Martian Manhunter: American Secrets
DC · 1992–1993 · 3 issues
About the series
Set in the early 1990s, DC’s Martian Manhunter: American Secrets is a three-issue prestige miniseries that strips J’onn J’onzz of his powers and strands him in a small American town. Written by Gerard Jones with haunting painted art by Eduardo Barreto, the story explores the Manhunter’s alien identity through a lens of Cold War paranoia and personal loss. This intimate, character-driven saga stands out as a quiet, noir-tinged departure from superhero spectacle, probing what it means to be a hero without superhuman abilities.