We had "Batman: The Animated Series" and "Spider-Man" at our fingertips ... The beloved Professor X had succumbed to his injuries in his hospital bed and left his team of mutants to fend for ...

Sure, one would expect that he'd use his bulk to send a bunch of crooks to the hospital ... other series that present the character at an early stage in his career, like Frank Miller's Batman ...

There will be spoilers for "Batman: Resurrection" in this article ... He wakes up in the hospital and finds out, slowly, over ...