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Encyclopedia > The Human Target

The Human Target is an American comic book character created by Len Wein and Carmine Infantino: a unique private detective and bodyguard named Christopher Chance who operates by impersonating his clients in order to eliminate threats to his principal, hence the idea of becoming a Human Target. Chance's early appearances came in back-up stories in Action Comics, a title much better known for featuring Superman tales published by DC Comics. A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... Len Wein is an American comic book writer and editor. ... Carmine Infantino (May 24, 1925-) is a comic book artist and editor who was a major force in the Silver Age of Comic Books. ... A private investigator, or PI, is a person who undertakes investigations. ... A bodyguard is a person who protects someone (known as their principal) from personal assault, kidnapping, assassination, loss of confidential information, or other threats. ... Cover of Action Comics #1, which featured the debut of Superman. ... Superman, nicknamed The Man of Steel, is a fictional character and superhero who first appeared in Action Comics #1 in 1938 and eventually became one of the most popular and well-known comic book icons of all time. ... The current DC Comics logo, adopted in May 2005. ...


In later stories, a key element is that Chance is so good at impersonations that his own sense of personal identity is threatened in favor of his roles.


The character was adapted in a short lived television series starring Rick Springfield in 1992. A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... Rick Springfield (born Richard Lewis Springthorpe, August 23, 1949) is an Australian pop singer whose career began as a singer in Rock House, followed by Zoot, one of the most popular Australian groups of the late Sixties. ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Christopher Chance recently starred in an ongoing Human Target series written by Peter Milligan and published under DC's Vertigo imprint. Prior to this series, Milligan wrote a couple of stand-alone Human Target graphic novels: Human Target (ISBN 1563896931), illustrated by the late Edvin Biukovic, and Human Target: Final Cut (ISBN 1563899043), illustrated by Javier Pulido. Peter Milligan is an Irish writer most known for his work for 2000 AD, Marvel Comics and DC Vertigo. ... Vertigo is an imprint of comic book and graphic novel publisher DC Comics. ... Edvin Biuković (1969--December 5, 1999) was a Croatian comics artist. ...


External links

  • IMDB Entry of television adaptation

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Human Target - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (297 words)
The Human Target is an American comic book character created by Len Wein and Carmine Infantino: a unique private detective and bodyguard named Christopher Chance who operates by impersonating his clients in order to eliminate threats to his principal, hence the idea of becoming a Human Target.
Human Target (ISBN 1-56389-693-1), illustrated by the late Edvin Biukovic: Christopher Chance's protege Tom McFadden is struggling with keeping his identity while his wife watches helplessly, a female assassin is trying to kill Chance, and a fl preacher is going head to head with the drug dealers in his neighborhood.
Human Target: Strike Zones, illustrated by Javier Pulido: Chance assumes the identities of an aging Hollywood producer, a man who faked his own death on 9/11, and a Major League baseball player in the midst of a drug scandal.
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