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Sincere comic book moments, of every variety. Feel free to suggest submissions!
In honour of his missing father, #Superman offers some of his enemies a fresh start, and #MajorDisaster actually accepts. From Action Comics V1 #783. Written by @thatjoekelly.bsky.social. Art by @brandonbadeaux.bsky.social.
When Wilbur Day #Stilt-Man decides to restore his rep by defeating #SpiderMan again he goes to upgrade his suit by stealing from Cordco. When the web-slinger intervenes, Wilbur soon faces a hard choice. From The Amazing #Spider-Man V1 #237. Written by #RogerStern and #BillMantlo. Art by #BobHall.
So why doesn't #Batman kill the #Joker? A few reasons. From Legends of the #DarkKnight V1 Annual #1. Written by #DennyO'Neil. First page drawn by #JamesBlackburn. Remaining pages by #JimAparo.
#Batman figures out who the latest serial killer is and stops them from murdering an autistic witness to their crime. But sometimes there is no happy ending. From #Batman: #Legends of the #DarkKnight V1 #99. Written by @pauljenkins.bsky.social. Art by @seanphillips.bsky.social.
The #PhantomStranger sends #Batman and #Robin into a world without heroes and he gives Batman a chance to save his parents. Does that mean there will be no Batman? No. It means he won't be born from grief, but gratitude. From #DetectiveComics V1 #500. Written by #AlanBrennert. Art by #DickGiordano.
"Bob was a good soldier." From #Hitman V1 #31. Written by #GarthEnnis. Art by @johnmccrea.bsky.social.
After #Mysterio tries to drive #MattMurdock #DareDevil insane with a scheme involving having #Bullseye kill #KarenPage and kidnapping a child, Matt is grieving and cynical about the work superheroes do. #PeterParker #SpiderMan eases his pain.
Recently rescued after being replaced by a #Skrull for years, #HankPym must deal with the memories of his late wife #JanetVanDyne #TheWasp while trying to prepare for her funeral. From The Mighty Avengers V1 #20. Written by @brianmbendis.bsky.social. Art by #LeeWeeks, #JimChueng and #CarloPagulayan.
Just to stab the knife a little deeper - years later #Jarvis has been attacked and lost an eye and is thinking over his time with the #Avengers. We learn that the #Swordsman had parents but without knowing his identity or their address Jarvis could never tell them about his death.
The beginning of #Punisher MAX. "And now every night I go out and make the world sane." From Punisher MAX V1 #1. Written by #GarthEnnis. Art by @lewislarosa.bsky.social.
When #BruceWayne #Batman discovers that his father #ThomasWayne saved the life of his own future murderer #JoeChill he struggles to control his hate and step in to save Chill's life. But he remembers what his parents taught him. "You didn't take them away, Chill. They're still here."
The public memorial of the silver age #Supergirl and the private farewell and burial with #Superman. From #Crisis on Infinite Earths V1 #7. Written by @xmmarv.bsky.social. Art by #GeorgePérez.
On a time travel mission with the #JLA, #GreenLantern #KyleRayner fears his mind is compromised and refuses to go, sure the #JusticeLeague will die. A sick but determined #Batman reminds him facing death is part of heroism: “Death is powerless against you if you leave a legacy of good behind."
Trapped in time and forced to fight his way to the present, #SpiderMan #PeterParker is ready to give up after deciding he causes more problems than he solves. #DoctorStrange reminds him of how fortunate his life really is and gives him the strength to keep going.
A repentant #BronzeTiger gives #CassandraCain #Batgirl some much needed information on her origins, but more importantly shows his intense respect for how far she has come. From Batgirl V1 #67. Written by #AndersenGabrych. Art by @alegarza.bsky.social. Inks by #JesseDelperdang.
"I know pain. Sometimes I share it. With someone like you." - #Batman. From Batman: Year One (Batman V1 #407). Written by #FrankMiller. Art by #DavidMazzucchelli.
#PeterParker and #MaryJane share their first kiss, to their own surprise. From The #Amazing #Spider-Man V1 #143. Written by @gerryconway.bsky.social. Art by #RossAndru. Inks by #FrankGiacoia and #DaveHunt. #SpiderMan #MaryJaneWatson
#Superman teaches some #Nazis a lesson, and makes it clear that embracing #diversity is part of being an #American. From Superman: The #ManOfSteel V1 #80. Written by #LouiseSimonson and #JonBogdanove, with art by Bogdanove. Inks by #DennisJanke.
When #SpiderMan and #SpiderMan2099 swap places in time, they’re forced to team up to fix it. The standout moment to me is cynical #MiguelO'Hara seeing the heroes of the past, long lost in his era, and being moved to genuine tears as they seemingly charge into battle.
#Heroism often happens in the dark. From #Amazing #Spider-Man V1 #579. Written by @markwaid.bsky.social. Art by #MarcosMartin. #SpiderMan #Shocker #JJonahJameson
I like that despite going through his own massive problem with the #Hulk in his premier issue, the first reaction of #BruceBanner to the #Gargoyle is to try and help him with his condition. It sets the tone for the kind of guy Banner really is despite the things he went through in his childhood.
Here’s #SpiderMan being awesome in #SecretWars. When he discovers the #XMen planning to leave and join #Magneto, he decides tattle on them and escapes, casually smacking around half the team, including #Wolverine, #Cyclops, #Nightcrawler and #Rogue. Only #Xavier using his powers stops him.
When a desperate #Ronin AKA #Hawkeye #ClintBarton suggests killing #NormanOsborn who has taken over #Shield, #PeterParker #SpiderMan makes it clear he would rather act heroic in the face of adversity. From #New #Avengers V1 #55. Written by @brianmbendis.bsky.social. Art by #StuartImmonen.
Members of the #Exiles, both heroic and villainous, are returned home to their own dimensions. Both alive and dead. #Blink decides to tell the #X-Men how #Mimic died. From Exiles V1 #84. Written by #TonyBedard. Art by #CaseyJones.
Turns out #Spiderman celebrating the birthday of #Wolverine became a tradition! From The Amazing #Spider-Man V6. Written by @zebwells.bsky.social. Art by #PaoloRivera.
When #Ezekiel captures #PeterParker #SpiderMan and reveals he used him as a scapegoat to pay for stealing Totemic powers, their souls partially swap. Seeing Peter’s selflessness, Ezekiel realizes his mistakes and goes back. Later #Miguel reminds us we always have the power to change the world.
After defeating her #Injustice counterpart, #WonderWoman explains how the other Diana betrayed her mission by enabling #Superman’s pain and rage instead of trying to save him, rejects casual murder as justice, and urges her #Amazon sisters to return to their true calling of love and compassion.
Tortured by the #WeaponX program, #Wolverine escapes into the wild. His first human contact with Heather and James Hudson of #AlphaFlight was beyond fortunate. I'm posting this scene from #XMen TAS because of the sheer sorrow, pain and confusion poor Logan expresses here at what was done to him.
The #Planetary team travels to #Gotham to catch a sick man who has the uncontrollable power to rotate small sections of reality through parallel universes. They discover a particular superhero who is present in a great deal of them - and whom has the perspective needed to solve the problem.