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* The biggest [[Post-Crisis]] change to [[Superman]] was the decision that "last son of Krypton" meant ''last'', as in no other Kryptonians ever, period. General Zod becomes a Russian, Kandor becomes an alien ghetto and thus devoid of actual Kryptonians, and [[Supergirl]] becomes... uh, [[Continuity Snarl|you'd better see that entry for yourself]]. They've lightened up on that in recent years, without returning to constantly tripping over one more Kryptonian a la pre-Crisis comics (or ''[[Smallville]]''), as various writers attempted to reclaim the concepts ''without'' hitting the [[Reset Button]] -- [[wikipedia:New Krypton|at least, so fa-.]]

** [[Superman: The Animated Series]] handled this by making Supergirl from a nearby planet (thus getting the same powers and suffering the same fate as Krypton). And Krypto is [[Mythology Gag|Bizarro's pet...thing.]]

* Done to the entire [[Justice Society of America]] in ''The Last Days of the Justice Society'', to get rid of the extra [[Flash]], extra [[Green Lantern]], extra Hawkman, etc. Naturally, they were brought back a few years later. And then most of them were killed off in ''Zero Hour'' [[C-List Fodder|just to crank up the drama]], leaving Wildcat, Jay Garrick (the original [[Flash]]), Ted Knight (the original [[Starman (~~Comic Book~~)|Starman]]), and Alan Scott (the original [[Green Lantern]]).

* Done to the entire [[Justice Society of America]] in ''The Last Days of the Justice Society'', to get rid of the extra [[Flash]], extra [[Green Lantern]], extra Hawkman, etc. Naturally, they were brought back a few years later. And then most of them were killed off in ''Zero Hour'' [[C-List Fodder|just to crank up the drama]], leaving Wildcat, Jay Garrick (the original [[Flash]]), Ted Knight (the original [[Starman (comics)|Starman]]), and Alan Scott (the original [[Green Lantern]]).

** Amazingly, the JSA was rebuilt by three of those four (with {{spoiler|Ted Knight retiring permanently and dying at the end of the [[Starman (~~Comic Book~~)|Starman]] series}}), using [[Legacy Character|legacies]] and the occasional resurrected character. Even then, some resurrected old-school JSA members, such as {{spoiler|the first Hourman, who came back during Black Reign}}, stay retired. The JSA has a ''lot'' of legacies.

** Amazingly, the JSA was rebuilt by three of those four (with {{spoiler|Ted Knight retiring permanently and dying at the end of the [[Starman (comics)|Starman]] series}}), using [[Legacy Character|legacies]] and the occasional resurrected character. Even then, some resurrected old-school JSA members, such as {{spoiler|the first Hourman, who came back during Black Reign}}, stay retired. The JSA has a ''lot'' of legacies.

* During ''[[Infinite Crisis]]'', Bart Allen absorbed the entire [[Meta Origin|Speed Force]] into himself, and became the only [[Flash]]-style super-speedster. The ensuing series lasted only 13 issues, and ended in favor of a ''Flash'' series by Mark Waid, the guy who pretty much built the previous "Flash Family", focusing on Wally West and his [[Spin Offspring|superpowered kids]].

* [[Marvel Comics]] did this to the [[X-Men (Comic Book)|X-Men]] with ''House of M''; millions of mutants all over the world were depowered, except for 198, supposedly chosen at random. Very few characters anyone cared about at all lost their powers, and those who did gained them back pretty quickly. Recently, a new mutant baby has been born, signaling the return of mutants to the wider [[Marvel Universe]].