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Speed Racer Adventures Vol. 2

Name: Speed Racer Adventures Vol. 2
Brand: Simon & Schuster NZ
SKU: 9781545834374
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In the tradition of Flash Gordon Adventures and Tiny Titans, Speed Racer Adventures is a brand-new story aimed at young readers, introducing them to young versions of the famous classic characters. A brand-new, all-terrain road rally race is about to begin, and Speed Racer is revved... Read More

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In the tradition of Flash Gordon Adventures and Tiny Titans, Speed Racer Adventures is a brand-new story aimed at young readers, introducing them to young versions of the famous classic characters.

A brand-new, all-terrain road rally race is about to begin, and Speed Racer is revved to the max! Pops and Sparky have a fresh set of upgrades on the Mach 5, turning it into an absolute beast on the track. Victory feels like a sure thing—until a ghost materializes out of nowhere!

The terrifying Phantom Driver is haunting the racecourse, sending chills down the spines of anyone brave enough to compete. Determined to get to the bottom of this supernatural sabotage, Speed and Trixie charge into the mystery and attempt to catch the spooky speedster.

What starts as an adventure where they don't even believe in ghosts leads to the realisation that every clue points to a shocking revelation: the Phantom Driver might actually be Racer X!

Has Speed’s enigmatic rival truly become a ghost? If so, how—and why? Or is a cunning rival driver using the perfect disguise to take down Team Speed Racer once and for all?

Buckle up…this race just got supernaturally dangerous.

Go Speed Racer, go!

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781545834374

Publisher: Papercutz

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 17 November 2026

Country: United States

Imprint: Papercutz

Illustration: 112 Illustrations

Contributors:

Illustrated by Derek Charm

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 350g

Pages: 112

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About the Author

Franco is the co-creator of AW YEAH COMICS! Publishing and retail stores. Franco created the DINO-MIKE book series and has worked for various Comic properties including the critically acclaimed SUPERMAN FAMILY ADVENTURES, YOUNG JUSTICE, BILLY BATSON and the MAGIC of SHAZAM, and the New York Times bestseller, multi-Eisner award and Harvey award winning series TINY TITANS! (DC Comics) GRIMISS ISLAND and Eisner Award winning ITTY BITTY HELLBOY (Dark Horse Comics), Little ARCHIE (Archie Comics) and FLASH GORDON ADVENTURES (Papercutz), the original graphic novels THE GHOST, THE OWL (Ringo Award Nominated) and FAE AND THE MOON (Little Bee) Franco was also a High School Art teacher for 24 years and has shown work in galleries. Twitter/Instagram/Blusky: @awyeahfranco blindwolfstudios.com

Derek Charm is an Eisner Award winning comic artist, illustrator, and character designer for animation. He was the artist on several monthly comic runs, including Jughead and Jughead’s Time Police for Archie Comics, The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl for Marvel, and Star Wars Adventures for Lucasfilm/IDW. Outside of comics he has done work for Marc Jacobs, Pepsi, and DreamWorks Animation. He currently works as a Character Designer on Batman: Caped Crusader for Warner Bros Animation.

Comic letterer, graphic designer, and occasional artist and writer.

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