Target Comics #v1#6 [6]
(July 1940)

Novelty / Premium / Curtis, 1940 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
On-sale Date
1940-05-29
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Novelty Press Inc.
Editing
David Adams

Issue Notes

volume number is only on the cover not in the indicia

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 title indexed] (Table of Contents)

White Streak / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bill Everett
Inks
Bill Everett
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
White Streak
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Artist credits verified by Blake Bell in the Bill Everett Archives #2.

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[The Vengeance of Lu-Chang] (Table of Contents: 1)

White Streak / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Burgos
Pencils
Carl Burgos
Inks
Carl Burgos
Colors
?
Letters
Carl Burgos
Characters
Lu-Chang (Villain; Intro; Death); Carton (Villain; Intro; Death); Rusty (Villain; Intro; Death); The Lily (S-4; Intro)

Payroll Plot (Table of Contents: 2)

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

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

Meet the Chameleon (Table of Contents: 3)

Chameleon / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Doug Allen?
Pencils
John Junb
Inks
John Junb
Colors
?
Letters
Doug Allen?
Characters
The Chameleon [Pete Stockbridge] (Intro); Wong Lo (Villain; Intro)
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The Blue Zombie (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
Tarpe Mills
Pencils
Tarpe Mills
Inks
Tarpe Mills
Colors
?
Letters
Tarpe Mills
Characters
Orson Black (Guest Star)

Birth of a Robot The Story of White Streak Part II (Table of Contents: 5)

White Streak / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Stockbridge Winslow (credited)
Pencils
Bill Everett [as Blake] (signed) (illustration)
Inks
Bill Everett [as Blake] (signed) (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero
Characters
White Streak (origin, Part 2); Dr. Simms; Logar (Utopian leader); Melitas (villains)
Synopsis
The Melitas discover that they are powerless to stop the White Streak and the accompanying robot Army.
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Indexer Notes

Continued from the previous issue and this issue contains a brief synopsis of Part 1. The Archives edition only reprints page 1.

[The High Sierra Gold Robbery] (Table of Contents: 6)

T-Men / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Larry Antonette
Inks
Larry Antonette
Colors
?
Letters
?

[Fire At the Factory] (Table of Contents: 7)

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

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

[The Water War] (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
Bill Everett
Pencils
Bill Everett
Inks
Bill Everett
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Everett
Characters
Slick Carson (Villain; Intro)

[The Lost Tribe of Mercury] (Table of Contents: 9)

Spacehawk / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Basil Wolverton
Pencils
Basil Wolverton
Inks
Basil Wolverton
Colors
Basil Wolverton
Letters
?
Characters
Grebo (Villain; Intro; Death); Rogg (Villain; Intro; Death); Borlo (Intro); Tuok; Draxions
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Editing
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    White Streak
  2. 1. [The Vengeance of Lu-Chang]
    White Streak
  3. 2. Payroll Plot
    Lucky Byrd
  4. 3. Meet the Chameleon
    Chameleon
  5. 4. The Blue Zombie
    Fantastic Feature Films
  6. 5. Birth of a Robot The Story of White Streak Part II
    White Streak
  7. 6. [The High Sierra Gold Robbery]
    T-Men
  8. 7. [Fire At the Factory]
    Calling 2-R
  9. 8. [The Water War]
    Bull's-Eye Bill
  10. 9. [The Lost Tribe of Mercury]
    Spacehawk
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  • Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)
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