Human Target
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance |
(Venable) Detective Comics #201 (November 1953) (Chance) Action Comics #419 (December 1972) |
| Created by |
(Venable) Edmond Hamilton and Sheldon Moldoff (Chance) Len Wein Carmine Infantino |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Fred Venable Christopher Chance |
| Notable aliases | Numerous identities Impersonates his clients to protect them |
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The Human Target is the name of two fictional comic book characters that have appeared in books published by DC Comics. The first is Fred Venable, who appears in Detective Comics #201 (November 1953), by Edmond Hamilton and Sheldon Moldoff.
The second, Christopher Chance, first appears in Action Comics #419 (December 1972), and was created by Len Wein and Carmine Infantino. This character, a private investigator and bodyguard who assumes the identities of clients targeted by assassins and other dangerous criminals, has appeared in numerous books published throughout the decades, and has appeared in television adaptations.
The first character to use the title "Human Target" was Fred Venable, who appeared in Detective Comics #201 (November 1953), by Edmond Hamilton and Sheldon Moldoff.
Christopher Chance's early appearances came in back-up stories in Action Comics, a title better known for featuring Superman tales published by DC Comics. He first appeared in "The Assassin-Express Contract", a backup story written by Len Wein and illustrated by Carmine Infantino that ran in Action Comics #419 (December 1972). Later, the feature appeared in Batman titles such as The Brave and the Bold and Detective Comics. Christopher Chance starred in a limited series, a one-shot, and then an ongoing Human Target series written by Peter Milligan and published under DC's Vertigo imprint. The Human Target has been adapted in three television series: once briefly on ABC in 1992, starring Rick Springfield, again on Fox, starring Mark Valley, for two seasons in 2010–2011, and Arrow Season 5 episode 05 entitled "Human Target", Wil Traval.
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