Saddest Comic Moments?

[UnRested Spectre]

Hiyo!

 

2nd-place in Saddest Comic Moment, goes to...

 

(This issue contains the most saddest scene ever, involving Batman and a lovely lady on the cover!)

 

P.S.

The scene is so mind-blowing... you might lose your head reading it,

[Mutant Manatee]

I wish I had a scan of it to illustrate my point, but one of the saddest things I've ever read in a comic book was the "In Memoriam" editorial announcing the end of the EC new trend titles. It was printed on the inside front cover of the last issue in each new trend series. (Crime SuspenStories, Haunt of Fear, Shock SuspenStories, Tales from the Crypt, Vault of Horror)

 

Dr. Wertham and the anti-comics movement of the 1950's had taken it's toll on EC and forced them to cancel their horror and suspense comics. That editorial is a poignant reminder of what the comic book publishing climate was like at that time. One line from the editorial sticks with me:

 

"We capitulate, we give up, WE'VE HAD IT!"

 

Sad indeed.

[UnRested Spectre]

Hiyo!

 

3rd (and final) place in Saddest Comic Moment, goes to...

 

(Who can forget the sacrifice of Bat-zarro for Bizarro Superman?)

[buttock]

 

Well, that was helpful

 

Is it another dog / animal story you mean?

 

Just start with Battle, and go through War and you'll find it eventually.

 

I think it's "K-9" from War Adventures 4.

[Wrightson fan]

Fantastic Four 267, the death of Sue and Reed's baby. Try as he might....with all of his knowledge, Reed could not prevent the inevitable.

 

Astro City 1/2, the Hanged Man story. Still one of my all time favorites.

 

 

[Rodey]

Death of 355 in Y: The Last Man.

 

Or Kitty Pryde being stuck in that bullet thing in Astonishing X-men.

 

When Captain America became a Werewolf. That's sad.

[Scrooge]

 

Well, that was helpful

 

Is it another dog / animal story you mean?

 

Just start with Battle, and go through War and you'll find it eventually.

 

I think it's "K-9" from War Adventures 4.

 

That old thing? - I'll have to check it out.

 

 

Here I thought you meant that the Devil-Dog Dugan stories were emotional

[buttock]

 

Well, that was helpful

 

Is it another dog / animal story you mean?

 

Just start with Battle, and go through War and you'll find it eventually.

 

I think it's "K-9" from War Adventures 4.

 

That old thing? - I'll have to check it out.

 

 

Here I thought you meant that the Devil-Dog Dugan stories were emotional

 

I think it's that one, but in the back of my mind I hear a voice saying there's another dog story in a book somewhere. But I'm pretty sure it's K-9.

[comicalgems]

Death of 355 in Y: The Last Man.

 

Or Kitty Pryde being stuck in that bullet thing in Astonishing X-men.

 

When Captain America became a Werewolf. That's sad.

 

, I'm just now reading Y...

[jessebrook1]

Giant Sized Man-Thing issue No. 5.........The Death of Bessie (hellcow) over 300 years ago she was transformed into a vampire by Dracula, her undead life long dream was to take revenge on Dracula and she is killed by.......Howard the Duck.

[seank]

Zot! #32, when Ronnie sells all his X-men comics to buy Roses for Brandy.

 

I'd summarize, but everyone should have the complete Zot! TPB on their bookshelf anyway. Get reading!

[jools&jim]

 

No contest for me, published a day after Schulz's death...

 

[VintageComics]

No contest for me, published a day after Schulz's death...

 

 

That is touching.

 

 

[s-man]

No contest for me, published a day after Schulz's death...

 

 

[Ares]

No contest for me, published a day after Schulz's death...

 

 

That is touching.

 

 

I remember the day he died the Toronto Sun Newspaper published a whole page of tributes to him by other cartoonists.

 

I saved the page

[TupennyConan]

No contest for me, published a day after Schulz's death...

 

 

In my mind, Charlie Brown is the finest character ever created for the comics.

 

Thanks for this post Mike.

[dicjones]

This isn't the saddest ever but as far as moderns go, it is pretty heart wrenching...the entire run of irredeemable so far.

[mazman77]

Y The Last Man #60 when Yorick has to feed Ampersand the capsule and he dies in his arms. I may have shed a tear at that moment.

 

[UnboxingTreasures]

Y The Last Man #60 when Yorick has to feed Ampersand the capsule and he dies in his arms. I may have shed a tear at that moment.

 

 

The ending to that series made me cry a good cry as well.

[Marvelfangirl]

We3

 

I have to agree with you. We3 messed with me

I agree too.After reading it,I never wanted to read it again because it was that messed up.