Who was the 1st Manhunter (non-Martian) from DC (or Quality) you ever read about

[MajorHoy]

NOTE: Thread/poll was started in January of 2018.

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With 37 people having voted,

* 1970s Paul Kirk (1st appeared in Detective Comics #437, Oct.-Nov. 1973) = 14 votes
* Kate Spencer (first appearance: Manhunter #1, October 2004) = 8 votes
* Mark Shaw (first appearance: 1st Issue Special #5, August 1975) = 8 votes
* Kirk DePaul (1st appeared in Power Company preview in JLA #61, February 2002) = 3 votes
* Golden Age Paul Kirk (with costume, Adventure Comics #74, May 1942) = 2 votes
* Paul Kirk clone (pre-CoIE; first appeared in Secret Society of Super Villains #1, May-June 1976) = 2 votes

[krazijoe]

I hear manhunter I think of Green Lantern...I know it's Manhunters but it's the first thing I think of as I don't know the ones you mentioned.

[Sutekh]

My first was the Secret Society of Super-Villains one (who turned out to be a clone). At the time, a book devoted to a team of *villains* seemed utterly outrageous, and I was totally there for it. (These days, with titles devoted to less-than-heroic people ranging from Deadpool to Harley Quinn to Sabertooth, it's old hat, but back then it was shocking.) Even if it did turn into a Captain Comet stealth-book, at times.

My favorite was the Power Company version (who was a clone of the clone? I don't even know...). Him, Witchfire and Striker Z were total faves in that series. And like most of my favorites, they've been forgotten for decades.

[j9ac9k]

I hear manhunter I think of Green Lantern...I know it's Manhunters but it's the first thing I think of as I don't know the ones you mentioned.

Same here. I read about the robot Manhunters long before reading about any human ones and was confused that there used to be a human running around who looked like one of the robotic Oan Manhunters.

[MajorHoy]

NOTE: Thread/poll was started in January of 2018.

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With 43 people having voted,

* 1970s Paul Kirk (1st appeared in Detective Comics #437, Oct.-Nov. 1973) = 15 votes
* Mark Shaw (first appearance: 1st Issue Special #5, August 1975) = 11 votes
* Kate Spencer (first appearance: Manhunter #1, October 2004) = 8 votes
* Kirk DePaul (1st appeared in Power Company preview in JLA #61, February 2002) = 3 votes
* Paul Kirk clone (pre-CoIE; first appeared in Secret Society of Super Villains #1, May-June 1976) = 3 votes
* Golden Age Paul Kirk (with costume, Adventure Comics #74, May 1942) = 2 votes
* Chase Lawler (post-Zero Hour version; first appeared Manhunter #0, October 1994) = 1 vote