Space Hero Saturdays SPACEHAWK "Martian Election Mayhem"

If you think elections on Earth are hotly-contested...

...wait'll you see how things are handled on the red planet, Mars (which, strangely, is colored green!)

This action-packed tale of electoral mayhem from Novelty's Target Comics #9 (1940) was written, illustrated, and lettered by the one-and-only Basil Wolverton.

The sheer unfettered imagination of the man was astounding, creating vistas and aliens far beyond anything the technology of moviemaking at the time (except for animation) could match.

With the current fascination for high adventure and fantasy, SpaceHawk would be an ideal project for either theatrical or streaming video...and I'm surprised no one is doing it!

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Space Hero Saturdays SPACEHAWK "and the Vulture Men From the Void"

You'll note our hero is no longer "The SpaceHawk", just "SpaceHawk"...

...which is still more than enough to scare the poop out of most space-going evil-doers!

As I've been going through other Novelty Publications titles, I discovered that they did occasional ads like this for "brother" books...

...using story panels pretty much in the format of a movie preview trailer using film clips!

Interesting, eh?

In the meantime, a different Space Hero will thrill you with an astounding astral adventure...

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Space Hero Saturdays THE SPACEHAWK "Perilous Portable Planetoid Peril"

The opening caption of the story promises something that a reader who just bought the comic off the newsstand in 1940 already knew!

How?
You'll find out at the end of the tale...

Note: SpaceHawk had rescued this unnamed woman in his premiere appearance...as shown HERE!

But don't worry that she'll become a "Lois Lane" type, always getting into danger and requiring rescue...since she'll never be seen again!
BTW, the reason a 1940s reader knew about SpaceHawk's unmasking before reading the story was...

...he was unmasked on the cover!!!
(Ironically, the only Target Comics cover he ever appeared on!)

In the meantime, a different Space Hero will thrill you with an astounding astral adventure...

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Space Hero Saturdays THE SPACEHAWK "...and the Lost Tribe of Mercury!"

You'll note that, this time around, our hero is called The Spacehawk...

...perhaps because writer/artist Basil Wolverton is trying to give him a "frightening-to-criminals" vibe like The Batman or The Shadow...

This tale from Novelty's Target Comics V1N6 (1940) offers up some fascinating concepts!

Was Spacehawk flesh-and-blood...or a robot/android?

Otherwise, how could he pull off such superhuman feats?

If you return in two weels, you'll find out his startling secret!

In the meantime, a different Space Hero will thrill you with an astounding astral adventure...

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Space Hero Saturdays SPACEHAWK "and the Creeping Death from Neptune"

How could you not want to read a story with a title like that?

Plus: story and art by the unique (to put it mildly) Basil Wolverton!

This premiere appearance from Novelty's Target Comics V1 N5 (1940), written and illustrated by Wolverton, was just the tip of the iceberg!
SpaceHawk "unmasked" a couple of issues later, but the legend was already well-established, and the fact he was a "mere" human who could take down aliens several times his size and strength only made him even more fearsome to his foes...

BTW, you may have noticed a change in our sub-head to "Space Hero" rather than "Space Force".
That's because we're switching over to the lone wolves of the spaceways as they battle against those who would dominate or destroy the universe!
Since the response to Basil Wolverton's Space Patrol strips has been...dare we say...stellar, we decided his best-known strip, SpaceHawk will be the "anchor" strip every two weeks, with other characters popping up for limited runs!
Who are the "other characters"?
Be here next week to find out the first one!

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