Heroic Comics (1940 Famous Funnies) comic books 1949-1951

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Painted cover by H.C. Kiefer. Stories and art by Ed Moore, Harry G. Peter, Jimmy Thompson, Bill Everett, Henry Kiefer and Al Williamson. Non-fiction comics featuring true tales of heroism from everyday people and courage on the battlefield. After a train wreck, a Red Cross nurse reassures fellow survivors while pinned in the wreckage herself. Stories featuring early art by comics legends Bill Everett and Al Williamson. A boy pulls a playmate from train tracks, and later receives the first Young American Medal of Honor. River Rescue; Men Against the Lake; Heroes; What Teacher Taught Him; Escaping Gas; The Marines Have Landed; Patrolman John Anderson; Rescue Dawn; Comrades in Death; Double Duty; The Brave Tenderfoot; Ingenuity Cheats the Flames; Double Trouble; Red Cross Heroine Sally Ann Ortega; A Miracle on the River; Race Against Death; Two Time Hero. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover by H.C. Kiefer. Stories and art by Ed Moore, A. Thompson, and Alfonso Greene. Non-fiction comics featuring true tales of heroism from everyday people and courage on the battlefield. A man is trapped in a deep well after cement pipes collapse on him. A weightlifter prevents a collapsing tent pole from injuring circus patrons. Teen boys extinguish a house fire. Inferno!; Once A Hero; Life vs Death; Follow the Leader; Rescue from a Well Hole; River Rescuers Inc; Rescued Too Late; Four Lives To His Credit!; Big Top Hero; Not a Chance!; Undertow; Boy Hero; Chills for Bonny; Twin Heroes; Excitement Plus; Fire; Where-There's Smoke...There's Fire. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover by A. Thompson. Stories and art by Ed Moore and Phil Berube. Non-fiction comics featuring true tales of heroism from everyday people and courage on the battlefield. A teen makes a dangerous leap from a bridge to save a drowning man; A cartoonist saves a woman from a shark attack; A passing spectator rescues a firefighter from a burning building. Plunge for Life; Death Trap; Mile a Minute Rescue; Without Hesitation; Human Torch; Perilous Rescue; The Hero in the Wings; Gold Medals for Boy Heroes; Joey Oakes; Inferno; Harry Greb; Reel Life Rescue; The Lifesaver Who Couldn't Swim; Kate Shelley Stops the Limited; The Blanket Rescue; Houseboat Heroines; Citizen Saves Fireman; Life Saving Scout; Courage Conquers Fear. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover by A. Thompson. Stories and art by Ed Moore, A. Thompson and Phil Berube. Non-fiction comics featuring true tales of heroism from everyday people and courage on the battlefield. Gag cartoonist Art Helfant becomes a hero on the battlefield during World War I. A woman rescues her baby from a burning house. A man is struck by a runaway truck after pushing his kids out of danger. Her Babys Life at Stake; Down for the Last Time; Where There's Smoke; Life's Blood; Scout Training Saves a Life; The Fire Backfired; Runaway Truck; Teenage Heroine; Hero Turned Cartoonist; No Greater Love...; Of Such Things Are Heroes Made; S-O-S!; Peril; The Customers Weren't Always Right; The Milkman Delivers!; Whirlpool; Fire at Dawn; Gas Trap; Terror. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover by A. Thompson. Stories and art by Ed Moore, Stookie Allen, Louis Glanzman and Sam Glanzman (credited as Sam Decker). Non-fiction comics featuring true tales of heroism from everyday people and courage on the battlefield. A man races to get his young daughter out of a car stalled on train tracks. An ice-cream vendor sacrifices his life to save kids from a runaway truck. A Red Cross volunteer saves a boy on her way to work, as depicted on the cover. Hallahan Reports; Night of Terror; Child Hero Man Size!; Flaming Peril; Survivor; Seconds to Spare; Flash Fire!; Death Defeated; Acrobatic Rescuer; Dr. Paul Macy, Research Scientist; Young Courage!; Jimmy Day — Fate's Right Hand Man; New York's Gunmen Feared Captain Pat McVeigh; No Greater Glory; Collision; Major Kenneth B. Smith; Jaguar-Man; Task Force Frigid; Walter Schubert's Race with Death; Saved By a American Red Cross Service Volunteer; Date with Danger; Fire and Fury. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover by A. Thompson. Stories and art by Ed Moore, Alex Kostuk, Phil Berube, Augie Scotto and Ruth Harris. Non-fiction comics featuring true tales of heroism from everyday people and courage on the battlefield. A teen saves a friend from a frozen river, two decades after his father and grandfather saved another man from drowning; A little girl rescues her brother and herself from a house fire; A focus on the activism of boxing champ Jack Dempsey. A particularly nice painted cover by A. Thompson. Heroes Run in the Family; Icy Rescue; Hooves of Horror; Terror in the Night; Ducking on Duck Island; Soldier Rescues Sailor; Jack Dempsey, Champion of the Ring and Champion of Tolerance!; Child Heroine; The Philadelphia Mission; Riptide; Death Defying Dive; Commended for Public Service; Canyon Rescue; Babysitters Can Be Heroines Too; Smoke; Elevator Firetrap. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover by A. Thompson. Stories and art by Ed Moore, H. G. Peter, Phil Berube, Bernard Branner and Alfonso Greene. Non-fiction comics featuring true tales of heroism from everyday people and courage on the battlefield. A woman's quick thinking keeps a friend from going overboard during a boating accident. A mother saves her four children from a house fire, in a story with art by comics legend Harry Peter. Cartoonist Bert Christman, creator of the Scorchy Smith newspaper strip, joins the Flying Tigers and is killed in combat during WWII. Scout Lore Proves Its Worth; Crash At the Crossing; Modest Heroine; Dog of Daring; Thin Ice Rescue; Triple Trouble; Manhunt; Rescue in the Mud; Animal Rescue; Tense Moment; Policeman Hero!; Flash Fire; A Narrow Escape; Split-Second Action; A Dog's Best Friend; Blaze at Noon; The Siege; 11 Yr Old Boy Hero; Rescue By Human Chain; Cartoonist Hero; Firl Byers. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover by Henry Kiefer. Stories and art by Ed Moore, H. G. Peter, Phil Berube, Ruth Atkinson, Ruth Harris, and Sam Glanzman. Non-fiction comics featuring true tales of heroism from everyday people and courage on the battlefield. Two boys carry a snakebit playmate through the woods to get medical treatment. An athlete performs feats of strength to rescue a girl who fell out of a window, in a story with art by comics legend Sam Glanzman. The story of the U.S. Marine Corps artifact the Mameluke Sword, symbol of an African ruler's gratitude. Human Torch; When Playmates Are Helpmates; Tragedy on Jamaica Bay; Calm During the Storm; Double Reward; Good Neighbors; Danger in Shallow Water; Operation Sandbar; Lifesaving Neighbor; Snake Bite; Cheating Death on Wheels; The Mameluke Sword; River Rescue; Runaway; A Dog's Life; Newsboy Hero; Heroic Sea Scout; Beyond Her Depth; The Tea Towel Tourniquet; Rescue from Mud; Trapeze Wire Rescue; Mid-Air Rescue; Modest Hero! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover by Alex Toth. Stories and art by Ed Moore, H. G. Peter, Phil Berube, Jerry Fasano, Bill Everett, Mo Weiss and Sam Glanzman. Non-fiction comics featuring true tales of heroism from everyday people and courage on the battlefield. An African-American sailor risks his life to save an injured man aboard another ship; The Coast Guard uses a "rocket gun" to rescue a stranded chimneysweep; A bus driver avoids an icy accident and saves a boys basketball team. Painted cover by comics legend Alex Toth. Hero of the High Seas; Quagmire!; Bus Driver Hero; River Rescue; Crack-Up!; Courage Cheats the Smoke; The Crippled Crime Buster; Potomac Rescue; Gravel-Pit Pool Hero; Heroic Mailman; Arlene Bailey; Steeplejack; Lucky Hunch; Supreme Sacrifice; City Hero; Dockside Rescue; Match Fire; A Present for Mother; Night of Terror; Pete Summers and the Runaway Bus. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover by H. G. Peter. Stories and art by Ed Moore, H. G. Peter, Alfonso Greene, Jerry Fasano, Bill Everett, Ruth Atkinson, Fred Guardineer and Sam Glanzman. Non-fiction comics featuring true tales of heroism from everyday people and courage on the battlefield. A dog named Shep saves a life; A man makes a daring catch to save a falling person; A girl awakens her family and saves them from a carbon monoxide leak in their home. Human Life Net; Quick Action; Shep Saves a Life; Rescued From an Icy Grave; Hero at 63; "Live" Catch; Off-Duty Fire-Fighter; Modest Medic; Out of the Depths; Scout of the Month!; The Call of Duty; Try Try Again; Collision At Sea; Relative Prevents Tragedy; Deep Water; Crash at Dawn; Multiple Rescue; I Must Stay Awake; Mill Pond Rescue; Veteran Saves Drowning Tot; Fire Trap; Lunch-Hour Hero! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover by Bill Everett. Stories and art by Ed Moore, H. G. Peter, Alfonso Greene, Sid Couchey and Harold LeDoux. Non-fiction comics featuring true tales of heroism from everyday people and courage on the battlefield. Two passersby pull three people from a submerged car; A girl rescues her siblings from a house fire; A woman risks her life to save two boys from an icy pond. Duo Rescues Trio; Radio Honors Hero; Double Rescue; Baby Sitter Doesn't Sit Still; Race with Death!; Ski Savior; 3rd Rail; Wet Hero; Cool During Hot Blaze; Eggbeater Saves a Sailor; Toss to Catcher Strikes Out Fire; Brooklyn Rescue; Buddies; Lives Saved Enough Reward; Poison Smoke!; Girl "13" Proves Lucky to Boy; Icy Danger; Human Chain; Boys, Bike & Bandit; Danger Thin Ice. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover by Bill Everett. Stories and art by Ed Moore, H. G. Peter, Alfonso Greene, Bill Everett, Harold LeDoux and Sam Glanzman. Non-fiction comics featuring true tales of heroism from everyday people and courage on the battlefield. A Chicago cop performs feats of strength to rescue a girl who fell out of a window. A 7-year-old girl awakens her family and saves them from a Christmas inferno. A man uses his own body to prevent a car from plummeting over a cliff. Saves Own Reward; Father Rescues Family; Outstanding Hero; Fatal Fire Foiled; Double Trouble; Christmas Heroine; Listen to Your Parents; For Saving a Life; Buzzy Buzzes Police; Marine Turned Cop; All In the Line of Duty; Soldier Savior; A Credit to His School, to His Scouts; Salute to an Old Sailor; Boy Scout Skill Saves Schoolboy; Recommended for Heroic Comics Hall of Honor; Paul's Pull Out Playmate; Frenzy; Hero at 77. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover by Bill Everett. Stories and art by Bernard Baily, H. G. Peter, Alfonso Greene, Bill Everett, Harold LeDoux, Jerry Fasano, Bill Benulis, Francis DeGere, Robert Peterson, Nancy Wilde, and Ruth Atkinson. Non-fiction comics featuring true tales of heroism from everyday people and courage on the battlefield. 130 crew members struggle together to prevent a ship from crushing a girl against a dock. The heroic ranger dog Nugget battles bears and wolverines. A six-year-old boy rescues his sister from a rain-filled cistern. Rescued From 10.000 Tons of Death!; Boy to Man in Seconds; Hero at 7; Fast Action Heroine; American Humane Association - Gold Medal Winner; Inferno; Swimming Lessons Save a Life; Boy Scout Turns Cowboy; Tenderfoot Hero; Miracle Rescue; A Man at Four; The Yellow Dog; Bandit Patrol; Man Overboard; Brothers Dive in; Miracle; Poison Gas; Lunch Hour Heroine; Mother's Courage Saves Four!; Rescue at the Creek by Nancy Wilde, Madison, Wisc.; Playmate Saves Chum!; Lifesaver… Age Six!; Their Son Was Truly Brave!; The Classroom Secret. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover by Henry Kiefer. Stories and art by Frank Frazetta, Al Williamson, Ed Moore, Bill Walton, Tony DiPreta, Harold LeDoux, and Ruth Atkinson. Non-fiction comics featuring true tales of heroism from everyday people and courage on the battlefield. A 10-year old boy saves a young friend from drowning, featuring early art by comics legends Frank Frazetta and Al Williamson. High school students think fast after a freak accident sends fire shooting across a street. Two children free a third from an avalanche of sand. Thankless Job; Runaway Rescue!; Jars Popped Fire Stopped!; Fireman of the Year!; Modest Cop; Heroine by Habit; Housewife Heroine; Burned Child; The Frightened Hero; Situation Well in Hand; The 3 Students and the Flaming Oil; Brother Saves Sister; Sunny's Sunday; Sailor Saved; Hero of the Highway; Barber in Hairbreadth Rescue; The Boy in the Water; Grid Star Hero; Hero Team; Four Saved - 3 by Boy Scout; Sand Slide; Coast Guard Auxiliary Hero. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Frank Frazetta, Sam Glanzman, Ed Moore, Bill Walton, Harold LeDoux, and Ruth Atkinson. Non-fiction comics featuring true tales of heroism from everyday people and courage on the battlefield. Shipwreck survivors are adrift for days in a rowboat, featuring early art by comics legend Frank Frazetta. A passing pilot rescues survivors of a burning boat in his seaplane. A boy saves a toddler from running out into traffic. Rescue From the Sky; Split Second Courage; Death Deferred; A Good Scout; Mother Saves 3; Unlucky Lumberjack; 3 Year Old Hero; Highway Heroine; For Extraordinary Heroism; Risks Life to Avoid Accident; Carnegie Hero Award Winner; Saved Her Cousin; Plane Crash; No Greater Love Hath He Who Lay Down His Life; Blind Hero; Saved Her Sister; Heroism Extraordinary; Braves Brooklyn Blaze; Teamwork Saves a Life; A Stick in Time Saves a Girl; Adrift in a Rowboat; Policeman in the Role of Fireman. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover by Henry Kiefer. Stories and art by Frank Frazetta, Tony DiPreta, Ed Moore, Bill Walton, Harold LeDoux, H. G. Peter and Fred Guardineer. Non-fiction comics featuring true tales of heroism from everyday people and courage on the battlefield. Two stories of quick-thinking people saving children from drowning, both featuring early art by comics legend Frank Frazetta; A paratrooper makes a daring midair maneuver when his chute doesn't open. Sky Welcome with Open Arms; Shyly Accepts Awards; A Friend in Deed; Pulls Boy from Path of Truck; Down to the Sea; But Not in Ships; Handicapped Heroine; Taxi in the Pond; On the Job; The Scared Life Saver; Knee-Pants Sleuths; Braves Fire Twice to Rescue Little Girl; Guardian Angel; Unsung Heroes of America; Outstanding Lifeguard; Fire in the Oxygen Tent; Invisible Killer; Brave Heart; 3 Year Old Hero; Artist Rescues 4 Year Old; No Greater Love; Wall of Fire; On Furlough from Korean War. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover by Henry Kiefer. Stories and art by Ed Moore, Harold LeDoux, H.C. Keifer, Jack A. Barrill, Tom Scheuer and John Belfi. Non-fiction comics featuring true tales of heroism from everyday people and courage on the battlefield. A heroic girl saves other children on three separate occasions; A flight attendant sacrifices her own life to rescue passengers; A woman gets divine help to save children from a house fire. Supreme Sacrifice; Courage Under Fire; The Heroism Of Suzanne Winters; The Lords Doings, Says This Heroine; Valiant Grandmother; Down The Drain; Short Cut To Trouble; Television Technique; Fast Thinking Saves Mother; Race Against Death; Holiday Hero; The Story Of Pete Kitchen; Death Trap; Unscheduled Dip; Saved From Fire Trap; A Mothers Intuition; 1 Cop Saves 9; Deep Water Danger. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover by Henry Kiefer. Stories and art by Ed Moore, Harry G. Peter, Tom Scheuer and Frank Frazetta. Non-fiction comics featuring true tales of heroism from everyday people and courage on the battlefield. A soldier in Korea throws himself on a grenade to save his buddies, and four men face an endurance struggle to reach shore after their boat capsizes, both featuring gripping early art by comics legend Frank Frazetta. A teen saves her siblings when they are stranded by a flood. Beyond the Call of Duty; Cited for Heroism; Cool Under Fire; Race Against a Raging River; Newspaper Driver Makes News; Boy Scout Training Saves Girl; F Sharp Strikes Brave Note; Thin Ice and Stout Heart; Dies Saving Brother G; I.; Memorable Memorial Day; The Story of Robert Townsend; Conflagration!; Cool Calm and Collected; The Watchman. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.