Hot Rods and Racing Cars #78 for Sale - First Appearance of Ken King - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Hot Rods and Racing Cars (Charlton, 1951 series)
Issue: #78
Publication date: February-March 1966
Key date: 1966-02-00
Indicia publisher: Charlton Comics Group
Price: $0.12
Pages: 36
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Ken King - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Pat Masulli; inks: Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio; letters: Jon D'Agostino	Ken King First
1	He Who Laughs Last	comic story	6	script: Jack Keller; pencils: Jack Keller; inks: Jack Keller
2	Targa Florio	comic story	6	script: Jack Keller; pencils: Jack Keller; inks: Jack Keller
3	Let There Be Light	text story	0.8	letters: typeset
4	-	statement of ownership	0.2	script: Burton N. Levey
5	Banzai Run	comic story	6	script: Jack Keller; pencils: Jack Keller; inks: Jack Keller
6	Sebring '65	comic story	5	script: Joe Gill; pencils: Edd Ashe; inks: Edd Ashe

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Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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