Johnny Comet (1999) comic books
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Issue #1
Published 1999 by ACG/Avalon Communications.$2.50
Stories by Peter DePaolo. Art and cover by Frank Frazetta. Reprints of the early Frazetta comic strip Johnny Comet, from 1952. Handsome, devil-may-car racecar driver Johnny Comet somehow always manages to find trouble, such as when femme fatale Raven Rockett and her hired thugs use strong-arm tactics to warn Johnny off a job. Reprinting strips from January to March, 1952. Somewhat typically for ACG, the cover logo misspells the characters name. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #2
Published 2000 by ACG/Avalon Communications.$2.50
Stories by Peter DePaolo and Earl Baldwin. Art and cover by Frank Frazetta. Reprints of the early Frazetta comic strip Johnny Comet, from 1952. Handsome, devil-may-car racecar driver Johnny Comet somehow always manages to find trouble. Master criminal Al Gore sets out to burn Jean Fargo's race car, and nearly finishes Johnny as a bonus. It's all part of a scheme orchestrated by the mysterious "Mr. Blue." Reprinting strips from March to April, 1952. Also featuring a backup story from Charltons Drag-Strip Hotrodders. Johnny Comet; Match Champ. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #4
Published 2000 by ACG/Avalon Communications.$2.50
Stories by Peter DePaolo and Earl Baldwin. Art and cover by Frank Frazetta, plus a backup story by Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia, aka Nicholas Alascia. Reprints of the early Frazetta comic strip Johnny Comet, from1952. Handsome, devil-may-car racecar driver Johnny Comet somehow always manages to find trouble. When Col. Rockett hires Johnny Comet as his new race driver, Raven Rockett tries to get rid of him to make room for her boyfriend. Reprinting strips from May to June, 1952. Also featuring a backup story from Charltons Drag N' Wheels. Johnny Comet; Match on the Rhine. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.
