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Greatest Character Deaths in Comics

versedb 2 Issues Jun 6, 2026
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The monumental issues where iconic characters fell in battle, changing their universes forever. Some deaths that actually stuck, and some that really should have.

Issues

Doomsday!
#75

Doomsday!

Superman (1987)

Nov 17, 1992

1

Superman #75 "The Death of Superman" sold millions of copies when Doomsday killed the Man of Steel, becoming one of the most iconic single issues ever published.

A Death in the Family Chapter 5
#428

A Death in the Family Chapter 5

Batman (1940)

Nov 22, 1988

2

Batman #428 concluded "A Death in the Family" with Jason Todd's death after fans voted for his fate by phone — a genuinely tragic moment that reshaped the Batman mythos.

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