10 Most Ridiculous Ways Superheroes Have Come Back From The Dead

After Darkseid nearly destroyed Earth during Final Crisis, Batman broke his vow never to use a gun and shot the Lord of Apokalips with a bullet designed to kill him. However, before he died, Darkseid hit Batman with his Omega Beams. When Superman arrived on the scene, he found the Dark Knight's charred corpse.

Of course, if there's one thing you should have learned from reading this list, it's that undeniable proof of death doesn't mean squat. Bruce survived thanks to a double-whammy of bad storytelling tropes, clones and unexplained new powers.

Darkseid created an army of Batman clones before he died and it was one of those copies that Superman found. Meanwhile, the real deal had been sent back in time by the Omega Beams (something which Darkseid conveniently never mentioned they could do).

Batman then spent the series Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne, jumping forward through time. It was a fun series that saw Bruce fighting crime as a caveman, pirate and cowboy but was hindered by the ridiculous idea that it was all part of Darkseid's plan.

Apparently, Bruce was building up "Omega Energy" in his body that would destroy reality when he got back to the present. The Justice League stopped it it with equally made-up science though and Bruce went back to being Gotham's No.1 Scowlyman.