Hot Wheels
#1
(March-April 1970)
DC,
1970 Series
- Price
- 0.15 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1970-01-20
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Periodical Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Dick Giordano (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from Comic Reader #76 and copyright registration.
[no title indexed]
Hot Wheels / cover / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Alex Toth (signed)
- Inks
- Dick Giordano (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
- Job Number
- G-477
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Dexter and his goon have boxed me in!
- Genre
- car
Wipe Out at LeMans
Hot Wheels / comic story / 22.33 pages
- Job Number
- G-435
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- LeMans: 1959
- Genre
- car
Indexer Notes
Page 8 of the story is only 2/3 of a page, the rest given over to a house ad for The Adventures of Jerry Lewis #117. Page 23 is also 2/3 of a page, its remainder given over to a promo blurb for the next issue.
Origin of the Hot Wheels Club.
Can You Believe?
Jerry Lewis; Wonder Woman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Don't worry, Jerry, I'll help!
- Genre
- humor; superhero
- Characters
- Jerry Lewis; Wonder Woman
Indexer Notes
House ad for The Adventures of Jerry Lewis #117.
Our Valentine to You!
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- Characters
- Supergirl
Indexer Notes
House ad for Adventure Comics #390.
And Here's Your Preview of Our Next Spectacular Giant!
The Flash / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Flash [Barry Allen]
Indexer Notes
House ad for The Flash #196
The Brand Rustlers
Lee Rider; Lee Jeans / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You look like a real cowboy, Lee!
Next Issue... A Rematch!
Hot Wheels / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
- Genre
- car
Indexer Notes
Promo for the next issue, and the story "Dragstrip Disaster" therein, on sale March 27th.
[no title indexed]
Car-toons / cartoon / 0.5 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff
- Job Number
- G-639
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- There ought to be a law...
- Genre
- humor; car
Indexer Notes
2 gags. Letters credit from Tom Orzechowski.
Would You Believe...?
Batman; The Flash; Justice League / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
House ad for Batman #220, World's Finest #192, Justice League of America #79 and The Flash #195
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Dexter and his goon have boxed me in!"]
Hot Wheels -
1.
Wipe Out at LeMans
Hot Wheels -
2.
Can You Believe?
Jerry Lewis; Wonder Woman -
3.
Our Valentine to You!
-
4.
And Here's Your Preview of Our Next Spectacular Giant!
The Flash -
5.
An Argument between Friends
Hot Wheels -
6.
The Brand Rustlers
Lee Rider; Lee Jeans -
7.
Next Issue... A Rematch!
Hot Wheels -
8.
["There ought to be a law..."]
Car-toons -
9.
Would You Believe...?
Batman; The Flash; Justice League
This issue was modified by, among others
- Dwayne Best
- Nick Caputo
- CTGarry
- Matthew Head
- Steve Jenner
- James Ludwig
- Ben Samuels
- Jim Stangas
- Daniel Thingvold
- Jim Van Dore
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