Lion and Eagle #3 May 1969

Sergeant Dan "Lightning" Stormm, a former racer now bound to a wheelchair, mentors four 19-year-old ex-delinquents—Rod Boyd, Pete Boyd, Cappy Ricks, and Tommy Kid—into forming the outlaw-inspired Slambangers, a stock-car racing team built on speed, second chances, and the kind of raw defiance only street-smart kids can summon. With Stormm’s sharp eye and the boys’ reckless hunger, the track becomes their proving ground, where every turn tests more than skill.

In the crumbling heart of London, the waxworks of The Palace of Villainy hold more than dust and silence—Septimus Creech, the reclusive creator, breathes life into his macabre collection. Among them, the samurai Takido and the grim Torquemada move like ghosts, while ex-cop Mike Martin and millionaire George E. Jurgins find themselves drawn into a web spun from wax and deceit.