Hot Rod Racers (1964) comic books 1963-1965
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Issue #1
Published Dec 1964 by Charlton Comics Group.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Don Perlin and Jack Keller. Racers face drama on the track and off, featuring realistic technical details and some great art of '60s racing machines. A lifelong back-country road racer is well-prepared by the time he gets to the hot-rod racetrack. Chino has a racket winning bets against his beat-up '62 Plymouth, but his scheme starts a feud with George that quickly escalates. A friendly racing rivalry forms between owners of the "camshaft cavaliers": a Corvair, a Plymouth Valiant and a Ford Falcon. After he wrecks his '61 Chevy, a friend lets Eddie try out a Mercedes Roadster. Local Champ; The Compact Cavaliers; Spare Tire; The Legacy; Sports Cars; Back-Road Champ; The Model Maker. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.
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Issue #2
Published Feb 1965 by Charlton Comics Group.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Bill Molno and Jon D'Agostino. Racers face drama on the track and off, featuring realistic technical details and some great art of '60s racing machines. When Larry's brother gets drafted and leaves him a beat-up old car, Larry decides to turn it into a racing machine. Street-racers Dolan and Hubbard decide to resolve their feud with a race at the Grand Prix course at Grant Oval. Small-town delivery-truck drivers have a truck race to determine who is the fastest. Plus auto maintenance tips in comics form. The Avenger; Starting Your Car; Joes Jalopy; Always With Automobiles; This Is Murder; The Driver, Not The Car; Jalopy Jamboree. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.
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Issue #3
Published May 1965 by Charlton Comics Group.$5.00
$3.80
Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas and Jon D'Agostino. Racers face drama on the track and off, featuring realistic technical details and some great art of '60s racing machines. Big Mo's car is so light, he can't keep it on the track. Plymouth 426 driver Red Keegan has the good luck to meet other 426 owners who race them. Tommy loves racing on the Alabama back roads, but when motorcycle cop Loomis is injured trying to catch him, Tommy has a moment of clarity. The Super-Stocks; Alabama Whammer; Lucky Driver!; The 426 Club; Stand-Up Dragster. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.
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Issue #4
Published Jul 1965 by Charlton Comics Group.$9.00
$5.00
Stories and art by Bill Molno, Vince Colletta and Jack Keller. Racers face drama on the track and off, featuring realistic technical details and some great art of '60s racing machines. Scot Jackson (the hero of Charlton comic Teenage Hotrodders) and the Rod Masters meet Big Daddy Torque in the battle of the Fabulous Fuelers. Inspired by his Sicilian grandfather Giuseppe, an old-school racer, Tommy returns to Sicily to enter the grand Targa Florio race himself. Bespectacled racing novice Al must sit in the driver's seat for the first time when his brother is injured just before a big stock-car race. Scot Jackson: Fabulous Fuelers; Go Read the Law; Sicilian Adventure; The 400 King; S/SA Champ. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.
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Issue #5
Published Sep 1965 by Charlton Comics Group.$7.00
Cover by Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Bill Fraccio, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Racers face drama on the track and off, featuring realistic technical details and some great art of '60s racing machines. Vic regularly beats "Dasher Dan" on the racetrack, until Dan's sponsor, a car dealer, provides him with a new vehicle. Georgie knows he can't outrace Ray's Ford Fairlane, but maybe he can outthink Ray. The lifelong rivalry between wealthy Tommy and poor Bob intensifies when Tommy steals Bob's girl Pennie. A/FX Champ; Brains vs. Horsepower; On The Road; Super Stock Star; Klunker King. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.
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Issue #6
Published Nov 1965 by Charlton Comics Group.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Cover by Jack Keller. Stories and art by Bill Fraccio, Jon D'Agostino and Jack Keller. Racers face drama on the track and off, featuring realistic technical details and some great art of '60s racing machines. Clint Curtis and his Road Knights racing crew decide to get even with the crooked car dealer who calls himself Honest Charlie. A racer keeps losing time when his car "wheelies" up, so he enlists Motors McHorn's beefy cousin Wellington as a passenger. Reserved teacher Miss Willet decides to show her drag-racing students what her little Ford Falcon can do. Plus auto safety tips in comics form. Tons of Fun; Schoolmarm's Car; Slogans for Safety; Clint Curtis: The Cream Puff; Cyril Is a Swinger. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.
