Target Comics #v1#3 [3]
(April 1940)

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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Novelty Press Inc.
Editing
?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Lucky Byrd / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Chuck Mazoujian (signed as C. J. M.)
Inks
Chuck Mazoujian (signed as C. J. M.)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
aviation
Characters
Lucky Byrd

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

White Streak / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
-- Have you see this morning's paper, Leighton?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Leighton (villain; introduction)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Bull's Eye Bill / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Everett (signed as Everett Blake 1940)
Pencils
Bill Everett (signed as Everett Blake 1940)
Inks
Bill Everett (signed as Everett Blake 1940)
Colors
Bill Everett (signed as Everett Blake 1940)
Letters
Bill Everett (signed as Everett Blake 1940)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Bull's Eye Bill Target and his pal, Steve Casey, have returned from Cat-Tail Canyon, where they endeavored, without success, to capture Travis Trent, range pirate...
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Bill Target; Steve Casey; Dave (town postmaster); un-named town sheriff; Steve (Deputy); Dawn Parsons (introduction, Dee Parson's sister); Happy (Dawn's companion); Milford (villain); The Wells Gang (villains, introduction for all)
Synopsis
Arriving back in town from Cat-Tail Canyon, Bill receives a letter from Dawn Parsons, stating that she has been kidnapped and the ransom is $50,000.
Reprints

Ghost Ship (Table of Contents: 3)

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

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

Genre
aviation
Characters
Rutin (Villain)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

The Higrass Twins / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Cole (signed)
Pencils
Jack Cole (signed)
Inks
Jack Cole (signed)
Colors
Jack Cole (signed)
Letters
Jack Cole (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Telegram fo Fud Higrass!
Genre
humor
Characters
Moe Higrass; Joe Higrass; Fud Higrass; Zeb Higrass; Ma Higrass
Synopsis
The Higrasses inherit ten million dollars.
Keywords
counterfeit money; inheritance; telegrams

Return of the Octopus (Table of Contents: 5)

T-Men / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
E. F. Webster
Pencils
Ben Thompson (signed)
Inks
Ben Thompson (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
E. F. Webster

Genre
adventure; detective-mystery
Characters
The Octopus (Villain; Intro)
Reprints

[Mystery in Hidden Cove] (Table of Contents: 6)

City Editor / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Harold Potter
Inks
Harold Potter
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
crime; adventure

[Little Dexter] (Table of Contents: 7)

Little Puppet Man / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
John Spina
Pencils
John Spina
Inks
John Spina
Colors
?
Letters
John Spina

Genre
humor
Characters
Pedro (Villain); Little Dexter (Intro; Puppet)

Indexer Notes

continued next issue

[The Decoy Gambit] (Table of Contents: 8)

Rip Rory / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure
Characters
Bart (Villain)
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Sapp Family / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Fred Schwab (signed)
Pencils
Fred Schwab (signed)
Inks
Fred Schwab (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Fred Schwab

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Mmm! - These 50¢ cigars are swell!
Genre
humor

Sound Pirates, Beware! (Table of Contents: 10)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Abel
Letters
typeset

Genre
adventure

[The Reformation of Pretty Boy: Part 2] (Table of Contents: 11)

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

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

Genre
adventure
Characters
Big Boss (Villain); Drusella (Villain); Pretty Boy (Villain)

Dance of Death (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Script
Tarpé Mills
Pencils
Tarpé Mills
Inks
Tarpé Mills
Colors
?
Letters
Tarpé Mills

Genre
adventure
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Lucky Byrd
  2. 1. ["-- Have you see this morning's paper, Leighton?"]
    White Streak
  3. 2. ["Bull's Eye Bill Target and his pal, Steve Casey, have returned from Cat-Tail Canyon, where they endeavored, without success, to capture Travis Trent, range pirate..."]
    Bull's Eye Bill
  4. 3. Ghost Ship
    Lucky Byrd
  5. 4. ["Telegram fo Fud Higrass!"]
    The Higrass Twins
  6. 5. Return of the Octopus
    T-Men
  7. 6. [Mystery in Hidden Cove]
    City Editor
  8. 7. [Little Dexter]
    Little Puppet Man
  9. 8. [The Decoy Gambit]
    Rip Rory
  10. 9. ["Mmm! - These 50¢ cigars are swell!"]
    Sapp Family
  11. 10. Sound Pirates, Beware!
  12. 11. [The Reformation of Pretty Boy: Part 2]
    Calling 2-R
  13. 12. Dance of Death
    Fantastic Feature Films
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Peter Croome
  • Craig Delich
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Daniel Martinez
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Len Wolinsky