Archived some of the history behind 1992's Death of Superman storyline (the-newsbox.com)
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Archived some of the history behind 1992's Death of Superman storyline (the-newsbox.com)
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[–] im_back 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
They messed around with well-known and loved characters and the fans reject it. Superman dies. Batgirl gets shot by the Joker and is paralyzed to become the Oracle. People (pre-90s) equated Marvel as the place with the superheroes with problems, and DC as the place where the good guys generally won. How does Superman's death show they won? How is a paralyzed Batgirl show they won.
I realize that Batgirl overcame her problems as the Oracle, but it's hard to overcome death. That's why both have come back in their traditional forms. This didn't work well.
[–] chuckqfinn [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
good point. DC good lucky in spite of themselves with Batgirl's "conversion" to Oracle.