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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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The Groovy 1970's Christmas Countdown: Hot Wheels #6 -Neal Adams & Alex Toth
In 1970 DC Comics released what seemed to be a pretty strange comic book series based on the highly successful kids toys "Hot Wheels...
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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
ReplyDeleteOutstanding 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. .
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