MCU Characters Who Died In Comics And Came Back

How He Died: During the event Avengers DisassembledA massive Kree invasion threatened Earth. Hawkeye strapped on a Kree jetpack, flew into the battleship, and blew it up, sacrificing himself to change the outcome.

How He Came Back: When Scarlet Witch rewrote reality during the House of M event, she brought Hawkeye back from the dead. Hawkeye did not forgive her for causing his first death because her powers caused the Kree invasion. After Hawkeye angrily confronted Scarlet Witch, she erased him again. However, at the end of House of M, Hawkeye returned with the Marvel Universe back to normal.House of M During the House of M event, she brought Hawkeye back from the dead. Hawkeye did not forgive her for causing his initial death since her powers caused the Kree invasion. After Hawkeye angrily confronted Scarlet Witch, she erased him from existence again. At the end of House of M, Hawkeye came back with the Marvel Universe returning to normal.House of MWhen the Marvel Universe returned to normal after House of M, Hawkeye came back with it.

How She Died: Jane Foster was diagnosed with breast cancer shortly before gaining Thor's abilities. The time Jane acted as the Mighty Thor extended her lifespan, but this made her cancer worse when she became human. Mjolnir purged her of toxins, including chemotherapy, but left the cancer because it viewed it as part of her body. Jane understood this too late; the cancer had progressed too far, and she died.

How She Came Back: After Jane died, Thor brought her body to the Moon where Asgardians gathered. Thor used the God Tempest power, sealed in Mjolnir, to try and bring Jane back. Odin joined them; together, they resurrected her after accepting Jane as an Asgardian.

How He Died: During the event Other: Evolve or DieSpider-Man faced Morlun, a villain obsessed with killing Spider-Totems, people like Peter Parker who got spider powers. Morlun savagely beat Spider-Man, even pulling out an eye and eating it, but he was chased off before finishing. While Peter was in the hospital, Morlun returned and killed him.

How He Came Back: Other: Evolve or Die The Great Weaver revealed Spider-Man actually got powers from a strange entity. After his death, Peter had visions where the Great Weaver told him he must merge the human and spider parts to survive. When Peter agreed to take on his arachnid 'other,' he returned with stronger spider powers, making him a better hero.

How He Died: Loki enlisted the Dark Avengers and H.A.M.M.E.R. to help attack the city to return Asgard to its original spot in the Nine Realms. Loki's plan failed when the Sentry, now embracing the Void, decided to destroy all of Asgard. Realizing his error, Loki switched sides to aid the Avengers, sacrificing himself against the Void.

How He Came Back: Before his death, Loki tricked Hela into removing his name from her Book of Hel. This action ensured that if Loki died, he would simply be reborn since he could not reach the afterlife. Loki returns as a younger version of himself, having no memory of his past.

How He Died: Bucky Barnes never dies in the original run of Captain America comics. Instead, a retcon killed Bucky when Captain America returned in the 1960s. New comics explain Bucky died from an explosion caused by Baron Zemo while Bucky and Cap worked in World War II.

How He Came Back: Modern comic fans know Bucky Barnes' story, but his return mattered then. For a long time, comic fans joked that Bucky, Jason Todd, and Uncle Ben were the only characters who stayed dead.the only characters who stay deadin the Marvel Comics. Bucky broke from that group by revealing he was not dead. Instead, he was kidnapped and brainwashed into the assassin known as the Winter Soldier. Bucky returned in a 2005 comic, appearing only in occasional flashbacks since 1950.

How He Died: Marvel prepared for Stephen Strange's death by running an event called Death of Doctor Strange. In the book, Strange's enemy Kaecilius enters his Sanctum and kills him, removing his hands. A younger alternate version of Strange briefly revives him, but Death arrives, telling Strange his time to leave the living world has come.

How He Came Back: After Strange died, his wife Clea became Sorcerer Supreme. As Sorcerer Supreme, she fought a group of villainscalled the Blasphemy Cartel, who resurrect dead characters. This resurrection angered Death, who sent her hero, the Harvestman. The Harvestman turned out to be Stephen Strange. When he and Clea kissed, their bodies and souls merged into one being powerful enough to defeat the Cartel. Death gave Stephen his life back, separating him and Clea into their original bodies.

How He Died: When Greek gods return in Marvel Comics, they build a huge floating city named Olympus. They also immediately start a war.The Guardians of the Galaxystep in to stop them. Peter Quill, also known as Star-Lord, flies a black hole bomb into Olympus' center. Realizing he has little time left to defeat the gods, Quill sacrifices himself by detonating the bomb in the city to bring the villains down with him.

How He Came Back: Quill does not die in the black hole bomb. Instead, it sends him to an alternate reality, though the main Marvel universe believes he is dead. After over a hundred years, Quill finds a mystical gateway. This lets him travel back to his original reality and reunite with the Guardians.

How He Died: Namor died when he fought Suma-Ket, who tried to take over Atlantis (the comic book version of Talokan in the MCU). Suma-Ket impaled Namor with a huge sword, killing him from the injuries.

How He Came Back: Namor returns just a few panels later when the god Neptune arrives to restore him. Comic book standards make this strange. If Neptune was just around, why did he not stop Namor from dying initially, instead of just bringing him back? Namor likely holds a record for one of the shortest and least consequential comic book hero deaths.

How He Died: War Machine acted on intel from Ulysses, an Inhuman who could see the future. War Machine and a group of heroes ambushed Thanos upon his return to Earth. Thanos punched a hole through War Machine's armor and his body. This death started Marvel's Civil War IICivil War II splits heroes based on whether they support or oppose using Ulysses' predictions to stop future crimes and disasters.

How He Came Back: Marvel gave War Machine the same revival as Iron Man after Civil War II:Tony Stark uses his skill in rebuilding bodies and reattaching consciousness to fix War Machine's biological systems and bring back his former self.

How He Died: Tensions peak during Marvel's Civil War IIDuring Civil War II, a vision showed Bruce Banner turning into the Hulk and causing damage. Tony Stark and Carol Danvers speak with Banner. They learn Banner is experimenting with gamma radiation again. When Banner looks angry, Hawkeye shoots him in the head with a special arrow before he turns into the Hulk. This is not betrayal; Banner gave Hawkeye the special arrow, with instructions to kill him if he transformed again.

How He Came Back: Hulk first returns through a mysterious green door. A montage shows every time Hulk died and came back; each time he uses this door. The Immortal Hulk explains this in The Immortal HulkBanner gets energy from a cosmic being called The One Below All. This energy stops him from dying. The One Below All embodies rage and destruction, explaining Hulk's violent nature.

How She Died: For a long time in Spider-ManAunt May's frail health brings the possibility of her death near. After an emotional last day, she tells Peter she always knew he was Spider-Man and that she and Uncle Ben are proud of him. Then, the two go back home, and she dies in her bed.

How She Came Back: This emotional moment feels different later. Norman Osborn, the Green Goblin, hired an actress instead of Aunt May. He paid for facial surgery. He told her who Spider-Man was. He made the whole event. Peter learns this and rushes to save the real Aunt May from the Green Goblin.

How He Died: Marvel'sCivil War II showsIconic heroes clash over the ethics of arresting criminals before they commit a crime, using future-predicting Inhumans à la Minority Report. Iron Man fights Captain Marvel when she tries to arrest Miles Morales. She punches Iron Man hard, putting him in a coma. Later stories show he actually died from that injury.

How He Came Back: Tony Stark, the comic book version, avoids death. Before dying, Tony uploaded his mind into a computer. If he dies, his consciousness stays ready to design his own future. He then builds a new body using a machine like a 3D printer, but for people.