Speed Demons #7

Three open-wheel racers — car #16 in yellow, car #1 in dark blue, and car #7 in red — fill this kinetic Charlton cover from 1957, trailing smoke and dirt as their helmeted drivers push hard through a turn. Cover pencils by Dick Giordano and inks by Vince Alascia give the scene a tense, ground-level energy that makes the tagline — "Disaster threatens daredevils on wheels in 'Temperature Rise'" — feel entirely believable. If hot rod action and white-knuckle racing drama are your thing, Speed Demons #7 delivers the goods at ten cents a thrill.