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The General Hospital Black Hole is a term for when characters disappear for no reason at all. This happens when the writers feel they are useless or when the actor/actress who plays that character quits.

Please don't get this confused with characters who left General Hospital and had a reason. For example, Brook Lynn Quartermaine left to start a focus on music. She would not be included on the list because she left to focus on music. She has since returned and been on contract since 2019.

Characters in the Black Hole[]

Characters who escaped the Black Hole[]

  • Lesley Webber - Was on from 1972 to 1986 and 1996 to 2009. She is seen in May 2013 after about four years without mentioning or appearing. She came back to Port Charles after her grandson Nikolas Cassadine was shot and Lulu was kidnapped. She later officiated her daughter Laura's wedding to Scott Baldwin. Lesley continues to appear less frequently with her appearing in December 2017, April 2019, and January-February 2021.
  • Bobbie Spencer - Was on from 1977 to 2010. She was written off and is hardly talked about, even though her daughter Carly Spencer is still on the show and an important character. She was seen briefly in 2013 and is now said to be in Seattle. She returned again in 2013 and is now recurring in the show. The actress unfortunately passed away, with her final scenes in May 2023.
  • Steven Webber - Was on from September 2004 until May 2005. He returned in December 2009, and disclosed that he'd been living in Memphis. In early 2013, he is arrested for murder and sent to a prison in Memphis. Released in September 2024, he returned from October 24-28, 2024, when he came to town to collect his also recently released mother, Heather Webber, and they leave for Sedona, AZ.