11 Justice League Fates Worse Than Death
10. Having To Give Up Your Mother - Flashpoint
Flashpoint is an arc that somewhat split opinion amongst comic book readers. While the event itself was a monumental one to watch unfold, the fallout of Flashpoint led to the oft-ridiculed New 52.
This 2011 crossover event showcased a vastly different DC Comics landscape, with Barry Allen's time-travelling shenanigans having caused a major shift amongst some of DC's major players.
Here, we had Wonder Woman and Aquaman embroiled in a bloody, brutal war, Green Arrow as an arms dealer, Superman held captive as a government science project, Cyborg as the go-to hero of the day, and Thomas Wayne as a clinical, vicious, hard-drinking Batman - with Bruce Wayne having died that night in Crime Alley.
The reason for all of this was due to Barry Allen having travelled back in time to stop his mother Nora's murder at the hands of Zoom. But while Barry successfully saved his mother, that caused an altered timeline that culminated in an all-our war that cost millions of lives.
Having got to share time with Nora, the Sultan of Speed is forced to give up his resurrected mother by the close of Flashpoint, travelling back in time to stop himself from preventing Nora's death.
After years of mourning his mother, Barry had to let her slip away once more.