Target Comics #5 [5]
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join free"Master of Propaganda" in Target Comics #5 (1940) delivers a gripping wartime mystery from writer and artist Harry Francis Campbell, whose multifaceted work defines the issue’s tone and visuals. When Lucky begins seeing visions of the recently deceased "Rocky" Stone—alongside a mysterious ghost ship—his disbelief turns to urgency, unraveling a web of mistaken identity and wartime deception. The story unfolds with quiet tension, culminating in a revelation tied to a letter and a brother’s desperate mission, all rendered with the distinctive flair of Bill Everett’s cover art.
In "The Ghost of Rocky Stone," a mysterious apparition haunts Randolph Field, stirring suspicion among the base’s personnel—especially when air cadet Skeets and the sharp-eyed Lucky Byrd both claim to have seen the late Rocky Stone. As strange sightings escalate, Lucky connects the ghostly figure to a phantom ship spotted in the skies, leading to a tense confrontation that reveals a long-buried secret between brothers.
In "The Creeping Death from Neptune," Spacehawk races to save a young woman from a monstrous, otherworldly threat unleashed by the alien villain Gorvak. As the Creeping Death spreads through the cosmos, Spacehawk turns the tide by confronting Gorvak directly—leading the creature to claim its next victim.
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Reprinted in Crime Fighting Detective #15 (1951), Spacehawk #[nn] (1978), Spacehawk #1 (1989), Space Funnies #1 (1990), Wolverton in Space #[nn] (1997), Action! Mystery! Thrills! Comic Book Covers of the Golden Age: 1933-45 #[nn] (2011), Spacehawk #[nn] (2012), The Bill Everett Archives #2 (2013), Classic Pulp Detectives #[nn] (2020), Classic Pulp #1 (2021)
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