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Detective Comics (1937)The Human Target

byEdmond HamiltonWriterHenry BoltinoffWriter+21 more
DC ComicsSep 28, 1953USD $0.1044 pages
Key IssueActionAdventure
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A man who calls himself the Human Target makes a career of impersonating people marked for murder to save their lives. When a cornered gangster kidnaps his daughter to force his help, Batman steps in and the two masked men end up covering for each other.

Series
Detective Comics (1937)
Issue Number
#201
Release Date
September 28, 1953
Cover Date
November 1953
Cover Price
USD $0.10
Page Count
44

Series Details

Title
Detective Comics
Publisher
Type
Regular Series
Status
Completed
Run
1937 - 2011
Issues Count
883

Key Issue

  • First appearance of Human Target (Fred Venable)

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Creators

Edmond Hamilton

Edmond Hamilton

Writer

Henry Boltinoff

Henry Boltinoff

Writer, Penciller, Inker, Letterer

Jack Schiff

Jack Schiff

Writer

Joe Certa

Joe Certa

Penciller, Inker

Kate Eagle

Penciller, Inker

Leonard Starr

Leonard Starr

Penciller, Inker

Nick Cardy

Nick Cardy

Penciller, Inker

Ray Thompson

Penciller, Inker

Sheldon Moldoff

Sheldon Moldoff

Penciller

Winslow Mortimer

Winslow Mortimer

Penciller, Inker, Cover Artist

Charles Paris

Charles Paris

Inker

Ira Schnapp

Ira Schnapp

Letterer

Characters

Batman

Batman

Bruce Wayne

Dick Grayson

Dick Grayson

Richard John Grayson-Wayne

James Gordon

James Gordon

James Worthington Gordon

The Human Target

The Human Target

Fred Venable

Karen Duncan

Karen Duncan

Pow-Wow Smith

Pow-Wow Smith

Ohiyesa

Robert Crane

Robert Crane

Robert Crane

Roy Raymond

Roy Raymond

Roy Raymond

Teams

Batman and Robin

Batman and Robin

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