11 Justice League Fates Worse Than Death

11. Being Sent Back In Time - The Return Of Bruce Wayne

Released throughout 2008 and into January 2009, Grant Morrison and J. G. Jones' all-encompassing Final Crisis crossover event was billed as the the day evil won - and for Batman, that meant his pseudo death at this event's close.

In order to put a stop to Darkseid's plans of shaping Earth in his own image, the Dark Knight fires off a radion bullet into the Lord of Apokolips - seemingly at the cost of his own life, with Darkseid blasting Bats with his patented Omega Beams.

While readers were led to believe that Bruce Wayne had been killed off here, the reality was even more troubling for the World's Greatest Detective. Rather than his death, Bruce was instead transported back to the dawn of time.

There, the confused, bumbling Bats has to deal with cavemen, witches, pirates, cowboys and a whole host of other threats as he slowly makes his way through time up until the present day. In real time for readers, Bruce was trapped for two years, with Dick Grayson stepping up to take over the cape 'n' cowl in Wayne's absence.