Target Comics
#v2#4 [16]
(June 1941)
Novelty / Premium / Curtis,
1940 Series
- Volume
- 2
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1941-03-26
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Novelty Press Inc.
- Editing
- David Adams (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. 2.
[no title indexed]
Bull's Eye Bill; The Chameleon; Lucky Byrd; Spacehawk; The Target; Treasure Island; White Streak / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- adventure; superhero; western-frontier; aviation; science fiction; historical
- Characters
- Target; Bull's-Eye Bill
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The Case of the Cartoon Crimes
The Target / comic story / 11 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Target; Targeteers; George "Inky" Roussos (intro); Blackie Biro (villain; intro)
Indexer Notes
Note 1: George "Inky" Roussos is based on the artist of the same name, and Blackie Biro is based on writer / artist Charles Biro.
Note 2: In the story this is said:
"Hey, Niles! this is a panic! have a look at this strip in the Star "Crime Takes
A Holiday""
This refers to the Red Comet story in Planet Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series) #5, May 1940.
[no title indexed]
The Chameleon / comic story / 9 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- A-h-h-h!
- Genre
- adventure; superhero
[no title indexed]
Bull's Eye Bill / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Got 'im!
- Genre
- western-frontier
[no title indexed]
White Streak / comic story / 7 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- A man is murdered just outside FBI Agent Hook's office.
- Genre
- superhero
Introducing the Cadet
The Cadet / text story / 2 pages
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- The Cadet [Kit Carter] (actual intro and origin)
[no title indexed]
The Cadet / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- We give you--Kit Carter--son of a former hero...
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- The Cadet [Kit Carter] (Intro)
Treasure Island [Part 3]
Fantastic Feature Films / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- adventure
- Reprints
-
in Catholic Comics (Charlton, 1946 series) #v3#3 (December 1948)
-
[no title indexed]
Spacehawk / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- A powerful rocket ship moves swiftly above the cloud masses over darkened Europe.
- Genre
- science fiction
- Reprints
- in Spacehawk (Dark Horse, 1989 series) #5 (January 1993)
- in Wolverton in Space (Dark Horse, 1997 series) (March 1997)
- in Spacehawk (Fantagraphics, 2012 series) (December 2012)
-
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
Bull's Eye Bill; The Chameleon; Lucky Byrd; Spacehawk; The Target; Treasure Island; White Streak -
1.
The Case of the Cartoon Crimes
The Target -
2.
["A-h-h-h!"]
The Chameleon -
3.
["Got 'im!"]
Bull's Eye Bill -
4.
["A man is murdered just outside FBI Agent Hook's office."]
White Streak -
5.
Introducing the Cadet
The Cadet -
6.
["We give you--Kit Carter--son of a former hero..."]
The Cadet -
7.
Treasure Island [Part 3]
Fantastic Feature Films -
8.
A Light That Talks
Lucky Byrd -
9.
["A powerful rocket ship moves swiftly above the cloud masses over darkened Europe."]
Spacehawk
This issue was modified by, among others
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Del Gruber
- Michael Hoskin
- Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
- Mike Nielsen
- Per Sandell
- Jim Stangas
- Jim Van Dore
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