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Heroic Comics #37 (1946)

Eastern Color · 1946 · 52 pages

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Contains 12 stories
Substitute Heroine
4 pp · drama
Mrs. Max Van Orman

When a catastrophic flood from Snake Creek threatens to drown twelve children trapped in a rural schoolhouse near Laneou, South Dakota, substitute teacher Mrs. Max Van Orman must keep her young students calm and safe as the water rises ever closer. Her steady nerve and quick thinking become their only hope as nature's fury tests both her courage and their ability to trust her guidance through the crisis.

...That Another Might Live
3 pp · drama
Franz De Beche

When the luxury liner Morro Castle catches fire off the New Jersey coast in 1934, a seventeen-year-old high school student named Franz De Beche faces an impossible choice in the chaos—how to help others survive when resources are scarce and the sea itself becomes the enemy. As passengers and crew abandon ship, Franz's selfless actions in the water test the limits of human endurance and sacrifice. This three-page story captures a real-life maritime tragedy and one young man's quiet heroism amid the panic.

A Scout Is Prepared
2 pp · adventure
Scout David Reed

When Scout David Reed and a friend spot a terrified boy drifting toward a roaring waterfall on a raft, the young scout doesn't hesitate—he plunges into the swollen spring currents fully clothed to reach him. In a harrowing race against the current, David proves that the Boy Scouts' motto of "Be Prepared" isn't just words, as he puts quick thinking and courage to the test to prevent tragedy.

Mailman Hero
4 pp · drama · pencils ? [as R.] (signed) · inks ? [as R.] (signed)
Guido FerreriMrs. Allen

When a young combat veteran named Guido Ferreri hears desperate cries for help while delivering mail in Greenwich Village, he doesn't think twice—he races to rescue Mrs. Allen from a gas-filled apartment, using quick thinking and nerve to get her to safety. A former soldier still adjusting to civilian life, Ferreri discovers that heroism doesn't always come with fanfare, and that sometimes the everyday kindness matters most.

8 Year Old Hero
4 pp · drama
Vincent Martinez

When a fire bell rings at his New York elementary school, eight-year-old Vincent Martinez endures teasing from classmates who insist he's too small to help in a real emergency—but days later, when he spots smoke rising from a vacant lot, he discovers that courage knows no size. Racing to sound the alarm at a fire box beyond his reach, Vincent finds a way to alert the fire department to what becomes a massive five-alarm blaze, proving that even the smallest person can make the biggest difference when it matters most.

One Way Trip
3 pp · adventure
Captain WrightRichardsMajor Seton

Captain Wright commands the British Army transport Birkenhead when it strikes a sunken rock off the South African coast in 1852, sending the ship to its doom. As the vessel breaks apart and the lifeboats prove insufficient, Major Seton and the crew face an impossible choice: abandon ship and risk capsizing the boats carrying the women and children already aboard, or accept their fate with honor. Standing in ranks on the deck as the Birkenhead sinks, these soldiers and sailors choose duty over survival, meeting death unflinching while the regimental piper plays them into history.

The Old Master!
1 pp · non-fiction
William J. Burns

William J. Burns, the legendary detective known for his straightforward approach to crime-solving, navigated cases that seemed nearly impossible to crack using nothing but common sense and keen observation. From posing undercover with insurance swindlers in Indiana to tracking murderers with only a handkerchief or a trace of sawdust as evidence, Burns proved that deduction didn't require theatrical methods—just the mind of a master. His remarkable career, spanning countless captures of grafters, dynamiters, and counterfeiters, left an indelible mark on American detective work.

Message to Garcia
3 pp · adventure
Lieut. Andrew Summers Rowan

Lieut. Andrew Summers Rowan faces an almost impossible assignment: slip into Spanish-controlled Cuba during the Spanish-American War and locate the elusive General Garcia deep in the interior to deliver a crucial message. With odds stacked against him, Rowan must evade enemy patrols, navigate treacherous jungle terrain, and stay alive long enough to complete his mission and return.

Untitled story
4 pp · biography
Tom Jackson [later General Stonewall Jackson]
Andrew Hamilton
4 pp · biography
Andrew HamiltonGovernor William CosbyZenger (a printer)

When Governor William Cosby arrives in New York in 1732 with an iron fist and contempt for the colonial assembly, his heavy-handed rule stirs resentment—especially among those he removes from power. The ousted chief justice sees a solution: backing a printer named Zenger to publish the truth about the governor's abuses, setting off a dangerous game of defiance and arrest. When a Philadelphia lawyer named Andrew Hamilton learns of Zenger's plight, he races to New York to defend the printer in a trial that will test whether the truth itself can be a shield against a tyrant's power.

Frank Eric Drake
4 pp · biography
Frank Eric DrakeAnne DrakeDouglas DrakeGale Drake

When a devastating house fire erupts in the dead of night, Frank Eric Drake must summon extraordinary courage to shepherd his family—Anne Drake, Douglas Drake, and Gale Drake—through smoke and flame toward safety. With escape routes cut off and his own body pushed to its limit, Drake faces an impossible choice: how to get everyone out alive from a two-story inferno. This is the true story of a man who became a giant when his family needed him most.

K-9 Courageous
3 pp · drama
Patsy (a dog)Mrs. Florence M. Dinnen (Patsy's owner)

Patsy, a K-9 Belgian Shepherd who served with the U.S. Army, returns home to her owner Mrs. Florence M. Dinnen in Scarsdale, New York after two years away—but her military training makes reunion far more complicated than expected. When the war dog escapes during her homecoming, Mrs. Dinnen must search desperately to find her, testing whether their bond can survive the distance and transformation that war has wrought. A stirring true story of canine loyalty and determination from 1946.

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