10 Superhero Resurrections That Actually Worked

1. Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier

Before Ed Brubaker took over the reigns of Captain America in 2005, Bucky Barnes was thought of as being nothing more than Cap's sidekick during his World War II years, and a victim of the conflict himself.

Previously thought to have died in a plane crash near the war's end, Barnes had actually been located by a Soviet submarine and, upon his arrival at Moscow, was subsequently conditioned and trained to become one of the world's deadliest assassins. Periodically released from cryogenic sleep throughout history, Bucky would influence the events of the Marvel Universe decades before his path would cross with Cap again. Once they met, however, things were really kicked up a notch, leading the character down a path that would eventually see them take on the mantle of Captain America himself, and even become a leading Avenger.

Brubaker's resurrection of Barnes remains one of the key highlights of his run on Cap, and indeed, that of the modern age of the medium. It's also - in no small way - the most influential resurrection to have taken place thus far, with the Marvel Cinematic Universe having taken heavy inspiration from Brubaker's narrative in their construction of Bucky Barnes' big screen persona.

Bucky's return may not be the most high profile resurrection in the medium, but it's undoubtedly its best.

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