Hot Rods and Racing Cars #1

An anthology issue featuring multiple stories about racing and automobiles. "Jimmy Mullane at Indianapolis" depicts famous driver Mauri Rose's harrowing experience at the 1951 Indianapolis 500 when his car's axle breaks at over 125 mph, causing a spectacular crash before 150,000 spectators. "A Newsman with a Great Idea: How the Soap Box Derby Came to Be" recounts how newsman Myron Scott's inspiration in 1933 led to the creation of the soap box derby racing competition for children. The issue also includes a biographical story about Guy Vaughan, who began working at the DeSberon Motors plant as a young man and eventually won world records in automobile racing before turning his focus to middle-weight records at Ormond Beach.