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What’s the Most Gratuitous Comic Book Death of All Time?

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This week, we found out about a completely gratuitous death for a major DC Comics character. Yup, as usual. No doubt it’ll be retconned, or there’ll be a bizarre resurrection. Superheroes tend to do that. But meanwhile, we’re wondering: What’s the most bonkers or pointless death in comics?

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https://gizmodo.com/the-15-dumbest-superhero-retcons-of-all-time-5405696

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https://gizmodo.com/10-reasons-not-to-bring-someone-back-from-the-dead-5916491

https://gizmodo.com/back-from-the-dead-eleven-scifi-resurrections-5209135

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