreadbolt, who uses his own suit's teleporting ability to send him into a brick wall. |
| Brain |
Salvation Run #4 (February 2008) |
Beaten to death by Gorilla Grodd (actually, used as a blunt instrument to beat Monsieur Mallah to death and did not survive the impacts). |
| Breach (Tim Zanetti) |
Countdown: Arena #4 (December 2007) |
Killed by Monarch. |
| Bushido (Ryuko Orsono) |
Infinite Crisis #4 (March 2006) |
Heat-visioned in half by Superboy-Prime. |
| Celsius (Arani Desai) |
Doom Patrol vol. 2, #17 (1988) |
Engulfed in flames by Gil'Dishpan. |
| Cheetah (Priscilla Rich) |
The Flash vol. 2, #219 (April 2005) |
Killed by her successor, Barbara Minerva. |
| Ch'p |
Green Lantern: Mosaic #2 (July 1992) |
Run over by a yellow truck. |
| Chroma |
Justice Society of America vol. 3, #10 (December 2007) |
Slain by Gog. |
| Clayface (Preston Payne) |
Justice League: Cry for Justice #3 (September 2009) |
Incinerated by Prometheus. |
| Coagula (Kate Godwin) |
Doom Patrol vol. 3, #9 (August 2002) |
Incinerated her body. |
| Commander Steel (Henry "Hank" Heywood) |
Eclipso #13 (November 1993) |
Caught in the detonation of the Sunburst 300, while battling Eclipso's forces. |
| Composite Superman |
Superman/Batman Annual #3 (March 2009) |
Rips in half himself at his pelvis. |
| Controllers |
Green Lantern vol. 4, #39 (April 2009) |
Slaughtered by Larfleeze. |
| Crimson Fox (Constance D'Aramis) |
Starman vol. 2, #38 (January 1998) |
Killed by the Mist as related in a flashback. |
| Crimson Fox (Vivian D'Aramis) |
Justice League America #104 (October 1995) |
Killed by Maurice Puanteur. |
| Damage (Grant Albert Emerson) |
Blackest Night #4 (October 2009) |
Killed by Black Lantern Jean Loring, via the Black Lantern's signature heart-removing capability. |
| Dan Turpin |
Final Crisis #7 (March 2009) |
Killed by group of heroes, after he had been possessed by Darkseid. |
| Darkseid (Uxas) |
Final Crisis #7 (March 2009) |
Body destroyed by Radion poisoning; essence torn apart and utterly obliterated by uncontrollable vibrations. |
| Deacon Blackfire |
Batman: The Cult #4 (November 1988) |
Killed by his own army of homeless people. |
| Deep Six (Gole, Jaffar, Kurin, Shaligo, and Trok) |
Countdown #38 (August 2007) |
All victims of Infinity-Man. All killed off-panel except for Slig. |
| Demolition Team (Jackhammer, Rosie, Scoopshovel, and Steamroller) |
The OMAC Project #6 (November 2005) |
All killed by OMACs except for Hardhat. |
| Desaad |
Countdown to Final Crisis #9 (February 2008) |
Head is blown apart by the Pied Piper's flute. |
| Devilance |
52 #17 (August 2006) |
Eviscerated and decapitated by Lobo. |
| Disruptor |
Terror Titans #6 (March 2009) |
Killed by Clock King about her failure by killing her, using her own suit to incinerate her body. |
| Doctor Bedlam |
Death of the New Gods #1 (October 2007) |
Killed by Infinity-Man. |
| Doctor Light (Arthur Light) |
Final Crisis: Revelations #1 (August 2008) |
Turned into a living candle and burned alive by the Spectre. |
| Doctor Midnight (Beth Chapel) |
Eclipso #13 (November 1993) |
Beheaded by a sword-wielding Eclipso. |
| Doctor Mid-Nite (Charles McNider) |
Zero Hour: Crisis in Time #2 (September 1994) |
Killed by Extant. |
| Doctor Polaris (John Nichol) |
Blackest Night #4 (October 2009) |
Killed by Black Lantern. |
| Doctor Polaris (Neal Emerson) |
Infinite Crisis #1 (December 2005) |
Incinerated by the Human Bomb. |
| Dolphin |
Infinite Crisis #3 (February 2006) |
Killed in Atlantis by a rampaging Spectre. |
| Dorothy Spinner |
Doom Patrol #22 (September 2003) |
Life support pulled off-panel. |
| Dove (Don Hall) |
Crisis on Infinite Earths #12 (March 1986) |
Killed by Shadow-creatures during the Crisis on Infinite Earths. Due to reality being altered afterwards, his death is remembered as being crushed by building debris instead. |
| Dream (Morpheus) |
Sandman #69 (July 1995) |
Executed by the Furies for the crime of filicide. |
| Dubbilex |
Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen Special #1 (October 2008) |
Killed by Codename: Assassin. |
| Duela Dent |
Countdown #51 (May 2007) |
Shot by one of the new Monitors. |
| Dyno-Mite Dan (Harris D. Bedletter) |
Seven Soldiers #0 (April 2005) |
Killed in an ambush by the Sheeda. |
| Effigy (Martyn Van Wyck) |
Final Crisis: Revelations #1 (August 2008) |
Burned alive in a Lantern by the Spectre. |
| Electrocutioner (Lester Buchinsky) |
Justice League: The Rise of Arsenal #4 (June 2010) |
Killed by an insane Roy Harper. |
| Element Girl (Urania "Rainie" Blackwell) |
Sandman #20 (October 1990) |
Ra takes away her powers after numerous bouts with increased depression and discrimination. |
| Elongated Man (Randolph William "Ralph" Dibny) |
52 #42 (February 2007) |
Neron flicked a ring at him with enough force to penetrate his chest. |
| Eradicator (David Connor) |
Action Comics #901 (May 2011) |
Killed by Doomslayer. |
| Everyman (Hannibal Bates) |
Green Arrow and Black Canary #29 (February 2010) |
Killed by Cupid declaring their relationship over. |
| Fastball (John Malone) |
The OMAC Project #6 (November 2005) |
Killed by an OMAC that grabs him by the throat and breaks his neck. |
| Fel Andar |
Hawkman vol. 4, #48 (January 2006) |
Killed by Blackfire. |
| Fever (Shyleen Lao) |
Terror Titans #1 (December 2008) |
Slain by operative of the Dark Side Club. |
| Fiddler (Isaac Bowin) |
Villains United #1 (July 2005) |
Executed by Deadshot. |
| Firebrand (Alex Sanchez) |
JSA: Secret Files #2 (September 2001) |
Stabbed in the neck by a Checkmate Knight in Roulette's arena. |
| Firebrand (Andre Twist) |
Freedom Fighters vol. 2, #7 (March 2011) |
Killed by Jester. |
| Fisherman |
Gotham Central #37 (January 2006) |
Shot by two detectives. |
| Flamebird (Thara Ak-Var) |
Superman: War of the Supermen #3 (May 2010) |
Sacrificed herself to unleash her power in the heart of the sun. |
| Forever People (Big Bear, Beautiful Dreamer, Mark Moonrider, Vykin, and Serifan) |
Death of the New Gods #4 (December 2007) |
All killed by Infinity-Man. |
| Freedom Beast (Dominic Mndawe) |
Justice League: Cry for Justice #1 (July 2009) |
Killed by minions of Prometheus. |
| Fury (Hippolyta Trevor-Hall) |
JSA #80 (February 2006) |
'Died' of exposure in the Himalayas. Her spirit was taken into the dreamtime by her son Daniel, the new Dream of the Endless. |
| Galius Zed |
Green Lantern vol. 3, #82 (January 1997) |
Killed by Fatality. |
| Gehenna (Gehenna Hewitt) |
Blackest Night #3 (September 2009) |
Body transmuted into salt by Black Lantern Firestorm. |
| Geist (Dwayne Geyer) |
Infinite Crisis #7 (June 2006) |
Killed by Superboy-Prime. |
| General Glory (Joseph Jones) |
Justice League Quarterly #16 (September 1994) |
Died of a myocardial infarction after reverting to his non-superheroic form. |
| General Glory (Donovan Wallace) |
Justice Society of America vol. 3, #3 (April 2007) |
Killed by the Fourth Reich at his wedding. |
| General Zahl |
New Teen Titans #15 (January 1982) |
Bullets ricocheted from Robotman's chest, killing him. |
| Gloss (Xiang Po) |
Justice League: Cry for Justice #3 (September 2009) |
Killed by Prometheus. |
| Gog (William Matthews) |
Justice Society of America vol. 3, #15 (May 2008) |
Disintegrated. |
| Golden Glider (Lisa Snart) |
The Flash vol. 2, #113 (May 1996) |
Frozen by Chillblaine. |
| Grayven |
Outsiders: Five of a Kind: Week 3: Thunder/Martian Manhunter #3 (August 2007) |
Killed by Infinity-Man. |
| Green Lantern (Alan Ladd Wellington Scott) |
Justice Society of America vol. 3, #54 (August 2011) |
Sacrificed himself using his Starheart to destroyed D'arken. |
| Griffin (Griffin Grey) |
Flash: The Fastest Man Alive #6 (January 2007) |
Burned out by his own powers. |
| Harbinger (Lyla Michaels) |
Superman/Batman #10 (July 2004) |
Slain by Female Furies. |
| Hath-Set |
Brightest Day #13 (November 2010) |
Neckbreaker by Hawkgirl. |
| Hawk (Holly Granger) |
Blackest Night: Titans #1 (August 2009) |
Killed by Black Lantern Hawk, via the Black Lantern's special heart-removing attack. |
| Hawkwoman (Shayera Thal) |
Rann-Thanagar War #5 (November 2005) |
Killed by Blackfire. |
| Hector Hall (Doctor Fate) |
JSA #80 (February 2006) |
"Died" of exposure in the Himalayas. His spirit was taken into the dreamtime by his son Daniel, the new Dream of the Endless. |
| Hellhound (Jack Chifford) |
Salvation Run #2 (November 2007) |
Fed to "Lion-lizard" creatures by the Body Doubles. |
| Hitman (Thomas "Tommy" Monaghan) |
Hitman #60 (April 2001) |
Shot by Agent Truman's men while saving an old friend. |
| Human Bomb (Roy Lincoln) |
Infinite Crisis #1 (December 2005) |
Punched to death by Bizarro during Society ambush of Freedom Fighters. |
| Hyena (Dr. Jivan Shi) |
Salvation Run #6 (April 2008) |
Shot in the head by a Parademon. |
| Icicle (Dr. Joar Mahkent) |
Crisis on Infinite Earths #10 (January 1986) |
Killed by Krona. |
| Impala (M'Bulaze) |
JSA #28 (November 2001) |
Killed at some point in Roulette's arena; his picture is shown with several others on her wall of Fallen Players of the House. |
| Imperiex |
Action Comics #782 (October 2001) |
Killed in a Big Bang sending into the Boom tube by Superman. |
| Indigo |
Outsiders vol. 3, #25 (August 2005) |
After temporarily regaining control of her mind from Brainiac 8, Shift transforms her molecular structure into flesh, killing her per her request. |
| Inertia (Thaddeus Thawne) |
Final Crisis: Rogues' Revenge #3 (October 2008) |
Killed by the Rogues in revenge for setting them up. |
| Jack Drake |
Identity Crisis #5 (October 2004) |
Killed by Captain Boomerang; impaled by a boomerang. |
| Jack T. Chance |
Green Lantern vol. 4, #22 (August 2007) |
Killed by Parallax. |
| Jean Loring |
Countdown to Final Crisis #17 (January 2008) |
Fell into the ocean. |
| Joe Chill |
Batman #673 (January 2008) |
Committed suicide after discovering Batman's identity, in flashback. |
| Johnny Quick (Johnny Chambers) |
The Flash: Rebirth #3 (June 2009) |
Accidentally disintegrated by the Flash, who had been unknowingly infused with a form of 'negative speed force' which kills any Speedster he touches. |
| Jonah Hex |
DC Special Series #16 (1978) |
Shot by George Barrow in 1904. |
| Jonathan Kent |
Action Comics #870 (October 2008) |
Fatal heart attack from Brainiac's missile attack. |
| Jor-El |
Action Comics #1 (June 1938) |
Died in Krypton's destruction. |
| Joshua Clay |
Doom Patrol vol. 2, #55 (May 1992) |
Murdered by a temporarily deranged Chief. |
| Judomaster (Hadley "Rip" Jagger) |
Checkmate #12 (February 2007) |
Back broken by Bane. |
| Kalibak |
Final Crisis #6 (January 2009) |
Eviscerated by Tawky Tawny. |
| Kanto (Iluthin) |
Death of the New Gods #3 (November 2007) |
Killed by Infinity-Man. |
| Karate Kid (Val Armorr) |
Countdown to Final Crisis #7 (March 2008) |
Morticoccus virus. |
| Katma Tui |
Action Comics Weekly #601 (May 1988) |
Murdered by Star Sapphire. |
| Ke'Haan |
Green Lantern vol. 4, #23 (September 2007) |
Killed by Anti-Monitor. |
| KGBeast (Anatoli Knyazev) |
Detective Comics #817 (March 2006) |
Shot in the head twice by Tally Man, hired by Great White Shark. |
| Kid Devil (Edward "Eddie" Alan Bloomberg) |
Teen Titans vol. 3, #74 (August 2009) |
Died in an explosion saving the lives of many. |
| Kid Eternity |
Batgirl vol. 3, #12 (July 2010) |
Beaten to death by the Calculator. |
| Killer Frost (Crystal Frost) |
Firestorm vol. 2, #21 (March 1984) |
Absorbed the energy from Firestorm. |
| Killer Moth (Drury Walker/Charaxes) |
Infinite Crisis #6 (May 2006) |
Ripped in half by Superboy-Prime. |
| Kinetix (Zoe Saugin) |
Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds #4 (April 2009) |
Incinerated by Superboy-Prime with his heat vision. |
| King Snake (Sir Edmund Dorrance) |
Robin vol. 2, #91 (August 2001) |
Dropped down a chasm by his son, Bane. |
| Kirt Niedrigh |
The Legion of Super-Heroes vol, 6 #16 (August 2011) |
Sacrificed himself to absorbs the powers to destroyed the Bringer of Chaos. |
| Kobra (Jeffrey Franklin Burr) |
JSA #51 (October 2003) |
Black Adam ripped his heart out. |
| Kole (Kole Weathers) |
Crisis on Infinite Earths #12 (March 1986) |
Killed by Anti-Monitor's Shadow Demons. |
| Kreon |
Green Lantern vol. 4, #12 (July 2006) |
Killed by the Manhunters. |
| Krona |
Green Lantern vol. 4, #67 (July 2011) |
Killed by Green Lantern Hal Jordan using his ultimate power. |
| Laira |
Green Lantern vol. 4, #37 (January 2009) |
Killed by Sinestro with a blast that went through her chest. |
| Leland McCauley |
Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds #1 (August 2008) |
Disintegrated by the Time Trapper. |
| Libra (Justin Ballantine) |
Final Crisis #6 (January 2009) |
Shot in the chest by Lex Luthor. |
| Lynx |
Batgirl #56 (November 2004) |
Accidentally beheaded by one of her Ghost Dragon gang members while fighting Batgirl. |
| Madame Rouge (Laura DeMille) |
New Teen Titans #15 (January 1982) |
Accidentally killed by Changeling. |
| Mad Harriet |
Countdown to Final Crisis #11 (February 2008) |
Accidentally shot to death by Dog Soldiers on Apokolips. |
| Magog (David Reid) |
Justice League: Generation Lost #13 (November 2010) |
Mentally compelled by Maxwell Lord to put his staff weapon into his own head and fire off a full-powered blast. |
| Magpie (Margaret Pye) |
Batman #651 (March 2006) |
Murdered by the Tally Man, hired by Great White Shark. |
| Major Disaster (Paul Booker) |
Infinite Crisis #7 (June 2006) |
Neck snapped by Superboy-Prime. |
| Mantis |
Death of the New Gods #5 (January 2008) |
Killed by Infinity-Man. |
| Martha Wayne |
Detective Comics #33 (November 1939) |
Shot by the mugger, Joe Chill. |
| Martin Stein |
Brightest Day #22 (March 2011) |
Body transmuted into salt by Black Lantern Firestorm. |
| Marvin White |
Teen Titans vol. 3, #62 (August 2008) |
Killed by a dog demon who was on a mission from Lycus. |
| Massacre |
Superman: The Man of Steel #117 (October 2001) |
Died in battle against Brainiac 13 and Imperiex. |
| Match |
Teen Titans vol. 3, #99 (August 2011) |
Killed by Superboy-Prime. |
| Maxima |
Superman: The Man of Steel #117 (October 2001) |
Died in battle against Brainiac 13 and Imperiex. |
| Maxi-Man (Henry Hayes) |
JSA #28 (November 2001) |
Killed at some point in Roulette's arena; his picture is shown with several others on her wall of Fallen Players of the House. |
| Mekanique |
Infinity, Inc. Annual #2 (1988) |
Destroyed an alternate version of Per Degaton and herself. |
| Minute-Man (Jack Weston) |
Justice Society of America vol. 3, #3 (April 2007) |
Killed in his sleep by the thugs of Vandal Savage in his family's home. |
| Mirror Master (Samuel Joseph Scudder) |
Crisis on Infinite Earths #10 (January 1986) |
Killed by Krona. |
| Mister America (Trey Thompson) |
Justice Society of America vol. 3, #2 (January 2007) |
Murdered by Vandal Savage. |
| Mister Terrific (Terry Sloane) |
Justice League of America vol. 1, #171 (July 1979) |
Killed by the Spirit King. |
| Mongal |
Green Lantern vol. 4, #8 (March 2006) |
Her brother, Mongul (II), punched her head off. |
| Mongul (I) |
Underworld Unleashed #1 (November 1995) |
Killed by Neron, who takes his soul in the process. |
| Monitor |
Crisis on Infinite Earths #4 (July 1985) |
Killed by Anti-Monitor. |
| Monocle (Jonathan Cheval) |
Manhunter #9 (June 2005) |
Killed by Manhunter. |
| Monsieur Mallah |
Salvation Run #4 (February 2008) |
Beaten to death by Gorilla Grodd using the remains of Brain's jar. |
| Mortalla |
Death of the New Gods #3 (November 2007) |
Killed by Infinity-Man. |
| Negative Woman (Valentina Vostok) |
Final Crisis #4 (October 2008) |
Killed in battle by Darkseid's forces. |
| Nekron |
Blackest Night #8 (March 2010) |
Destroyed by the white light of the Entity. |
| Nemesis (Soseh Mykros) |
JSA #58 (April 2004) |
Killed by Eclipso in Kahndaq during the Black Reign story arc. |
| Neptune Perkins |
Infinite Crisis #3 (February 2006) |
Slain by the Shark and the similar villain, King Shark. |
| Nero (Alexander Nero) |
Green Lantern Corps vol. 2, #38 (July 2009) |
Executed by Alpha Lanterns. |
| Neron |
Reign in Hell #6 (February 2009) |
Killed in Hell by Satanus. |
| Neutron (Nathaniel Tryon) |
Salvation Run #7 (June 2008) |
Killed when Lex Luthor's teleporter self-destructed. |
| Newsboy Legion (Tommy Tompkins, Big Words, Gabby, and Scrapper) |
Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen Special #1 (October 2008) |
All killed by Codename: Assassin. |
| Omen (Lilith Clay) |
Titans/Young Justice: Graduation Day #2 (July 2003) |
Neck snapped by a rogue Superman android. |
| Onimar Synn |
Rann-Thanagar War #6 (December 2005) |
Defeated by a coalition of heroes and split into seven parts. |
| Orca (Dr. Grace Balin) |
Detective Comics #819 (July 2006) |
Shot to death by the Tally Man. |
| Orion |
Final Crisis #1 (May 2008) |
Shot with a Radion-laced, time-travelling bullet by his father, Darkseid. |
| Orpheus (Gavin King) |
Legends of the Dark Knight #182 (October 2004) |
Killed by Black Mask in a plan to ambush Batman. |
| Overthrow (Arnold Daniel Beck) |
The OMAC Project #2 (July 2005) |
Killed by OMAC. |
| Owen Mercer |
Blackest Night: The Flash #3 (February 2010) |
Killed by his Black Lantern father, Captain Boomerang. |
| Pantha (Rosabelle Mendez) |
Infinite Crisis #4 (March 2006) |
Superboy-Prime punches her head off. |
| Persuader (Cole Parker) |
52 #34 (December 2006) |
Accidentally killed by Osiris. |
| Phantom Lady (Delilah "Dee" Tyler) |
Infinite Crisis #1 (December 2005) |
Deathstroke drove his sword through her chest. |
| Plasmus (Otto Von Furth) |
Salvation Run #7 (June 2008) |
Killed when Lex Luthor's teleporter self-destructed. |
| Power Boy |
Teen Titans East Special #1 (November 2007) |
Killed by Trigon's sons. when he was rising from the ground, ambushing current and former Titans.[2] |
| Professor Zoom (Eobard Thawne) |
Flashpoint #5 (August 2011) |
Stabbed in the back by an alternate version of Batman. |
| Prometheus |
Justice League: Cry for Justice #7 (March 2010) |
Shot in the head with an arrow by Green Arrow. |
| Psimon |
Salvation Run #2 (November 2007) |
Bludgeoned to death with a rock by the Joker. |
| Psycho-Pirate (Roger Hayden) |
Infinite Crisis #6 (May 2006) |
Head crushed by Black Adam. |
| Quentin Turnbull |
Jonah Hex vol. 2, #49 (January 2010) |
Killed in last battle by Jonah Hex. |
| Question (Charles Victor Szasz/Vic Sage) |
52 #38 (January 2007) |
Died of lung cancer outside Nanda Parbat. |
| R. J. Brande (Ren Daggle) |
Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds #1 (August 2008) |
Assassinated by his rival Leland McCauley. |
| Rainbow Raider (Roy G. Bivolo) |
The Flash vol. 2, #183 (April 2002) |
Painting embedded in his chest by Blacksmith. |
| Rainbow Raiders |
Untold Tales of Blackest Night (October 2010) |
All committed suicide to join the Black Lantern Corps; however, their plot failed. |
| Ram (Takeo Yakata) |
JSA #28 (November 2001) |
Killed at some point in Roulette's arena; his picture is shown with several others on her wall of Fallen Players of the House. |
| Ranx the Sentient City |
Green Lantern Corps vol. 2, #16 (September 2007) |
Destroyed by Green Lantern Sodam Yat. |
| Ratcatcher (Otis Flannegan) |
Infinite Crisis #1 (December 2005) |
Killed by an OMAC. |
| Ravager (Bill Walsh) |
Deathstroke the Terminator #4 (November 1991) |
Stabbed by Deathstroke the Terminator. |
| Reactron (Martin Krull) |
Superman: War of the Supermen #1 (May 2010) |
Incinerated body ultimately destroys in new Krypton. |
| Rocket Red (Dimitri Pushkin) |
The OMAC Project #5 (October 2005) |
Killed when he deliberately overloaded his battlesuit's power supply to destroy multiple OMACs. |
| Rond Vidar |
Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds #2 (October 2008) |
Choked to death by Superboy-Prime. |
| Sandman (Wesley Dodds) |
JSA: Secret Files and Origins #1 (August 1999) |
Threw himself from a cliff in the Himalayas rather than reveal the identity of the new Doctor Fate to Mordru. |
| Sarah Essen Gordon |
Detective Comics #741 (February 2000) |
Shot in the head by the Joker. |
| Savitar |
The Flash: Rebirth #1 (April 2009) |
Accidentally disintegrated by the Flash, who had been unknowingly infused with a form of 'negative speed force' which kills any Speedster he touches. |
| Scar |
Blackest Night #5 (November 2009) |
First killed by the Anti-Monitor; as a secret, undead Black Lantern, she was later blown into ashes by the combined efforts of seven Lanterns. |
| Seven Shadows (Dr. Nowhere, Jake Justice,The Shard, Man-At-Arms, Lodestar, and The Veil) |
JSA #18 (February 2003) |
Six of the seven members of newly-reformed,were killed by Johnny Sorrow's deadly gaze when he removed his mask as they were attempting to stop him at a Chicago theater in 1944. |
| Silver Sorceress (Laura Cynthia Neilsen) |
Justice League Europe #35 (February 1992) |
Killed by a sniper under mental control of Dreamslayer |
| Skyman (also known as Star-Spangled Kid) (Sylvester John Pemberton, Jr.) |
Infinity, Inc. #51 (June 1988) |
Killed by the poisonous touch of Mister Bones, who was forced to touch Skyman by Solomon Grundy. |
| Sleez |
Countdown #46 (June 2007) |
Killed by Infinity-Man. |
| Slipknot (Christopher Weiss) |
Titans vol. 2, #31 (January 2011) |
Killed by Tattooed Man for murdering his son. |
| Sobek (Yurrd the Unknown) |
52 #44 (May 2007) |
Torn by Black Adam at his jaws. |
| Speed Queen |
Outsiders: Five of a Kind: Week 3: Thunder/Martian Manhunter #3 (August 2007) |
Killed by Infinity-Man. |
| Spellbinder (Delbert Billings) |
Detective Comics #691 (November 1995) |
Killed by Lady Spellbinder. |
| Starman (Theodore Henry "Ted" Knight) |
Starman vol. 2, #72 (December 2000) |
Killed in battle by the Mist. |
| Star Sapphire (Deborah Camille Darnell) |
Infinite Crisis #6 (May 2006) |
Killed by Spectre for decapitating and slaughtering those who did not bow down before her. |
| Steel (Hank Heywood III) |
Justice League of America #260 (March 1987) |
Died in an explosion by Professor Ivo's androids. |
| Steppenwolf |
Terror Titans #2 (November 2008) |
Killed by Clock King. |
| Strange Visitor (Sharon Vance) |
Superman vol. 2, #173 (October 2001) |
Gave all of her powers to Superman to defeat the Imperiex Fleet. |
| Sue Dibny |
Identity Crisis #1 (June 2004) |
Accidentally slain by Jean Loring (she caused an embolism in Dibny's brain while trying to use Atom powers to stage a scene). |
| Super-Chief (Jon Standing Bear) |
52 #24 (October 2006) |
Killed by Skeets who had been possessed by Mister Mind. |
| Superman (Earth-Two) (Kal-L/Clark Kent) |
Infinite Crisis #7 (June 2006) |
Beaten to death by Superboy-Prime and died on the planet/Green Lantern Mogo. |
| Takion (Joshua Saunders) |
Death of the New Gods #3 (November 2007) |
Killed by Infinity-Man. |
| Tana Moon |
Superboy vol. 3, #74 (May 2000) |
Killed by Agenda agent Amanda Spence. |
| Tarantula (Catalina Flores) |
Secret Six vol. 3, #7 (March 2009) |
Sacrificed herself by pulling herself and Junior in front of the supervillains' combined attack. |
| Tattooed Man (Abel Tarrant) |
Checkmate vol. 2, #7 (October 2006) |
Killed by Mirror Master and Jewelee for betrayal. |
| Tempest (Garth) |
Blackest Night #2 (August 2009) |
Killed by Black Lantern Aquagirl, via the Black Lantern's special heart-removing attack.. |
| Terra (Tara Markov) |
New Teen Titans Annual #3 (July 1984) |
Killed in a rockslide caused by her own powers. |
| Terra (Tara Markov clone) |
World War III #3 (April 2007) |
Black Adam punches through her chest. |
| Terra-Man (Tobias "Toby" Manning) |
52 #3 (May 2006) |
Ripped in half by Black Adam. |
| The Thorn (Rose Canton) |
Infinity, Inc. Annual #1 (1985) |
Committed suicide to prevent the Thorn from killing her children. |
| Thomas Wayne |
Detective Comics #33 (November 1939) |
Shot by the mugger, Joe Chill. |
| Thunder and Lightning (Gan and Tavis Williams) |
Salvation Run #7 (June 2008) |
Killed when Lex Luthor's teleporter self-destructed. |
| Tigra |
Orion #3 (August 2000) |
Slain by Apokoliptian sent by Justeen. |
| Time Commander (John Starr) |
52 #27 (November 2006) |
Killed by Skeets who had been possessed by Mister Mind. |
| Time Trapper (Kal-El/Clark Kent) |
Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds #5 (July 2009) |
Destroyed by time paradox after being punched by Superboy-Prime (his younger self). |
| Tim Trench |
52 #18 (September 2006) |
Killed by Felix Faust. |
| Tomar-Re |
Green Lantern vol. 2, #198 (March 1986) |
Killed by Goldface. |
| Top (Roscoe Neyle Dillon) |
The Flash vol. 2, #222 (July 2005) |
Frozen and shattered by Captain Cold. |
| Tornado Twins (Donald "Don" Wallace Allen and Dawn Jae Allen) |
Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 4, #17 (April 1991) |
Both killed by Dominion agents in 2980. |
| Trickster (Giovanni Giuseppe/James Jesse) |
Countdown to Final Crisis #22 (November 2007) |
Shot by Deadshot while trying to save the Pied Piper. |
| Trigger Twins (Tom and Tad Trigger) |
Infinite Crisis #7 (June 2006) |
Both shot by Vigilante and Wild Dog. |
| Triumph (William MacIntyre) |
Trinity #52 (May 2009) |
Sacrificed himself to saved Tomorrow Woman's life. |
| Ventriloquist (Arnold Wesker) |
Detective Comics #818 (June 2006) |
Wesker and the Scarface dummy were both shot in the head by the Tally Man. |
| Vibe (Paco Ramone) |
Justice League of America #258 (January 1987) |
Choked to death by Professor Ivo's androids. |
| Vigilante (Adrian Chase) |
Vigilante #50 (February 1988) |
After realizing he has gone mad, he shoots himself in the head. |
| Virman Vundabar |
Terror Titans #2 (November 2008) |
Killed by Clock King. |
| Warp (Emil LaSalle) |
Salvation Run #7 (June 2008) |
Killed when Lex Luthor's teleporter self-destructed. |
| Waverider (Matthew Ryder) |
52 #27 (November 2006) |
Tortured to death by Skeets who had been possessed by Mister Mind. |
| Whip (Shelly Gaynor) |
Seven Soldiers #0 (April 2005) |
Killed by the Sheeda. |
| Wildcat (Yolanda Montez) |
Eclipso #13 (November 1993) |
Killed by a sword-wielding Eclipso during an infiltration mission. |
| Zatara (Giovanni "John" Zatara) |
Reign in Hell #5 (November 2008) |
Slain in Hell by a rampaging Lobo. |
| Character |
Issue |
Cause of Death |
| Abomination (Emil Blonsky) |
Hulk vol. 2, #1 (January 2008) |
Shot in the head by the Red Hulk. |
| Abraxas |
Fantastic Four vol. 3, #49 (January 2002) |
Destroyed by Mister Fantastic with the Ultimate Nullifier. |
| Alex Wilder |
Runaways vol. 1, #18 (October 2004) |
Incinerated in the final battle with the Pride by the Gibborim. |
| Agamotto |
New Avengers vol. 2, #6 (November 2010) |
One of the most powerful mystical entities in the entire Marvel Universe, 'he' fell in battle with Sorcerer Supreme Brother Voodoo, who used the entity's own Eye of Agamotto against him by unleashing all of its mystic energy at once; Agamotto, like Brother Voodoo, was caught in the epicenter of the blast. |
| Aegis |
The Thanos Imperative #3 (August 2010) |
Destroyed by the cosmic energies of the Cancerverse in metaphysical combat. |
| Aminedi |
X-Men Annual vol. 2, #2 (October 1993) |
Legacy Virus |
| Angelo Fortunato |
Marvel Knights: Spider-Man #7 (December 2004) |
Abandoned by the Venom symbiote in mid-air. |
| Ancient One |
Marvel Premiere #14 (March 1974) |
Killed by Doctor Strange in order to stop Shuma-Gorath from invading reality. |
| Ares |
Siege #2 (February 2010) |
Torn in half by the Sentry. |
| Ariel |
X-Men: Legacy #235 (April 2010) |
Killed by a missile blowing up the jeep she was in. |
| Athena |
Chaos War #4 (December 2010) |
Incinerated by Hercules's empowered with Gaea and Pele. |
| Banshee (Sean Cassidy) |
X-Men: Deadly Genesis #2 (February 2006) |
Killed when the Blackbird crashed into a passenger airplane. |
| Baron Strucker |
Secret Warriors #27 (July 2011) |
Shot in the head by Nick Fury. |
| Baron Heinrich Zemo (Dr. Heinrich Zemo) |
Avengers #15 (April 1965) |
Caught in an avalanche that he had caused. Succeeded by his son Helmut Zemo. |
| Bastion |
X-Force vol. 3, #28 (July 2010) |
Obliterated by Hope Summers. |
| Beef (Buford Wilson) |
Uncanny X-Men #281 (October 1991) |
Slain by Trevor Fitzroy. |
| Beetle (Leila Davis) |
Thunderbolts #56 (November 2001) |
Killed by Graviton. |
| Benjamin Parker (Uncle Ben) |
Amazing Fantasy #15 (August 1962) |
Shot by a burglar. |
| Berzerker (Ray Carter) |
X-Factor vol. 1, #11 (December 1986) |
Possessing great powers over electrical energy, but apparently not immune to them, he electrocuted and incinerated himself when he was thrown into a body of water after a pitched battle. |
| Bevatron (Fabian Marechal-Julbin) |
Uncanny X-Men #282 (November 1991) |
Slain by Trevor Fitzroy. |
| Black Goliath (Dr. William Barrett "Bill" Foster) |
Civil War #4 (September 2006) |
Killed by a clone of Thor; a large portion of his upper torso was vaporized by a single blast from the clone Thor's Mjolnir-like energy weapon. |
| Black Knight (Nathan Garrett) |
Tales of Suspense #73 (January 1966) |
Fell off his winged horse during a battle with Iron Man. |
| Black Swan |
Agent X #15 (December 2003) |
Killed by Deadpool and Agency-X after betraying them. |
| Blizzard (Gregor Shapanka) |
The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #20 (1986) |
Killed by Iron Man 2020. |
| Bluebird (Sally Avril) |
Untold Tales of Spider-Man #13 (September 1996) |
Vehicle accident. |
| Blue Streak (Don Thomas) |
The Punisher vol. 7, #9 (September 2009) |
Neckbreaker by the Punisher. |
| Brother Voodoo (Jericho Drumm) |
New Avengers vol. 2, #6 (November 2010) |
Earth's most recent Sorcerer Supreme, he died in battle against Agamotto; he unleashed the entirety of mystic energies contained within the Eye of Agamotto all at once and was caught in the epicenter of the blast which also destroyed the entity. |
| Bullseye (Lester) |
Shadowland #1 (July 2010) |
Stabbed to death by Daredevil, who at that point had been possessed by the Hand's demonic beast. |
| Bushwacker (Carl Burbank) |
X-Force: Sex and Violence #2 (October 2010) |
Throat slashed by Wolverine |
| Caiera |
Incredible Hulk vol. 3, #105 (April 2007) |
Killed when the warp core on the Hulk's shuttle was detonated by Red King. |
| Caliban |
New X-Men vol. 2, #45 (December 2007) |
Shot by Reavers while trying to save Warpath. |
| Captain Marvel (Genis-Vell) |
Thunderbolts #100 (March 2006) |
Torn apart by Baron Zemo. |
| Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell) |
Marvel Graphic Novel #1 (April 1982) |
Died of cancer from toxic nerve gases. |
| Catseye (Sharon Smith) |
Uncanny X-Men #281 (October 1991) |
Drained of her life energies in order to fuel Trevor Fitzroy's teleportation portal. |
| Changeling (Kevin Sydney) |
Uncanny X-Men vol. 1, #42 (March 1968) |
Killed by the Grotesk. |
| Cheetah (Esteban Carracus) |
The Punisher vol. 7, #9 (August 2009) |
Killed by the Punisher. |
| Chris Bradley |
Weapon X vol. 2, #21 (June 2004) |
Accidentally shot by Agent Zero. |
| Clay Quartermain |
Hulk vol. 2, #4 (June 2008) |
Murdered by an insane Doc Samson.[3] |
| Cobalt Man (Ralph Roberts) |
Civil War #1 (May 2006) |
Caught in explosion created by Nitro. |
| Copycat (Vanessa Geraldine Carlysle) |
Deadpool vol. 3, #59 (December 2001) |
Killed by Sabretooth. |
| Corsair (Christopher Summers) |
Uncanny X-Men #486 (May 2007) |
Killed by his son, Vulcan. |
| Courtney Ross |
Excalibur vol. 1, #5 (February 1989) |
Killed by Sat-Yr-9. |
| Cyclone (André Gerard) |
The Punisher vol. 7, #10 (October 2009) |
Throat slashed by the Punisher. |
| Darkstar (Reena Stanicoff) |
Darkstar and the Winter Guard #3 (August 2010) |
Killed by a Dire Wraith, that is then overwhelmed by Laynia Petrovna. |
| Deadbolt |
Wolverine vol. 2, #100 (April 1996) |
Killed by fellow Dark Rider Spyne's tail |
| Deathcry (Sharra Neramani) |
Annihilation Conquest: StarLord #2 (August 2007) |
Incinerated with energy ball by Captain Universe. |
| Death-Stalker (Philip Wallace Sterling) |
Daredevil #158 (May 1979) |
Materialized into a tombstone. |
| Destiny (Irene Adler) |
Uncanny X-Men #255 (December 1989) |
Killed by Legion. |
| D'Ken |
Uncanny X-Men #486 (May 2007) |
Killed by Vulcan. |
| Dinah Soar |
GLA #1 (June 2005) |
Killed by Maelstrom. |
| DJ (Mark Sheppard) |
New X-Men #23 (April 2006) |
On bus of depowered students struck by William Stryker's missile. |
| Doc Samson (Leonard "Leo" Samson) |
Incredible Hulk #610 (June 2010) |
Sacrificed himself by absorbing the excess energy of a machine in order to keep it functioning at a crucial moment; reduced to a charred skeleton in seconds. |
| Doctor Sun |
Fantastic Four vol. 1, #321 (December 1988) |
Killed by H.E.R.B.I.E. |
| Drax the Destroyer (Arthur Sampson Douglas) |
The Thanos Imperative #4 (November 2010) |
Unable to overcome or ignore his "programming" to kill the Mad Titan, Thanos was forced to disintegrate him in a single massive blast. |
| Dryad (Callie Betto) |
New X-Men #23 (April 2006) |
On bus of depowered students struck by missile. |
| Egghead (Elihas Starr) |
Avengers vol. 1, #230 (April 1983) |
Gun misfired, accidentally killing himself. |
| Eli Bard |
X-Force vol. 3, #24 (February 2010) |
Stabbed in the heart with the blade by Selene. |
| Enforcer (Charles L. Delazny Jr.) |
Iron Man #194 (April 1985) |
Gunned down by Scourge, who was disguised as a homeless woman. |
| Executioner (Skurge) |
Thor #362 (December 1985) |
Killed by Hela's forces. |
| Ezekiel (Ezekiel Sims) |
The Amazing Spider-Man #508 (July 2004) |
Sacrificed himself by a massive spider while trying to save Spider-Man. |
| Fabian Cortez |
X-Factor Annual vol. 2, #1 (August 1987) |
Killed by Magneto. |
| Feral (Maria Callasantos) |
Wolverine vol. 3, #54 (July 2007) |
Killed by Sabretooth |
| Firebrand (Gary Gilbert) |
The Punisher vol. 7, #10 (October 2009) |
Shot back in the head by the Punisher. |
| Foolkiller I (Ross G. Everbest) |
Man Thing vol. 1, #4 (March 1974) |
Killed during battle with Man Thing. Succeeded by Greg Salinger, Kurt Gerhardt, and Mike Trace. |
| Forge |
Astonishing X-Men vol. 3, #30 (August 2009) |
Blown into perishes in the ensuing laser blast. |
| G. W. Bridge |
The Punisher vol. 7, #10 (October 2009) |
Shot in the head by Microchip |
| Genesis (Tyler Dayspring) |
Wolverine vol. 2, #100 (April 1996) |
Killed by Wolverine. |
| George Stacy |
The Amazing Spider-Man #90 (November 1970) |
Crushed by falling debris while saving a child during a fight between Spider-Man and Doctor Octopus. |
| Gertrude Yorkes |
Runaways #18 (July 2006) |
Stabbed by Geoffrey Wilder. |
| Glenn Talbot |
Incredible Hulk #260 (June 1981) |
Killed when the War Wagon crashes in Japan while fighting the Hulk; a power surge feedback fries his brain. |
| Grandmaster (En Dwi Gast) |
Hulk vol. 2, #12 (May 2009) |
Beaten to death by Red Hulk. |
| Grasshopper (Doug Taggert) |
GLA #2 (July 2005) |
Killed by Zaran. |
| Graviton (Franklin Hall) |
Iron Man #23 (2007) |
Committed suicide. |
| Graydon Creed |
X-Force vol. 3, #28 (July 2010) |
Killed by Hope Summers. |
| Gremlin (Kondrati Yurivich Topolov) |
Iron Man #229 (April 1988) |
Burned to death inside his own armor when he grappled Iron Man and held him up against his own body; the Avenger's boot jets ignited the titanium that made up the armor of the Titanium Man suit. |
| Grim Hunter (Vladimir "Vlad" Kravinoff) |
The Amazing Spider-Man #637 (July 2010) |
Killed by his father, Kraven the Hunter. |
| Grim Reaper (Eric Williams) |
Dark Reign: Lethal Legion #1 (June 2009) |
Stabbed in the heart by an inmate loyal to Norman Osborn. |
| Gwen Stacy |
The Amazing Spider-Man #121 (June 1973) |
Died during a battle between Spider-Man and the Green Goblin while on top of the Brooklyn Bridge; died from sudden deceleration of her body from falling from a great height even though Spider-man caught her. |
| Harry Leland |
Uncanny X-Men #209 (September 1986) |
Died of heart attack while battling Nimrod; stress of using his gravity powers against Nimrod's adaptive anti-mutant countermeasures. |
| Headsman (Cleavon Twain) |
Thunderbolts #140 (January 2010) |
Shot in the head by Nuke who had been possessed by Uranian. |
| Hemingway |
Weapon X vol. 2, #21 (June 2004) |
Killed by Agent Zero |
| Hiroim |
World War Hulk Aftersmash: Warbound #5 (April 2008) |
Sacrificed himself to stop the Leader, and transfers his old power to Kate Waynesboro. |
| Hobgoblin (Roderick Kingsley) |
The Amazing Spider-Man #649 (November 2010) |
Killed by Phil Urich who then took his place. |
| Holocaust |
Exiles #63 (June 2005) |
King Hyperion break his shell and "eating" the pure energy that he was made of effectively killing him. |
| Hornet (Eddie McDonough) |
Wolverine vol. 3, #23 (December 2004) |
Killed by a brainwashed Wolverine. |
| Icarus (Jay Guthrie) |
New X-Men #27 (August 2006) |
Killed by Rev. William Stryker |
| Immortus (Nathaniel Richards) |
The Avengers vol. 4, #1 (May 2010) |
Killed by an alternate version of the Avengers. |
| Iron Monger (Obadiah Stane) |
Iron Man #200 (November 1985) |
Committed suicide by firing a repulsor ray at his head, having been defeated by Iron Man. |
| Jack of Hearts (Jack Hart) |
Avengers vol. 3, #76 (February 2004) |
Committed suicide in space via self explosion. |
| Jack O'Lantern (Steven Mark Levins) |
Civil War #5 (November 2006) |
Shot in the head by the Punisher. |
| Jackpot (Alana Jobson) |
The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1 (October 2008) |
Result of andidote mixing with drugs that got her powers. |
| Jarella |
Incredible Hulk #205 (November 1976) |
Crushed by debris while pushing a boy out of the way during a battle between the Hulk and Crypto-Man. |
| Jean DeWolff |
The Spectacular Spider-Man #107 (October 1985) |
Shot in the chest by the Sin-Eater. |
| Jean Grey |
New X-Men #150 (December 2003) |
Killed by Xorn posing as Magneto via a fatal stroke. |
| Jester (Jody Putt) |
Civil War #5 (November 2006) |
Shot in the head by the Punisher. |
| Jetstream (Haroun ibn Sallah al-Rashid) |
Uncanny X-Men #281 (October 1991) |
Absorbed by Trevor Fitzroy in order to fuel his teleportation portal. |
| Jigsaw (Billy "The Beaut" Russo) |
Punisher: In the Blood #5 (March 2011) |
Fall into the warehouse of flames. |
| Jim Wilson |
Incredible Hulk #420 (August 1994) |
Died of AIDS, with Hulk by his side. |
| Jonas Harrow |
New Avengers #60 (December 2009) |
Executed by Hood for failure. |
| Karen Page |
Daredevil vol. 2, #5 (March 1999) |
Impaled by Bullseye. |
| Kraven the Hunter (Alyosha Kravinoff) |
''Spider-Girl vol. 2, #4 (February 2011) |
Killed by his sister, Ana Kravinoff. |
| Lady Dorma |
Sub-Mariner #37 (May 1971) |
Killed by Llyra. |
| Larry Trask |
Avengers vol. 1, #104 (October 1972) |
Killed when a Sentinel fell on him. |
| Lifeforce |
Wolverine vol. 2, #100 (April 1996) |
Stabbed by Wolverine after he rejected the adamantium. |
| Lilandra Neramani |
War of Kings #4 (June 2008) |
Assassinated by Razor. |
| Living Diamond (Jack Winters) |
X-Men #42 (March 1968) |
Incinerated in mind battle by Professor X. |
| Llyra (Llyra Morris) |
Fantastic Four Unlimited #11 (September 1995) |
Trapped with chained and destroyed the Atlantis leaving her dead by her son, Llyron. |
| Madame Web (Cassandra Webb) |
The Amazing Spider-Man #637 (July 2010) |
Kraven the Hunter's wife slashed her throat. |
| Maggott (Japheth) |
Weapon X #5 (March 2003) |
Executed in a gas chamber at the Neverland Concentration Camp. |
| Major Mapleleaf (Louis Sadler Jr.) |
New Avengers #16 (April 2006) |
Killed by the Collective. |
| Marco Delgado |
X-Men vol. 2, #3 (December 1991) |
Died in the destruction of Asteroid M |
| Mariko Yashida |
Wolverine vol. 1, #57 (July 1992) |
Poisoned by Matsu'o Tsurayaba and Silver Fox. |
| Mastermind (Jason Wyngarde) |
Uncanny X-Men Annual #17 (1993) |
Legacy Virus. |
| Matsu'o Tsurayaba |
Psylocke #4 (February 2010) |
Killed by Wolverine to allow Psylocke to strike him down. |
| Melter (Bruno Horgan) |
The Avengers #263 (January 1986) |
Killed by Scourge, who was disguised as the Melter's assistant. |
| Microbe (Zachary Smith Jr.) |
Civil War #1 (May 2006) |
Caught in explosion created by Nitro. |
| Microchip (David Linus Lieberman) |
Punisher: In the Blood #4 (February 2011) |
Throat slashed by the Punisher for murdering G. W. Bridge. |
| Mind-Wave |
The Punisher vol. 7, #9 (September 2009) |
Killed by the Punisher with a grenade. |
| Mirage (Desmond Charne) |
Punisher: In the Blood #2 (December 2010) |
Shot in the head by the female assassin before giving the Punisher information. |
| Miss America (Madeline Joyce) |
Giant-Size Avengers #1 (August 1974) |
Died in childbirth. |
| Miss Arrow (Ero) |
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #22 (September 2007) |
Eaten by birds. |
| Mister Sinister (Nathaniel Essex) |
New X-Men #46 (January 2008) |
Killed after Mystique presses his face against Rogue. |
| Moira MacTaggert |
X-Men vol. 2, #108 (January 2001) |
Murdered by Mystique. |
| Mystique (Raven Darkhölme) |
Wolverine vol. 4, #9 (May 2011) |
Stabbed in the chest by Wolverine. |
| Ned Leeds |
Spider-Man Vs. Wolverine #1 (February 1987) |
Killed by the Foreigner's mercenaries. |
| Negasonic Teenage Warhead (Ellie Phimister) |
New X-Men #116 (September 2001) |
Shot by Inner Circle. |
| Network (Sarah Vale) |
New X-Men #23 (April 2006) |
On bus of depowered students struck by missile. |
| Nightcrawler (Kurt Wagner) |
X-Force vol. 3, #26 (April 2010) |
Impaled through the chest by one of Bastion's arms, while protecting Hope. |
| Nightmare |
Chaos War #1 (October 2010) |
Decapitated in the dream dimension by the abstract entity Amatsu-Mikaboshi. |
| Night Thrasher (Dwayne Michael Taylor) |
Civil War #1 (May 2006) |
Caught in explosion created by Nitro. |
| Omega Red (Arkady Rossovich) |
Wolverine: Origins #39 (August 2009) |
Stabbed in the heart by Wolverine. |
| Phobos |
Secret Warriors #22 (November 2010) |
Killed in Elysium by Gorgon. |
| Puck (Zuzha Yu) |
New Avengers #16 (April 2006) |
Killed by the Collective. |
| Pyro (St. John Allerdyce) |
Cable #87 (January 2001) |
Legacy Virus. |
| Quill (Maxwell Jordan) |
New X-Men #27 (August 2006) |
Shot by William Stryker's "Purifiers". |
| Raptor (Damon Ryder) |
The Amazing Spider-Man #610 (November 2009) |
Choked to death by Kaine. |
| Rampage (Stuart Clarke) |
Punisher: In the Blood #4 (February 2011) |
Shots by Jigsaw. |
| Red Skull (Johann Schmidt) |
Captain America: Reborn #6 (January 2010) |
Killed with the missile of AIM battleship by Sharon Carter. |
| Revanche (Kwannon) |
X-Men #32 (May 1994) |
Killed by her lover Matsu'o Tsurayaba when she contracted the Legacy Virus. |
| Richard and Mary Parker |
The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #5 (November 1968) |
Both killed in an airplane crash by the sabotaged Finisher. Bodies are never recovered. |
| Richard Fisk |
Daredevil vol. 2, #31 (May 2002) |
Shot by his mother, Vanessa Fisk. |
| Rintrah |
Dr. Strange Sorcerer Supreme #52 (April 1993) |
Killed smashing enscrolled talisman of Tartessus. |
| Risque (Gloria Dolores Muñoz) |
New X-Men Annual (October 2001) |
Killed by the U-Men. |
| Robert Kelly |
X-Men vol. 2, #108 (January 2001) |
Assassinated by an anti-mutant activist. |
| Roulette (Jennifer Stavros) |
Uncanny X-Men #282 (November 1991) |
Drained of her life energies in order to fuel Trevor Fitzroy's teleportation portal. |
| Rubbermaid (Andrea Margulies) |
New X-Men #23 (April 2006) |
Missile of William Stryker struck bus of depowered students. |
| Rusty Collins |
X-Men vol. 2, #42 (July 1995) |
Drained of life by Holocaust |
| Sabretooth (Victor Creed) |
Wolverine vol. 3, #55 (July 2007) |
Beheaded by Wolverine with the Muramasa Blade, a sword that blocks the healing factor. |
| Scaleface |
X-Factor #11 (December 1986) |
Shot by a police man as he thought that she was trying to attack him. |
| Scarlet Spider (Ben Reilly/2nd Spider-Man) |
Spider-Man #75 (December 1996) |
Stabbed by the Green Goblin's Glider. Turned to dust directly after death. |
| Selene (Selene Gallio) |
X-Force vol. 3, #25 (March 2010) |
Warpath managed to stab her chest, causing her to explode into rays of light. |
| Sentry (Robert Reynolds) |
Siege #4 (May 2010) |
Allowed himself to be slain by Thor with the weapon Mjolnir; his body was deposited into the sun. |
| Shard (Shard Bishop) |
Bishop: The Last X-Man #14 (November 2000) |
Converted into energy and dispersed by her brother, Bishop. |
| Siena Blaze |
Weapon X vol. 2 #5 (March 2003) |
Death at the Weapon X Neverland mutant concentration camp. |
| Silver Samurai (Kenuichio Harada) |
Wolverine vol. 4, #1 (September 2010) |
Killed by ninjas while trying to defend his clan. |
| Sin-Eater (Stanley Carter) |
The Spectacular Spider-Man #136 (March 1988) |
Shot by police when he suicidally attacks them, in order to defeat the Sin-Eater persona. |
| Skin (Angelo Espinosa) |
Uncanny X-Men #423 (July 2003) |
Killed by the Church of Humanity. |
| Spencer Smythe |
The Amazing Spider-Man #192 (May 1979) |
Radiation poisoning. |
| Spidercide (3rd Spider-Man) |
Spider-Man Clone Saga #5 (February 1996) |
Died in a battle between Kaine, Scarlet Spider and Spider-Man. |
| Spider-Woman (Mattie Franklin) |
The Amazing Spider-Man #634 (June 2010) |
Killed by Kraven's family to performs a sacrifice to revive Grim Hunter. |
| Sprite, the Eternal |
The Eternals #7 (December 2006) |
Executed by Zuras (who broke his neck) for his actions which very nearly resulted in the destruction of all life on Earth. |
| Spyne |
Wolverine vol. 2, #100 (April 1996) |
Killed by Wolverine. |
| Starshine (Landra) |
Rom #28 (March 1982) |
Killed by the Dire Wraiths. |
| Stepford Cuckoos (Esme Cuckoo) |
New X-Men #150 (December 2003) |
Killed by Xorn. |
| Steven Lang |
X-Force vol. 3, #28 (July 2010) |
Killed by Hope Summers. |
| Stonewall (Louis Hamilton) |
Uncanny X-Men #255 (December 1989) |
Killed by Donald Pierce while trying to protect Mystique. |
| Super Sabre (Martin Fletcher) |
New Mutants Annual #7 (April 1991) |
Decapitated by Aminedi. |
| Synch (Everett Thomas) |
Generation X #70 (December 2000) |
Explosion whilst attempting to save fellow students. |
| Tag (Brian Cruz) |
New X-Men #23 (April 2006) |
On bus of depowered students struck by missile. |
| Tarantula (Anton Rodriguez) |
The Amazing Spider-Man #236 (January 1983) |
Jumps off of a building after being mutated into a giant spider. |
| Thomas Logan |
Origin #2 (December 2001) |
Stabbed by his son, James Howlett. |
| Thor (Thor Odinson) |
Fear Itself #7 (October 2011) |
Killed in the final battle by his uncle, the Serpent. |
| Thunderstrike (Eric Masterson) |
Thunderstrike #24 (September 1995) |
Died fighting the curse of the Bloodaxe. |
| Torpedo |
Rom #24 (November 1981) |
Killed by the Dire Wraiths. |
| Tower (Edward Pasternak) |
Uncanny X-Men Annual #17 (1993) |
Killed by X-Cutioner |
| Trevor Fitzroy |
Bishop the Last X-Man #14 (November 2000) |
Killed by Bishop who grabbed him, and held him in half in and half out of the portal until it closed, cutting him in half. |
| Trick Shot (Buck Chisholm) |
Hawkeye: Blindspot #1 (February 2011) |
Died of cancer. |
| Two-Gun Kid (Matthew J. Hawkins) |
The Marvels Project #1 (August 2009) |
Natural causes. |
| Typhon |
Incredible Hercules #141 (February 2010) |
Killed in battle by Hercules in the Continuum universe. |
| Unus the Untouchable (Angelo Unuscione) |
Son of M #6 (May 2006) |
Died from lack of oxygen; his personal force field powers had eventually increased to the point where he blocked out gas molecules as well. |
| Vanessa Fisk |
Daredevil vol. 2, #92 (December 2006) |
Committed suicide in order to famed Matt Murdock. |
| Vargas |
X-Men #202 (August 2007) |
Killed by the Marauders. |
| Veranke |
Secret Invasion #8 (December 2008) |
Shot in the head by Norman Osborn. |
| Vulcan (Gabriel Summers) |
War of Kings #6 (August 2009) |
In spaceship which exploded in the last fights with Black Bolt. |
| Wallflower (Laurie Collins) |
New X-Men #25 (June 2006) |
Shot in the head by William Stryker's sniper. |
| Wasp (Janet Van Dyne) |
Secret Invasion #8 (December 2008) |
Killed by Thor, in order to save the humans from her transformation into a living bomb. |
| Wraith (Brian DeWolff) |
The Punisher vol. 7, #7 (July 2009) |
Shot with an arrow by the Punisher. |
| Character name |
Issue Died |
Cause of Death |
Issue Revived |
Resurrection Method |
| Alexander Luthor, Jr. |
Infinite Crisis #7 (June 2006) |
Shot in the head by the Joker. |
Justice League of America vol. 2, #53 (January 2011) |
Resurrected by an alternate version of Tangent Green Lantern. |
| Alfred Pennyworth |
Detective Comics #328 (June 1964) |
Crushed by a boulder while saving Batman. |
Detective Comics #356 (October 1966) |
Returned to life by a "regeneration ray" as the Outsiders.[4] |
| Anti-Monitor |
Crisis on Infinite Earths #12 (March 1986) |
Killed by a coalition of heroes. |
Tales of the Sinestro Corps Presents: Superman-Prime one-shot (October 2007) |
Reborn in the recreation of the Multiverse since Infinite Crisis. |
| Aquaman (Arthur Curry) |
Aquaman: Sword of Atlantis #50 (March 2007) |
Murdered by Dweller of the Depths. |
Blackest Night #8 (March 2010) |
Resurrected by the Entity. |
| Arisia Rrab |
Guy Gardner: Warrior #43 (June 1996) |
Suffocated by Major Force. |
Green Lantern vol. 4, #12 (July 2006) |
Revived in a Manhunters' homeworld and cocooned in a cavern wall and reveals that after Arisia was murdered by Major Force and buried, her species' natural healing abilities revived her underground. |
| Bart Allen |
The Flash: The Fastest Man Alive #13 (June 2007) |
Beaten to death by the Rogues. |
Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds #3 (February 2009) |
Brought back by Brainiac 5 via a "living lightning rod" that 'collected' his spirit at the moment of death. |
| Batman (Bruce Wayne) |
Final Crisis #6 (January 2009) |
Was hit by Darkseid's Omega Sanction; Superman subsequently recovered what he thought was Batman's corpse. |
Batman and Robin #8 (February 2010) |
Revealed that the body is a clone; the real Batman himself was sent to the past. |
| Big Barda (Barda Free) |
Death of the New Gods #1 (October 2007) |
Killed off-panel by Infinity-Man and had her heart removed. |
Final Crisis #7 (March 2009) |
Reborn in the Fifth World. |
| Black Hand (William Hand) |
Green Lantern vol. 4, #43 (July 2009) |
Committed suicide. |
Blackest Night #8 (March 2010) |
Resurrected by the Entity. |
| Bombshell (Amy Sue Allen) |
Teen Titans vol. 3, #43 (March 2007) |
Slices in her throat with a batarang by Batgirl. |
Teen Titans vol. 3, #63 (November 2008) |
Revealed to have survived via enhanced healing. |
| Boodikka |
Green Lantern vol. 3, #49 (February 1994) |
Killed by Hal Jordan who had been possessed by Parallax. |
Green Lantern vol. 4, #3 (August 2005) |
Revived in a Manhunters' homeworld. |
| Booster Gold (Michael Jon Carter) |
52 #15 (October 2006) |
Sacrificed himself preventing an exploding nuclear submarine from destroying the Metropolis. |
52 #37 (March 2007) |
Revealed to have faked his death with Rip Hunter. |
| Captain Boomerang (George "Digger" Harkness) |
Identity Crisis #5 (October 2004) |
Shot in the chest by his victim Jack Drake. |
Blackest Night #8 (March 2010) |
Resurrected by the Entity. |
| Captain Comet (Adam Blake) |
52 #31 (February 2007) |
Tortured to death by Lady Styx. |
Mystery in Space vol. 2, #8 (July 2007) |
Create new bodies by the Weird. |
| Chief (Niles Caulder) |
Doom Patrol #121 (September/October 1968) |
Sacrificed himself in an explosion detonated by General Zahl in order to save a town. |
Infinite Crisis: Secret Files & Origins (April 2006) |
Superboy-Prime punching the barrier of reality causes his return.[5] |
| Clayface (Matt Hagen) |
Crisis on Infinite Earths #12 (March 1986) |
Killed by Shadow Demons during the Crisis. |
Infinite Crisis #2 (January 2006) |
Revealed to have survived.[6] |
| Cyborg Superman (Henry "Hank" Henshaw) |
Green Lantern Corps vol. 2, #52 (September 2010) |
Killed in an incorporeal astral form within the mind of Boodikka. |
Justice League of America vol. 2, #53 (March 2011) |
Retrieved inside the body of Boodikka. |
| David Cain |
Robin vol. 2, #151 (August 2006) |
Shot by his daughter, Cassandra Cain. |
Batgirl vol. 2, #5 (January 2009) |
Revealed that bullet was a blank given by Deathstroke. |
| Donna Troy |
The Titans/Young Justice: Graduation Day #3 (August 2003) |
Killed by android Superman. |
DC Special: The Return of Donna Troy #1 (August 2005) |
Reemerged amongst the Titans of Myth, Goddess of the Moon. |
| Doomsday |
Action Comics #871 (November 2008) |
Killed by several Kandorians who beat him to death on the moon. |
Action Comics #900 (April 2011)[7] |
Revealed as still alive and unconscious. |
| Dove (Dawn Granger) |
Armageddon 2001 #2 (October 1991) |
Monarch attacked Hawk and Dove and managed to murder Dawn in front of Hank. |
JSA #46 (May 2003) |
Revealed that her death was an illusion created by Mordru. |
| Firestorm (Ronald "Ronnie" Raymond) |
Identity Crisis #5 (October 2004) |
Shadow Thief managed to stab him, puncturing his containment field, and causing him to explode. |
Blackest Night #8 (March 2010) |
Resurrected by the Entity. |
| Flash (Bartholomew Henry "Barry" Allen) |
Crisis on Infinite Earth #8 (November 1985) |
Died destroying the Anti-Monitor's anti-matter canon. |
Final Crisis #2 (June 2008) |
Returned to life after escaping the Speed Force. |
| Elasti-Girl (Rita Farr Dayton) |
Doom Patrol #121 (September/October 1968) |
Sacrificed herself in an explosion detonated by General Zahl in order to save a town. |
Infinite Crisis: Secret Files & Origins (April 2006) |
Superboy-Prime punching the barrier of reality causes her return.[5] |
| General Immortus |
Salvation Run #7 (June 2008) |
Killed at the start of the Parademon second attack. |
Final Crisis Aftermath: Run #2 (June 2009) |
Revealed to have survived. |
| Graf Toren |
Green Lantern vol. 3, #49 (February 1994) |
Killed by Hal Jordan while possessed by Parallax. |
Green Lantern vol. 4, #3 (August 2005) |
Revived on the Manhunters' homeworld. |
| Green Arrow (Oliver Jonas "Ollie" Queen) |
Green Arrow vol. 2, #101 (October 1995) |
Sacrificed his life in order to prevent eco-terrorists from detonating a bomb that would destroy Metropolis. |
Green Arrow vol. 3, #1 (April 2001) |
Resurrected by the Spectre. |
| Green Lantern (Guy Darrin Gardner) |
JLA: Our Worlds at War #1 (September 2001) |
Killed during the war with Imperiex. |
Action Comics #789 (May 2002) |
Revealed to have survived. |
| Green Lantern (Harold "Hal" Jordan) |
The Final Night #4 (November 1996) |
Sacrificed his life to reignite the sun. |
Green Lantern: Rebirth #4 (March 2005) |
His soul is guided back to his body by Ganthet. |
| Guardians of the Universe |
Green Lantern vol. 3, #50 (March 1994) |
All killed by Hal Jordan, who had been possessed by Parallax and drained the Central Battery. |
Green Lantern vol. 3, #150 (July 2002) |
Reborn when Kyle Rayner, while possessed by Ion, recharged the Central Battery. |
| Hawk (Henry "Hank" Hall) |
JSA #66 (December 2004) |
Placed in a crashing plane by Atom Smasher. |
Blackest Night #8 (March 2010) |
Resurrected by the Entity. |
| Hawkgirl (Kendra Saunders/Shiera Sanders Hall) |
Blackest Night #1 (July 2009) |
Stabbed with a spear by Black Lantern Sue Dibny. |
Blackest Night #8 (March 2010) |
Resurrected by the Entity. |
| Hawkman (Carter Hall) |
Blackest Night #1 (July 2009) |
Killed with a mace by Black Lantern Elongated Man. |
Blackest Night #8 (March 2010) |
Resurrected by the Entity. |
| Highfather (Izaya) |
Jack Kirby's Fourth World #8 (October 1997) |
Slain in battle with the war god Ares. |
Final Crisis #7 (March 2009) |
Reborn in the Fifth World. |
| Hippolyta |
Wonder Woman vol. 2, #172 (September 2001) |
Sacrificed herself to save the Earth from Imperiex. |
Wonder Woman vol. 3, #8 (June 2007) |
Resurrected by Circe. |
| Holly Robinson |
Action Comics Weekly #613 (August 1988) |
Killed in an explosion is detonated by her husband, mobster. |
Catwoman Secret Files and Origins one-shot (November 2002) |
Death was retconned. |
| Ice (Tora Olafsdotter) |
Justice League Task Force #14 (July 1994) |
Killed by the Overmaster while under his mental influence. |
Birds of Prey #104 (May 2007) |
Resurrected by General Kerimov. |
| Iris West Allen |
The Flash vol. 1, #275 (July 1979) |
Murdered by Professor Zoom. |
The Flash vol. 1, #350 (October 1985) |
Consciousness restored into a new body by biological parents in the 30th century. |
| Isis (Adrianna Tomaz) |
52 #44 (March 2007) |
Killed in a battle with Apokolips' Four Horsemen; died in the arms of Black Adam. |
Black Adam: The Dark Age #6 (March 2008) |
Restored to life by her amulet. |
| Jade (Jennifer-Lynn Hayden) |
Rann-Thanagar War: Infinite Crisis Special (February 2006) |
Caught in an anti-matter energy blast while attempting to stop Alexander Luthor during the Infinite Crisis. |
Blackest Night #8 (March 2010) |
Resurrected by the Entity. |
| Jason Todd |
Batman #428 (January 1989) |
Beaten by the Joker and left to die in an explosion. |
Batman Annual #25 (May 2006) |
Superboy-Prime punching the barrier of reality causes his return. It was later retconned that he was revived by a Lazarus Pit. |
| Jericho (Joseph William Wilson) |
New Titans #83 (February 1992) |
Forcing his father, Deathstroke to drive a sword through him in order to stop a demon that had taken control of him. |
Teen Titans vol. 3, #5 (January 2004) |
His spirit had survived by jumping inside his father right before he was killed. |
| Jimmy Olsen |
Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen Special #2 (August 2009) |
Shot and fall into the ocean harbor by Codename: Assassin. |
Superman #695 (December 2009) |
Revealed to have survived from assassination attempt. |
| Kilowog |
Green Lantern vol. 3, #50 (March 1994) |
Killed by Hal Jordan who had been possessed by Parallax. |
Green Lantern vol. 3, #169 (November 2003) |
Spirit was recalled to life by Kyle Rayner and Ganthet. |
| Knockout |
Birds of Prey vol. 1, #109 (August 2007) |
Killed by Infinity-Man. |
Secret Six vol. 3, #35 (June 2011) |
Resurrected by using of the tarot card. |
| Lady Styx |
52 #36 (March 2007) |
Absorbed by a Sun-Eater while battling the Green Lantern Ekron known as Emerald Eye. |
52 #43 (April 2007) |
Grow new flesh for herself from a pregnant captive. |
| Lex Luthor |
Action Comics #660 (December 1990) |
Died in plane crash. |
Action Comics #672 (December 1991) |
Faked death and cloned himself in order to escape inevitable death from cancer. |
| Lightning Lad (Garth Ranzz) |
Adventure Comics vol. 1, #304 (January 1963) |
Sacrificed himself to battling Zaryan the Conqueror. |
Adventure Comics vol. 1, #312 (September 1963) |
Resurrected by Proty; however, a later retcon revealed that Proty's mind had actually taken over Lightning Lad's form. |
| Lightray (Sollis) |
Countdown #48 (May 2007) |
Killed by Infinity-Man. |
Final Crisis #7 (March 2009) |
Reborn in the Fifth World. |
| Lucy Lane |
Supergirl vol. 5, #41 (May 2009) |
Incinerated by her suit. |
Supergirl Annual #1 (September 2009) |
Resurrected with her suit of mystical qualities. |
| Martian Manhunter (J'onn J'onzz) |
Final Crisis #1 (May 2008) |
Killed by Libra with his flaming staff. |
Blackest Night #8 (March 2010) |
Resurrected by the Entity. |
| Maxie Zeus |
Wonder Woman vol. 2, #166 (March 2001) |
Sacrificed himself in order to restore Ares. |
Robin vol. 2, #172 (May 2008) |
Revealed to have survived due to the Children of Ares. |
| Maxwell Lord |
Wonder Woman vol. 2, #219 (July 2005) |
Neck snapped by Wonder Woman. |
Blackest Night #8 (March 2010) |
Resurrected by the Entity. |
| Mister Miracle (Scott Free) |
Death of the New Gods #7 (March 2008) |
Killed by the Source, after requesting to die. |
Final Crisis #7 (March 2009) |
Reborn in the Fifth World. |
| Mogo |
Green Lantern Corps vol. 2, #60 (May 2011) |
Destroyed by John Stewart in order to save Green Lantern Corps had been influence by Parallax. |
War of the Green Lanterns: Aftermath #2 (August 2011) |
Reborn into a sun by the Green Lantern Corps. |
| Negative Man (Larry Trainor) |
Doom Patrol #121 (September/October 1968) |
Sacrificed himself of explosion is detonated by General Zahl in order to save the town. |
Infinite Crisis: Secret Files & Origins (April 2006) |
Superboy-Prime's punching the barrier of reality causes his return.[5] |
| Osiris (Amon Tomaz) |
52 #43 (February 2007) |
Devoured by Sobek, a personification of one of the 'Four Horsemen'. |
Blackest Night #8 (March 2010) |
Resurrected by the Entity. |
| Pariah (Kell Mossa) |
Villains United #6 (December 2005) |
Killed by Alexander Luthor posing as Lex Luthor. |
Supergirl vol. 5, #19 (May 2007) |
Resurrected by Dark Angel. |
| Ra's al Ghul |
Batman: Death and the Maidens #9 (August 2004) |
Stabbed to death by his daughter Nyssa Raatko and cremated. |
Detective Comics #839 (February 2008) |
Returns to life in the body of his son, Dusan al Ghul. |
| Robotman (Clifford "Cliff" Steele) |
Doom Patrol #121 (September/October 1968) |
Sacrificed himself of explosion is detonated by General Zahl in order to save the town. |
Infinite Crisis: Secret Files & Origins (April 2006) |
Superboy-Prime's punching the barrier of reality causes his retconned returned.[5] |
| Shazam (Jebediah of Canaan) |
Day of Vengeance #6 (November 2005) |
Killed by the Spectre during his war on magic. |
Justice Society of America vol. 3, #25 (April 2009) |
Revealed to be alive, imprisoned in the Rock of Finality and freed by Black Adam. |
| Shimmer (Selinda Flinders) |
New Titans #116 (December 1994) |
Turned into a glass and shatters it by Psimon. |
Outsiders vol. 4, #13 (August 2004) |
Restored to life by the Fearsome Five and her brother, Mammoth. |
| Sinestro (Thaal Sinestro) |
Green Lantern vol. 3, #50 (March 1994) |
Neck broken by Hal Jordan while possessed by Parallax. |
Green Lantern: Rebirth #3 (February 2005) |
Revealed that his death was an illusion created by Parallax. |
| Sodam Yat |
Green Lantern Corps vol. 2, #37 (June 2009) |
Using his Ion power to turn Daxam's red sun into a yellow sun, killing himself in the process. |
Green Lantern vol. 4, #54 (May 2010) |
Revealed as still alive within the sun and unconscious. |
| Solomon Grundy (Cyrus Gold) |
All-American Comics #61 (October 1944) |
Committed suicide.[8] |
All-American Comics #61 (October 1944) |
Revived in the Slaughter Swamp. |
| Steel (John Henry Irons) |
Superman: The Man of Steel #116 (September 2001) |
Killed in during the war of Imperiex. |
Impulse #77 (October 2001) |
Restored to life by Darkseid. |
| Spoiler (Stephanie Brown) |
Batman #633 (December 2004) |
Tortured and the injuries led to her death by Black Mask. Medical care that may have saved her life was deliberately withheld by Dr. Leslie Thompkins. |
Robin vol. 2, #174 (July 2008) |
Revealed that her death was faked by Leslie Thompkins so villains could not use her against Batman as Black Mask had done. |
| Superboy (Kon-El/Conner Kent) |
Infinite Crisis #6 (May 2006) |
Injured during an attempt to beat Superboy-Prime and then sacrifices himself to destroy Alexander Luthor's tower. |
Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds #4 (April 2009) |
Revived in a regeneration matrix by Starman's mission that took 1000 years. |
| Superman (Kal-El/Clark Joseph Kent) |
Superman vol. 2, #75 (January 1993) |
Beaten to death by Doomsday. |
Adventures of Superman #504 (September 1993) |
Revived in a regeneration matrix by the Eradicator. |
| Swamp Thing (Alec Holland) |
Swamp Thing vol. 1, #1 (November 1972) |
Killed in an explosion lab. |
Brightest Day #24 (April 2011) |
Resurrected by the Entity. |
| Tasmanian Devil (Hugh Dawkins) |
Justice League: Cry for Justice #3 (September 2009) |
Killed by Prometheus. |
Starman/Congorilla one-shot (January 2011) |
Revived in a Lazarus Pit by the citizen of Gorilla City. |
| Triplicate Girl (Luornu Durgo) |
Countdown to Final Crisis #5 (March 2008) |
Killed by mutated rats. |
Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds #5 (July 2009) |
Revealing that she has gained the ability to create vast numbers of duplicate bodies, and now goes by the name "Duplicate Damsel". She also reveals that Una was the second and last of her original duplicates. |
| Tomar-Tu |
Green Lantern vol. 3, #49 (February 1994) |
Killed by Hal Jordan who had been possessed by Parallax. |
Green Lantern vol. 4, #3 (August 2005) |
Revived in a Manhunters' homeworld. |
| Uncle Sam |
Freedom Fighters vol. 2, #2 (October 2010) |
Killed by the Renegades. |
Freedom Fighters vol. 2, #7 (March 2011) |
Reborn his spirit. |
| Vigilante (Greg Saunders) |
Seven Soldiers #0 (April 2005) |
Killed in an ambush by the Sheeda. |
Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen Special #1 (October 2008) |
Returned to life. Notes: no explanation was given for resurrection. |
| Wonder Woman (Diana Prince) |
Wonder Woman vol. 2, #125 (September 1997) |
Killed by Neron lying an inch from her death. |
Wonder Woman vol. 2, #127 (November 1997) |
Resurrected by Athena as the Goddess of Truth. |
| Young Frankenstein |
World War III #3 (April 2007) |
Died of injuries after Black Adam rips off his arms. |
DC Infinite Halloween Special one-shot (December 2007) |
Struck by lightning and his body was blown to bits, and the individual pieces began moving on their own, he able to pull himself back together in Albania. |
| Character name |
Issue Died |
Cause of Death |
Issue Revived |
Resurrection Method |
| Apocalypse (En Sabah Nur) |
X-Men The Search for Cyclops #4 (February 2001) |
Killed in an incorporeal astral by Cable apparently destroys using his Psimitar. |
Cable and Deadpool #27 (June 2006) |
The Techno-organic virus which infects Cable is revealed to allow Apocalypse to reconstitute himself. |
| Annihilus |
Annihilation #5 (December 2006) |
Disemboweled by Nova. |
Fantastic Four #578 (April 2010) |
Reborn in his own egg. |
| Ant-Man (Scott Edward Harris Lang) |
The Avengers #500 (September 2004) |
Murdered in an explosion caused by Scarlet Witch. |
The Avengers: The Children's Crusade #5 (April 2011) |
Rescued from the past by time-travelling Young Avengers. |
| Attuma |
The Sentry #1 (September 2000) |
Beheaded by the Sentry. |
Dark Reign: Made Men #2 (September 2009) Notes: issuse comic book is online project.[9] |
Resurrected by Doctor Doom as a patchwork. |
| Aunt May (May Reilly Parker) |
The Amazing Spider-Man #400 (April 1995) |
Died of trauma in the hospital next to Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson are loss. |
Spider-Man vol. 1, #97 (November 1998) |
Revealed that her death was an imposter hired by Green Goblin's deception; the real Aunt May had been held captive is subsequently rescued by Spider-Man. |
| Baron Mordo (Karl Amadeus Mordo) |
Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme #87 (March 1996) |
Terminal cancer as a side effect of his use of black magic. |
The Amazing Spider-Man #500 (October 2003) |
Restored to life. |
| Barney Barton |
The Avengers vol. 1, #64 (May 1969) |
Sacrificed his life in order to destroy Egghead's deadly ray-projector. |
Hawkeye: Blindspot #3 (April 2011) |
Restored to life in the healing chamber by Egghead. |
| Basilisk (Basil Elks) |
Fantastic Four #289 (April 1986) |
Killed by Scourge of the Underworld. |
The Punisher vol. 7, #5 (May 2009) |
Resurrected by the Hood using the powers of Dormammu. |
| Betty Ross |
Incredible Hulk vol. 2, #466 (July 1998) |
Poisoned with gamma radiation by the Abomination. |
Incredible Hulk #610 (June 2010) |
Restored to life by the Intelligencia.[10] |
| Bird-Man (Achille DiBacco) |
Captain America #319 (July 1986) |
Killed by Scourge of the Underworld. |
The Punisher vol. 7, #5 (May 2009) |
Resurrected by the Hood using the powers of Dormammu. |
| Black Abbott |
Captain America #394 (November 1991) |
Killed by Scourge of the Underworld. |
The Punisher vol. 7, #5 (May 2009) |
Resurrected by the Hood using the powers of Dormammu. |
| Black Bolt (Blackagar Boltagon) |
War of Kings #6 (August 2009) |
In spaceship which exploded in the last fights with Vulcan. |
FF #6 (July 2011) |
Revealed to have been transported into another dimension. |
| Bolivar Trask |
New X-Men #115 (July 2001) |
Killed by Cassandra Nova. |
X-Force vol. 3, #21 (January 2010) |
Resurrected by Bastion through use of a Technarch. |
| Bucky (James Buchanan Barnes) |
The Avengers vol. 1, #4 (March 1964) |
His arm gets caught on a plane which explodes. |
Captain America vol. 5, #8 (September 2005) |
Revealed to have survived the plane explosion; kept in suspended animation as an irregularly-used assassin until his memory was restored. |
| Cable (Nathan Christopher Charles Summers) |
X-Force vol. 3, #28 (July 2010) |
Consumed by the Techno-organic virus and exploded. |
Avengers: X-Sanction #1 (December 2011) |
Revealed to have been transported into another timesline. |
| Captain America (Steven "Steve" Rogers) |
Captain America vol. 5, #25 (April 2007) |
Shot to death by a brainwashed Sharon Carter. |
Captain America: Reborn #1 (July 2009)[11] |
Revealed to have imprisoned in time; the Red Skull brings back Captain America's body with his own consciousness controlling it until Captain America forces him out of his body. |
| Carnage (Cletus Kasady) |
New Avengers #2 (December 2004) |
Flown outside of Earth's atmosphere and torn apart by the Sentry. |
Carnage #3 (February 2011) |
Revealed he was alive, his body having been preserved by the symbiote and later repaired. |
| Colossus (Piotr "Peter" Nikolaievitch Rasputin) |
Uncanny X-Men #390 (February 2001) |
Sacrificed his life to spread the cure of the Legacy Virus. |
Astonishing X-Men vol. 3, #4 (October 2004) |
Restored to life by Ord's Benetech and the assistance of Doctor Kavita Rao. |
| Cypher (Douglas Aaron Ramsey) |
New Mutants #60 (February 1988) |
Killed by Ani-Mator. |
New Mutants vol. 3, #6 (October 2009) |
Resurrected with the Techno-organic virus by Selene and Eli Bard. Later restored to life by the Warlock and Magik. |
| Daredevil (Matthew Michael "Matt" Murdock) |
Daredevil: Reborn #3 (March 2011) |
Shot in a head by armed leader. |
Daredevil: Reborn #4 (May 2011) |
Revealed to have survived his protected hands from gun shot. |
| Darkstar (Laynia Sergeievna Petrovna) |
New X-Men #130 (October 2002) |
Killed by Fantomex after being controlled by Weapon XII. |
Darkstar and the Winter Guard #3 (August 2010) |
Resurrected herself with her powers from Reena Stanicoff's death by Dire Wraith. |
| Death Adder (Roland Burroughs) |
Captain America #318 (June 1986) |
Shot by Scourge of the Underworld. |
The Punisher vol. 7, #5 (May 2009) |
Resurrected by the Hood using the powers of Dormammu. |
| Doctor Druid (Anthony Ludgate Druid) |
Druid #4 (August 1995) |
Killed by Hellstorm, the Son of Satan. |
Chaos War: Dead Avengers #1 (August 2010) |
Returned from the death realms by Amatsu-Mikaboshi's corruption. |
| Doctor Octopus (Otto Gunther Octavius) |
Spectacular Spider-Man #221 (February 1995) |
Murdered by an insane Kaine. |
The Amazing Spider-Man #427 (September 1997) |
Resurrected by the Hand. |
| Dracula (Vlad Tepes Dracula) |
Captain Britain and MI: 13 #15 (July 2009) |
Slain by the Excalibur. |
X-Men vol. 3, #3 (September 2010) |
Resurrected by X-Men. |
| Elektra (Elektra Natchios) |
Daredevil #181 (April 1982) |
Stabbed to death by Bullseye. |
Daredevil #190 (January 1983) |
Restored to life by the Hand. |
| Enchantress (Amora) |
Thor vol. 2, #80 (August 2004) |
Slain by the Mjolnir duplicate of Loki. |
Thor: God-Sized Special one-shot (December 2008) |
Restored to life by Thor. |
| Gorgon (Tomi Shishido) |
Wolverine vol. 3, #31 (October 2005) |
His own power turned him to stone, whereupon he was shattered by Wolverine. |
Secret Warriors #2 (May 2009) |
Restored to life by the Hand using the rock fragments of his body. |
| Gravity (Greg Willis) |
Beyond! #6 (January 2007) |
Sacrificed his life to full extent of his power by holding the planet together long enough for them to escape from universe. |
Fantastic Four #545 (April 2007) |
Physical body is reborn. |
| Green Goblin (Norman Virgil Osborn) |
The Amazing Spider-Man #122 (July 1973) |
Impaled by his Goblin Glider. |
Spider-Man #75 (December 1996) |
Revealed to have survived impalement thanks to a previously-unknown accelerated healing factor included in his powers. |
| Guardian (James MacDonald Hudson) |
New Avengers #16 (April 2006) |
A time displaced version of the original, killed by the Collective. |
Chaos War: Alpha Flight one-shot (August 2010) |
Returned from the death realms by Amatsu-Mikaboshi's corruption. |
| Harry Osborn |
The Spectacular Spider-Man vol. 1, #200 (May 1993) |
Poisoned by Green Goblin formula. |
The Amazing Spider-Man #546 (January 2008) |
Revealed that his death was faked by his father, Norman Osborn.[12] |
| Havok (Alexander "Alex" Summers) |
Mutant X #32 (June 2001) |
Died in the explosion of a slipshod time machine. |
Uncanny X-Men #411 (October 2002) |
Revealed that send back in the original reality in a comatose state until the body is restored his psyche by Annie Ghazikhanian. |
| Hawkeye (Clinton Francis "Clint" Barton) |
The Avengers vol. 1, #502 (September 2004) |
Sacrificed himself to destroy a Kree spaceship. |
House of M #3 (July 2005) |
Restored to life when Scarlet Witch alters reality. |
| Hellcat (Patricia "Patsy" Walker) |
Hellstorm #14 (May 1994) |
Committed suicide by the otherworldly being Deathurge. |
Thunderbolts 2000 Annual (May 2000) |
Restored to life by the Thunderbolts. |
| Hercules |
Incredible Hercules #141 (February 2010) |
Died in the Continuum universe by Athena. |
Chaos War #1 (August 2010) |
Reincarnated enhanced powers. |
| Hijacker (Howard Mitchell) |
Captain America #319 (July 1986) |
Shot to death by Scourge of the Underworld, who was disguised as a bartender. |
The Punisher vol. 7, #5 (May 2009) |
Resurrected by the Hood using the powers of Dormammu. |
| Human Fly (Richard Deacon) |
The Amazing Spider-Man #276 (May 1986) |
Killed by Scourge of the Underworld, who was disguised as sanitation worker. |
The Punisher vol. 7, #5 (May 2009) |
Resurrected by the Hood using the powers of Dormammu. |
| Human Torch (Jonathan Lowell Spencer "Johnny" Storm) |
Fantastic Four #587 (January 2011) |
Died stopping an angry horde of Negative Zone monsters preparing for a second "Annihilation Wave". |
Fantastic Four #600 (November 2011) |
Resurrected with an implanted biomechanism by the minions of Annihilus. |
| Iron Fist (Daniel Thomas Rand-K'ai) |
Power Man and Iron Fist #125 (September 1986) |
Dying cancer from radiation poisoning at the hands of Captain Hero. |
Namor the Sub-Mariner #24 (March 1992) |
Revealed was actually a doppelgänger created by the extra-dimensional H'ylthri; the real Iron Fist was kidnapped and replaced by the H'ylthri. |
| Jackal (Miles Warren) |
The Amazing Spider-Man #149 (October 1975) |
Killed in explosion. |
The Amazing Spider-Man #399 (March 1995) |
Revealed that the dead Jackal is a clone. |
| Jean Grey |
Uncanny X-Men #137 (September 1980) |
Sacrificed herself to prevent the Dark Phoenix from reemerging. |
Fantastic Four vol. 1, #286 (January 1986) |
Her body is discovered in a cocoon-like structure beneath Jamaica Bay; the Jean that died was a duplicate created by the Phoenix to host its consciousness. |
| Jocasta |
Avengers Annual #17 (August 1988) |
Sacrificed herself in order to stop High Evolutionary's command ship by deliberately disrupting the ship's matter/anti-matter drive. |
Iron Man Annual #11 (September 1990) |
Retrieved by the Avengers and Machine Man. |
| Korvac (Michael Korvac) |
The Avengers #177 (November 1978) |
Killed in battle by the Avengers. |
Fantastic Four Annual #24 (January 1991) |
Resurrected himself with his powers after near death. |
| Kraven the Hunter (Sergei Kravinoff) |
The Amazing Spider-Man #294 (November 1987) |
Shot himself in the head after defeating and impersonating Spider-Man. |
The Amazing Spider-Man #635 (June 2010) |
Resurrected by Kraven's family by killing Kaine.[13] |
| Lascivious (Davida DeVito) |
The Thing #33 (March 1986) |
Killed by Scourge of the Underworld, who was disguised as her fellow Grappler. |
The Punisher vol. 7, #5 (May 2009) |
Resurrected by the Hood using the powers of Dormammu. |
| Legion (David Charles Haller) |
X-Men vol. 2, #41 (February 1995) |
Killed by Bishop to prevent the Age of Apocalypse timeline from occurring. |
New Mutants vol. 3, #2 (August 2009) |
Discovered he was alive and trapped in a concrete box by the reformed New Mutants. |
| Letha (Hellen Feliciano) |
Captain America #319 (July 1986) |
Killed by Scourge of the Underworld, who was disguised as a bartender. |
The Punisher vol. 7, #5 (May 2009) |
Resurrected by the Hood using the powers of Dormammu. |
| Loki (Loki Laufeyson) |
Siege #4 (May 2010) |
Killed by the Sentry, who at that point had been possessed by the Void. |
Thor vol. 3, #617 (November 2010) |
Reincarnated by his stepbrother Thor, in the form of a child. |
| Mad Jim Jaspers (Sir James Jaspers) |
The Mighty World of Marvel vol. 2, #13 (June 1986) |
Killed by The Fury. |
X-Men: Die by the Sword #1 (October 2007) |
Resurrected by a large-scale reality warp originating on Earth-616. |
| Magik (Illyana Nikolaevna Rasputina) |
Uncanny X-Men #303 (August 1993) |
Legacy Virus. |
X-Men Return Of Magik one-shot (November 2008) |
At some point, a rift was opened between Earth and Limbo, pulling several of the X-Men into the realm where Belasco captured and tortured some of them. Magik assisted them in battle and managed to free them. She also taught Pixie a teleportation spell. Following the destruction of the Xavier Institute, Illyana returned to Earth after realizing it was in her power. |
| Marrina Smallwood |
Dark Reign the List: X-Men one-shot (September 2009) |
Killed by Namor. |
Chaos War: Alpha Flight one-shot (August 2010) |
Returned from the death realms by Amatsu-Mikaboshi's corruption. |
| Mary Jane Watson |
The Amazing Spider-Man vol. 2, #13 (January 2000) |
Killed in an airplane explosion. |
The Amazing Spider-Man vol. 2, #29 (May 2001) |
Revealed that her death was an illusion created by the Mutant stalker; the real Mary Jane had been held captive is subsequently rescued by Spider-Man. |
| Megatak (Gregory Nettles) |
Thor #358 (August 1985) |
Gunned down by Scourge of the Underworld, who was disguised as a homeless man. |
The Punisher vol. 7, #5 (May 2009) |
Resurrected by the Hood using the powers of Dormammu. |
| Miracle Man (Brother Joshua) |
The Thing #24 (June 1985) |
Shot to death by Scourge of the Underworld, who was disguised as a bus passenger. |
The Punisher vol. 7, #5 (May 2009) |
Resurrected by the Hood using the powers of Dormammu. |
| Mockingbird (Barbara "Bobbi" Morse-Barton) |
Avengers West Coast #100 (November 1993) |
Killed by Mephisto. |
Secret Invasion #8 (December 2008) |
Revealed that the dead Mockingbird was a Skrull that was posing as her; the real Mockingbird was subsequently rescued from Skrull captivity. |
| Moondragon (Heather Douglas) |
Annihilation: Conquest #2 (February 2008) |
Killed by Ultron. |
Guardians of the Galaxy #12 (August 2008) |
Rescued from death by Phyla-Vell. |
| Moon Knight (Marc Spector) |
Moon Knight: Fist of Khonshu #6 (December 1985) |
Sacrificed himself in order to save his loved ones from a computerized Seth program. |
Moon Knight: Resurrection War #1 (January 1998) |
Resurrected once again by Khonshu. |
| Ms. Marvel (Carol Susan Jane Danvers) |
Ms. Marvel #37 (March 2009) |
Incinerated her body. |
Ms. Marvel #47 (November 2009) |
Revived the energy beings by MODOK and Storyteller protocols, in the form of a infants, their power was used to fuse Ms. Marvel back into a single being. |
| Mysterio (Quentin Beck) |
Daredevil vol. 2, #7 (May 1999) |
Committed suicide after being diagnosed with a tumor. |
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #13 (December 2006) |
Although in Hell for suicide, his "superiors" in the afterlife sent him back to earth to maintain a cosmic balance. |
| Namorita (Namorita "Nita" Prentiss) |
Civil War #1 (May 2006) |
Caught in explosion created by Nitro. |
Nova vol. 4, #32 (December 2009) |
Time displaced was rescued by Nova within the fault. |
| Nick Fury |
Over the Edge: Omega one-shot (October 1995) |
Killed by the Punisher was manipulated by Spook. |
Fury/Agent 13 #1 (June 1998) |
Revealed that the dead Nick Fury was an Life Model Decoy. |
| Odin |
Thor vol. 3, #600 (February 2009) |
Killed by the Frost Giants. |
Thor vol. 3, #618 (December 2010) |
Reincarnated. |
| Psylocke (Elizabeth "Betsy" Braddock) |
X-Treme X-Men #2 (August 2001) |
Killed by Vargas. |
Uncanny X-Men #455 (April 2005) |
Returned her spirit where she had died. |
| Puck (Eugene Milton Judd) |
New Avengers #16 (April 2006) |
A time displaced version of the original, killed by the Collective. |
Alpha Flight vol. 4, #2 (July 2011) |
Escaped from Hell. |
| Punisher (Frank Castle) |
Dark Reign: The List - Punisher one-shot (October 2009) |
Dismembered and decapitated by Daken. |
The Punisher vol. 7, #11 (November 2009) |
Resurrected by Morbius and the League of Monsters as a patchwork. |
| Quasar (Wendell Elvis Vaughn) |
Annihilation: Nova vol. 4, #4 (July 2006) |
Killed by Annihilus. |
Nova vol. 4, #17 (November 2008) |
Restored to life in a Quantum Energy form by the scientists of Project Pegasus. |
| Ragnarok |
Thor #608 (March 2010) |
Destroyed by Thor. |
New Avengers vol. 2, #18 (November 2011) |
Retrieved by AIM. |
| Red King (Angmo-Asan) |
Incredible Hulk vol. 3, #102 (January 2007) |
Flown outside of savage Wildebots by Hulk. |
Skaar: Son Of Hulk #6 (February 2009) |
Revealed to have survived. |
| Shaman (Michael Twoyoungmen) |
New Avengers #16 (April 2006) |
Killed by the Collective. |
Chaos War: Alpha Flight one-shot (August 2010) |
Returned from the death realms by Amatsu-Mikaboshi's corruption. |
| Sharon Carter |
Captain America vol. 1, #237 (September 1979) |
Sacrificed herself by detonating the National Force. |
Captain America vol. 1, #445 (November 1995) |
Revealed to have faked her death. |
| Stepford Cuckoos (Sophie Cuckoo) |
New X-Men #137 (April 2003) |
Died result of drug by Kick. |
Chaos War: X-Men #1 (November 2010) |
Returned from the death realms by Amatsu-Mikaboshi's corruption. |
| Swordsman (Jacques DuQuesne) |
Giant-Size Avengers #2 (November 1974) |
Killed with lethal energy bolt fired by Kang the Conqueror. |
Chaos War: Dead Avengers #1 (August 2010) |
Returned from the death realms by Amatsu-Mikaboshi's corruption. |
| Thanos |
Annihilation #4 (November 2006) |
Heart torn out by Drax the Destroyer. |
Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2, #24 (March 2010) |
Resurrected in the cocoon by the Universal Church of Truth. |
| Thing (Benjamin Jacob Grimm) |
Fantastic Four #508 (December 2003) |
Shot by Nick Fury, after he had been possessed by Doctor Doom. |
Fantastic Four #511 (March 2004) |
Returned to life by the One-Above-All. |
| Thunderbird (John Proudstar) |
Uncanny X-Men #95 (October 1975) |
Killed in an airplane explosion. |
Chaos War: X-Men #1 (November 2010) |
Returned from the death realms by Amatsu-Mikaboshi's corruption. |
| Thunderbolt Ross (Thaddeus E. Ross) |
Incredible Hulk #330 (April 1987) |
After temporarily regaining control of Zzzax and sacrificed himself combined energy to killing the mutant of Nevermind. |
Incredible Hulk #464 (May 1998) |
Resurrected by the agents of the alien, Troyjan. |
| Turner D. Century (Clifford F. Michaels) |
Captain America #319 (July 1986) |
Assassinated by Scourge of the Underworld. |
The Punisher vol. 7, #5 (May 2009) |
Resurrected by the Hood using the powers of Dormammu. |
| Vindicator (Heather MacNeil Hudson) |
New Avengers #16 (April 2006) |
Killed by the Collective. |
Chaos War: Alpha Flight one-shot (August 2010) |
Returned from the death realms by Amatsu-Mikaboshi's corruption. |
| Vision |
The Avengers #500 (September 2004) |
Destroyed by She-Hulk in order to stop Ultron that had taken control of him. |
The Avengers vol. 4, #19 (November 2011) |
Retrieved by Iron Man. |
| Wonder Man (Simon Williams) |
Force Works #1 (July 1994) |
Incinerated in battle of the Kree. |
Avengers vol. 3, #2 (March 1998) |
Resurrected by Scarlet Witch. |
| Yellowjacket (Rita DeMara) |
Avengers: The Crossing #1 (September 1995) |
Killed by Iron Man, after she had been under control by Kang the Conqueror. |
Chaos War: Dead Avengers #1 (August 2010) |
Returned from the death realms by Amatsu-Mikaboshi's corruption. |
| Zeus |
Ares #3 (May 2006) |
Killed by Amatsu-Mikaboshi. |
The Incredible Hercules #131 (September 2009) |
Reborn as a child after drinking from the River Lethe. |
