I got an old Shadowman comic from the market when I was like, 8.
I remember being wowed by the awesomeness of his leather jacket, the fact that he banged a chick and played the saxophone, and I was pleasantly surprised when the villian kicked his ass ( being 8 at the time I was still under the impression that the hero always wins the fight at the end)
Hell yes I remember Valiant - Harbinger #1-25 is one of the best story arcs I've ever read, and not just in an independent run. It beats almost every X-Men story ever told.
I still have a number of Valiant books, including the entirety of the X-O Manowar, all of the original Harbinger run before they changed the team, Unity, and Magnus: Robot Fighter. Too bad these books have so severely depreciated in value. 16 years after first reading it, I still have fond memories of Sting vs. Harada.
Alot of the Valiant titles are coming back thanks to Dark Horse
Jim Shooter is the writer and first up is Doctor Solar
http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/16-966/Doctor-Solar-Man-of-the-Atom-1-Michael-Komarck-cover