This article is about the deaths of characters in comic books. For the personification of death in comic books, see Death (comics).
Apparent death and subsequent return of a fictional character
Cover to Uncanny X-Men #136 (August 1980, art by John Byrne), the penultimate issue of "The Dark Phoenix Saga". Jean Grey would sacrifice herself in the following issue, but Marvel later had the story retconned to allow Jean to appear in the new X-Factor series.
In the comic book fan community, the apparent death and subsequent return of a long-running character is often called a comic book death. A comic book death is generally not taken seriously by readers and is rarely permanent or meaningful other than for story or thematic purposes. The term is usually not applied to characters who have the ability to return from the dead as an established power or ability, such as Solomon Grundy or Ra's al Ghul.
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Francisco ComicBook Company, 1969), Fantagor (Richard Corben, 1970), Insect Fear (Print Mint, 1970), Up From the Deep (Rip Off Press, 1971), Death Rattle...
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Death of the Endless is a fictional personification of death who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. She first appeared in The Sandman...
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