I worshiped Archie Goodwin's and Walt Simonson's Manhunter from the moment I stumbled onto the first chapter tucked away in the pages of Detective Comics. The sales of the book had been a little slack since the heyday of the Batman TV show, so Goodwin, a veteran and Simonson, an up and comer were tasked with making it better. Simonson focused all his attention on Manhunter in the back while Goodwin wrote both the lead Batman feature and the Manhunter stories for Detective.
This little mini-renaissance lasted only a year or so with grand critical results, but apparently not great sales increases. The story of Manhunter, a hero stolen from the Golden Age and used for his genetic stock to build a tiny army for a cabal of rich megalomaniacs became their worst nightmare, using all his skills and weapons to defeat their plans. He was joined by an attractive team, but always it was the soul-searing story of Paul Kirk that held the stage.
He was a man who did not want to live and he was bent on destroying the men who had forced him to exist in this strange new world. Ultimately he was joined by Batman and the villains were routed and Paul Kirk was laid to rest again. Manhunter would return, but as far as I know the one and only Paul Kirk remains only a treasured memory.
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