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1. Barry Allen
(The Flash, DC Comics)
I love Barry Allen. I REALLY love Barry Allen. But in the end, I love Wally West more.
His stories are better; he's a more dynamic character. He's just better all around. And he had fully claimed his place as THE Flash. But nostalgia reigned supreme, so Barry was running around again. To make it even more frustrating, Barry had the definitive comic book death. In the ultimate act of heroism, he gave his life to save the multiverse. And Wally stepped up and took his place as the new Flash. He joined the Justice League, kept his place with the Titans, and formed a generational bridge within the DC Universe.
He was a unique character in a way that Barry couldn't be. Superman and Batman weren't the ideal symbols of a Legacy-themed DC Universe, but Wally was. Barry's return really didn't add anything. I've loved having nine years of Flash comics, but there was nothing about those stories that needed Barry to be the Flash.
And there you have it; my picks for the ten characters who should have stayed dead. Whose reverse-funeral would YOU refuse to attend?
