Manhunter: The Special Edition

([September] 1999)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Originally published from 1973 to 1974…

Indexer Notes

A listing of the awards won by the stories collected in this book.
On inside front cover.

Manhunter: The Special Edition (Table of Contents: 2)

Manhunter / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Walter Simonson (signed as Simonson (brontosaurus))

Inks

Walter Simonson (signed as Simonson (brontosaurus))

Letters

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Genre

superhero; detective-mystery

Characters

Manhunter [Paul Kirk]

Synopsis

Sketch of Manhunter done by Simonson on Sept. 26, 1976 (signed).

Indexer Notes

Frontispiece of the book. Dedicated to the memory of Archie Goodwin (1937-1998).

Manhunter: The Special Edition (Table of Contents: 3)

credits, title page / 3 pages (report information)

Pencils

Walter Simonson (signed as Simonson (brontosaurus))

Inks

Walter Simonson (signed as Simonson (brontosaurus))

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typeset

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Manhunter [Paul Kirk]; Asano Nitobe; Christine St. Clair

Synopsis

These pages are the credits and Table of Contents.

Reprints

• from Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe (DC, 1985 series) #14 (April 1986)

[Manhunter: The Tale behind the Tales] (Table of Contents: 4)

text article / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Archie Goodwin (credited)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

The Manhunter series represented here first began in Detective Comics #437…

Reprints

• from Manhunter: The Complete Saga (Excalibur Enterprises, 1979 series) #[nn] (1979)

Chapter 1: The Himalayan Incident (Table of Contents: 5)

Manhunter / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Archie Goodwin (credited)

Pencils

Walter Simonson (credited as Simonson)

Inks

Walter Simonson (credited as Simonson)

Colors

Klaus Janson (credited)

Letters

Ben Oda (credited); Walter Simonson (titles and sound effects)

Genre

superhero; detective-mystery

Characters

Manhunter [Paul Kirk] (also flashback); Christine St. Clair (reprint of first appearance); Dharmata

Synopsis

Christine St. Clair, an INTERPOL agent, searches for the elusive Manhunter in Nepal.

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #437 (October-November 1973)

Indexer Notes

Winner of the 1973 Academy of Comic Book Arts Best Short Story of the Year.

The Manhunter File (Table of Contents: 6)

Manhunter / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Archie Goodwin (credited)

Pencils

Walter Simonson (credited as Simonson) (signed as Simonson (brontosaurus))

Inks

Walter Simonson (credited as Simonson) (signed as Simonson (brontosaurus))

Colors

Klaus Janson (credited)

Letters

Joe Letterese (credited); Walter Simonson (titles and sound effects)

Genre

superhero; detective-mystery

Characters

Manhunter [Paul Kirk] (flashback); Damon Nostrand (reprint of first appearance); Christine St. Clair; Raoul Salazano (flashback)

Synopsis

Christine St. Clair shows her current file on Manhunter to her boss, Damon Nostrand. She fills him in on the fact that some of the bodies of the men that Paul Kirk has eliminated have his face and fingerprints, and all end up being stolen from the morgues by unknown parties. Christine learns that Kirk is a master of an ancient Japanese fighting discipline called Ninjutsu, and that Kirk must also have some kind of rapid healing abilities. After Christine leaves Nostrand's office, he burns up the files.

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #438 (December 1973-January 1974)

Chapter 3: The Resurrection of Paul Kirk (Table of Contents: 7)

Manhunter / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Archie Goodwin (credited)

Pencils

Walter Simonson (credited as Simonson) (signed as Simonson (brontosaurus))

Inks

Walter Simonson (credited as Simonson) (signed as Simonson (brontosaurus))

Colors

Klaus Janson (credited)

Letters

Joe Letterese (credited); Walter Simonson (titles and sound effects)

Genre

superhero; detective-mystery

Characters

Manhunter [Paul Kirk] (origin) (also flashback); Dr. Anatol Mykros (flashback) (villain); Asano Nitobe (flashback) (reprint of first appearance); Damon Nostrand (villain); Christine St. Clair; the Council; Manhunter clones

Synopsis

Christine finally locates a wounded Manhunter and learns who he is and how he came to be.

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #439 (February-March 1974)

Chapter 4: Rebellion (Table of Contents: 8)

Manhunter / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Archie Goodwin (credited)

Pencils

Walter Simonson (credited as Simonson)

Inks

Walter Simonson (credited as Simonson)

Colors

Klaus Janson (credited)

Letters

Alan Kupperberg (credited); Walter Simonson (titles and sound effects)

Genre

superhero; detective-mystery

Characters

Christine St. Clair; Damon Nostrand; Dr. Mykros; the Council; Asano Nitobe; Kolu Mbeya

Synopsis

Manhunter finishes telling his origin to Christine as Damon Nostrand tries to kill them both.

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #440 (April-May 1974)

Cathedral Perilous (Table of Contents: 9)

Manhunter / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Archie Goodwin

Pencils

Walter Simonson

Inks

Walter Simonson

Colors

Klaus Janson

Letters

Alan Kupperberg; Walter Simonson (titles and sound effects)

Genre

superhero; detective-mystery

Characters

Christine St. Clair; Dr. Mykros; Henry, Emma and Nico (tourists)

Synopsis

Posing as monks, Manhunter and Christine join a Council gathering, getting a recording of their activites, and trapping Dr. Mykros outside of the Council's Sanctuary. They are aided by a small boy on vacation with his parents.

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #441 (June-July 1974)

Indexer Notes

Winner of the 1974 Academy of Comic Book Arts Best Short Story of the Year.

To Duel the Master (Table of Contents: 10)

Manhunter / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Archie Goodwin

Pencils

Walter Simonson

Inks

Walter Simonson

Colors

Klaus Janson

Letters

Alan Kupperberg; Walter Simonson (titles and sound effects)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Japan! Around the hot springs of the Matsue area, many resorts have grown since World War II.

Genre

superhero; detective-mystery

Characters

Manhunter [Paul Kirk]; Christine St. Clair; The Council [Dr. Anatol Mykros; Asano Nitobe; Christine's father]

Synopsis

Tracking Dr. Mykros back to Sanctuary, Manhunter must battle his teacher, Asano Nitobe.

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #442 (August-September 1974)

Keywords

Japan

Indexer Notes

In this reprint, the caption text in panel 2, page 3 is incorrect; it is a copy of caption text from panel 8, page 4. The original text for the page 3 caption was “...carried by Manhunter’s ally...Christine St. Clair. Then, several miles before the stop at Sophia....”

Gotterdammerung! (Table of Contents: 11)

Batman; Manhunter / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script

Archie Goodwin

Pencils

Walter Simonson

Inks

Walter Simonson

Colors

Klaus Janson

Letters

Annette Kawecki; Walter Simonson (titles and sound effects)

Genre

superhero; detective-mystery

Characters

Christine St. Clair; Asano Nitobe; Kolu Mbeya; The Enforcer [Dan Kingdom]; the Council; Dr. Mykros

Synopsis

The Council orders the execution of a friend of Batman’s that draws him into their web. Joining Manhunter, Christine, Asano, and Kolu, the five descend on Sanctuary, where Manhunter finally gets the ultimate revenge on Dr. Mykros and the Council for cloning him and bringing him back to life.

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #443 (October-November 1974)

Indexer Notes

Winner of the 1974 Academy of Comic Book Arts Best Feature Length Story of the Year.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Manhunter / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Walter Simonson (signed)

Inks

Walter Simonson (signed)

Colors

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Genre

superhero; detective-mystery

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #443 (October-November 1974)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Manhunter / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Walter Simonson (signed)

Inks

Walter Simonson (signed)

Colors

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Genre

superhero; detective-mystery

Characters

Christine St. Clair; Batman; Asano Nitobe; Kolu Mbeya

Reprints

• from Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight (DC, 1992 series) #100 (November 1997)

Manhunter: The Final Chapter! (Table of Contents: 14)

Manhunter / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script

Archie Goodwin (co-plotter); Walter Simonson (co-plotter)

Pencils

Walter Simonson

Inks

Walter Simonson

Colors

Klaus Janson

Genre

superhero; detective-mystery

Characters

Commissioner Gordon; Christine St. Clair; Batman; Asano Nitobe; Kolu Mbeya

Synopsis

Batman and Commissioner Gordon are after 4 people causing chaos in Gotham: Christine, Asano, Kolu and … Manhunter?

Reprints

• in Tales of the Batman: Archie Goodwin (DC, 2013 series) ([September] 2013)
• in Manhunter by Archie Goodwin and Walter Simonson: The Deluxe Edition (DC, 2021 series) (2020 [April 2021])

Indexer Notes

This story is a silent story and takes place after “Gotterdammerung!” It is unscripted due to Archie Goodwin's passing away before he could finish it.

Afterword (Table of Contents: 15)

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Script

Walter Simonson

Letters

typeset

Synopsis

Walt remembers how “The Final Chapter” story came about, and says farewell to Archie.

Reprints

• in Manhunter by Archie Goodwin and Walter Simonson: The Deluxe Edition (DC, 2021 series) (2020 [April 2021])

The Quest for Justice Continues in These Books from DC (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

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"He Hunts the Most Dangerous Game" (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Manhunter / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)