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Saturday, December 20, 2025
The Groovy 1970's Christmas Countdown: Hot Wheels #6 -Neal Adams & Alex Toth
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Favourite comics: Jimmy Olsen # 135: Jack Kirby, Neal Adams
Jack Kirby came to DC in 1970 with a deal that allowed him to create and edit three brand-new interconnected titles based on concepts that...
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As mentioned in my previous post I have been on a bit of a back-issue comic buying spree recently picking up some of the comics I eithe... -
In 1978 DC began a marketing campaign that would introduce a wave of new comics in an attempt to gain ground on the the publishing jugge... -
I was probably about seven years old when I walked into my local newsagents in Cambuslang (near Glasgow) with my pocket money firmly he...
What a great comic, Paul. I believe that I had this ish, plus #1. Both long gone, but classics without a doubt. Just reading the first 3 pages is a masterclass from Adams in pulling you into the story, using cinematic techniques - fantastic stuff! And Happy Christmas, by the way!
ReplyDeleteIt's a really great comic series Ian. At his peak no one could match Adams and I think he pulled out the stops in this one as Toth had drawn some excellent issues prior to this. I didn't have any of the Hot Wheels comics in 1970/71 and have been picking them up over several years. Have a great Christmas when it arrives as well
ReplyDeleteNow showing in my blog-list as having been published 16 hours ago, yet it wasn't showing when I checked around 4pm. Wish I knew what was going on. Didn't have any Hot Wheels mags back in the day and can't even remember whether I had any Hot Wheels toys as a kid or not.
DeleteI checked your blog not long after I posted this Kid and it was showing there. It was also on other blogs so not sure why it's not on yours.
DeleteI guarantee it wasn't in my blog-list at my end though you and CJ could see it from yours. I've noticed that new posts don't always show right away when Mark Evanier posts anything new on his. I've clicked on his blog showing one post, only to find it's a newer one waiting for me. Just don't understand the glitch.
DeleteOutstanding work by true masters of the form. It just goes to prove that talent can overcome even the most suspect of concepts. I owned a few Hot Wheels in my time, but sadly I left these comics on the stands.
ReplyDeleteThat's a good point Rip, good artists are able to turn their hand to any Concept . I think some todays artists would struggle to produce a comic like this today. As a kid I adored Hot Wheels/Matchbox cars so this would have been an ideal comic for me when I was 10 year old ( in 1970) if I had ever seen it on the spinner rack. .
ReplyDeleteI don't think I owned any Hot Wheels cars as a kid, only Matchbox, Corgi and Dinky.
ReplyDeleteI had mostly Matchbox cars as a child as well Colin but by 1970, when I was 10 Hot Wheels were more readily available and had cheaper stunt tracks you could use Hot Wheels on so I picked up a few of them. I much preferred Matchbox as they were based on real cars, Hot Wheels were more "fantasy" versions of cars
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