Target Comics #v1#12 [12]
(January 1941)

< Previous Issue |
| Next Issue >
Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1940-11-27
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Novelty Press Inc.
Editing
David Adams (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1941, New Series, Vol. 36, No. 1.
No managing editor, according to the Statement of Ownership.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Target / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Target [Niles Reed]; The Targeteers [Dave Brown; Tom Foster]

The Action Trio (Table of Contents: 1)

The Target / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Wood
Pencils
Bob Wood
Inks
Bob Wood
Colors
?
Letters
Bob Wood

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Target [Niles Reed]; The Targeteers [Dave Brown; Tom Foster]; Pat (introduction, revealed next issue); Hammerfist, the Mighty Mite (villain, introduction)

[The Treachery of Smebar] (Table of Contents: 2)

Spacehawk / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Basil Wolverton
Pencils
Basil Wolverton
Inks
Basil Wolverton
Colors
?
Letters
Basil Wolverton

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Spacehawk; Queen Haba (introduction); Smebar (villain, introduction, death)
Reprints

The White Streak Smashes the Green Tie Society (Table of Contents: 3)

The White Streak / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Burgos (signed)
Pencils
Carl Burgos (signed)
Inks
Carl Burgos (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Carl Burgos

Genre
superhero
Characters
The White Streak [Danny Sanders]; Agent Hook (of the FBI); Dr. Sears; Green Tie Society (villains); Korn (villain, introduction); Rensen [also spelled Renson] (villain, death); Jackson (villain, introduction); Captain Jenkins (villain, Captain of the "Jenny Lynn")
Synopsis
The White Streak, on the trail of Fifth Columnists and saboteurs, realizes that his face is known to the criminal element, so he asks Agent Hook to provide a means of giving him a new face. Once that is accomplished, the Streak joins the Green Tie Society in order to learn how best to stop the group's unpatriotic activities.
Reprints
Keywords
"Jenny Lynn"; Green Tie Society; X-Ray Eyes

Indexer Notes

Burgos also signed this strip as "Burgos".

The Scarlet Squadron (Table of Contents: 4)

Lucky Byrd / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Harry Campbell
Pencils
Harry Campbell
Inks
Harry Campbell
Colors
?
Letters
Harry Campbell

Genre
adventure
Characters
Lucky Byrd; The Scarlet Squadron (villains, introduction for all)

The Ghost of Venus Chapter II (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 1.75 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Butts (credited)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Steve Raymond (ace detective for Interspace Intelligence)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

statement of ownership / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
R. E. MacNeal (credited as treasurer)
Letters
typeset

[Christmas At the Target Dude Ranch] (Table of Contents: 7)

Bull's-Eye Bill / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
L. Kennerly
Inks
L. Kennerly
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Bull's-Eye Bill [Bill Target]; Blimp (introduction); Tex O'Connor (villain)

Indexer Notes

Artist name correction from Kenner to Kennerly by Craig Delich 2013-11-23. He is verified as drawing this feature by the Who's Who.

The Who's Who doesn't indicate that a B. Holmes ever wrote/lettered this feature. It does list a B. Holmes as one of the studio personnel for Funnies, Inc. So a ? has been placed in the writer and letterer areas and his name removed.

Satan's Colors (Table of Contents: 8)

Fantastic Feature Films / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Tarpe Mills
Pencils
Tarpe Mills
Inks
Tarpe Mills
Colors
?
Letters
Tarpe Mills

Genre
adventure

[The Rescue of Robert Gray] (Table of Contents: 9)

The Chameleon / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Doug Allen
Pencils
Bob Davis
Inks
Bob Davis
Colors
?
Letters
Doug Allen

Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
The Chameleon [Pete Stockbridge]; Robert Grey (introduction); Miss Grey (introduction); Lew Doyle (villain, introduction)

[Showdown With General Z] (Table of Contents: 10)

Calling 2-R / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Warren
Pencils
Jack Warren
Inks
Jack Warren
Colors
?
Letters
Jack Warren

Genre
science fiction
Characters
General Z (villain); The Black Horde (villain)
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Target
  2. 1. The Action Trio
    The Target
  3. 2. [The Treachery of Smebar]
    Spacehawk
  4. 3. The White Streak Smashes the Green Tie Society
    The White Streak
  5. 4. The Scarlet Squadron
    Lucky Byrd
  6. 5. The Ghost of Venus Chapter II
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
  8. 7. [Christmas At the Target Dude Ranch]
    Bull's-Eye Bill
  9. 8. Satan's Colors
    Fantastic Feature Films
  10. 9. [The Rescue of Robert Gray]
    The Chameleon
  11. 10. [Showdown With General Z]
    Calling 2-R
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Craig Delich
  • Del Gruber
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Len Wolinsky