(December 1971)
Charlton,
1951 Series
- Volume
- 3
- Price
- 0.20 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Charlton Press Inc.
- Brand
-
Charlton Comics
- Editing
- Sal Gentile
Issue Notes
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
in Tiger by the Tail!
Clint Curtis and the Road Knights / cover / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Jack Keller (signed as
Jack Keller) - Inks
- Jack Keller (signed as Jack Keller)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Charlotte Jetter
- Genre
- car
The Prize is Freedom
comic story / 7 pages
- Job Number
- B-1973
- Genre
- car
- Characters
- Joe Durkin; Bess (his fiancee); Jan Koleciv; Koleciv's young child
- Synopsis
- After being disqualified in a race held behind the Iron Curtain, American racer Joe Durkin is warned by the winning driver, Jan Koleciv, that false charges are being filed against him, and that he and Bess need to leave the country immediately. The two head for the border, evading a roadblock, only to discover that Jan Koleciv and his young son have hidden in the trunk. The four are determined to escape, and Durkin outstrips pursuit in his "fuel-injected 427 cubes" Stingray by jumping a lift-bridge to freedom.
- Keywords
- Cold War; Iron Curtain
The Pigeon
comic story / 3 pages
- Job Number
- D-1678
- Characters
- Jerry Brennan (high school senior); Angela, his girlfriend; the Peelers, drag racing hoodlum gang; Mike, leader of the Peelers
- Synopsis
- Jerry and his girlfriend are almost run off the road by Mike and his gang of drag racing hoodlums. After a confrontation, Jerry challenges Mike to a race after school. He soups up his vehicle in preparation, and wins the race. Jerry punches Mike in front of Angela as his payoff.
Tiger by the Tail! Part One
Clint Curtis and the Road Knights / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Jack Keller (signed)
- Pencils
- Jack Keller (signed)
- Inks
- Jack Keller (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Job Number
- D-1873
- Genre
- car
- Characters
- Clint Curtis; Jet Black, a young black racing enthusiast; bystanders; Can-Am officials; state police
- Synopsis
- A young black racing enthusiast named Jet Black, taunted by disdainful race spectators, jumps into Clint's McLaren after he wins a race, and drives off with it. He crashes the car, injuring two people. He claims he just borrowed the car to prove a point, but the police arrest him. He swears vengeance on Clint.
Tiger by the Tail! Part 2
Clint Curtis and the Road Knights / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Jack Keller (signed as Jack Keller)
- Pencils
- Jack Keller (signed as Jack Keller)
- Inks
- Jack Keller (signed as Jack Keller)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Job Number
- D-1894
- Genre
- car
- Characters
- Clint Curtis; Jet Black; R.J. Maxwell (Clint's racing sponsor); Alex (one of Clint's Road Knights); Pat Grimes (a tough racing contestant)
- Synopsis
- Two years after the events in Part One, Clint is set upon by Jet Black. After knocking Clint to the ground, Jet has a change of heart, saying he is no killer. He tells Clint to turn him in, but instead Clint offers him a job. He begins to train with Clint and his crew, over the objections of Clint's racing sponsor and learns to be a good race driver. Weeks later, Clint is midway through a Can-Am race when he spins out and dislocates a shoulder. Jet takes over and comes in second in the race.
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Tiger by the Tail!
Clint Curtis and the Road Knights -
1.
The Prize is Freedom
-
2.
The Pigeon
-
3.
Tiger by the Tail! Part One
Clint Curtis and the Road Knights -
4.
Near & Far in Your Car
-
5.
Tiger by the Tail! Part 2
Clint Curtis and the Road Knights
This issue was modified by, among others
- Nick Caputo
- Mickey Coalwell
- Mike Nielsen
- Daniel Thingvold
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