quick question, appoligies if this has been mentioned previously, but what period of time did 'Skid Solo' exist, and who was the artist? Cheers, and awesome thread, Drewfus
The first appearance ( see post 1419) of Skid Solo was 2/29/64 in the first issue of Hurricane. No artist credits were given. I believe this series lasted till the early 80s when Skid was in a car crash. "I heard that Skid started having flashbacks to Smith's death and in turn had a godawful accident, either killing or paralysing him...quite advanced for a kid's comic." "as I remember in the final issue Skid Solo did have a paralysing accident, last image was him standing looking into a sunset with his mechanic " "Skid Solo did indeed end in 1982, with him ending up in a wheelchair after an accident" "The whole thing seemed to have been a bit rushed. For such a long-lived character one should have thought that his gruesome finale (problematic new turbo exploding at Imola, pitching Solo into a wall, him surviving in a wheelchair but presumably with facial injuries as you never see his face post-crash) would have been dragged out over a few issues. Instead it was all done and dusted in one fell swoop." "A 1974 Tiger Annual Skid Solo was drawn by artist Sandy James" I have images up 5/8/65 on file. A bit off topic from 50s hot rod comics but I've just about run out of hot rod comics to post. Glad you are enjoying Skid.
Whipped Cream More fine commercial art http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=6987245#post6987245
I used to have a bunch of CarToons but they got lost over the years. This thread brings back lot's of good memories.
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