Heroic Comics (1940 Famous Funnies) comic books 1950

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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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.