nakamachi wrote:
Just a possible example, but anyway I remember thinking that when I learned of Quesada's no smoking policy back when Marla was still alive. But I think the idea with comic characters struggling with it is a good one. What if JJJ had to deal with throat cancer and over a long time eventually died in the comic. It might almost be worth losing a great character like that for a good long running cancer story. Since newspapers are dead and Parker would only be paparazzi now, JJJ as a character has almost outlived his irrational hatred of Spider-man anyway.

That is a good idea, but I think the problem is JJJ would never stay be allowed to stay dead and Marvel wouldn't want to undo a cancer death. But maybe I'm wrong. After all, it looks like Foggy Nelson is on his way out.