And that pretty much stems back to the late '60s when writers at DC had Black Manta kill Arthur Curry Jr. (aka Aquababy). That, along with the death of Gwen Stacy, started the whole "superheroes must always be alone" thing. The whole idea that a superhero's loved ones always have targets on their backs. And it's another trope that needs breaking. I swear, unless people start breaking through some of these cliches, every superhero story is going to seem like the same old stuff moved around to different characters.