For some reason, when you put “superhero” and “comics” and “monthly” together, death becomes a hilariously temporary condition. That’s because longevity in superhero comics—in every form of ongoing serial fiction, really—comes down to winning popularity contests. A popular character that dies, or a character involved in a particularly famous death scene, is coming back eventually. People will keep requesting it until some editor breaks down and dreams up a stunt, or some writer gets inspired. Admittedly, some fans of superhero comics really like this aspect of the genre, claiming it always gives later writers a way to undo “unjust” or stupid deaths written by earlier writers.
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