Thanks for the comments, I appreciate the input.
The ones who 'passed away' from age just died because it is 70 years later, but they aren't anyone we know. They would be what Monty Python would call "Sir Not Appearing In The Comic Books.'
Eaglet is still around. And the other characters are only 'assumed' dead by the other characters. I don't doubt that some of those thought dead will turn up later. The way the story is written, no one really knows for certain. They are just 'gone.'
The plan is to resurrect another for Veterans Day and another for Christmas. I am working on other things, but this is a series of revivals that will continue.
To be honest, it is all leading up to a big Nedor team up, probably for next July 4th. Even if just to entertain myself and a few others. I'd like to think if someone was looking them up 20 years from now, they would see that their stories didn't end long ago. Next up is probably The Black Terror or Fighting Yank.