History TearJerker / MarvelComics

** There's a simple shot of Peter noticing Captain American looking up at the burning rubble of the Twin Towers and while Peter monologues how he discusses only seeing a tragedy like this, but can't imagine seeing it ''twice'', while observing Cap ''treble'', arguably from trauma of having witness tragedies during WWII.

* There are many Tear Jerker moments in ''ComicBook/{{Runaways}}'' but [[spoiler:Gert]]'s death takes the prize.
** What makes it worse is it is the [[spoiler: second time Gert has died in Chase's arms]].

** [[spoiler: She shows up again in the sequel by sneaking into Sheldon's hospital room.]]

** Issue 1: [[spoiler:The Surfer discovers that he is dying, with Reed Richards breaking the news to him.]]
** Issue 2: [[spoiler:Spider-Man, the last person he encounters before beginning his journey home to Zenn-La, convinces the Surfer to unleash the Power Cosmic long enough to give the world a glimpse of the same freedom and peace he's experienced thanks to the same power.]]
--->[[spoiler:The only thing he ever wanted was to bring peace to the world. And for five minutes, he did just that.]]
** Issue 3: [[spoiler:On his trip back to his homeworld, the Surfer becomes stuck in the middle of an interplanetary war that had been waged for generations, with both sides' leaders now simply perpetuating the battle for their own gain. Norrin disables the ability of the two sides' fleets to make war, then shows both sides the truth of their situation. His intervention results in the end of the war and a peace between both worlds.]]
--->[[spoiler:"If sacred places are spared the ravages of war, then make all places sacred. And if the holy people are to be kept harmless from war, then make all peoples holy."]]
** Issue 4: [[spoiler:Norrid Radd returns to Zenn-La to face his fate, and Galactus - who returns to offer the Surfer a chance to live, which Norrin rejects - tells him that no harm will ever come to Zenn-La, respecting the final wish of "the most honorable being I have ever known". After the Surfer passes away and the planet has mourned his loss, Galactus sends his remains into deep space and creates a new star using his power, one which would remind Zenn-La "not so much of his sacrifices, not so much for what he lost, as what he gave."]]

* ComicBook/ThePunisherMAX series has more than a few emotionally hard-hitting moments, such as the final couple of panels of "The Slavers" in which [[spoiler: we learn that, despite Frank killing the titular slavers and Viorica being able to assume the closest thing to a decent living in New York, the scars from her mistreatment and the killing of her baby will never fade away.]] Also, the end of the fifth issue of "The Man of Stone" arc, where [[spoiler: O'Brien dies in Frank's arms, asking only that he kill Rawlins for her, and to stay with her so she wouldn't [[DyingAlone die alone]].]]

* In the last issue of the mini-series ''ComicBook/TheThanosImperative'' [[spoiler: we have Mistress Death walk silently away from a distraught Thanos, who has just destroyed a whole universe to please her and prove to her that he loves her. As she walks away, a human-faced Death sheds a tear, as she knows that he will forever be kept alive and never be hers to love.]] Something about Gods and such never being able to love is especially sad.

* One issue of ''[[ComicBook/ThePunisher Punisher War Journal]]'' double whammies, especially with the last pages if you hadn't heard of what happened. The entire story isn't about Frank Castle, but about a normal joe named Ian, whose apparently a member of the NYPD. A supervillain ends up causing a ruckus and Ian holds him at gunpoint, ready to take him down. However, as the story progresses, you come to find out why he became a cop and why he was here now: [[spoiler:he became a cop following the 9/11 attacks, but he wasn't a full cop, just an auxillary one. However, everything fell apart when his family had been killed in [[ComicBook/CivilWar the Stamford incident]] and was let go.]] He put on the uniform and patrolled New York City [[spoiler:not out of duty, but because it was all he could do to keep himself sane.]] When the Punisher shows up, giving the cops the opportunity to take down the villain, Castle goes to walk away, only to look up and see [[spoiler:the death of Captain America.]] Just his stunned reaction to it - ''No. Not him.'' "No..." - is enough to see that the man has some great HiddenDepths and even he can be shaken by something like that.

** [[spoiler:Mariko's death]] and Morph asking the Timebroker [[spoiler:to let him stay on the team even when he's allowed to go back to his original reality, which we've seen is pretty nice]].

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* Marvel Comics lost two of their major creators in 2018, Creator/SteveDitko and Creator/StanLee.

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** "He's gone."

* ''The Death of Captain Marvel''. [[ComicBook/CaptainMarVell Mar-Vell]] telling his lover, Elysius, that's he's dying without dialogue. When the Skrull general salutes Mar-Vell as an honorable enemy, even while his own people, the Kree, reject him. And finally, when Thanos comes to reconcile him to death. "He's gone."

* ''The Death of Captain Marvel''. [[ComicBook/CaptainMarVell Mar-Vell]] telling his lover, Elysius, that's he's dying without dialogue. When the Skrull general salutes Mar-Vell as an honorable enemy, even while his own people, the Kree, reject him. And finally, when Thanos comes to reconcile him to death.

* In an issue of TheUltimates, there is a wall of photos of everyone that died in the Hulk's rampage. In itself, it's a really sad moment but seeing a child's drawing of a policeman with the child's handwriting on it with the words "We miss you Daddy" clinches it.

* ''Daredevil'' arc "Return of the King" has the murder of Wilson "The Kingpin" Fisk's adopted family by Lady Bullseye. Kingpin's realization that no matter how far away he might run, his life will always find a way to drag him down is heartbreaking.

* ComicBook/IronMan is not exactly thick with these moments, but there is one that always gets me: In #22 of the first volume, Janice Cord, Tony Stark's love interest of several years, gets dragged into a three-way battle between Iron Man, Crimson Dynamo and Titanium Man. As she dies her fading last words are ''"You called me 'darling'... strange... it sounded so much... like the way Tony says it to me..."''. She never even knew. And the superhero business was definitely not her world. She was practically the definition of an innocent bystander.

* ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'' #587, The Last Stand of Johnny Storm. the Human Torch, Ben Grimm, and the Future Foundation go through a portal to the Negative Zone to try to stop the Annihilation Wave. Johnny's niece, Val, knows that the only way to close the portal is for one person to stay behind and close it manually. Ben, who has taken a formula that makes him human for a week, volunteers to stay behind. However, Johnny pushes Ben through the portal back to Earth, sacrificing himself. The part that really makes it is Johnny's pure defiance and bravado until the very end.
---> '''Human Torch''': A billion to one... you think I'm afraid of that? YOU THINK I'M AFRAID OF THAT? FLAME ON!
** The aftermath is even worse, especially the reactions of Franklin and Valeria. They're just kids, but because of their powers and intellect they think they could have prevented Johnny's death. Franklin confesses to Spider-Man that he thinks he could have saved Johnny if he had a better handle on his RealityWarper powers. Spidey tells him he can relate, since he also failed to save ''his'' uncle. Valeria's way of dealing with it is both sad and disturbing. She writes up an agenda for the Future Foundation with Annihilus' assassination as a top priority. It's sad because she can't grieve like a normal little girl. It's terrifying because ''little girls should not be planning assassination attempts''.
** The worst of all though is how the ever loving blue eyed Thing mourns. He meets with Thor and Bruce Banner and the two try to show him a hologram of Johnny. Ben grows furious and attacks Thor. Thor is about to fight back when Banner stops him and transforms into the Hulk. The Hulk stands completely still as he lets Ben punch and attack him until The Thing tearfully collapses. For two characters defined by looking like monsters, this show of utmost humanity is absolutely gut wrenching.
* Then there's ''Fantastic Four'' #267. Sue's pregnant with her and Reed's second child, but radiation due to exposure to the Negative Zone is threatening both of their lives. Reed calls in the experts in radiation - Bruce Banner, Walter Langkowski (Sasquatch of ComicBook/AlphaFlight), and [[ComicBook/{{Morbius}} Michael Morbius]], but they're not enough. Langkowski suggests bringing in Otto Octavius, who's currently locked up and on meds, and when Reed goes to retrieve him, Otto is only too happy to once again be given a chance to help people instead of hurting them. Unfortunately, though, Reed just happens to drive the Fantasticar past an anti-Spidey billboard from the Daily Bugle, which sets Doc Ock off, and he jumps ship, forcing Reed to battle him. Reed eventually gets Octopus to settle down and agree to help again (though still in full Doc Ock persona), and they rush to the hospital, where Sue is saved, but... [[http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fZ37jdy-g4M/TJrEKbYBuWI/AAAAAAAABOU/lXzkKPRUuYQ/s1600/FF267_0017.jpg the final page, one panel enclosed in black, tells it all.]]

* This builds on {{Taskmaster}}'s miniseries in which his origin is revealed. He was just a normal SHIELD agent who underwent a procedure to be able to mimic the fighting styles of anyone. Unfortunately, this had the side effect of making him lose his memories over time. Even worse, his wife (likely Finesse's mother) continues to operate as Taskmaster's handler in the hopes of keeping him from doing anything too evil (and reporting information he gathers to SHIELD to help protect him). Because even if he can't remember her, she still loves him (and, when he regained his memory of her briefly, he still loved her). The real tearjerker: The reason Taskmaster is a villain is because, while he can't remember it, he still feels horrible guilt over forgetting his wife because one of her earliest memories is being abandoned by her parents. This, along with Taskmaster's role in Initiative and Agent X largely make him one of the biggest woobies in the Marvel Universe.