Yeah, that's a weird one. Standard powers, dull predictable costume, sweet girl who everyone likes.
Goodwin/Simonson Manhunter. Seven back-stories in Detective Comics, in the mid-70s, leading to his death. But as the collected work notes, it won 6 awards off 7 issues. Massive following amongst fanboys. Kurt Busiek (remember him?) decided to revive the character in a round about way for that failed team book The Power Company in 2001. He said he has a JSA/Manhunter story he would like to publish. Personally I think the reason the character is iconic is because his death was indeed final.
