The Red Hood: The Untold Truth

For years, Jason Todd's death was set in stone. Even in the superhero genre, where characters return from death every other year, this death seemed as permanent as Spider-Man's Uncle Ben or Captain America's old partner Bucky. Well, as it turns out, Bucky would eventually come back as the Winter Soldier in 2005, and in 2002's Batman: Hush, it looked like Jason Todd had returned from the grave as well.

The arc was a bit of a Greatest Hits album of Batman's most memorable battles, showcasing a twisting plot that brought Batman up against Superman (temporarily mind-controlled by Poison Ivy), the Joker, and Ra's al Ghul. It all came to a head when then-Robin Tim Drake was kidnapped by Jason Todd, seemingly returned from the dead. As it turned out, it was actually Clayface mimicking the former Robin, acting under orders of the true mastermind, Hush. While Jason's return from the dead had been a ruse, the plot twist did convince one reader that it was time to bring the character back for real.