15 Comic Book Characters Who Should've Stayed Dead

Aunt May died once, but as alluded to in the Norman Osborn entry in this list, it was actually an actress so dedicated to her craft that she was willing to die just to play the role well. Amazing!

But the story that earns Aunt May a spot on this list is the time she should've died. Yes, it's time once again to pan "One More Day," the storyline where Spider-Man made a deal with the devil to rewrite history, giving up his wife and the child they'd never have in order to save the life of an old woman who had been old for so long, she was probably gonna die soon anyway.

Forgive the vitriol, but this is stupid on every level. Aunt May got shot because Spidey revealed his identity publicly during the Civil War arc. Why is it okay to leave Uncle Ben dead as a valuable teachable lesson, but not Aunt May? Life has consequences, it's literally one of the cornerstones of Spidey's origin story.

But no. Let's have a magic wish save her and wipe out Peter's maturity in one go, because Marvel brass didn't want him to be married anymore.

It's been over a decade, and this is still widely regarded as a sh*tshow.