Issue Details

Issue	#V4 #9 [45]
Published	January 1944
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	60
Editing	Stanley H. Beaman
Notes	This is issue #45 (Vol. 4, #9). Some info and page count by Craig Delich (Jan. 2006).

Cover Details - "18 Men and a Boat"

Characters	Candid Charlie; Target (inset)
Genre	adventure
Pencils	Tom Gill [as T. Gee] (signed)
Inks	Tom Gill [as T. Gee] (signed)
Notes	This is issue #45 (Vol. 4, #9). Some info and page count by Craig Delich (Jan. 2006).

1 page letters page "untitled"

Synopsis	Editor's page with some reader's letters printed.
Letters	typeset
Notes	Found on the inside front cover. Entire sequence added by Craig Delich (Feb. 2006).

10 page The Cadet featuring Kit Carter story "Bad Dream"

Characters	Kit Carter
Genre	adventure
Script	George Kapitan
Pencils	John Jordan
Inks	John Jordan
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. First line, "Dan Merry's curiosity explained quite a few things for him..."

7 page John Morrill story "18 Men and a Boat"

Characters	John Morrill [1st appearance]
Synopsis	Based on the true story of Lt. Commander John Morrill, U.S.N., in collaboration with Pete Martin.
Genre	fact; bio
Script	Tom Gill?
Pencils	Tom Gill [as Gill] (signed)
Inks	Tom Gill [as Gill] (signed)
Notes	Story title placement, feature, genre, credits and synopsis added by Craig Delich (Feb. 2006).

1 page Targetoons story "untitled"

Genre	humor
Pencils	Milt Hammer (signed)
Inks	Milt Hammer (signed)
Notes	Entire sequence added by Craig Delich (Feb. 2006).

6 page Bull's-Eye Bill story "The Black Market"

Characters	Bill
Genre	western
Pencils	John Daly?
Inks	John Daly?
Notes	Story title and genre added by Craig Delich (Feb. 2006).

6 page Candid Charlie, Wizard of the Lens story "Hi ya, fellas..."

Characters	Candid Charlie (intro)
Genre	adventure
Pencils	B. Gordon Guth (signed)
Inks	B. Gordon Guth (signed)
Notes	Feature revision and genre added by Craig Delich (Feb. 2006).

1 page Targetoons filler "untitled"

Genre	humor
Pencils	Milt Hammer (signed)
Inks	Milt Hammer (signed)
Notes	Entire sequence added by Craig Delich (Feb. 2006).

2 page text story "River Rising"

Genre	adventure
Letters	typeset
Notes	Entire sequence added by Craig Delich (Feb. 2006).

Half page Adventures in Stamps filler "untitled"

Genre	fact
Script	Eugene L. Pollock (signed)
Letters	typeset
Notes	First half of this page are classified ads for stamps.

6 page Dan'l Flannel story "Lumberjack Adventure"

Characters	Dan'l Flannel
Genre	humor
Pencils	Edward Ryan?
Inks	Edward Ryan?
Notes	Story title and genre added by Craig Delich (Feb. 2006). First line, "A new kind of rustling goes on in the woods..."

7 page The Target and the Targeteers story "On the Beam"

Characters	The Target; The Targeteers
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Bill Allison
Inks	Bill Allison
Notes	Story title and genre added by Craig Delich, February 2006. Art credits added by Gary Watson, June 2009.

8 page Pete Stockbridge, the Chameleon story "Organizing the French Resistence"

Characters	Pete Stockbridge (the Chameleon)
Genre	war
Pencils	Bill Allison
Inks	Bill Allison
Notes	Story title and genre added by Craig Delich, February 2006. Art credits changed by Gary Watson, June 2009. Original indexer had "John Meditz?" First line, "At an underground meeting of the Free French..."

1 page Targetoons filler "untitled"

Genre	humor
Pencils	Ray Gill
Inks	Ray Gill
Notes	Entire sequence added by Craig Delich (Feb. 2006). Art credits from Gary Watson, May 2008. Formerly credited as "Milt Hammer?"