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Human Target
| The Human Target | |
|---|---|
.png) Christopher Chance, as he appeared on the cover of Human Target #6 (November 2021). Art by Greg Smallwood. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | (Fred Venable) Detective Comics #201 (November 1953) (Christopher Chance) Action Comics #419 (December 1972) |
| Created by | (Fred Venable) Edmond Hamilton Sheldon Moldoff (Christopher 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 characters in American comic books published by DC Comics. The first is Fred Venable, while the second is private investigator and bodyguard Christopher Chance who assumes the identities of clients targeted by assassins and other dangerous criminals.[1] Chance has appeared in numerous books published throughout the decades and has appeared in television adaptations.
Chance has appeared in two self-titled TV series in 1992 and 2010, portrayed by Rick Springfield and Mark Valley respectively, and made guest appearances in the Arrowverse TV series Arrow, portrayed by Wil Traval.
- ^ McAvennie, Michael; Dolan, Hannah, ed. (2010). "1970s". DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle. Dorling Kindersley. p. 153. ISBN 978-0-7566-6742-9.
Starting as a back-up feature in the pages of Action Comics, scribe Len Wein and artist Carmine Infantino introduced Christopher Chance, a master of disguise who would turn himself into a human target - provided you could meet his price.
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