New Heroic Comics #86

During one of the Korean War's fiercest battles, Sgt. Lonnie R. Ashe refuses to accept that rescuing a wounded soldier left behind enemy lines is impossible—despite sniper fire, mortar barrages, and terrain that seems designed to kill. With nothing but nerve and determination, the sergeant leads his men through a gauntlet of enemy fire to reach the stranded soldier and bring him back alive. A true account of one soldier's quiet conviction that a life is always worth the risk.

During the Korean War, Corporal William F. Lyell charges up an enemy-held hill alone when his platoon is pinned down, fighting through a relentless barrage of fire and explosive counterattacks. Armed with nothing but his carbine and determination, he methodically takes out bunker after bunker in a stunning solo assault that rallies his fellow infantrymen to push forward. This is the true story of one soldier's extraordinary courage in the face of overwhelming odds.

Pfc. Harvey F. Levine of Santa Cruz serves as ammunition carrier for his machine gun section in Korea, where his company faces a heavily fortified enemy position during intense combat. When enemy mortar fire damages the gun's barrel and burns his hands, Levine fearlessly replaces it and pushes forward—an act of bravery that earns him recognition in this true account of sacrifice on Bloody Hook Ridge. A tribute from President Truman honors his service and memory, alongside recollections from the soldiers who fought beside him.

Corporal Joseph T. Smith, a Marine radioman, takes a mortar hit during combat but refuses evacuation—his unit needs communication to survive the battle ahead. Wounded and aware the odds are stacked against his comrades, Smith pushes through the pain to set up his radio equipment and establish a crucial wire to the front platoon, only agreeing to medical evacuation once his duty is done.

During the Korean War, Cpl. Harold W. Bell volunteers to provide cover fire while two soldiers make a dangerous crossing through no-man's-land to reach an observation outpost near Hundon-Ni. When the enemy opens fire and pins down the corporal, his accurate rifle work holds the attacking forces at bay long enough for his comrades to call in mortar support and turn the tide of the ambush. This 1953 true-life account captures a soldier's unflinching courage under fire.

First Lieutenant Richard P. Burns leads his platoon up Hill 440, a key Red position near Sinchon, Korea—but the enemy has sprung a deadly trap, opening fire just as the Americans reach the midpoint of their assault. Seriously wounded in the initial barrage, Burns refuses to retreat, rallying his men with his own courage to push forward against overwhelming odds. This true-life account captures one soldier's determination to hold the line no matter the cost.

Lieutenant Robert Renneman, a Naval Academy graduate, makes the extraordinary decision to transfer from the Navy to the Army infantry so he can serve on the front lines in Korea. Leading a patrol behind enemy lines, Renneman faces a critical moment when his men come under fire from a Chinese machine gun nest. His selfless actions in combat earn him an unusual honor—even from his enemies.

A fourteen-year-old boy from Worcester, Massachusetts attempts to recreate a dangerous stunt he once witnessed, tying a blanket around himself and jumping into Bell Pond—but the blanket tangles around him underwater, trapping him beneath the surface. Lifeguard Wasily Shepeluk hears the panicked screams of the boy's companion and springs into action, diving into the water to reach the struggling youngster. This true-life story captures a harrowing rescue and a hard-learned lesson about the real consequences of copying daredevil stunts.

When a fire breaks out in her Houston home, grandmother Mrs. Tina Baker makes a harrowing choice—she rushes twice through walls of flame to reach her two-month-old grandchild sleeping in the back bedroom. Badly burned but determined, she carries the infant to safety and faces an uncertain recovery, knowing that what matters most has been preserved.

When a prowler invades Stuart Group's Los Angeles home in the dead of night, the quick-thinking couple turns the tables on an intruder who clearly wasn't expecting the fight he'd get. With his wife's unexpected ferocity and a well-placed butcher knife, Group helps subdue the burglar until police arrive to haul him away. This true-life account from 1953 proves that sometimes the grimmest scenes play out not on a movie set, but in your own bedroom.

When a thirteen-year-old girl named Nell Myers wakes to find her family home engulfed in flames, she springs into action—rousing her parents and shepherding her two younger brothers to safety while the fire consumes everything around them. As her father attempts a desperate return into the inferno, Nell must find a way to let her family know the children are alive and waiting at a neighbor's house. This true-life account from 1953 captures one girl's quick thinking in the face of disaster.

When a Holstein Bull breaks loose at Topsfield Fair in 1953, Bernard Woodworth of Haverhill, Massachusetts, doesn't hesitate—he grabs the lead rope to keep the panicked animal from charging into the crowd. Dragged over a hundred yards and battered in the struggle, Woodworth refuses to let go, using his weight to keep the bull's head down until he can finally calm the beast. A true story of split-second courage that saved countless fair-goers from harm.

Raymond Kostick, a dedicated safety patrol boy at Webber School, springs into action when a child darts into traffic—pulling the young one to safety in a split-second decision that puts his own life on the line. This true-life account celebrates the quick thinking and courage that earned Kostick the Automobile Club of Michigan's Life Saving Medal.