10 Biggest WTF Comic Book Moments From 2019
5. Alfred's Death - Batman #77
As the most consistently lovable member of the Batfamily since basically forever, Alfred Pennyworth - Batman's long-suffering butler - was considered pretty much invulnerable in terms of characters who could be permanently killed off.
Which made it a delightfully traumatic moment when Batman #77 came around, and fans were treated to the trauma of seeing Bane snap Alfred's neck like a twig, killing him instantly. Though many speculated that this couldn't possibly be the actual death of Alfred we were seeing, it would later be confirmed both inside and outside of the comic itself that DC had decided to go through with the charming old man's death, having seen just how powerful the audience's reaction to it had been.
With the plot covering Batman's genuine suffering over the man who was basically his adopted father, it seems less and less likely that our beloved butler will be coming back to us anytime soon, much to our collective despair.