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At this point it has almost become mandatory for supers to first hang up their cape and
try to live a normal life before making their big return and fully embracing who they are
as superheroes.
Some from this list have come out of retirement for one last job and some have not.
Before we get started though leave us a comment down below with which superhero you think
needs to retire forever and while you ponder that lets jump right into the Top 10 Marvel
Superheroes Who Retired
#10 Steve Rogers A lot happened in Avengers End Game, but one
thing is for certain it fully lived up to its name.
This was indeed the end game for a lot of the MCU characters and Captain America in
particular decided it was time to pass off the shield.
The Russo Brothers have confirmed that when Steve went back in time and returned present
day as an older gentleman that was the indicator that Cap was retiring.
However it is the MCU and as in the comic books there are always different Captain Americas
from other universes out there fighting crime.
Although I wouldn't hold your breath on actor Chris Evans playing the role again, he said
hes retiring from it with the character.
Oh and for you comic book fans there was also Captain America issue number 175 where he
had such bad depression that he gave up being Captain America
#9 Fantastic Four Now I could have separated the members of
the Fantastic Four for each time they've retired, but you know what they are a team so lets
keep em together.
) In issue number 276 in 1961 the Richards take a bit of a break from the team to raise
their son Franklin.
Although they don't last long in suburbia, people start accusing them of witchcraft and
even ask if they're bothered by having the same name as the heroes from the Fantastic
Four.
Ben Grimm has also retired from the team before several times and it typically happens whenever
he is restored to his human form.
Which I mean, makes sense that he'd want to take advantage of that.
#8 Cyclops Scott Summers has retired a number of times
in comic book history.
One of the first came in the Uncanny X-Men number 138 where he decided to leave after
the Dark Phoenix catastrophe.
He was even on the cover of the comic book with a bag thrown over his shoulder as he
left the X-Men behind him He wouldn't stay away for long, just enough time for him to
mourn the loss of Jean Grey.
That was a retirement on his terms but I would be remiss if I didn't mention the time that
he was forced into retirement.
When they needed a new leader in Uncanny X-Men number 201 he fought valiantly against Storm
to claim the title.
However when he lost that duel he also lost all confidence in himself as a hero
#7 Jessica Drew Jessica Drews story of retirement is actually
quite similar to that of Ben Grimm.
When Jessica lost her powers she took that as a sign to enjoy some time off from fighting
crime.
It makes sense though when you look at what she had to go through at the start of her
career as a hero.
Placed into a hibernation chamber as a teenager and injected with a special spider-derived
serum, Jessica Drew took back the power in her life by becoming Spider-Woman.
While she may have retired on her own after losing her powers she has been forced in the
past to retire as well.
At the end of Spider-Woman number 50 in 1978 Drew was attempting to escape from prison
when a mysterious gas nearly left her for dead.
Following that we didn't see or hear from Spider-Woman until Avengers issue number 240.
#6 Shang-Chi While its exciting to find out that the MCU
will be debuting Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings - back in 1974 his future
did not look so bright.
For many years Shang-Chi had fought with his evil father, but after nearly a decade of
this when he finally won the battle he suddenly had no purpose or direction.
In the final issue number 125 of Master of Kung Fu, Shang-Chi decided it was time to
hang up his superhero persona and retire.
He would then attempt to live a normal quiet life as a fisherman (show photo https://bit.ly/368sWMy)
However you cant keep this hero down for long, he came out of retirement once offered a very
prominent role as a member of the Secret Avengers and even the main Avengers team.
#5 Daredevil Matt Murdock has had a long career as Daredevil
and in the most recent 2019 issue number 5 it all started to weigh on him.
After busting a drug operation, Matt ends up killing a man and just cant stop thinking
about it.
It affects him mentally, physically and emotionally and even with a great support group of other
heroes around him he just cant justify being a murderer.
After going to confess his sins at Church he returns home to find Spider-Man waiting
for him.
Parker confronts Daredevil and tells him that not everyone is suited for this line of work.
He also outright tells Murdock that hes done and that if any of the heroes see him out
they will stop him.
Ultimately Matt knew this day would come so he wholeheartedly agrees to retire
#4 Tony Stark (show photo https://bit.ly/34SMvbR)
The 1983 issue of Iron Man number 169 shows us a different side of the great Tony Stark.
It seems as though he just has no more motivation to be the hero anymore.
He begins falling into this very self-destructive state where literally as soon as he gets home
from a hard days work he pours himself a drink and plops himself in front of the tv.
All with this disheveled look on his face, a look that if he had a wife and kids would
prompt said wife to say - okay kids don't bother your dad he clearly had a bad day at
work By the next issue he had hung it up for good.
Titled an Iron Man youve never seen before, Tony decides to relinquish his armor to Rhodey
who had already been doing his job for him at that point
#3 Hank Pym Henrys fall from being a hero was a difficult
one to watch, it had similar element to what caused Iron Man and Daredevil to retire, but
in a much more dubious way.
Even as one of the founding members of the Avengers they just couldnt handle how erratic
his behavior had become.
Hank was hitting his wife, putting his good friends and teammates in danger and even faked
a threat.
His turning point came when he was working for Eggman in the Avengers number 229 published
in 1983 while Stark had plans of using a cerebral scanner to determine his innocence.
By the end of the issue Hank Pym had turned against the Masters of Evil and defeated them
all by himself.
Which was followed by him retiring all of his previous superhero identities and declaring
that he now realizes he isn't Ant-Man, he isn't Giant-Man, or Goliath, or yellow jacket,
hes Henry Pym
#2 Jamie Madrox
His superhero name is Multiple Man so as you can imagine this hero could just create a
copy of himself and lead a normal life, but for Jamie its easier said than done.
In X-Factor issue number 262 published in 2013 he had decided that enough was enough
and he needed to put this hero stuff behind him.
Especially after turning into a demon and needing to be saved by Theresa Cassidy.
He was asked to reform X-Factor but Jamie decided that it was best if he stayed retired
so that he could focus more on his family.
He had a new wife and a child on the way so together they decided that they were done
with the hero business
#1 Spider-Man The Amazing Spider-Man issue number 50 published
in 1967 was a classic spider-man no more story of him turning to retirement.
It also is a great copy to read that gives you a bit of insight into why exactly he told
Matt Murdock to quit.
In this spider-man tale all of the problems in Peter Parker's life begin to overwhelm
the superhero to the point where he just throws his suit into a trash can He struggles with
why he keeps putting himself in harms way.
Are his motives the conquest of crime or does he simply now have a thrill for battle and
triumph.
Paranoid that he has become a power hungry super he starts to believe all of the slander
that Jameson had been saying about him.
The idea that he was actually a menace to the city wrecked his sanity and prompted him
to retire as Spider-Man.
He would later return once he remembered that with great power comes great responsibility.
And that has been the Top 10 Marvel Superheroes Who Retired.
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