10 Even More Most Disgusting Comic Book Deaths

5. Alexandra DeWitt's Death Causes Gender Equality Push

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While the act of Alexandra DeWitt's death was disgusting in how it occurred, it thankfully led the initial charge for more gender equality in the comic books of the time.

At this point in 1994, bar a handful of exceptions, female characters often tended be utilised as background players in a male-orientated world. The majority of women back then were love interests and fleeting characters whose purpose was to serve as a plot point for the greater story of the males of the day.

It was an antiquated format that needed a major shake-up, and the first soft rumblings of that shake-up came shortly after Kyle Rayner became a Green Lantern. Returning home to his apartment one night, Rayner found his long-time girlfriend Alexandra's corpse stuffed in his refrigerator thanks to the no-good Major Force.

The brief glimpse at the distorted, disjointed limbs of DeWitt was more than enough to hammer home the message of what had happened to Kyle's beau - with this death meant to be the driving force behind Rayner's new life as an all-powerful hero, much like Uncle Ben's demise had influenced Peter Parker.

Of course, this wasn't 1962, and thus the death of a loved one being a mere plot point wasn't as widely accepted. More importantly, the death of yet another female comic character was now passed the point of parody - so much so, Alexandra DeWitt's murder led to the 'Women in Refrigerators' phrase being coined.

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