Hot Rod Comics comic books issue 4

Cover by Mort Lawrence. Stories and art by Ross Andru, John Prentice, Bill Ely, Paul Reinman, George Olesen, and Ed Smalle Race adventure from the world of 1950s auto culture, featuring terrific "hip" racer slang of the era. Notorious street racer Lucky Harris wins the title to every car he beats in a race. Gangsters and gambling make stock-car racing even more dangerous than it already is. No one believes in Vic's racing ability - not his father, his boss or his opponent - until they see him race, but Peggy is always by his side, and sometimes behind the wheel. Offbeat, colorful cover by Mort Lawrence. You Never Know a Driver; The Turn-Over Guy; Grind Pals Remember; The Jag's Double Lung; The Cut-Down 711; Hughie's Set of Wheels. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $150.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4715073014 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover by Bob Powell. Stories and art by Bob Powell and others. Fawcett taps into the teen racing scene of the 1950s with one of the earliest racing comics. Clint Curtis heads into the burning desert to enter his hot rod in the Bonneville Salt Flats National Championship. Every issue has illustrated mechanical and racing-culture features. This issue includes more world-champion racecars of the past. Clint and his car club the Road Knights enter a police-approved drag race, in a story with plenty of cool car and motorcycle imagery by Bob Powell. Plus a guide to hot-rodder slang of the 1950s. Clint Curtis at the Bonneville National Championships; The Ignition System; The Cooling System; Famous Racing Cars; Hot Rod Lingo; Clint Curtis: Drag Feud!; The Lineman. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art and cover by Bob Powell. Covers and interior stories correspond to U.S. issues, but in this U.K. edition, stories are in black and white. Cover priced 6-D.