Originally Posted by
Ulfhammer
That's not proof, just elegant supposition. As you said no one is "sure" about anything therefore no proofs will be forthcoming.
As for your list, writers don't always work on the same characters between books, and Wolverine and Cyclops are "existing" characters. Being alive or dead in current continuity doesn't prevent them from existing. To me the opposite of existing would be a new character, not a dead character. As for Charlie walking around in a borrowed superhero body... I'll pass. The most interesting thing about him was his idealogical stand and serving as a counter to Magneto and a mentor to the students back in the day. These roles are all adequately filled by existing x-men. I'm not sure what the draw would be at this point. Are there people clamoring to have him back, and like this?