Target Comics
#v9#5 [95]
(July 1948)
Novelty / Premium / Curtis,
1940 Series
- Volume
- 9
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- Monthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- The Premium Group of Comics
- Editing
- Robert Wheeler (credited as Robert D. Wheeler) (editor, general manager); Jane Spaulding Nye (credited) (managing editor); Katharine Urban (credited) (story editor); Mel Cummin (credited) (art advisor)
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[no title indexed]
Target Hits and Misses / letters page / 1 page
Indexer Notes
inside front cover- has mini bio of artist Don Rico
[no title indexed]
The Cadet / comic story / 9 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Nina Albright (signed)
- Inks
- Nina Albright (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Kit Carter has two strikes against him...
- Genre
- adventure
[no title indexed]
Heathcliff the Hobo / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Art Helfant (signed)
- Pencils
- Art Helfant (signed)
- Inks
- Art Helfant
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Art Helfant
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What time is it, Heathcliff?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Heathcliff the Hobo; Gus
- Synopsis
- Heathcliff tries to get a watch.
[no title indexed]
Targetoons / cartoon / 0.5 page
- Script
- Milt Hammer (signed)
- Pencils
- Milt Hammer (signed)
- Inks
- Milt Hammer (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- My brother is the best astronomer in the world!!
- Genre
- humor; children
Indexer Notes
top half of page is ad for Rollfast bikes and roller skates
[no title indexed]
Boitram the Boiglar / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Art Helfant (signed)
- Pencils
- Art Helfant (signed)
- Inks
- Art Helfant (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Art Helfant
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Ahhh!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Boitram
- Synopsis
- Boitram has difficulty setting up his beach chair.
[no title indexed]
The Target / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The Target, the Targeteers, and Tina, their secretary...
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
in 
in [no title indexed]
Targetoons / cartoon / 1 page
- Script
- Milt Hammer (signed)
- Pencils
- Milt Hammer (signed)
- Inks
- Milt Hammer (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Why do you say that authors should use salt...
- Genre
- humor; children
Some Punch!
Timid Tim / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Art Helfant (signed)
- Pencils
- Art Helfant (signed)
- Inks
- Art Helfant
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Art Helfant
- Genre
- humor
[no title indexed]
Targetoons / cartoon / 1 page
- Script
- Milt Hammer (signed)
- Pencils
- Milt Hammer (signed)
- Inks
- Milt Hammer (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- My Mom brought me home a new raincoat...
- Genre
- humor; children
[El Toro]
Gary Stark / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The mysterious figure of El Toro threatens the lives of Gary Stark and his pals...
- Genre
- adventure
Rounding Up the Rustlers
U. S. Royal / comics-form advertising / 1 page
- Genre
- adventure
Indexer Notes
full page sequential art ad for U. S. Royal Bike tires
[no title indexed]
Targetoons / cartoon / 1 page
- Script
- Milt Hammer (signed)
- Pencils
- Milt Hammer (signed)
- Inks
- Milt Hammer (signed)
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- O.K., what would a baggage man do...
- Genre
- humor; children
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover and in black and white.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
The Cadet -
1.
[no title indexed]
Target Hits and Misses -
2.
["Kit Carter has two strikes against him..."]
The Cadet -
3.
["What time is it, Heathcliff?"]
Heathcliff the Hobo -
4.
["My brother is the best astronomer in the world!!"]
Targetoons -
5.
Alligator Hunt
-
6.
["Ahhh!"]
Boitram the Boiglar -
7.
["The Target, the Targeteers, and Tina, their secretary..."]
The Target -
8.
["Why do you say that authors should use salt..."]
Targetoons -
9.
Some Punch!
Timid Tim -
10.
["My Mom brought me home a new raincoat..."]
Targetoons -
11.
[El Toro]
Gary Stark -
12.
Rounding Up the Rustlers
U. S. Royal -
13.
["O.K., what would a baggage man do..."]
Targetoons
This issue was modified by, among others
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Peter Croome
- Gregory Fischer
- Michael Hoskin
- Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
- Richard Smith
- Jim Van Dore
- Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)
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