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Issue: Manhunter: The Special Edition #[nn]
Publication Date: September 1999
 
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Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [bullet]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics
On Sale Date: 07/08/1999
Volume: none
Pages: 108
ISBN: 1563893746
UPC/EAN: 76194121189300111
Price: $15.50 CAD
$9.95 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 15 (8 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Special thanks to Jon Ingersoll, on whose index for Manhunter (DC, 1984 series) #1 this index is based.

Reprints Manhunter series from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #437-443 and one new story by Goodwin and Simonson.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: cardstock cover; newsprint interior
Binding: squarebound
Publishing Format: collected edition
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
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Subject Matter
superhero
Manhunter [Paul Kirk]
Reprinting
 
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Manhunter: The Special Edition

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
superhero
Sketch of Manhunter done by Walt on Sept. 26, 1976 (signed).
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Frontpiece of the book. Dedicated to the memory of Archie Goodwin (1937-1998).
Manhunter: The Special Edition

Credits  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
Christine St. Clair; Batman; Asano Nitobe
These pages are the credits and Table of Contents.
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FlagWho's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #14 [Direct] published April 1986
was Manhunter II [Character Profile on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Manhunter: The Tale Behind the Tales

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
typeset
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FlagManhunter #1 published May 1984
was Manhunter: The Tale behind the Tales [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Himalayan Incident

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
superhero
Christine St. Clair
Christine St. Clair, an INTERPOL agent, searches for the elusive Manhunter in Nepal.
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FlagDetective Comics #437 published October 1973
was Chapter 1: The Himalayan Incident [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Manhunter File

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
superhero
Christine St. Clair; Damon Nostrand
Christine St. Clair shows her current file on Manhunter to her boss, Damon Nostrand.
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FlagDetective Comics #438 published December 1973
was Chapter Two: The Manhunter File [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Resurrection of Paul Kirk

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
superhero
Christine St. Clair; Dr. Mykros; the Council; Asano Nitobe; Damon Nostrand
Christine finally locates a wounded Manhunter and learns who he is and how he came to be.
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FlagDetective Comics #439 published February 1974
was Chapter 3: The Resurrection of Paul Kirk [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Rebellion

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
superhero
Christine St. Clair; Damon Nostrand; Dr. Mykros; the Council; Asano Nitobe; Kolu Mbeya
Manhunter finishes telling his origin to Christine as Damon Nostrand tries to kill them both.
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FlagDetective Comics #440 published April 1974
was Chapter 4: Rebellion! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Cathedral Perilous

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
superhero
Christine St. Clair; Dr. Mykros; Henry, Emma and Nico (tourists)
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.
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FlagDetective Comics #441 published June 1974
was Chapter 5: Cathedral Perilous [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Winner of the 1974 Academy of Comic Book Arts Best Short Story Of The Year.
To Duel the Master

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
superhero
Manhunter [Paul Kirk]; Christine St. Clair; The Council [Dr. Anatol Mykros; Asano Nitobe; Christine's father]
Japan! Around the hot springs of the Matsue area, many resorts have grown since World War II.
Tracking Dr. Mykros back to Sanctuary, Manhunter must battle his teacher, Asano Nitobe.
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FlagDetective Comics #442 published August 1974
was Chapter 6: To Duel the Master [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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9
Gotterdammerung!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
superhero
Christine St. Clair; Asano Nitobe; Kolu Mbeya; The Enforcer [Dan Kingdom]; the Council; Dr. Mykros
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.
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FlagDetective Comics #443 published October 1974
was Gotterdammerung [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Winner of the 1974 Academy of Comic Book Arts Best Feature Length Story Of The Year.
[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
superhero
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FlagDetective Comics #443 published October 1974
was [untitled] [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
 
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Christine St. Clair; Batman; Asano Nitobe; Kolu Mbeya
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FlagBatman: Legends of the Dark Knight #100 [Direct Sales] published November 1997
was Batman and Manhunter [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
 
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1
Manhunter: The Final Chapter!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
superhero
Commissioner Gordon; Christine St. Clair; Batman; Asano Nitobe; Kolu Mbeya
Batman and Commissioner Gordon are after 4 people causing chaos in Gotham: Christine, Asano, Kolu and … Manhunter?
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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

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
typeset
Subject Matter
Walt remembers how “The Final Chapter” story came about, and says farewell to Archie.
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1

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