Hot Rod Comics (1951 Fawcett) comic books 1951

Cover by Bob Powell. Stories and art by Bob Powell and Clem Weisbecker. Fawcett taps into the teen racing scene of the 1950s with one of the earliest racing comics. In the main story, hot-rodder Clint Curtis earns his way into the local racing circuit by building his own hot rod. Every issue has illustrated mechanical and racing-culture features. This issue includes diagrams of engine pistons and lubrication points on a car; pinup-style drawings of the three top racing cars in the US, circa 1951; and a color photograph of the Flying Torpedo, a hot rod made out of a P-38 fighter aircraft. Clint Curtis Builds a Hot Set of Wheels; The Operation of a Four-Cycle Engine; The Hot Rod Gallery; Lubricate Those Out-Of-The-Way Spots; Clint Curtis: Hot Rod Haven; Flying Torpedo. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.