Hot Rod Comics

i was bored today and dug around in some of my magazine collection. we have discused Drag Cartoons , Car'toons and Hot Rod Cartoons of the 60's and 70's on here...but how many of you were aware of this? Hot rod Comics-featuring Clint Curtis, published by Fawcett Publications in the early 50's . somewhat realistic with good stories. even some tech. obviously done by hot rodders--on the top chop they talk about leaning the windshield posts back

cover of issue # 5 , october 1952




on this page they are building a `32 ford 5 window. lightened flywheel , milled heads on the flathead , boxing the frame , dropped axles and chopping the top is discussed in one page...if that could be done that fast






the start of a typical story





i thought some of you might enjoy this

 

I love those comics.I used to buy them at my uncles drug stire in the 60's.I got some 60's ones in my collection.The 50's ones are hard to find.

 

I used to love to read about Clint Curtis and his fellow Road Knights when I was a kid in upstate NY.These weren't especially easy comics to find on the news stands way back when.My original ones are long gone but I have managed to score a few over the years and am always looking for more.As previously stated,technically they were pretty accurate.

 

I bought them and read them in the early '50s, and thought they were very informative. I discarded them decades ago, and wish I hadn't.

 

Thanks alot. Now I've got ANOTHER thing to search eBay for six times daily. It's getting out of hand!

 

Do you remember Car toons with Kr*** and Bernie?? they arent as far back as your comics but probably just as entertaining and collectable.

Darren

 

Kr*** a Bernie are from my era... not as informative, but still a hoot. (did I say hoot?)

 

Never seen those before, very cool.

 

I have an old Freddy the Hotrodder comic somewhere from 1963.I mainly collect silver age Fantastic Four comics with my oldest being number 13.I also have Sub-Mariners 1-11 from the early 60,s.

 

Here's the only one that I have. I picked it up in a local junk store years ago, I always watch for others when I'm out looking for stuff but never found anymore of them. Probably all over ebay but I have never thought to look.

Vol. 2......#101....... April........1970.

 

Those are definitely great! I don't remember seeing them on the newsstands when I was a kid,but then I was looking for Hot Rod and Rod and Custom.

Here's the last three I own.I had a large collection of them and gave them away to a,"friend" who promptly sold them for a lot of money.

Oh I almost forgot this one.

 

what about one called the sandbaggers hotrod comic

 

I've got a few of the Hot Rod comics, but not from the50's. Mine are dated later than those.
Michael

 

Awesome art! Would make a great T shirt.

 

Uh-oh, I hate it when that happens.......

 

Dumb***es forgot the wheelie bar.........

 

I've got the first seven issues, and I agree that they were more accurate than most comics. One of my favorite stories is in one from around '64-'65, when to prove a point, Clint builds a rail dragster completely from pieces in a junkyard and beats the hottest factory car in a 1/4 mile contest.

 

All of these are cool. The only ones i've seen around in person are the Car Toons. Thanks for sharing.

 

Dig those hot rod comics........great art work and layout. Here's afew of mine.

 

I've been trying to think of a way to blend two of my loves (comics and cars) into a NEW and INTERESTING idea. It's still eluding me, but these old pages help a lot. Thanks for sharing.

 

The great Pete Millar compiled a History of the "HotRod" comic available on CD at his web site www.laffyerasphalt.com Check it out.

 

I lived on these in the sixties...got a couple taken away by teachers too! still I have some left and even framed a couple in the shop...ya gotta love the art work.huh...40 years later and Im still doing this ****.....KOOL!

 

I have a few of these.....