You're preaching to the choir on that one, G-man, I definitely agree, Simonson is one of the best artists on just about every series he's worked on.
The 1989 trade paperback DC collection THE ART OF WALTER SIMONSON makes that point pretty well, collecting a wide range of his 1970's stories
in one book:
* "Dr Fate" (from FIRST ISSUE SPECIAL 9, 1975),
* the Batman story from DETECTIVE 450, also 1975.
* Two UFM backup stories from STAR SPANGLED WAR 170 and 180, from 1973 and 1974.
* "Captain Fear" in a 3-part backup series from STAR SPANGLED WAR in 1980,
* two HERCULES UNBOUND stories from 1977, issues 11 and 12.
* And METAL MEN 45-49 from 1976-1977.
Lots of great stuff, with printing far superior to the original.
The Dr. Fate, DETECTIVE 450 and METAL MEN 45 stories all rank among my all-time favorites.
