The Return of Basil Wolverton's Space Hawk

Wolverton gave a lot of kids nightmares back in 1940.

Target #9 From Just a Pile of Old Comics.

Basil Wolverton's Spacehawk -- the first appearance

From Toonopedia:

Wolverton both wrote and drew Spacehawk, who started in the fifth issue (June, 1940) of Target Comics. The character wasn't one of Target's most prominent features, appearing only once (August, 1940) on the cover (which was usually given to The Target, who thoughtfully provided villains with something to shoot at by putting a target on his chest). Nonetheless, the series drew a lot of mail. Wolverton's talent for creating disturbing images, which truly blossomed in the late 1940s, was already manifesting itself in some of the most repulsive aliens yet seen in comics, and parents of frightened youngsters were writing in to complain.

A few moments with Basil Wolverton

Basil Wolverton objected strongly to the decision to make Spacehawk an earthbound WWII hero, but the move did allow for some great aerial combat scenes (and one of the most unlikely of sidekick names).

Basil Wolverton's Spacehawk

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Basil Wolverton's Spacehawk from Target Comics volume 1, number 11

If Mike Hammer had fought a giant octopus...

I was putting together some Spacehawk stories from Target Comics when I came across the following text story by Mickey Spillane. His grasp of marine biology leaves a bit to be desired but it's not a bad little story.


Target Comics volume 3, number 6, August 1942