Hot Rods and Racing Cars #28

Hot Rod King takes on a rival's dangerous driving on the track—and later proves his true mettle when a hurricane traps Miss Nancy Rand and her party nearby. With a custom-fitted racer equipped with surprising new additions, King races against time and the rising sea to bring them to safety. This is a seven-page story where speed and ingenuity matter as much as heart.

Bing Nelson and his partner Spinner Hoyt are smooth-talking stock car champions who've perfected the art of winning dirty—until they roll into town and tangle with Bill Jackson, a local favorite who refuses to let their tricks slide. When underhanded tactics cost Jackson a race, he's determined to even the score, and the rematch becomes a battle over who'll claim victory the right way.

In the 1955 Midwestern Oval race at Burke City, Russ Garrett seems destined for victory—until a moment of premature celebration costs him everything when his car loses control near the finish line. As Garrett watches his dreams crumble, Mike Terris seizes the opportunity to charge through the ranks and claim the checkered flag, proving that in high-speed racing, focus and discipline are just as crucial as raw speed.

Mel Marlowe is a hot-rod driver with his sights set on winning a dangerous speed run to El Vaco, but a run-in with a reckless rival and a close call with a police officer forces him to confront whether his obsession with racing is worth the risk to himself and others. When peer pressure and wounded pride push him back into the competition, Mel must decide what really matters—proving himself on the highway or doing the right thing.