New Heroic Comics #90

When two boys capsize their homemade raft in a sandpit pond, Mrs. Thomas J. Carmody of South Portland, Maine springs into action—diving fully clothed to reach one of the drowning children, drawing on her Girl Scout training to keep both herself and the boy from going under. With an unidentified man's timely help, she manages to get both youngsters to safety and medical care, turning a potential tragedy into an act of genuine heroism.

When the brakes fail on a car carrying five teenagers near Kenesha, Wisconsin, 17-year-old Barbara Alli springs into action—crawling through the wreckage despite her own mounting injuries to pull her friends to safety and flag down help. This true-life account captures one young woman's quick thinking and courage in the face of a deadly accident, and the unexpected joy that follows her recovery.

A woman's midnight assault on a Newark street sets young John H. Christenson into action—without hesitation, the twenty-year-old intervenes to stop the attackers, then pursues them even as they flee in a getaway car. When Christenson is thrown from the vehicle during the chase, he leaves behind a crucial clue that helps police track down the criminals and bring them to justice.

In this gripping true account from 1954, Mrs. Suarez of Corpus Christi, Texas, faces a parent's worst nightmare when her daughter Helen is struck by a moving train and becomes trapped in its wheels. With her family scattered along the tracks and time running out, Mrs. Suarez must navigate the danger herself to save not one but two children caught in the path of the relentless machinery. A harrowing test of a mother's courage and quick thinking in the face of tragedy.

When Wilbert Ward encounters fellow hunter A.A. acting strangely in the Minnesota woods, he realizes the man is lost—and by the next morning, A.A. has vanished into the forest during near-zero temperatures. Ward must track his missing companion through treacherous terrain, following a trail of failed fire attempts and signs of desperation, racing against the brutal cold and gathering darkness. This gripping true-life account from *New Heroic Comics* #90 (1954) captures one man's determination to save another when survival itself hangs in the balance.

During the Korean War near Inje, Cpl. Darwin D. Magby volunteers to repair a critical communications line when enemy fire cuts Battery B off from the front lines. Exposing himself to relentless gunfire, Magby traces the damaged wire under fire, refusing to take cover until he's inspected every section. His courage restores contact and allows his battery to strike back decisively against the enemy positions.

When a young girl slips off an inner tube at Marshall Dam and her brother-in-law is struck by cramps while trying to rescue her, twelve-year-old Butch Gluckman puts his Boy Scout life-saving training into action. Drawing on what he'd learned from his manual, Butch swims out to the struggling pair and works to pull them to safety. A tense moment of quick thinking and courage in the water puts this young scout's preparation to the ultimate test.

Pinned down by enemy fire during a brutal Korean engagement, Sgt. Jessie F. Perez of Company L decides immediate action is the only way forward, launching a daring solo assault that turns the tide of the battle. His courageous charge inspires his fellow soldiers to renew their attack and seize the contested hill, earning him recognition for extraordinary heroism in combat.

When 1st Lt. Sam Raymond leads his patrol into an ambush near Kumhwa, Korea, the Americans find themselves surrounded with no clear way to escape—trapped between enemy fire on all sides. Rather than retreat and face certain slaughter, the Lieutenant makes a desperate decision: charge directly at the hill to their right and fight through the Communist position. What unfolds is a fierce, costly battle where Raymond and his men must break the encirclement or perish in the attempt.

When Cpl. James A. Sanders spots a live grenade in his squad's position during combat, he makes an instant decision that will test the limits of his courage—risking everything to protect his comrade from certain death. This true wartime account captures the split-second heroism that defined the battlefield, and the price one soldier was willing to pay for his brothers-in-arms.

Corporal Warren W. Lewis takes command of his platoon when the squad leader falls during a brutal enemy assault on a strategic Korean hill, rallying his men to mount a desperate defense as ammunition runs low and the enemy advances. With the position crumbling and retreat imminent, Lewis orders a bayonet charge and personally engages the hostile forces with whatever weapons he can find, turning the tide of the battle through sheer courage and decisive action.