Target and the Targeteers

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The Target and the Targeteers are fictional characters, a trio of superheroes who first appeared in 1940, in Target Comics from Novelty Press.

[edit] History

Target Comics debuted in February, 1940, but it wasn't until the 10th issue (November 1940) that The Target first appeared, and The Targeteers showed up in issue 11. The three of them were created by Dick Hamilton.

Target and the Targeteers appeared in Target Comics until issue 95; Target itself ended with issue 105. The trio was briefly brought back by AC Comics, which specializes in reusing Golden Age characters. Most recently, The Target and the Targeteers are among the many public domain characters to appear in Project Superpowers, a miniseries from Dynamite Entertainment.

[edit] Fictional biography

Metallurgist and U.S. spy Niles Reed created the identity of The Target, using a bulletproof costume with a bullseye on the chest, to save the life of his brother Bill, who had been wrongfully convicted of murder and sentenced to be executed. Bill was killed during the jailbreak, and Niles avenged himself on those responsible for Bill's conviction, after which he continued to fight evil as The Target.

Later, Niles' business associates Dave Brown and Tom Foster, who had both been orphaned by criminals, became his sidekicks The Targeteers. The three of them wore costumes that were identical except for the colors; one was mostly yellow, one red, one blue (who wore which wasn't always consistent).