Hot Rod and Speedway Comics #4

Lucky Harris, a slick and ruthless hot-rod gambler, bets on a race against Sam, a quiet lunchroom owner who’s secretly a former champion driver. When Lucky’s tricks backfire and Sam outdrives him in a shocking showdown, the truth behind Sam’s identity is revealed — and Lucky learns the hard way that you never know a driver.

Angles Egan, a sharp-tongued bettor with a knack for reading races like cards, schemes to win big by secretly switching drivers in a high-stakes race. When his pal Bat bets everything on a car he believes is being driven by the reckless Janis, who’s known for taking turns on two wheels, Angles plans to exploit that habit—until the truth of who’s actually behind the wheel unravels everything.

Zip Gaynor and Barney Nolan, once close racing pals, face off in a high-stakes stunt crash that forces Zip to confront the lingering tension from a past race incident. As they prepare for a head-on collision, old wounds resurface and the emotional weight of their rivalry threatens to derail the performance—especially when Barney reveals he’s still holding a grudge over a crash that left him injured.

Victor Mulvaney pours his heart into his custom-built race car, the Cut-Down 711, while his girlfriend Peggy Ives steps in to drive it during qualifying, earning a strong time. When Vic’s father fires him from his gas station job and demands he abandon the car, Peggy encourages him to race anyway, hoping a strong finish might change his father’s mind—especially as the dangerous "S" turn looms on the final lap.

Hughie Davis and his pal Foots Miller steal a car after a botched drive-in heist, fleeing police through the woods and eventually blending into a hot rod race. Impressed by the speed of the modified cars, Hughie and Foots strike a deal with the race’s winning driver, Joe Allen, to turn their own car into a high-performance machine—unaware that their criminal spree is now drawing the attention of the police.