10 Comics Heroes Who Lost Themselves (But Saved The Universe)

10. Captain Marvel - The End

Carol Danvers may not be as highly regarded as some of her fellow Avengers, but she has done a great deal within the team and on her own to solidify her status as one of Marvel's most prolific heroes.

And as any good comic book hero worth their salt, Danvers is willing to put her life on the line for the greater good, as was seen in the recent Captain Marvel: The End storyline.

It is a collection of alternate universe issues that offer possible endings for various Marvel heroes and in this tale, a guilt-ridden Carol is summoned back to a desolate and frozen Earth by her former teammates' children to help defeat a radioactive monster that threatens the surviving humans. The elder hero and the newbies swiftly defeat the monster but then quickly learn that the sun is dying.

Captain Marvel is the only one who can reignite it and does so successfully but dies in the process. Before this happens, she finds peace in saving the world and forgiving herself for not being around when she was needed the most.