10 Comic Characters that STAYED DEAD.

[@johngaravaglia6126]

For a Spider-Man fan, you forgot about Jean DeWolf! She’s still dead in the comics.

[@MintHunterComics]

I got tripped up by her Ultimate comics counterpart! nice choice

[@user-th8px6np1v]

Yeah.

[@jesseduran7353]

Wait! Okay, I'm obviously waaaaayyyyy behind on reading any modern comics, but they killed Alfred!!?? Why wasn't this a bigger deal!! Now I'm sad....R.I.P.

[@MintHunterComics]

This was a HUGEEEEE DEAL 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@dannyandtessa]

RIP Alfred. 🥲

[@jesseduran7353]

@@MintHunterComics I think I'll always just be stuck in the Denny O'Neil era of Batman and will not acknowledge anything after 😁

[@niccoloproia3678]

​@@jesseduran7353 to be honest that's not even the first time Alfred died. Alfred was killed even back in 1964 smashed by a boulder saving Batman and Robin

[@jesseduran7353]

@@niccoloproia3678 LOL! You're right! 2 years "sleeping" in a fridge after being crushed by a boulder while on a motorcycle...makes sense to me! 😀

[@elguerilla81]

I can’t believe Alfred has been dead for 5 years now. I would’ve thought DC would’ve brought him back a year or two later.

[@chrisdymmel2934]

Technically Gwen Stacy is still dead. The original hasn’t come back.

[@johnnydropkicks]

I was looking for this comment. 👍

[@noahwarkentine1691]

She was brought back for like 10 minutes in a recent comic called judgement day. Peter was deemed pure so he got a chance to talk to her for a bit, same thing with aunt may and uncle Ben.

[@chrisdymmel2934]

@@noahwarkentine1691 Yeah I don’t really count that. Besides I don’t think that was 616 Gwen. I think it was a construct of the Celestial that was judging Peter.

[@neoknight3320]

I remember the joke in the 90's when I managed a comic book store ...At least Bucky is still dead! That didn't last long.

[@darylmodjeski698]

I am surprised you ddn't mention Thomas and Martha Wayne. Batman's parents.

[@Creepshow1977]

Oh, damn… ya…

[@alnu8355]

I think characters who are created solely for the purpose to die (so that our hero can be motivated) are exempt from the "death is cheap" rule in superhero comics. For example: Uncle Ben. Martha Wayne (Thomas is alive in other dimensions). Alexandra Dewitt.

[@kermitgotthesickkicks4265]

​@@alnu8355Exactly

[@RowletLover00760]

They’re alive in the flashpoint timeline

[@darylmodjeski698]

@@RowletLover00760 to me that is like Uncle Ben alive in the new Ultimate Marvel Universe.

[@astockimage6282]

I love how the panel you chose while talking about Abin and Sinestro being buddy buddy was Abin punching him in the face.

[@MintHunterComics]

As friends do! lololol

[@glennsimpson_aka_bobbysaccaro]

Just to make sure we don't miss the reference, for Hawk and Dove, Hawk was "war" and Dove was "peace". So him being "at peace" kinda has a double meaning.

[@thatonekid-gy2kt]

A character I'm actually hoping never truly dies is Marc Spector Moon Knight. He's the goat.

[@gregwait3553]

He’s died quite a bit but his Moon God keeps bringing him back.

[@ComicsGnome]

Mar-Vell was my favorite character for years. I'm still upset that Starlin killed him off. Not sure if I'd want him back though, after all this time. Great list!

[@andreworr4307]

Terry Sloan,original mr terrific

[@johnnyelizabethton]

Sloane, but yeah - - murdered by a hack writer.

[@BowlerBP]

Very rare when a super hero stays dead. Usually its the specific character (i.e. Hal Jordan but Kyle Rayner takes up the Green Lantern mantle) or a side human character (i.e. Karen, Alfred, etc...). As always great video!

[@thurstonfaulkner4]

The death of the Wayne's was as big a deal to Bruce as Uncle Ben to Peter. Agreed, makes too much of the characters persona to consider bringing them back. Appreciate the list

[@eraldojr1005]

There is also the og black canary Dinah Drake, who died of cancer also the many Tony Stark girlfriends

[@davidrenfrew111]

An interesting list, wasn't aware of so many dead characters..though not too many classic characters..as always enjoy the presentations & info.

[@TripleDAdventures]

What do you mean "See you in 2025"? There are 3 more months in 2024.

[@lordbritannic]

Alfred will come back as "The outsider"

[@bwarring21]

I remember when Nightcrawler died. Now he is "immortal". I still bet he will die again in my lifetime. New challenge James, characters who have died the most and came back. Grundy and Deadpool shouldn't count but I'm not making the list.

[@pcantu3]

Unrelated, but that King Shark is amazing.

[@MrChangmaster100]

Perma-death is so interesting in comics.

[@mattc4086]

I highly doubt that Alfred stays dead. Great video. See you back here I 20 years to review.

[@charliedogg7683]

Stan Lee used to insist that Uncle Ben Parker and Bucky Barnes would never be resurrected. Now, with Stan gone, it's one out of two. Bucky's return seems to have been generally approved of by readers (I haven't read any comic he's appeared in); and thankfully, Marvel still gets that bringing back Uncle Ben would undo Peter's whole raison d'etre for becoming Spider-Man. I hope it stays that way.

[@alnu8355]

@charliedogg7683 difference between Bucky (and arguably his DC counterpart: Jason Todd) and characters like Uncle Ben, Alexandra DeWitt, Thomas & Martha Wayne is that the latter characters specifically died for the development of their heroes. Still, Bucky and Todd stayed dead for quite a while.

[@charliedogg7683]

@@alnu8355 Good point.

[@princebloodgrave8097]

:/ But Bucky came back, while Stan Lee was still alive. In fact, he died about 10 to15-ish years after Bucky came back to life.

[@reprintranch]

Crackajack Jackson from Incredible Hulk 182 hasn't been re-animated, so far as I know. I was a rabid Marvel fan at the time this comic hit the stands, and I was so ticked off that Crackajack died in the same issue where he was introduced. He was very different from the typical Hulk supporting characters -- not a military or science person. Crackajack was basically an itinerant singer/dancer/musician, and he immediately became Hulk's friend -- when Hulk needed a friend! I thought Crackajack was way, waaaaay more interesting than the goofy yellow Canadian claw guy they brought in a coupla issues earlier. But no one else seemed to agree. That still bums me out.

[@DoughnutJunkie]

Alfred is really dead! I thought they were giving the green lantern/Hal Jordan comeback.

[@crossbronxcollectibles9127]

Great choices for videos lately, love learning new things!

[@noahdekoyer9675]

These are you best videos!! Keep it up

[@maartenbouw]

Ravage 2099 died in the last issue of his series, vowing revenge on Doom.

[@magnaz888]

I don't know if you should count Eric O'Grady. While the original guy is dead he lives on as a Life Model Decoy who goes by Black Ant.

[@derektitov6667]

Hmm. Alexandra Dewitt? I know some people view the "fridging" as lazy character development, but Kyle has never forgotten about her or let it go. It still drives him to be who he is. And aside from that version of her in the Circle of Fire (which I don't think was really her anyway if I recall correctly) I'm pretty sure she's stayed dead. Great list btw. I had forgotten about a few of those characters.

[@thequietrevolution3404]

The following are some characters just off the top of my head. They only return in flashbacks: (1) Junior Juniper - "Sgt. Fury & His Howling Commandos" (2) John Proudstar (Thunderbird) - "X-Men" (3) Thomas Wayne - "Batman" (4) Martha Wayne - "Batman" (5) Andrew Nolan (Ferro Lad) - "Legion of Superheroes" (6) Luornu Durgo (Triplicate Girl) - "Legion of Superheroes" (7) The Vindicators (all but ONE) - "Rick & Morty"

[@reprintranch]

I think there's a pretty strong argument to be made that Junior Juniper was based on Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. -- JFK's older brother, who died piloting an experimental aircraft back in the '40s. The really spooky thing? Junior Juniper died in Sgt. Fury issue 4, which was cover-dated November, 1963. That's the month JFK was assassinated.

[@Red-Devil884]

Thunderbird is alive. He was resurrected last year in the Krakoa era.

[@thequietrevolution3404]

@@reprintranch Wow! That is one eerie coincidence. Thanks for the info.

[@thequietrevolution3404]

@@Red-Devil884 Thanks for the info. Did not know that. The reason Clairmont and Cockrum killed him initially was because his powers were similar to Wolverine. Also, I checked Wikipedia and learned he was resurrected twice prior to the Krakoa era. That's just ridiculous.

[@Red-Devil884]

@@thequietrevolution3404 I remember him being resurrected or kinda in the event that happened in hell.

[@JoeReedy-xt3hc]

Great video. Thanks for working on it.

[@jhernandez3038]

Sweet green lantern in the background. I think it’d be interesting if uncle Ben was alive and aunt May died in Spider-man. I wonder how Peter’s character would evolve. Would uncle Ben figure out Peter’s Spider-Man quickly? Would Ben be sort of an Alfred to Peter? So many questions lol

[@T-RexSuplex1]

Havent read spiderman religiously but i thought the original Gwen was permadead

[@_Isaiah]

I was thinking the same thing. I know she came back as a clone in the 90s, but I'm not sure if there was another case where she was brought back

[@martymcfly1312]

I think he was thinking of the Spider-Gwen version which is a different universe.

[@_Isaiah]

@@martymcfly1312 I don't count different universes. If we did that, then they technically brought Uncle Ben back in the new Ultimate Universe

[@johnnydropkicks]

Al Gore Rhythm.

[@haavokguitarist]

That Black Goliath death hit me so hard. Civil War was my first major comics event, and I wasn’t ready for that.

[@danielps6328]

Marvel never brought back the real Gwen Stacy right? Maybe as a clone or from another dimension but not the real one.

[@kermitgotthesickkicks4265]

You aren't wrong it seems

[@cujohjosefumi1252]

She (and most of the dead spider man characters) were briefly resurrected during Clone Conspiracy

[@noahwarkentine1691]

Look up judgement day

[@kyleelmore7250]

Another character that is in the sane vain as uncle Ben, Superman’s parents Jor-El and Lara Lor-vel. They usually are always on Krypton when it explodes. However we do have an AI -version of Jor-el through the crystals in Superman’s fortress.

[@havok33777]

Great video!

[@casino_comics]

I'm amazed that they have left Alfred dead. I was in shock reading the issue.

[@chrismeder2376]

I doubt I'll be watching KZbin in 20 years as that will make me 76, but hopefully I will. It will be interesting to see if all of these remain dead.

[@davidallen4026]

Didn't know Thunderstrike was dead. Didn't know Karen Page died from Bullseye, I thought she had terminal aids or something. Bill Foster's death still stings. Mar-Vell died a second time for me when they made his character a female hologram in the movie. Is the death of the Dove a contradiction, I thought he retired in an 80's brave and the bold but could definitely be wrong.

[@ksmurray861]

Nice video minty

[@Dr-Guion]

Bringing characters back is one of the things that keeps super hero comics from evolving and growing as a medium. We should be at least on our second Spider-Man and our third Batman by now... You can always go back tell new stories with the originals but in continuity, they should all be deader than dead.

[@michaelfletcher4423]

The original Dr. Mid-nite, the Golden age Atom, the GA Sandman( although he temporarily came back as an undead guy) ,the original Helena Wayne( Huntress), the Golden age Robin, the Golden age Batman and Catwoman, the Golden age Superman and Lois Lane, Hector and Lyta Hall, Johhny Quick, crimson Avenger and Wing of the 7 Seven soldiers of Victory, Skyman( Sylvester Pemberton), heck, the list could go on and on…

[@capnyoda]

Can we make a video where we talk about the characters we wish stayed dead? I"ll go first: Any symbiote character.

[@alnu8355]

Paul obviously. But... Can I raise you a "Characters who should be purged because their pressence is just redundant?" Nearly every legacy character there currently is. I only make an exception to the GL Corps characters because their whole concept allows for that. Even then, there may be too many Earth Lanterns around. In fact, if there was a crisis I'd actually buy, it'd be a "Who does the bell toll for dear readers!? You decide!" Each issue would come with a code to scan that allowed for one vote. The story would'nt be vs. But written in such a way that only one of two prominantly featured characters survive. Jason Todd or Dick Grayson? Tim Drake or Daimien Wayne? Kyle Rayner or Simon Vaz? (I'd put Jessica Cruz there but we know she's too popular, still, maybe some of the other earth lanterns). Barry Allen or Wally West? (Vote for Wally to live! Barry was a better Flash in death, you know it's true, deal.) Wallace West or Bart Allen? Johnathan Kent or Conner Kent? Connor Hawk or Roy Harper? Donna Troy or Yara Flor or Nubia? Obviously this should come up with an editorial mandate that these characters will stay dead. And no, for the most part, the main legacy characters will not be up here because we know their deaths could never stick. If DC REALLY wanted to drive up sales, they could do this, and clean up their universe a bit without reseting the timeline. And yes, Marvel could (should) do this too. There are too many characters. I know a character is always someone's favorite but too much redundancy is not helping and why not make customers feel the're apart of the story? Someone has to go and comic sales are not that great. We don't need 200 varients of Robin-adjacent characters occupying the same space on the same Earth.

[@juanayon9713]

Also didn’t know Alfred was dead.

[@rorylumley4727]

unam the unseen died in 1985 and stayed dead. being part of the rom licensed comic may help with that.

[@simcity4111]

4:10 actually like, he comes back to life from that and is one of the main characters in the Robison starman run, dying on the end of the run in one of comic’s best deaths, then he became truly dead and didn’t come back. Also, jack started being Starman on that run and ended being Starman on that run, to never return, it’s very cool how they made him a complete story.

[@simcity4111]

Robison’s starman is an absolute recommend, one of the best comic runs I’ve ever read

[@camdenwade553]

I’m 90% sure Jean DeWolf has stayed dead

[@t-ravis6803]

Cool video concept 👍🔥

[@martinvillareal4409]

I’m surprised you didn’t mention Gwen Stacy. I know Marvel always resurrected every character after they killed them off, but I don’t see why they didn’t bring her back.

[@josiezondory7103]

Another Great Video!!

[@oldatarigamer]

The Batman Alfred banter is definately missed.

[@Scotty-Z70]

awe! Thunderstrike! I hear i'm going to be sad when i get to that issue. His son carried on his name in MC2

[@jaxstuff898]

Agree that resurrections are just lazy writing unless it's the plan all along (i.e. the death of Superman). Hard to take the big, sad funeral scenes when 80% of the attendees have been dead themselves at one time or another.

[@jasonradtke5273]

Kyle's girlfriend Alex in GL 54 and the 2 that Palmer's ex killed in identity crisis, I believe.

[@monkeybreath21]

Alfred was killed once before and brought back.

[@codywestmoreland3093]

I think all Spidey fans would be LIVID if they brought Uncle Ben back! But I agree with you on a lot of the list in that staying dead is the best bet for majority of the characters!

[@JoesephCastro-l6c]

Lt Jim Corrigan the Spectre? Kinda? The chemist in smgf that copied Superman's power that killed him. Who else? Damn memory lapse. Great info. Love your channel.

[@bronzevillecomics2581]

Aquababy

[@SequentialTreasures]

No love for Capt. Jean DeWolf or Capt. Stacey (Gwen's father) in the Spider-Man titles? Both of them died and have never returned.

[@FakeyFake]

First Miles is my grail. Fingers crossed. Love the content.

[@terjst3402]

9.8 of edge of spiderverse 2 would Be a sick addition to my collection

[@buraddorun3043]

I'm going by memory so I might be wrong, but Nova (Frankie Raye) is dead, and Darkhawk (Christopher Powell) died recently. The original X-23 (renamed Talon) died. The current Laura Kinney is a clone but...so are most of the other mutants thanks to Krakoa so, yeah. Is Death's Head dead? Or Death's Head II? I don't know.

[@BurningAzure]

#10, Doug Walker would probably be like "Oh no. The Butler is dead. Anyway...."

[@maninblackfledacrossthedesert]

Amazing video!! Are you done making content till 2025??

[@cnote729]

Another great episode....yea they ever bring Captain Marvel back with no cure for cancer I'll stop buying comicbooks. Some honorable mentions the original Xmen Mimic, Thunderbird, the original Hobgoblin, White Tiger, Alpha Flight's Vindicator. DC Ted Kord Blue Beetle hasn't came back has he?

[@mikewilson3581]

I wish Jack Monroe, Nomad would brought back. He was a favorite of mine. Also Torpedo ( Brock Jones). He was a great supporting character in Rom's old comic.

[@frankjuralewicz2687]

Anything is possible, especially with comic characters, never say never! At any time they deem it necessary to bring someone back, they will find a way to do it!

[@Red-Devil884]

Tomorrow Woman, Mimic from Exiles, Morph from Exiles (with the animated series you would think they would bring him back, but nope)

[@Spreedem]

dang, now I gotta read that Pennyworth death. Thx for the vid. "see you in 2025"? are you taking a YT break?

[@williamwatson4354]

Just a couple off the top of my head: Thunderbird (assuming he's still dead) and Junior Juniper (From Sgt Fury).

[@user-th8px6np1v]

Alfred was one of my favorites. I love comics, Im sad that they killed off Alfred.

[@32amymac]

i thought Gwen stayed dead thanks for the info i only read older books so i am not that caught up

[@Scott.B.Chapin]

The "greatest" Perma-dead characters: Jean Grey Ms. Marvel (Kamala - she stayed dead for two whole issues) Superman Elektra Batman (a few times) Professor X Barry Allen Hal Jordan Magneto I could go on..

[@CedRed]

A great trip down memory lane.

[@frankcastaldi2531]

It’s not often someone stays dead, especially with the multiverse crap. I still miss Alfred and was so sad when he died. But also glad he isn’t brought back.

[@matthewinman4376]

You should do a Characters Who Stayed Dead in the Valiant Universe. LOL. You'd be there all day. Now correct me if I am wrong. Gwen Stacy is dead, is she not? I mean yes, there is an Ultimate Gwen Stacy and there is Spider-Gwen, whom is from an alternate reality of the Spider-Verse if I am not mistaken, and then there was the infamous clone Gwen as well....But did she ever *really* come back? Because if you count the alternate universe Gwens, then you have to strike Ben from the list because I recall Ben Parker was the Spider of Marvel Universe 001. I don't see anything online about Gwen really coming back, but I could be wrong. I just find it hard to read any Spidey stories past the year 2000....so I am a little behind. :D

[@mrmxyzptlk-imp]

In an early issue of Sgt Fury And Howling Commandos Nick Fury had a British love interest named Pam starting in #4. In #17 Nick was going to propose to her but she was killed. I include her because she was not just a one issue character. Speaking of Sgt Fury Junior only appeared in the 1st 3 or 4 issues as a Howler before being killed off.

[@ProfessorEchoMedia]

Great research though not a fun subject. When I was a kid in the 60’s I was haunted by Bucky’s death. Same for Sgt. Fury’s girlfriend. These are things that haunt kids and don’t forget that was back in the day where dead characters were not revived.

[@melikakh.5222]

I was waiting for you to mention Lilandra Neramani too. She has been dead for about 10 years now

[@MintHunterComics]

Good choice

[@codyrogers-hx7fu]

Batman's parents bro!

[@DarthGojiraComics]

gavyn Starman from DC died during crisis, they never brought him back. Was basically DC Captain Marvel

[@LXA2008]

“He’s super dead” 😂

[@alexjespersen1128]

They brought uncle Ben back for the current Ultimate universe Spider-Man.

[@TheDukeofMadness]

I haven't been to one of these for quite a while. I'm still a member thankfully. Autopaying is king.

[@benthomason1926]

I’m guessing that the new Ultimate Spider-Man’s version of Uncle Ben doesn’t count? I get he’s technically a version from a different universe but if he doesn’t count then why does Gwen Stacy?

[@davidalanfrederick1]

I wouldn't mind if they brought back Captain Marvel

[@mwc1707]

I'm not reading comics lately so these might be wrong now but the Original Atom is dead. As well as his JSA teammate Sandman. Also OG Dr. Midnight and the second Dr. Midnight. The Second Wildcat (or is she just paralyzed?) OG Dr. Fate and his wife (Also Dr. Fate), Johnny Thunder, Johnny Quick, and that's all I can think off at this moment.

[@AlwaysStayGeeky]

Wasnt zatara, the question now? Nope he’s Dr Fate.

[@sskywarpe]

GL fidge GF. James, Brian, and other Union Jack Falsworths (along with Baron Bloods). Baron Zemo I. Ton of X-Statics. Tyler Dayspring and the Dark Riders? 😂👌

[@jamesvillegas3553]

How about Rorschach?

[@niccoloproia3678]

Just to know but isn't the original Gwen Stacy still dead? Yeah they brought her back with clones or with multiversal variants but the original one shouldn't be alive if i remember correctly.

[@lotsalube]

I thought Karen page died of an overdose after she sold daredevil's secret identity 🤔 what about the phoenix force as Jean grey. Thunderstruck was partially resurrected in the perez avengers series.

[@gregwait3553]

Isn’t Ted Cord the Blue Beatle still dead by Maxwell Lord.😮

[@abiodunsulaiman2297]

No

[@Snikt_Itch]

At least they brought back the best there is!

[@GamalShealey]

😊James of Mentor Comics is doing a good job🎉and also I pray he continues to collect and review more comic book and graphithat's goodJames you tell me keep me in mind for any more back as you,

[@paperknigth2263]

I really don't think *Abin Sur* counts. Because is a character that was created with the mere porpouse of die, and is directly linked to the origin of a far more important character. It feels barely as a character to me. Is more of a narrative vehicle. Later they retroactibly made it more prominent, but originally was just the excuse to give the ring to Hal.

[@pulsarstargrave256]

Retcons were bad enough but the return of Jean Grey convinced me lazy editorial will always pull the rebirth trigger and that killed Marvel/DC for me. Even if DC created a new Vertigo- like sub label, they would have to assure readers no mainstream stunts would ever be used! Getting back to this video subject: I can only say.... Fat çhance on how long these last!

[@jeffstanley6013]

"See you in 2025"????? No content coming for Q4 of 2024??

[@charlessperling7031]

You're thinking of the David Knight Starman who died in 1994. Ted Knight died in *Starman* #72 in 2000.

[@MintHunterComics]

I did mean that, yes!