Source: blogspot.com

8. Manhunter

Archie Goodwin was incredible, and Walter Simonson is still one of the most impressive talents in the industry. Their collaboration is the stuff of legend.

The story, first serialized in Detective Comics as a backup feature before being wrapped up with a team-up with Batman, is a fun and exciting spy thriller.

Paul Kirk was a big game hunter who progressed to the pursuit of the biggest game of all: Man! More specifically, Nazis. He worked with the OSS and the All-Star Squadron before he was snapped up by The Council. The backups follow Kirk’s work for the Council, until he did something he regretted, and turns on his former masters. So he and Batman beat the heck out of the council, and Kirk died doing it.

It's such a tight package of a story, and it feels unlike anything else from the time. With Goodwin's passing, it stands as a testament to how good he really was.