Target Comics #v6#10 [66]
(February 1946)

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Volume
6
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
Monthly, except bi-monthly December-January and June-July
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Novelty Press Division of the Premium Service Co. Inc.
Editing
Robert D. Wheeler (Editor & General Manager); Jane Spaulding Nye (Managing Editor); Peggy Ann Crowley (associate editor); Helen Doig Schmid (editorial assistant)

[The Daunton Prom] (Table of Contents)

The Cadet / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Nina Albright
Inks
Nina Albright
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure
Characters
Kit Carter

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

Target Hits and Misses / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

On inside front cover. Sequence added by Gary Watson, June 2009.

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

The Cadet / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Nina Albright (signed)
Inks
Nina Albright (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Kit Carter and Dan Merry dream of the Daunton Prom,...
Genre
adventure
Characters
Kit Carter; Dan Merry; Ginny Dawn; Linda Lissom

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Grape Nuts Flakes; Volto from Mars / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Frank Robbins ?
Inks
Frank Robbins ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Volto and Jimmy are flying over jungle in a helicopter.
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Volto; Jimmy

Indexer Notes

Frank Robbins ? credit from Jerry Bails' Who's Who.

Christmas Dance (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Pam Robinson (credited)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
Typeset

Genre
romance
Characters
Pat; Ted; Peg Collins

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

The Target and the Targeteers / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ken Battefield
Inks
Ken Battefield
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Now we can reveal the daring feat of the Targeteers as they supped silently into enemy territory...
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Target; The Targeteers

Very Sad (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
B. Gordon Guth
Inks
B. Gordon Guth
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Synopsis
A man is crying in a park because a rich man died and he wasn't related to him.

Indexer Notes

Art ID from Gary Watson, June 2009.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

History's Mysteries; Smith Brothers Cough Drops / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Nobody knows the secret of the giant turtles...

Indexer Notes

Ad for Smith Brothers Cough Drops.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Speck, Spot, and Sis / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Spot is in the limelight again...
Genre
humor
Characters
Spot; Speck; Sis
Synopsis
Speck and Sis enter Spot in a dog show.

Mr. Meek (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
B. Gordon Guth
Inks
B. Gordon Guth
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Synopsis
Mr. Meek ends up between two cars in a car accident.

Indexer Notes

Art ID from Gary Watson, June 2009.

Pop Chews... Bud Chews... They All Choose Fleers! (Table of Contents: 10)

Fleers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

One panel comic about shovelling snow and chewing Fleers gum.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Dan'l Flannel / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Gus Schrotter
Inks
Gus Schrotter
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
There's lots of fun for everyone when Dan'l's taken for a sleigh ride!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Dan'l Flannel; Beulah Belle

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

cartoon / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Milt Hammer (signed)
Pencils
Milt Hammer (signed)
Inks
Milt Hammer (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
How come you were so late to school this morning...
Genre
humor
Synopsis
Six one panel cartoons.

Indexer Notes

Other 1/3 of page is ad for a Gilbert Chemistry Set.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Candid Charlie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Gordon Guth [as B. Gordon Guth]
Inks
Gordon Guth [as B. Gordon Guth]
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
After quite a few hectic adventures in Cuba...
Genre
adventure
Characters
Candid Charlie; Merkin

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

cartoon / 0.75 page (report information)

Script
Milt Hammer (signed)
Pencils
Milt Hammer (signed)
Inks
Milt Hammer (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
We haven't a single flaw in our new house!!
Genre
humor; children
Synopsis
Six one panel gags of two different boys talking.

Indexer Notes

Last 1/4 of page is ad for movie star photos.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

The Chameleon / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Allison
Inks
Bill Allison
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Pete Stockbridge, the Chameleon, goes to Latin America...
Genre
adventure
Characters
The Chameleon [Pete Stockbridge]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Art credits from Gary Watson, June 2009. Art previously credited as "Don Rico ?"

Cocoa (Table of Contents: 16)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Margaretta Harmon (credited)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
Typeset

Genre
children

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

Targetoons / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Milt Hammer (signed)
Pencils
Milt Hammer (signed)
Inks
Milt Hammer (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
My pop just got us ship reservations...
Genre
humor; children
Synopsis
Seven one panel gags of two kids talking. Also includes small text ad for Victory Bonds and a magic matchbox.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

Dink / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Milt Hammer (signed)
Pencils
Milt Hammer (signed)
Inks
Milt Hammer (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gee, here's a swell job for after school, Swipes!!
Genre
humor
Characters
Dink; Swipes
Synopsis
Dink gets a job at a candy shop.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [The Daunton Prom]
    The Cadet
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Target Hits and Misses
  3. 2. ["Kit Carter and Dan Merry dream of the Daunton Prom,..."]
    The Cadet
  4. 3. ["Volto and Jimmy are flying over jungle in a helicopter."]
    Grape Nuts Flakes; Volto from Mars
  5. 4. Christmas Dance
  6. 5. ["Now we can reveal the daring feat of the Targeteers as they supped silently into enemy territory..."]
    The Target and the Targeteers
  7. 6. Very Sad
  8. 7. ["Nobody knows the secret of the giant turtles..."]
    History's Mysteries; Smith Brothers Cough Drops
  9. 8. ["Spot is in the limelight again..."]
    Speck, Spot, and Sis
  10. 9. Mr. Meek
  11. 10. Pop Chews... Bud Chews... They All Choose Fleers!
    Fleers
  12. 11. ["There's lots of fun for everyone when Dan'l's taken for a sleigh ride!"]
    Dan'l Flannel
  13. 12. ["How come you were so late to school this morning..."]
  14. 13. ["After quite a few hectic adventures in Cuba..."]
    Candid Charlie
  15. 14. ["We haven't a single flaw in our new house!!"]
  16. 15. ["Pete Stockbridge, the Chameleon, goes to Latin America..."]
    The Chameleon
  17. 16. Cocoa
  18. 17. ["My pop just got us ship reservations..."]
    Targetoons
  19. 18. ["Gee, here's a swell job for after school, Swipes!!"]
    Dink
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Peter Croome
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Matt Tauber
  • Jim Van Dore