New Heroic Comics #71

Hospitalman Charles S. Carcenaro, a Navy veteran serving as a corpsman with a Marine infantry company in Korea, finds himself tested when his unit comes under fire during a combat assault. When fellow Marines fall wounded, Carcenaro repeatedly exposes himself to enemy fire to aid his comrades, even as he sustains multiple wounds of his own. This is the true story of one man's extraordinary courage under fire and the sacrifice that earned him one of the nation's highest military honors.

When four-year-old Alton Lyon is left to watch his father in Atlanta, an unexpected crisis forces the young boy to think and act fast—drawing on everything he's learned from his mother's daily care. In a moment that tests his courage and quick thinking, Alton proves that heroism has nothing to do with size.

When H. H. Kilpatrick of Atlanta spots a neighbor's young son perched dangerously at the edge of a sewer opening, he races to help after the child tumbles into the darkness below. Wedged tight in the narrow shaft twelve feet down, the boy faces a terrifying ordeal—and it takes Kilpatrick's quick thinking and willingness to squeeze into the cramped, rough passage himself to bring him back to safety.

When a soldier accidentally tumbles into the water near Fort Hamilton, fifteen-year-old Brooklyn Boy Scout Jimmy Flynn doesn't hesitate—he dives in to pull the man to safety. With his Scout training guiding every move, Jimmy battles the current and his own exhaustion to bring the soldier ashore and administer life-saving aid.

When a San Francisco milkman smells gas leaking from a customer's kitchen, his quick thinking and courage set him on a desperate race against time to save a woman and child from poisoning. John Henry Leasure breaks through a locked window to reach the unconscious victims, battling the deadly fumes and his own injuries to bring them back to safety. His heroic actions earn him recognition from both Mayor Elmer Robinson and the Golden State Milk Company he worked for.

When her Rockford, Illinois home erupts into flames, Mrs. Ruth King discovers her children trapped inside and fights through the inferno to reach them—finding her three-year-old son Michael shielding his infant sister Kathleen from the heat. Severely burned and seemingly beyond hope, Mrs. King makes a desperate push back through the fire with both children in her arms, collapsing only after delivering them to safety. This true-life account from 1952 chronicles a mother's extraordinary will to survive against impossible odds.

An eleven-year-old safety patrol member from Detroit named George Kingston faces an unexpected crisis when an out-of-control car skids toward a group of children crossing the street. With quick thinking and fearless action, George pushes the youngsters to safety, but must make a split-second choice to save one terrified child frozen in the vehicle's path. This true-life account celebrates the courage of a young student who put duty and compassion above his own safety.

Jimmy Wilson, an eleven-year-old newspaper carrier in Hollywood with a spotless delivery record, faces an impossible choice one morning when he discovers a child tumbling into the Los River on his way to pick up his papers. Forced to decide between his route and a life in danger, Jimmy makes a decision that will test his boss's patience—and reveal what his community really thinks about heroism.

Master Sergeant Travis Watkins of Texas faces impossible odds when he's wounded and paralyzed during combat in Korea, but refuses to abandon his position as his squad makes their escape. Holding the line against overwhelming enemy fire, Watkins becomes a heroic symbol of sacrifice and duty—a true story of a soldier who put his comrades' lives above his own.

In 1912 Milwaukee, Frank Bukovsky, a Bohemian immigrant, attends a rally to see his hero Theodore Roosevelt—only to witness an assassination attempt unfold before his eyes. Acting without hesitation, Bukovsky intervenes to stop the would-be assassin, saving Roosevelt's life, though his heroism goes unrecognized for nearly four decades. This is the story of how one man's courage and faith in his adopted country finally earned the formal recognition it deserved.

When a Brooklyn apartment building erupts in flames one night in 1952, Mrs. Evelyn Lucille Leba springs into action—first rescuing a baby-sitter and five children from the burning lower floor, then racing to save her own family trapped in her locked apartment above. As smoke threatens to overcome her loved ones, motorcycle patrolman Thomas Currie, Jr. arrives on the scene and must navigate the choking haze through an unconventional route to reach them in time.

Lieutenant Frederick Henry of Clinton, Oklahoma, earned the Medal of Honor for a selfless act of courage in combat, sacrificing himself to protect his platoon from enemy fire. This 1952 biography captures the true story of a soldier whose bravery in the face of overwhelming odds left a lasting mark on those he served with.