Birds of Prey: Manhunt
DC · 1996 · 4 issues
About the series
In this 1996 DC miniseries, writer Chuck Dixon and artists Matt Haley and Sal Buscema launch the Birds of Prey as a covert team, pairing Oracle's strategic genius with Black Canary's formidable combat skills. Across four issues, the duo hunts a deadly assassin, establishing the tense, street-level partnership that would define the franchise. It's the foundational story that turned a satellite-era concept into a grounded, character-driven action series.