Harry Chance

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Name: Harry Chance

Other Names: Mr. Chance

Classification: supporting character

Publisher(s):

First Appearance: Action Comics (vol. 1) #422 (Mar. 1973): "The Shadows-of-Yesterday Contract!"

Creators: Len Wein, Dick Giordano

Number of Appearances: 3

Comic Book Appearances: 2

TV, Film Appearances: 1

Gender: male

Note: father of Human Target

The father of Christopher Chance (the "Human Target") was known only as "Mr. Chance" in the comics that first introduced him. The character's first name was identified as "Harry" in the 6th episode of the short-lived 1992 ABC "Human Target" TV series.

In the comics, the Human Target's father died early into the beginning of Christopher Chance's unusual new career.

In the 1992 TV series, Harry Chance was a major guest character in the 6th episode, played by actor Kevin McCarthy (who received an Oscar nomination for this supporting role in the 1951 film "Death of a Salesman."

This character is in the following 4 stories which have been indexed by this website:

Action Comics

The Brave and the Bold (vol. 1) #143 (Sep.-Oct. 1978): "The Cat and the Canary Contract!" (cameo)

Human Target - Season 1, Episode 6 (22 Aug. 1992): "Going Home"