ADVENTURE COMICS (1938-83) #73
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origin of Manhunter by Jack Kirby & Joe Simon; classic cvr
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origin of Manhunter by Jack Kirby & Joe Simon; classic cvr
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Off-White to White pgs; Universal holder; Unrestored
origin of Manhunter by Jack Kirby & Joe Simon; classic cvr
Jack Kirby and Joe Simon made Adventure Comics #73 an instant Golden Age classic with their wild image of an oversized Starman grasping at a group of terrified gangsters. Then the duo also step in as the creative team for "The Secret of the Buzzard's Revenge," which introduces the same Manhunter who'd spend decades as a prominent DC figure.
In this bizarre debut, Simon & Kirby introduce the big-game-hunter-turned-crimefighter as he avenges a police detective pal. (The lead character here is "Rick Nelson," but that was soon changed to "Paul Kirk.") The villain is a particularly creepy crime lord known as the Buzzard, who rants about being an outcast and gladly leads a squad of cops to their death.
Our aspiring superhero then decides to prove he can trap bigger game than just wild animals, with Kirby & Simon adding plenty of twists as Manhunter stumbles through his first adventure. The character would be revived by Archie Goodwin and Walt Simonson in 1973's Detective Comics #437, but this is where it all began. (And if all that wasn't enough, this issue also has an epic Hourman tale with art from Bernard Baily.)
origin of Manhunter by Jack Kirby & Joe Simon; classic cvr
Jack Kirby and Joe Simon made Adventure Comics #73 an instant Golden Age classic with their wild image of an oversized Starman grasping at a group of terrified gangsters. Then the duo also step in as the creative team for "The Secret of the Buzzard's Revenge," which introduces the same Manhunter who'd spend decades as a prominent DC figure.
In this bizarre debut, Simon & Kirby introduce the big-game-hunter-turned-crimefighter as he avenges a police detective pal. (The lead character here is "Rick Nelson," but that was soon changed to "Paul Kirk.") The villain is a particularly creepy crime lord known as the Buzzard, who rants about being an outcast and gladly leads a squad of cops to their death.
Our aspiring superhero then decides to prove he can trap bigger game than just wild animals, with Kirby & Simon adding plenty of twists as Manhunter stumbles through his first adventure. The character would be revived by Archie Goodwin and Walt Simonson in 1973's Detective Comics #437, but this is where it all began. (And if all that wasn't enough, this issue also has an epic Hourman tale with art from Bernard Baily.)