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New Heroic Comics #50 (1948)

Eastern Color · 1948 · 52 pages

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Contains 13 stories
Rescue by Catamaran
3 pp · drama
Charles R. HerseyBernard J. Guttilla

When lifeguards Charles R. Hersey and Bernard J. Guttilla spot a Navy fighter plane plunging into the rough waters off Atlantic Beach, they waste no time launching their light catamaran into a dangerous rescue mission. Racing against the tide and the sinking aircraft, the two must navigate treacherous conditions to reach the pilot before it's too late. Their quick thinking and seamanship prove crucial in this true-life drama of bravery at sea.

Rooftop Battle 60 Feet Above the Ground
6 pp · adventure; drama
Robert McCarthy

Detective Robert McCarthy scales a rain-slicked rooftop sixty feet above Brooklyn streets to stop two burglars who've cornered a fellow officer in a desperate fight for survival. With each misstep threatening a fatal plunge, McCarthy must outmaneuver the criminals in the darkness and help bring the situation under control. A tense tale of courage and quick thinking from New Heroic Comics #50.

Scoutmaster
1 pp · drama
Miles Coiner

Scoutmaster Miles Coiner springs into action when a Kansas City woman plunges from a viaduct into the Kaw River, braving treacherous waters and a swirling brush pile to reach her. In a harrowing rescue, Coiner navigates the dangerous debris and secures the unconscious woman before they're both pulled to safety above.

Plane Repaired Lives Saved
3 pp · drama
Joseph M. Smith

When a fellow mechanic's desperate cry for help pierces the air near the East River, Joseph M. Smith answers without hesitation—stripping off his shirt and diving into the icy, murky waters to search for a young man trapped beneath a pier. With cold water and zero visibility working against him, Smith must rely on instinct and determination to locate the boy before the river claims another life. A gripping true-life account of quick thinking and courage when every second counts.

Harlem River Rescue
2 pp · drama
Herbert R. Sharkey

Herbert R. Sharkey, a cable-placing foreman for the Manhattan Construction and Engineering Force, springs into action when he hears a boy struggling in the treacherous Harlem River riptide on an afternoon in July 1946. Pitting his courage and strength against a powerful current that's already pulled the child under, Sharkey dives underwater in a desperate race against time to pull off a rescue that seems impossible.

Hydrogen Explosion
3 pp · drama
Alexander MikolasyWilliam Mohrhoff

When a hydrogen gas explosion threatens a telephone company facility, Alexander Mikolasy and William Mohrhoff rush into the dangerous gas room to shut down the valves before catastrophe strikes. Based on this heroic true-life story from 1948, witness the desperate race against time and the terrible cost of courage in the face of industrial disaster.

Reige Nabs a Thug
3 pp · drama
Fritz Reige
The Phantom Fur Robberies
6 pp · drama
Detective George Patton

A series of daring fur robberies plagues New York, leaving dead men in their wake—and Detective George Patton is assigned to crack the case. Riding shotgun on fur trucks and hunting through the city's underworld, Patton closes in on a killer who's determined to pull one final job. When the robber makes his move, the detective discovers whether justice and grit are enough to stop a desperate criminal.

The Town Vanished
3 pp · drama
Anne Trump (school teacher)

When a devastating tornado suddenly tears through the town of Worth, Missouri, school teacher Mrs. Anne Trump must act with split-second courage to protect the fourteen children in her care. Racing against the roaring wind and debris, she guides them to safety in the storm cellar as the school itself is reduced to rubble around them. A true story of quick thinking and bravery in the face of nature's fury.

Not So Dumb Animals
2 pp · drama

When a faulty furnace begins pumping deadly coal gas through a Brooklyn apartment building, two pets—a dog named Sparky and a cat named Mickey—wake to the danger that their sleeping owners cannot sense. Their frantic barking and meowing rouse the tenants from their gas-induced slumber just in time, preventing a tragedy that would have claimed 28 lives. This is the true story of how two "not so dumb animals" became unlikely heroes and earned themselves an ASPCA Medal for Bravery.

Cited for Heroism
3 pp · drama
John J. Flynn

Working as a Consolidated Edison mechanic near the Clason Point Ferry Slip in New York, John J. Flynn witnesses a motorboat spinning out of control with a man trapped in the trailing rope, dragging helplessly through the water. Without hesitation, Flynn scales the treacherous ferry pilings and commandeers the runaway boat, wrestling it under control while another worker helps him pull the drowning man to safety and administer emergency first aid. His quick thinking and bravery earn him recognition from his employer for his selfless heroism.

Skipper at Short Notice
3 pp · drama
Patty Weindorf

When the pilot of a city launch suddenly collapses on choppy Presque Isle Bay, young Patty Weindorf finds herself the only person aboard who can take the wheel—and she's never steered a heavy boat before. Drawing on everything she's watched the skipper do, Patty must navigate the storm-tossed craft and find a way to get help, all while the disabled launch drifts helplessly on the rough water.

Temporarily Out of Order
4 pp · drama
Charles R. Lane

Charles R. Lane, a telephone employee in Sparrows Point, Maryland, finds himself in extraordinary circumstances when a vicious coastal storm traps women and children on Miller's Island. As floodwaters rise and danger mounts, Lane and his fellow workers must navigate treacherous conditions—falling trees, swift currents, and a house pounded by waves—to reach the stranded group. It's a true story of heroism born not from superpowers, but from duty and quick thinking in a desperate hour.

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