Hot Rod Racers (1964) comic books
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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 #10
Published Sep 1966 by Charlton Comics Group.$4.80
Cover by Jack Keller. Stories and art by Edd Ashe and Jack Keller. Racers face drama on the track and off, featuring realistic technical details and some great art of '60s racing machines. In his first encounter with the revenge-crazed maniac Baron Manfred von Trawitz, Rick Roberts is forced to race over winding mountain roads with the foolhardy Baron in close pursuit. In his latest race, Clint Curtis faces Scot Jackson, hero of another Charlton racing comic, Teenage Hotrodders. When Bud's parents buy a second car, he convinces them to get an ordinary-looking one with a high-end racing motor under the hood. Plus auto maintenance tips in comics form. Clint Curtis: Match Race; Quarter King; Night Driving; Rick Roberts: Revenge Grand Prix. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.
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Issue #11
Published Nov 1966 by Charlton Comics Group.$8.00
Cover by Jack Keller. Stories and art by Edd Ashe, Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia and Jack Keller. Racers face drama on the track and off, featuring realistic technical details and some great art of '60s racing machines. Two racers bearing a grudge from a previous bout meet on the highway while driving to the next race. Sam's car is so fast, he can't keep it on the ground... unfortunately, that's where the finish line is. Rick finds himself in a mysterious race with no spectators, no rules, and an elusive goal. Plus auto maintenance tips. Rouge Driver; Fast Loser; A Racing We May Go; Rick Roberts: The Race of Fear. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.
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Issue #14
Published May 1967 by Charlton Comics Group.$8.00
Cover by Jack Keller. Stories and art by Edd Ashe, Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia and Jack Keller. Racers face drama on the track and off, featuring realistic technical details and some great art of '60s racing machines. The lifelong rivalry between Clint and Bobby continues in the present day, in Part III of the story The Golden Boy (Part II appeared in Hot Rods and Racing Cars (1951) #84). "Bash" gets his farmer father to help him put together a new hot rod before the big race. Rick must confront his hereditary cat superstition before he can race in the French Grand Prix, in Part III of the story The Day of the Cat (Part II appeared in Hot Rods and Racing Cars (1951) #84). Plus auto safety tips. Clint Curtis: The Golden Boy; Little Lulu; Car Chess; The Day the Creampuff Won; Rick Roberts: The Day of the Cat! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.
