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== Comic Books ==

* For decades, the unbreakable rule in comics has been that only three characters ever stay dead - [[Captain America|Bucky,]] [[Batman|Jason Todd]] and [[Spider-Man|Uncle Ben.]] It must be noted that within the last five years, both Bucky and Jason Todd have returned from the dead.

* For decades, the unbreakable rule in comics has been that only three characters ever stay dead - [[Captain America (comics)|Bucky,]] [[Batman|Jason Todd]] and [[Spider-Man|Uncle Ben.]] It must be noted that within the last five years, both Bucky and Jason Todd have returned from the dead.

* ''[[PS238]]'' followed this trope, until it brought a Mostly Dead character back to life.

** Canonically, the extremely rare ability to restore the dead marks someone as a "Messiah" class healer, which causes all kinds of ethical problems.

* Supposedly this is now true for the [[DC Universe]] following the events of [[Blackest Night]], [[Comic Book Death|We'll see how long that lasts.]]

** It did not.

* At least in principle, in ''[[Elf Quest]]'', death is permanent. Sort of. Elves can still make contact with their dead through the Palace and endless flashbacks.

* This is what [[Chris Claremont]] intends for his book ''[[X-Men Forever]]''.

* When [[Joe Quesada]] took over as Editor-in-Chief of [[Marvel Comics]], he instituted a "Dead means dead" policy. It didn't last very long because, by his own admission, it was like closing the gate after all the horses have already escaped.