Nastiest surprise moments in comics?

[AnthonyO'Brien]

Jody and TC sit down next to a stunned Jesse Custer

Miracleman comes on to Dickie Dauntless. His utopia revealed to be another "Neverland ranch'

others?

[Iron Maiden]

Wouldn't it have to be the comic that started the whole "Women in Refrigerators" trope in comics that was coined by Gail Simone, Green Lantern #54 vol 3?

[numberthirty]

Jody and TC sit down next to a stunned Jesse Custer

Miracleman comes on to Dickie Dauntless. His utopia revealed to be another "Neverland ranch'

others?

That one really even much of a "Surprise..." though?

At that point in the story, we've got the math on his grandmother's plan for him and the fact that he was a preacher when the title started.

Knowing all of that, there would really only be two possibilities(well, maybe three...)

- He went back willingly.
- Jody/TC found him the same way that they found his mother.
- Maybe... He had just never left?

All that said, it wasn't much of a surprise to me when I was reading it. Matter of fact, it felt like the most sensible way that it could have happened.

[AnthonyO'Brien]

Tombstone turns out to be Joe Robertson's cell mate

[K7P5V]

Hopefully this counts, but my choice would be the James Howlett revelation from...

Origin #2

[worstblogever]

When you let the heroes know, there ain't gonna be a happy ending this time, and a genocide has already taken place.

[DanMad1977]

The Ending of Thunderbolts 1.

And as already mentioned the origin of Wolverine.

[Riv86672]

That time Wolverine had to kill a kid because his mutant power was an uncontrollable death field.

[mathew101281]

Avengers 71# by Geoff Johns, if you were reading back then you know why

[Iron Maiden]

Avengers 71# by Geoff Johns, if you were reading back then you know why

That one was a pretty creepy...I certainly wasn't expecting the comic to start off with that scene Did Geoff Johns leave Marvel after that? Here's an interesting article about the comic : Avengers #71 Delayed, Returnable

It actually has a second questionable scene with spoilers:

Whirlwind beating up a prostitute dressed as the Wasp.

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[K7P5V]

Hopefully this counts, but my next choice would be...

"The Anatomy Lesson"

[AnthonyO'Brien]

EC horror comics were all about nasty surprises such as the beautiful girl with the disfigured siamese twin...

[babyblob]

For me it was the first time I read The Night Gwen Stacy Died. Amazing Spiderman 121 and 122. I did get to read them when they first came out due to you know not being born yet, So Wehn I read the back issues I was floored about the fact that a super heroes girl friend was killed.

[Scott Taylor]

When Spider-Man killed Charlie with one punch, that was shocking to me. Not because I blamed him for it but because it was done in the first place.

[K7P5V]

Hopefully this counts, but another favorite would be the 1st full appearance of...

Venom