Hot Rod Comics (1951 Fawcett) comic books

Add to cart FN 6.0 $60.00 View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

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 and the Road Knights put their hot rods to civic use when the town is threatened by floodwaters. Every issue has illustrated mechanical and racing-culture features. This issue includes world-champion racers and racecars of the past. When Clint finds out nobody from Mid City is registered for the charity race, he decides its time to debut his new ride. Clint Curtis: Flood; Speedy Sparkins; The Carburetor; Champions; How to S-T-R-E-T-C-H Your Tire Mileage!; Fuel Facts; Clint Curtis: The Racing Game! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $175.00 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.