Is there a comic book superhero who has never been dead?

Bullgrit · Jun 13, 2015

Is there a major Marvel or DC superhero who hasn't ever been dead at some point?

By "major," I mean one whose name most comic book fans would at least have heard of.

And by "dead," I mean was accepted by the readers as having died, even if the writers brought them back and retconned the story.

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Has Batman ever been dead?

Bullgrit

Tonguez · Jun 13, 2015

I don't think Batman has died, Batman RIP made it look like he died but he actually got sent through time.

I don't think the Hulk has died either

Dannyalcatraz · Jun 13, 2015

Well, speaking only put to the point I got out of comics in 1996, I'd have to say most of them.

megamania · Jun 14, 2015

Nope. Death sells books and allows for reboots.

Maybe Valiant's Eternal Warrior

Umbran · Jun 15, 2015

Tony Stark *faked* his death once, but I don't recall if the readers knew it was a fake or not.

Legatus Legionis · Jun 17, 2015

Dannyalcatraz · Jun 17, 2015

I don't think Martian Manhunter has died in any mainstream story, so that makes most of the original JLA "Not Dead Yet."

Janx · Jun 18, 2015

maybe work the problem from both angles?

As wells as define dead? "He's dead jim!", "We commit his body to the stars", "nobody could survive that!"

Only 2 of those would qualify as the character dying. No body, not dead.

Jean Grey died and came back
Magneto died if I recall and came back
Captain America died, don't know if he came back.
Thunderbird is know as having the mutant power to stay dead.
The mid 80's X-Men all died in Dallas, but not really via the Siege Perilous
Bucky died and took a long time in comics to come back as the Winter Soldier
Wolverine keeps regenerating, so that doesn't count....

Jubilee didn't die, she just lost her powers.