# Comic book Messiahs

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comic-book-messiahs/117410>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [July 4, 2002, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comic-book-messiahs/117410 "2002-07-04T20:53:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![El\_Elvis\_Rojo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@El\_Elvis\_Rojo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Elvis_Rojo)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2002, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comic-book-messiahs/117410/1 "2002-07-04T20:53:57Z")

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In a topic about the Joker, I got to wondering:

Which comic book character has died and been resurrected the most?

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**Author:** ![Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mockingbird)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2002, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comic-book-messiahs/117410/2 "2002-07-04T21:54:03Z")

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Hmmmn.

I would go for Jean Grey or perhaps Cyborg.

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**Author:** ![ResIpsaLoquitor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b3f665/32.png) [@ResIpsaLoquitor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ResIpsaLoquitor)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2002, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comic-book-messiahs/117410/3 "2002-07-04T21:57:11Z")

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Aunt May…she’s been hospitalized, what, 50 times?

Or as a technicality, you could throw in Resurrection Man.

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**Author:** ![Daoloth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/82dd89/32.png) [@Daoloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daoloth)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2002, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comic-book-messiahs/117410/4 "2002-07-04T22:22:05Z")

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I don’t know…FWIW, “Cassidy” from the “Preacher” series has died (or equivalent of) quite a fair bit.

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**Author:** ![MachV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@MachV](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MachV)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2002, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comic-book-messiahs/117410/5 "2002-07-04T22:25:33Z")

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Yeah, no one can top Resurrection Man.

Now, the Lizard has been “destroyed for good” more times than I can count.

Oh wait. Superman. Remember Gog? He went forward through time, killing Supes every single day for like a gazillion years. No wait, he went backwards. I think. Then again, Superman didn’t get resurrected. But he _was_ alive by the end of the story. My head hurts. I’ll just stick with RM.

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**Author:** ![blindboygrunt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@blindboygrunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blindboygrunt)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2002, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comic-book-messiahs/117410/6 "2002-07-05T00:58:36Z")

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Although he has never died Batman must be in the top 5. Since 1939 he has shot more than anybody else, had all his limbs broken, had his back broken and has has been knocked out so many times i’m amazed he doesn’t sound like a punchdrunk boxer.

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**Author:** ![photopat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e95f7d/32.png) [@photopat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/photopat)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2002, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comic-book-messiahs/117410/7 "2002-07-05T18:07:20Z")

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You mean, "Wobid, ged da bamobil an go afta Kill’ Croc. I needa lie dowd.