10 Worst Fakeout Endings In Comics

1993's Knightfall was fantastic in how it served up a fresh villain who was immediately made a major player, and for how it delivered the "KRAKT!" heard around the world.

That "KRAKT!" was the noise Batman's back made as it was broken at the hands (and knee) of the recently-debuted Bane. Not just did this put Bane on the map in a huge way, it also put the Caped Crusader out of commission. So much so, by Batman #500 we had a shiny new Dark Knight take centre-stage in the form of tormented soul Jean-Paul Valley.

Out was Bruce Wayne, in was JPV. This was billed as a full changing of the guard, with Valley a new, edgier Batman for a new, edgier generation. The only thing is, DC Comics always planned for Valley's time under the cape 'n' cowl to be temporary, and we were all duped into thinking this was a permanent arrangement.

Of course, you could also include Batman's Final Crisis 'death' as another painfully poor fakeout. There, we were led to believe that Bats had been killed after being struck by Darkseid's omega beams.

Readers were greeted by the heartbreaking image of Superman carrying the charred remains of the World's Greatest Detective, and it seemed that maybe Bats really was toast. That was until the BS twist of the omega beams sending Batman back in time, where Bruce would spend the next two years travelling through history to return to the present day.