| Additional Information |
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| Publication | January 1944 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: Monthly from November to June inclusive; bi-monthly July to October inclusive |
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| Cover | 18 Men and a Boat |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: John Morrill; Target (inset) |
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| Synopsis | Editor's page with some reader's letters printed. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Found on the inside front cover. Entire sequence added by Craig Delich (Feb. 2006).
Letters by Rhoda Zimet and Arthur Ginsberg. |
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| Comic Story | Bad Dream (10 pages) |
| Synopsis | Kit and Dan, as they traipse through the woods, encounter a well-known writer and are invited to his cabin. While in the cabin, Dan trips over a bearskin rug, is knocked unconscious, and has a nightmare. |
| Featuring | The Cadet featuring Kit Carter |
| Credits | Script: George Kapitan | Pencils: John Jordan | Inks: John Jordan |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Kit Carter; Dan Merry; Dick Mann |
| Notes | Story title and genre added by Craig Delich (Feb. 2006). Creative credits hidden in bush in bottom panel of first page noted by Gary Watson, May 2008. |
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| Comic Story | 18 Men and a Boat (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | John Morrill and his crew begin a harrowing journey on a 36-foot diesel boat from the Philippines to Australia after they are ordered to scuttle their mine sweeper. |
| Featuring | John Morrill |
| Credits | Script: Tom Gill? | Pencils: Tom Gill [as T. Gill] (signed) | Inks: Tom Gill [as T. Gill] (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Biography; War | Characters: John Morrill [1st appearance]; Taylor; Steele; Meeker; Richardson |
| Notes | Story title placement, feature, genre, credits and synopsis added by Craig Delich (Feb. 2006).
Based on the true story of Lt. Commander John Morrill, U.S.N., in collaboration with Pete Martin. |
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| Featuring | Targetoons |
| Credits | Script: Milt Hammer | Pencils: Milt Hammer (signed) | Inks: Milt Hammer (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
| Notes | Entire sequence added by Craig Delich (Feb. 2006). |
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| Comic Story | The Black Market (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Bill returns home on special duty from the military to help break up a cattle rustling operation. |
| Featuring | Bull's-Eye Bill |
| Credits | Pencils: John Daly? | Inks: John Daly? |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Bill; Black Market Gang; Ike; Mr. Hand; Brad |
| Notes | Story title and genre added by Craig Delich (Feb. 2006). |
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| Synopsis | Charlie inadvertantly stumbles across a missing heiress and helps free her from kidnappers. |
| Featuring | Candid Charlie, Wizard of the Lens |
| Credits | Pencils: B. Gordon Guth (signed) | Inks: B. Gordon Guth (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Candid Charlie [Charles Click] (intro); Mrs. Click (Charlie's mother); Miss Van Gilt; Reggie; Mr. Van Gilt; Clarence Grey |
| Notes | Feature revision and genre added by Craig Delich (Feb. 2006). |
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| Featuring | Targetoons |
| Credits | Script: Milt Hammer | Pencils: Milt Hammer (signed) | Inks: Milt Hammer (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Tony |
| Notes | Entire sequence added by Craig Delich (Feb. 2006). |
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| Text Story | River Rising (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Tommy, despite several obstacles, rescues his parents from a raging flood. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Tommy Burke; Jake Ingle; Mr. Burke; Mrs. Burke |
| Notes | Entire sequence added by Craig Delich (Feb. 2006). |
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| Featuring | Adventures in Stamps |
| Credits | Script: Eugene L. Pollock (signed) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction | Characters: Archer Harman |
| Notes | First half of this page are classified ads for stamps. |
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| Credits | Script:? (ad copy) | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Ads for a variety of stamps. |
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| Comic Story | Lumberjack Adventure (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Dan'l and Dud take jobs as lumberjacks. They then try hard to win the bonus for cutting the most trees in a week; however, they fail to win and later discover that they were cheated. |
| Featuring | Dan'l Flannel |
| Credits | Pencils: Edward Ryan? | Inks: Edward Ryan? |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Dan'l Flannel; Uncle Dud; Gug; Brickhead |
| Notes | Story title and genre added by Craig Delich (Feb. 2006). |
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| Comic Story | On the Beam! (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Military Intelligence sends Niles to a local night club to see if he can garner information on suspicious-looking men that have regularly been hanging out there. He discovers that a comdeian's valet is linked with Nazi spies, and the Targeteers go to town on them, learning that the spies were using purported fan mail to relay U.S. naval secrets back to Germany. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Target [Niles Reed]; The Targeteers [Dave Brown; Tom Foster]; unnamed army intelligence major; Dan McCunn; Steff (villain); Nazi spies (villains) |
| Notes | Script credit suggested by the Who's Who. |
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| Comic Story | Organizing the French Resistence (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | French resistance fighters are captured by the Gestapo and the Chameleon embarks upon a daring plan to free the arrested resistance fighters. |
| Featuring | Pete Stockbridge, the Chameleon |
| Credits | Pencils: Bill Allison | Inks: Bill Allison |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Pete Stockbridge (the Chameleon); Karl; Hans; the Gestapo; Chief Ratter; Frank; Jon |
| Notes | Story title and genre added by Craig Delich, February 2006. Art credits changed by Gary Watson, June 2009. Original indexer had "John Meditz?" |
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| Featuring | Targetoons |
| Credits | Pencils: Ray Gill | Inks: Ray Gill |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Hennessy |
| Notes | Entire sequence added by Craig Delich (Feb. 2006). Art credits from Gary Watson, May 2008. Formerly credited as "Milt Hammer?" |
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| Featuring | Junior Sales Club |
| Credits | Script:? (ad copy) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Characters: Peter Pan; Humpty Dumpty; Little Bo Peep; Red Riding Hood; Jack; Jill |
| Notes | The ad is presented with a scrambled word puzzle. Ad to become a member of the Junior Sales Club. |
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| Credits | Script:? (ad copy) | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Inside back cover. Ad to sell Collier's Weekly to earn money or prizes. |
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| Credits | Script:? (ad copy) | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Back cover. Ad for scale model kits of military vehicles. |
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