Target Comics #v2#1 [13]
(March 1941)

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Volume
2
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
On-sale Date
1940-12-24
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Novelty Press Inc.
Editing
David Adams

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 title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Uncle Sam, Lucky Byrd, Target, Spacehawk, Karen Drake, White Streak, Chameleon, Bull's-Eye Bill, Skipper (Calling 2-R) / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ben Thompson
Inks
Ben Thompson
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Uncle Sam; Target; Lucky Byrd; Spacehawk; Karen Drake; White Streak; Chameleon; Bull's Eye Bill; Skipper
Keywords
American flag; United States flag

Attention! Target Comics Characters! (Table of Contents: 1)

Target Comics heroes / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ben Thompson
Inks
Ben Thompson
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Uncle Sam (Guest Star); Chameleon (Guest Star); 2-R (Guest Star); Karen Drake (Guest Star); Lucky Byrd (Guest Star); Bull's-Eye Bill (Guest Star); White Streak (Guest Star); Spacehawk (Guest Star); Target (Guest Star)
Synopsis
Uncle Sam, Chameleon, 2-R, Karen Drake, Lucky Byrd, Bull's-Eye Bill, White Streak, Spacehawk, and Target assigned to wartime duties.

[Calling the Chameleon] (Table of Contents: 2)

Target / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

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

Characters
The Chameleon (Guest Star); Hammerfist (Villain); Mighty Mite (Villain)

[The Radio Ray] (Table of Contents: 3)

Calling 2-R / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Warren
Pencils
Jack Warren (signed as Alonzo Vincent)
Inks
Jack Warren (signed as Alonzo Vincent)
Colors
?
Letters
Jack Warren

Characters
Jerry Jenkins (Intro); The Black Alliance (Villain; Intro)

[The Factory Plague] (Table of Contents: 4)

White Streak / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Burgos
Pencils
Carl Burgos
Inks
Carl Burgos
Colors
?
Letters
Carl Burgos

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Doctor and his Gang (Villain; Intro; One Death)

[The Phony Indians] (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
B. Holmes
Pencils
L. Kenner
Inks
L. Kenner
Colors
?
Letters
B. Holmes

Characters
A gang of Fifth Columnists (Villain; Intro); Rawhide Robbins (Intro)

The Ghost of Venus [Part 3] (Table of Contents: 6)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Butts
Letters
typeset

Pencils of Fire (Table of Contents: 7)

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

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

Genre
aviation
Characters
The Scarlet Squadron (Villain)

The Three Mutineers (Table of Contents: 8)

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

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

[The Fatherland Federation] (Table of Contents: 9)

Chameleon / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

Characters
The Fatherland Federation (Villain; Intro); Hans Hessle (Villain; Intro); The Leader (Villain; Intro)

[Droon's Plot Against Spacehawk] (Table of Contents: 10)

Spacehawk / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

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

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Droon (Villain; Intro); Jod (Villain; Intro; Death); Queen Haba (Guest Star)
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Uncle Sam, Lucky Byrd, Target, Spacehawk, Karen Drake, White Streak, Chameleon, Bull's-Eye Bill, Skipper (Calling 2-R)
  2. 1. Attention! Target Comics Characters!
    Target Comics heroes
  3. 2. [Calling the Chameleon]
    Target
  4. 3. [The Radio Ray]
    Calling 2-R
  5. 4. [The Factory Plague]
    White Streak
  6. 5. [The Phony Indians]
    Bull's-Eye Bill
  7. 6. The Ghost of Venus [Part 3]
  8. 7. Pencils of Fire
    Lucky Byrd
  9. 8. The Three Mutineers
    Fantastic Feature Films
  10. 9. [The Fatherland Federation]
    Chameleon
  11. 10. [Droon's Plot Against Spacehawk]
    Spacehawk
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Nick Caputo
  • Del Gruber
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)
  • Len Wolinsky