The Human Target
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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.
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.
Christopher Chance recently starred an ongoingHuman 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.
External links
- IMDB Entry of television adaptation (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103447/)