Speed Racer (1st Series)

    (Now, 1987-1990, 2008)
™ and © Now Entertainment, Inc.

Speed Racer was one of the first Japanese animation series to really strike it big in America. A longtime favorite of television, the show was about a fearless boy race car driver who outwitted bad guys using his wits and driving skill. Of course, it doesn’t hurt that he drives the best car on the road: the “fabulous Mach 5.”

The title character was always referred to simply as “Speed,” but this Now Comics adaptation reveals that his real name is Greg (thus the “G” on his shirts). It also tells the story of how his father, Rex Racer, was killed by Alpha racing team and sent flying over a cliff. Speed was then adopted and taught to follow in his departed father’s footsteps. Only with Speed, it’s always the bad guys who get their comeuppance. Rex, meanwhile, would reappear as the mysterious Racer X, popping up periodically just in time to save Speed from danger.
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#1

August, 1987
Cover Price: $1.50
1 copy available for $17.98 		Len StrazewskiGary Thomas Washington
#2

September, 1987
Cover Price: $1.50
8 copies available from $3.25 		Len StrazewskiGary Thomas Washington
#3

October, 1987
Cover Price: $1.50
11 copies available from $0.75 		  
#4

November, 1987
Cover Price: $1.75
6 copies available from $0.99 		Len StrazewskiGary Thomas Washington
#5

December, 1987
Cover Price: $1.75
7 copies available from $0.99 		Brian ThomasJill Thompson
#6

January, 1988
Cover Price: $1.75
6 copies available from $0.99 		  
#7

March, 1988
Cover Price: $1.75
6 copies available from $0.99 		Lamar WaldronJill Thompson
#8

April, 1988
Cover Price: $1.75
3 copies available from $1.99 		Lamar WaldronGeorge Booker
#9

May, 1988
Cover Price: $1.75
3 copies available from $1.99 		  
#10

June, 1988
Cover Price: $1.75
7 copies available from $0.75 		Lamar WaldronTom Morgan
#11

July, 1988
Cover Price: $1.75
4 copies available from $0.99 		  
#12

August, 1988
Cover Price: $1.75
3 copies available from $1.99 		  
#13

September, 1988
Cover Price: $1.75
3 copies available from $1.75 		Lamar WaldronJoe Phillips
#14

October, 1988
Cover Price: $1.75
3 copies available from $0.99 		  
#15

November, 1988
Cover Price: $1.75
2 copies available from $1.99 		  
#16

January, 1989
Cover Price: $1.75
5 copies available from $0.99 		Lamar WaldronJoe Phillips
#17

February, 1989
Cover Price: $1.75
4 copies available from $0.99 		Lamar Waldron, Brian ThomasJoe Phillips, Brian Thomas
#18

March, 1989
Cover Price: $1.75
2 copies available from $3.98 		Lamar Waldron, Marc HansenJoe Phillips, Marc Hansen
#19

April, 1989
Cover Price: $1.75
3 copies available from $0.50 		Lamar WaldronJoe Phillips
#20

May, 1989
Cover Price: $1.75
1 copy available for $4.00 		Stephen SullivanNeil Vokes
#21

June, 1989
Cover Price: $1.75
4 copies available from $0.99 		Nat GertlerMichael Ebert
#22

July, 1989
Cover Price: $1.75
4 copies available from $0.99 		  
#23

August, 1989
Cover Price: $1.75
6 copies available from $0.99 		Lamar WaldronNorm Dwyer
#25

October, 1989
Cover Price: $1.75
2 copies available from $3.99 		  
#26

November, 1989
Cover Price: $1.75
3 copies available from $1.98 		Lamar WaldronNorm Dwyer
#27

December, 1989
Cover Price: $1.75
4 copies available from $1.00 		Lamar WaldronNorm Dwyer
#28

January, 1990
Cover Price: $1.75
3 copies available from $0.99 		Lamar WaldronNorm Dwyer
#29

February, 1990
Cover Price: $1.75
3 copies available from $0.99 		  
#30

March, 1990
Cover Price: $1.75
3 copies available from $3.00 		  
#31

April, 1990
Cover Price: $1.75
2 copies available from $4.00 		Lamar WaldronNorm Dwyer
#32

May, 1990
Cover Price: $1.75
4 copies available from $0.75 		  
#33

June, 1990
Cover Price: $1.75
4 copies available from $3.36 		Diane PironNorm Dwyer
#34

July, 1990
Cover Price: $1.75
5 copies available from $0.99 		Diane PironNorm Dwyer
#35

August, 1990
Cover Price: $1.75
1 copy available for $14.98 		  
#36

September, 1990
Cover Price: $1.75
2 copies available from $3.50 		Diane PironNorm Dwyer
#37

October, 1990
Cover Price: $1.75
2 copies available from $4.50 		  
#38

November, 1990
Cover Price: $1.75
1 copy available for $49.98 		  
Book #1

February, 2008
Cover Price: $19.99
1 copy available for $13.00 		Len Strazewski, Brian ThomasGary Thomas Washington, Jill Thompson
Book #2

February, 2008
Cover Price: $19.99
2 copies available from $7.99 		Lamar Waldron, Fred SchillerJill Thompson, George Booker, Tom Morgan, Joe Phillips
Special Edition #1

March, 1988
Cover Price: $2.00
8 copies available from $1.26 		Fred SchillerTom Morgan, Ken Steacy, Andrew Pratt