Target Comics
#v1#4 [4]
(May 1940)
Novelty / Premium / Curtis,
1940 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- Monthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Novelty Press Inc.
- Editing
- ?
[no title indexed]
White Streak / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Withering attackers with his sparking eyes, the White Streak swung up his electric ladder!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- White Streak
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More Free Prizes for Target Readers
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
Promotion for collecting coupons from this page to turn in to get free items. Photographs of objects being offered are in black in white.
[The Gas Mask Disaster]
White Streak / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Carl Burgos (signed)
- Pencils
- Carl Burgos (signed)
- Inks
- Carl Burgos (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Carl Burgos (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The eerie wail of the airraid warning echoes as a squadron of mystery planes flies over the city of London --
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- White Streak; Reynolds (villain, introduction)
[The Counterfeit Lottery Ring]
T-Men / comic story / 7 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- "Chick" Farrell, T-Man, runs headlong into trouble...
- Genre
- crime; detective-mystery
- Reprints
-
in Crime Fighting Detective (Star Publications, 1950 series) #13 (December 1950)
-
Indexer Notes
Ben Thompson based on signature found on story by Ken Quattro and posted to Comics History Exchange page on Facebook (24 August 2016).
The original writer and letters tentatively was given to E.W. Webster (Ethel Felder Webster). Original pencil and inks credit given to Joe Simon.
Bomb-Sight Boomerang
Lucky Byrd / comic story / 7 pages
- Characters
- Lucky Byrd; Captain James (villain, introduction)
[The Dam Breaks]
Little Puppet Man / comic story / 3 pages
Indexer Notes
This story continues in the next issue.
[The Reformation of Pretty Boy: Part 3]
Calling 2-R / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Jack Warren [Jack A Warren]
- Pencils
- Jack Warren [Jack A Warren]; E. F. Webster [Ethel Felder Webster] ?
- Inks
- Jack Warren [Jack A Warren]; E. F. Webster [Ethel Felder Webster] ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Jack Warren [Jack A Warren]
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The Televisor Eye doesn't pick him up!
- Genre
- adventure; science fiction
- Characters
- Skipper; The Captain; Big Boss [Big Shot] (villain); Drusella (villain); Pretty Boy (guest star); Butch (villain)
Indexer Notes
Ken Quattro posted to Comics History Exchange page on Facebook (24 August 2016), that he sees both Warren and Webster's work in this story.
Submarine Surprise
text story / 2 pages
- Script
- Andrew Allen
- Pencils
- Sam Gilman (illustration, signed)
- Inks
- Sam Gilman (illustration, signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- adventure; war
Indexer Notes
Pencils and inks credits reported by Ken Quattro and posted to Comics History Exchange page on Facebook (24 August 2016).
[no title indexed]
City Editor / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Harold Potter (signed as POTTER)
- Inks
- Harold Potter (signed as POTTER)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- All quiet along the Potomac today.
- Genre
- crime; adventure
[no title indexed]
The Higrass Twins / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Jack Cole (signed)
- Pencils
- Jack Cole (signed)
- Inks
- Jack Cole (signed)
- Colors
- Jack Cole (signed)
- Letters
- Jack Cole (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hello -- What's this?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Moe Higrass; Joe Higrass
- Synopsis
- A movie talent scout is looking for a beautiful baby.
- Keywords
- beauty contests
[no title indexed]
Rip Rory / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Nice form!
- Genre
- adventure; sports
Indexer Notes
Pencils and inks credits suggested by Jerry Bails' Who's Who in 20th Century American Comics Books.
[no title indexed]
Bull's Eye Bill / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Bill Everett (signed as Blake)
- Pencils
- Bill Everett (signed as Blake)
- Inks
- Bill Everett (signed as Blake)
- Colors
- Bill Everett (signed as Blake)
- Letters
- Bill Everett (signed as Blake)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hullo! What's this? Bill!
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Bill Target; Quing; Dawn; Bob (sheriff); Ted Cameron (villain, introduction); Blackbeard Hurston (villain, introduction, death); Tony (villain)
- Synopsis
- Bill has a run-in with a dude named Ted Cameron who has accompanied Dawn to see what a round-up camp looks like. In actuality, Cameron is interested in securing some mining papers, claims and deeds.
- Reprints
- in The Bill Everett Archives (Fantagraphics, 2011 series) #2 - Heroic Tales (September 2013)
-
Boy! Look at this Bargains!
advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Advertisement for novelty items from Treasure House of New York, New York. Photographs of objects being offered are in black in white.
[no title indexed]
Blue Bolt / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The new companion magazine to Target Comics will go on sale April 10
- Genre
- science fiction; superhero
Indexer Notes
Back cover.
Advertising the upcoming Blue Bolt (Novelty Press, 1940 series) comic's first issue.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Withering attackers with his sparking eyes, the White Streak swung up his electric ladder!"]
White Streak -
1.
More Free Prizes for Target Readers
-
2.
[The Gas Mask Disaster]
White Streak -
3.
[The Counterfeit Lottery Ring]
T-Men -
4.
Bomb-Sight Boomerang
Lucky Byrd -
5.
[The Dam Breaks]
Little Puppet Man -
6.
[The Reformation of Pretty Boy: Part 3]
Calling 2-R -
7.
Submarine Surprise
-
8.
["All quiet along the Potomac today."]
City Editor -
9.
The Music Monster
Fantastic Feature Films -
10.
["Hello -- What's this?"]
The Higrass Twins -
11.
["Nice form!"]
Rip Rory -
12.
["Hullo! What's this? Bill!"]
Bull's Eye Bill -
13.
Boy! Look at this Bargains!
-
14.
["The new companion magazine to Target Comics will go on sale April 10"]
Blue Bolt
This issue was modified by, among others
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Peter Croome
- Craig Delich
- Michael Hoskin
- Daniel Martinez
- Mike Nielsen
- Tony R. Rose
- Jim Van Dore
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