10 Times DC Went Too Far

10. The Death Of Jason Todd - A Death In The Family

Despite its fame, this one sits at the bottom because DC is not the only one at fault here. Fans famously despised the post-crisis version of Jason Todd, so when A Death In The Family was announced, DC provided a call in poll about what fans felt should be done about Jason Todd. The voting was unanimous: kill em'.

And so DC proceeded to do exactly that, and the death pretty much overshadows everything else about the story. I mean, in this same story, Joker gets appointed in a position within the Iranian government. Remember that? Of course you don't, because just a few issues later he's taking a crowbar to Jason Todd until the kid is reduced to putty.

What makes the scene so utterly haunting is that you see every second of it. Each swing of that crowbar is given two panels, one to show the wind-up, the other to show the impact. And while you never see the actual damage, you really don't need to because of that.

It was the first time DC had killed someone in such a visceral fashion. But it was far from the last.