Target Comics
#v3#12 [36]
(February 1943)
Novelty / Premium / Curtis,
1940 Series
- Volume
- 3
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- Monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1942-11-25
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Novelty Press Inc.
- Editing
- Stanley Beaman (credited as Stanley H. Beaman) (editor, managing editir)
Issue Notes
The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1943, New Series, Vol. 38, No. 1.
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[Letters Page]
letters page / 1 page
- Letters
- typeset
- Synopsis
- Letters from readers.
Indexer Notes
Entire sequence added by Craig Delich (Feb. 2006).
The Hermit of Daunton Swamps
The Cadet / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Kit Carter
Indexer Notes
Story title and genre added by Craig Delich (Feb. 2006).
Gulliver's Travels [Part 3]
Fantastic Feature Films / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Harold DeLay (signed)
- Inks
- Harold DeLay (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Jonathan Swift
Indexer Notes
Genre added by Craig Delich (Feb. 2006).
Sizzling Lead
Al T. Tude / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Art Gates (signed)
- Pencils
- Art Gates (signed)
- Inks
- Art Gates (signed)
- Colors
- Art Gates (signed)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Al T. Tude
Indexer Notes
Story title and genre added by Craig Delich (Feb. 2006).
[A Visit From Bill's Twin Nephews]
Bull's Eye Bill / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Bill; Pat & Pete [nephews]
Indexer Notes
Story title and genre added by Craig Delich (Feb. 2006).
Don't Print That
text story / 1.75 pages
- Genre
- war
- Synopsis
- A fictional story about the comic book industry.
Indexer Notes
Sequence originally added by Craig Delich (Feb. 2006).
[no title indexed]
statement of ownership / 0.25 page
- Script
- R. E. MacNeal (credited as treasurer)
- Letters
- typeset
[Hardware Hogan]
Dan'l Flannel / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Edward Ryan (signed)
- Inks
- Edward Ryan (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- adventure; humor; western-frontier
- Characters
- Dan'l Flannel
Indexer Notes
Story title and genre added by Craig Delich (Feb. 2006).
[no title indexed]
Adventures in Stamps / text article / 0.5 page
- Script
- Eugene Pollock (credited as Eugene L. Pollock)
- Letters
- typeset
- Keywords
- stamp collecting
Indexer Notes
The last half of this page consists of classified ads for stamps.
[The Blue Door Canteen]
The Target and the Targeteers / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Sid Greene (signed)
- Inks
- Edward Ryan (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Target & the Targeteers
Indexer Notes
Story title, revised feature, genre, revised pencil credit [previously given as Ed Ryan?]and verified inker credit by Craig Delich (Feb. 2006). The blue door canteen, mentioned in the title, curiously enough is green in the story.
[no title indexed]
Speck, Spot and Sis / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Jack Warren
- Pencils
- Jack Warren (signed as Vincent)
- Inks
- Jack Warren (signed as Vincent)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Jack Warren
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Little Sis has been a very good girl since she caused an explosion...
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Speck; Spot; Sis
Indexer Notes
Genre added by Craig Delich (Feb. 2006).
[no title indexed]
Wilbert the Absent-Minded Little Screwball / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Chic Stone (signed)
- Inks
- Chic Stone (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Shux! I jes' know I fergot to remember...
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Wilbert
Indexer Notes
Entire sequence added by Craig Delich (Feb. 2006).
One of Our Aircraft is Missing
text article / 1 page
- Genre
- war
- Synopsis
- Text movie review.
Indexer Notes
Entire sequence added by Craig Delich (Feb. 2006).
[Poetic Justice]
The Chameleon / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- adventure; superhero
- Characters
- The Chameleon (Pete Stockbridge)
Indexer Notes
Story title, revised feature, and genre added by Craig Delich (Feb. 2006).
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Why not shoot th' Nazi skonk now, Smoky??"]
Al T. Tude -
1.
[Letters Page]
-
2.
The Hermit of Daunton Swamps
The Cadet -
3.
Gulliver's Travels [Part 3]
Fantastic Feature Films -
4.
Sizzling Lead
Al T. Tude -
5.
[A Visit From Bill's Twin Nephews]
Bull's Eye Bill -
6.
Don't Print That
-
7.
[no title indexed]
-
8.
[Hardware Hogan]
Dan'l Flannel -
9.
[no title indexed]
Adventures in Stamps -
10.
[The Blue Door Canteen]
The Target and the Targeteers -
11.
["Little Sis has been a very good girl since she caused an explosion..."]
Speck, Spot and Sis -
12.
["Shux! I jes' know I fergot to remember..."]
Wilbert the Absent-Minded Little Screwball -
13.
One of Our Aircraft is Missing
-
14.
[Poetic Justice]
The Chameleon -
15.
["His address is 'somewhere in Australia' -- but I couldn't find..."]
Targetoons -
16.
[4 Most Comics Ad]
This issue was modified by, among others
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Peter Croome
- Craig Delich
- Del Gruber
- Michael Hoskin
- Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
- Mike Nielsen
- Per Sandell
- Jim Van Dore
- Len Wolinsky
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