On Target (Avengers zine)

See also On Target (disambiguation).

Zine
Title:	On Target
Publisher:
Editor(s):	Dave Rogers
Date(s):
Medium:	print
Fandom:	The Avengers (TV)
Language:	English
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On Target is an The Avengers (TV) zine published in England.

It contains articles, interviews and photos. At least one issue contains fanfic.

Summaries from here Dead Duck.

V.1 N.1

On Target v.1 no.1 is undated.

The Special Issue Poster Magazine is dated 1983 and precedes v.1. n.1.

• Meet... The Avengers. Four pages. Dave Rogers. Brief biographies of Steed, Mrs. Gale, Mrs. Peel and Ms. King.
• The Avengers (Hendry / Macnee 1961). Two Pages. Dave Rogers. Episode titles, broadcast dates, writers and directors for Season One.
• The Avengers. Dave Rogers. One page. Short facts and figures round-up.
• Curry A La Carte. Two pages. Stephen and Joy Curry. Regular information on the current activities of various Avengers luminaries.

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  cover of v.1 no.1

V.1 N.2

On Target v.1 no.2

• There But For The Grace Of... 1. Dave Rogers. One page. The casting of Honor Blackman as Cathy Gale.
• Tid-bits. One page. Just that. Facts and factoids.
• There But For The Grace Of... 2. Dave Rogers. One page. The casting of Linda Thorson as Tara King.
• The Avengers: A Personal Appreciation. Paul A. Thomas. One and a half pages. Just that.
• One Of A Kind. Stephen Nottingham. Half a page. Homage a John Steed.
• Avengers... They're The Sweetest Men I Know. Uncredited. One page. Reprint of 1961 Ingrid Hafner interview from the TV Times.
• Curry A La Carte. Two pages. Stephen and Joy Curry. Regular information on the current activities of various Avengers luminaries.

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  cover of v.1 no.2

V.1 N.3

On Target v.1 no.3

• Merchandise: Part One. Dave Rogers. Five pages. A guide to Avengers merchandise then known to exist.
• Exit Emma... Enter Tara. Dave Rogers. One page. Details of Channel Four's repeats of Season Six.
• Emma Peel, And The Essence of Charm part One. John B. Murray. Three and a half pages. A look at the character of Emma Peel.
• Did They? Didn't They??. Adrian T. Lamb. Half a page. I'll bet this seemed fresh at the time.
• Curry A La Carte. Two pages. Stephen and Joy Curry. Regular information on the current activities of various Avengers luminaries.

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  cover of v.1 no.3

V.1 N.4

On Target v.1 no.4

• Emma Peel And The Essence of Charm part Two. John B. Murray. Three and a half pages. A look at the character of Emma Peel.
• Did They? Dave Rogers. One a half pages. More tedious ruminations on that question.
• Curry A La Carte Special. Stephen and Joy Curry. Four and a half pages. Transcription of * * Honor Blackman and Patrick Macnee's appearance on the TVS local news show 'Coast To Coast'.
• 'And Keep A Watchful Eye Open...'. Dave Rogers. Three pages. Review of The New Avengers book.

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  cover of v.1 no.4

V.1 N.5

On Target v.1 no.5

• Super Emma. Dave Rogers. Three pages. A look at the Diana Rigg 8mm production, The Mini-Killers.
• Steed and Gambit and Purdey - The New Avengers. Dave Rogers. Three pages. The reasons for including The New Avengers in an Avengers fanzine.
• A Feeling of Deja Vu. Dave Rogers. One page. The recycling of storylines in The Avengers.
• 'Epic' Reviewed. Stephen Nottingham. Two pages. Review of The New Avengers book.
• Curry A La Carte. Two pages. Stephen and Joy Curry. Regular information on the current activities of various Avengers luminaries.

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  cover of v.1 no.5

V.1 N.6

On Target v.1 no.6

• A "Shaky" Debut for The Avengers Theme. Franck Leprince. Three pages. A look at the music for The Avengers.
• The New Avengers - 'A Three-Handed Game'. Dave Rogers. Five pages. Press reaction to the launch of The New Avengers.
• Curry A La Carte. Three pages. Stephen and Joy Curry. Regular information on the current activities of various Avengers luminaries.

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  cover of v.1 no.6

V.1 N.7

On Target v.1 no.7

• The Theme From 'The Avengers'. Franck Leprince. Three pages. A further look at music in * The Avengers.
• Comic Strip: The Avengers - 'The Rat Trap' Part One. Creator unknown. Two pages.
• The Curious Case of the Countless Cuts. Dave Rogers. Five pages. Pre-broadcast cuts and never-filmed scenes from 'Never, Never Say Die'.
• Curry A La Carte. Four pages. Stephen and Joy Curry. Regular information on the current activities of various Avengers luminaries.

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  cover of v.1 no.7

V.1 N.8

On Target v.1 no.8 is "The Special Tara Edition."

• "Ra-Boom-Di-Ay"... the Sixth Season. Graham P. Williams. Five pages. An overview of the Tara years.
• Thames Television Invites You To This Is Your Life with Eamonn Andrews. Stephen and Joy Curry. Four pages. Behind the scenes at This Is Your Life: Patrick Macnee.
• Comic Strip: The Avengers - 'The Rat Trap' part two. Creator unknown. Two pages.
• Emma vs. Tara: Defining the 'Avengers' Girl. Guy Clapperton. Five pages. Who really was better??.

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  cover of v.1 no.8

V.2 N.1

On Target v.2 no.1 was published in 1985.

• Cathy Gale vs. The Gong Man. Michael Goss. Five pages. Stuntmen / Judo Teachers The * * * Robinson Brothers and their influence on third season Cathy Gale.
• Brought To Book: The Drowned Queen. Graham P. Williams. Two pages. Review of the US-only paperback.
• File On An Avengerphile. Part One - The Stuff of Legends. Geoff Barlow. Three pages. The * Author of 'The Saga Of Happy Valley' on what attracted him to The Avengers.
• Curry A La Carte. Stephen and Joy Curry. Regular information on the current activities of various Avengers luminaries.

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  cover of v.2 no.1

V.2 N.2

On Target v.2 no.2 was published in 1985.

• The Cybernauts. Dave Tanner. Four pages. An over view of the three episodes featuring the tin-can menaces.
• Comic Strip: Cathy Gale. Reprint of one installment of 'The Runaway Brain' strip from Look Westward.
• File On An Avengerphile - Part Two. Geoff Barlow. Three pages. The Author of 'The Saga * * Of Happy Valley' continues his piece on what it was that attracted him to The Avengers.
• Brought To Book: The Eagle's Nest. Graham P. Williams. Two pages. Review of The New Avengers book.
• Music and The Avengers. Franck Leprince. Four pages. An appraisal of Laurie Johnson's music for the original series.
• Look, Stop Me If You've Read This, But... Graham P. Williams. Four pages. Regular opinion column.
• Curry A La Carte. Two pages. Stephen and Joy Curry. Regular information on the current activities of various Avengers luminaries.

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  cover of v.2 no.2

V.2 N.3

On Target v.2 no.3 was published in 1985.

• Avenging The Avengers. Steve Chibnall. Three pages. Reprint of an interesting piece from the March 28 1985 issue of New Society.
• The Quintessential Avengers?. Allan Brown. Two and a half pages. A defence of The New Avengers.
• The Avengers - Costume Design 1966-69. Chris Clazie. Four pages. An interview with Alun Hughes (although, strangely, it contains no quotations).
• Brought To Book: Dead Duck. Uncredited, but probably Graham P. Williams. One page. Review of The 'Patrick Macnee' penned Avengers book.
• With Umbrella, Charm and ... Tardis? (The Avengers and Doctor Who). David Tanner. Three and a half pages. A comparison between The Avengers and Doctor Who.
• Look, Stop Me If You've Read This, But... Graham P. Williams. One and a half pages. Regular opinion column.
• Curry A La Carte. Two and a half pages. Stephen and Joy Curry. Regular information on the current activities of various Avengers luminaries.

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  cover of v.2 no.3

V.2 N.4

On Target v.2 no.4 was published in 1986.

• John Steed: 1922-19!!. Roger Davies. Seven pages. A fictional biography of John Steed, including information from Tim Heald's 'Authorised biography' and the tv shows.
• The Avengers In Their Time. Nick Wood. Two and a half pages. How The Avengers was an intrinsic part of 60s culture.
• The Avengers - Costume Design 1966-69 Part Two. Chris Clazie. Five pages. An interview with Alun Hughes (although, strangely, it contains no quotations).
• Look, Stop Me If You've Read This, But... Graham P. Williams. Two pages. Regular opinion column.
• Curry A La Carte. Four pages. Stephen and Joy Curry. Regular information on the current activities of various Avengers luminaries.

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  cover of v.2 no.4

V.3 N.1

On Target v.3 no.1 was published in 1986.

• Intros and Exits. Macnee-Rigg Colour Series. Uncredited, but probably Dave Rogers. Fourteen pages. A fictional biography of John Steed, including information from Tim * * * * Heald's 'Authorised biography' and the tv shows.
• The Avengers Survey. David Tanner. Two pages. Various Avengers-related questions are answered.
• The Avengers Files. Tim Hammell. Two pages. A review of the US 'cut and paste' magazines.
• Trivia With A Vengeance. Uncredited. Three pages. Reprint of a piece from the September 1st 1985 issue of Newsweek.
• Curry A La Carte. Four pages. Stephen and Joy Curry. Regular information on the current activities of various Avengers luminaries.

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  cover of v.3 no.1

V.3 N.2

On Target v.3 no.2

• Emma P. as Modesty B? Author unknown. One page. Reprinted from Comics Collector magazine. Peter (?) O'Donnell on the suitability of Diana Rigg for the part of Modesty Blaise.
• Vengeance Is Theirs: 'On the road with Steed, Purdey and Gambit'. Doug Fetherling. Two pages. Reprinted from 'a Canadian newspaper'. Canadian overview of The Avengers.
• A Blonde Is A New Avenger. Author unknown. Half a page. Reprinted from an unknown source (either North American or Australian). Quick overview of The New Avengers.
• Look, Stop Me If You've Read This, But... Graham P. Williams. Two pages. Regular opinion column.
• Exit The Avengers. David Tanner. Two and a half pages. Details the Season Four tag scenes.
• Be Seeing You. Author unknown (could be from a later issue of En Garde). Three pages. Fanfic detailing hypothetical meeting of The Avengers and The Prisoner.
• Time Out! Gordon Donaldson. Three pages. Reprinted from TV Guide (Canada). A contemporary look at the filming of the Canadian New Avengers episodes.
• Karate Couture. Author unknown. Three pages. Reprinted from New Zealand TV Weekly. Review of the Alun Hughes Avengers fashion show.
• Now Mr McSteed Shows His McKnees. Author unknown. One page. Reprinted from TV World. A look at the fashions in the episode Castle De'Ath (and at what a Scotsman wears under his kilt).
• A Review of The Avengers Stage Show. Paul A. Thomas. Three Pages. Also includes excerpts from some press reviews.
• Macnee On Wogan. Four pages. Transcribed by Richard Hoare. Transcription of Macnee interview from Wogan TV show of 25/2/83.

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  cover of v.3 no.2

Interview Special

On Target All Interview Special

Poster Magazine

On Target Poster Magazine was published in 1983 and was a preliminary issue to v.1 n.1.

This zine includes fold-outs.

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  cover of the Poster Magazine