Speed Demons (1957) comic books 1958

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Bill Molno, Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia, and George Klein. Another Charlton racing title combining technical jargon, old-fashioned romance and fisticuffs, and the great racecars of yesteryear. "Brains" knows how to make a car run fast, but when he can't find a driver as good as his car, he decides to do the job himself. Motorcycle gangs are giving clean-cut drivers like Tom a bad reputation, so he and his friends start their own motorcycle club. Spinner wants to learn Vince's secret to winning the Central American jungle race called the Carruba Hundred. In a non-fiction story, the record for transcontinental travel speed is set in July 1957 by John Glenn, not yet a household name at the time this comic was published in 1958. Fast Driver Wanted!; Desperate Journey; Bonneville Beauty; Milton's 'Maginations; The Magic Mile; Across the U.S.A. in 203 Minutes! Final issue under this title; the series continues as Submarine Attack (1958) #11. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.