Target Comics #1 [37]

Al T. Tude is handed a fortune by his late uncle—on one condition: beat the ruthless Willie Rodent in a race to a hidden treasure. With the stakes high and the competition fierce, Al must prove he’s more than just a lucky fool.

When Dan'l Flannel stumbles upon Abu the Mystic’s circus act, he’s drawn into a strange turn of events after rescuing the enigmatic performer from robbers. Grateful, Abu bestows upon Dan'l the gift of mind-reading—only to unsettle him when he hears the private thoughts of his Uncle Dud.

In a surreal 1943 tale from Target Comics #1, Niles Reed, the Target, recounts to artist Ed Ryan a bizarre mission in which he captures Adolf Hitler with the intent of delivering him to American justice. As they journey home, God—portrayed as an electrically charged cloud with outstretched hands—intervenes, subjecting Hitler to a series of trials before sending him crashing into a storm of Nazi machine gun fire.

In this 1943 humor tale from Target Comics #1, Speck’s confidence takes a hit when his younger sister outshines him at selling war saving stamps, threatening his grip on the gang’s leadership. With her unexpected success, Speck finds himself scrambling to keep up—while trying to keep his cool.