Ah, yes - magic - gawdsdammit. The laziest laziest LAZIEST way of bringing people back from the dead that has ever been come up with. I mean, it's one thing to off a character with plans to bring him back in the near-future - hell, the Joker has made a career of doing just that - but after such a long time, and so much history - pfooey. Why not just say 'we changed our minds 'cause we thought it'd sell more comics,' and get it over with?