With comic book superheroes being more popular than ever, it’s hard to find someone out there that wouldn’t want to be one of the great Marvel or DC characters. They seem to have everything cut out for them and never really have to deal with problems they can’t somehow solve.
Some of those characters don’t quite fit the above description though. They’re dealt so many bad hands it’s hard to not feel bad for them. Let’s take a look at some of the unluckiest comic book characters that you can find.
Jason Todd
The second Robin has one of the most tragic stories in DC history. After getting blown up by the Joker and having the fans decide his fate, he was doomed to die. Then due to some comic book shenanigans they somehow did bring him back, but as the infamous Red Hood.
Peter Parker
Lost his parents when they were killed by Red Skull. Lost his uncle when he decided not to intervene in a crime in progress. Lost the first big love of his life when she was killed by the father of his best friend. Had to sacrifice his marriage to save his aunt’s life. Yeah, Peter’s had it pretty rough over the years.
Dr. Manhattan
While becoming a literal god might seem like an interesting prospect, it made Dr. Manhattan so detached from humanity that he had to enforce an exile upon himself and went to live on Mars. This was also because one of his closest allies convinced him that anyone that spent too much time around him would get cancer.
