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New Heroic Comics #55 (1949)

Eastern Color · 1949 · 53 pages

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Contains 17 stories
Her Baby's Life at Stake
3 pp · drama
Mrs. Margaret LammeLinda Lamme (her daughter)Andrew Puller (her father)

When a fire erupts in her baby's room, Mrs. Margaret Lamme faces an impossible choice—push through dense smoke and searing flames to reach her daughter Linda, or accept that she might be too late. With her father Andrew Puller's help, this courageous mother risks everything to save her child's life in this harrowing true-life drama from 1949.

Down for the Last Time
2 pp · drama
Paul Amanti

When a young girl's desperate screams alert Paul Amanti to a tragedy unfolding in the water below, he races to pull her four-year-old brother from the murky depths. As the boy lies motionless and the seconds slip away, Amanti must act fast to give the child a fighting chance at life.

Where There's Smoke
2 pp · drama
Ernest Brown

When Ernest Brown smells smoke pouring from a Birmingham house in the dead of night, he finds the tenants trapped inside and overcome by fumes—with the blaze spreading fast. Breaking through a glass door despite terrible injuries to his hands and arms, Brown fights his way through the inferno to rouse the sleeping residents and guide them to safety. A true account of one man's split-second decision to risk everything when lives hang in the balance.

Life's Blood
2 pp · drama
Blair Mehan

When a young boy in Lynn, Massachusetts trips in the street and suffers a severe laceration, Blair Mehan springs into action—applying a tourniquet, finding the pressure point to stop the bleeding, and rushing the injured child to the hospital. There, Mehan holds the boy's artery closed by hand for over half an hour while waiting for a doctor, a selfless act that proves crucial to the child's survival and recovery.

Scout Training Saves a Life
3 pp · drama
Francis HenryJimmy

When a street football game turns tragic and Jimmy suffers a severe wrist wound, his friend Francis Henry—a Boy Scout trained in first aid—must act fast to save his life before help arrives. Drawing on his scout training, Francis applies a tourniquet using nothing but a handkerchief and a flashlight, demonstrating that preparedness isn't just a motto—it's the difference between life and death. This true-life drama from 1949 shows how the skills learned in scouting can become a lifeline in an emergency.

The Fire Backfired
2 pp
Manuel Franschilla

When Manuel Fraschilla witnesses a thirteen-year-old boy engulfed in flames after burning wallpaper soaked with flammable liquid, he springs into action to prevent the panicked child from making his injuries worse. This true-life tale from May 1948 Chicago shows how quick thinking and heroic intervention can mean the difference between tragedy and survival.

Runaway Truck
3 pp · drama
Nick Colatrella

When Nick Colatrella rushes home from work on his wife's birthday, he discovers a runaway truck barreling down the hill straight toward four children playing in its path. In a split-second act of courage, Nick throws himself into danger to push the children to safety—but pays a devastating physical price for his heroism. This true-life account captures one man's instinctive choice to risk everything for the lives of others, especially his own daughter.

Teenage Heroine
3 pp · drama
Lois Bodeyher mother

When a man capsizes in Perkiomen Creek and begins to drown, fifteen-year-old Lois Bodey spots the tragedy from her family's bungalow and springs into action—her high school swimming training becomes the only thing standing between the stranger and tragedy. Drawing on quick thinking and sheer determination, this young woman races against time to pull a man nearly twice her weight from the water before it's too late.

No Greater Love...
2 pp · drama
Frederick Roth

Frederick Roth, a devoted stableman in Brooklyn, faces an impossible choice when fire suddenly engulfs the stable one December night—with dozens of horses trapped inside. Despite the overwhelming danger and pleas to abandon the effort, he makes repeated runs into the blazing inferno to lead the terrified animals to safety, refusing to stop even as smoke and flames take their toll. This is a true story of extraordinary self-sacrifice driven by love for the creatures in his care.

Of Such Things Are Heroes Made
3 pp · drama
Danny Paolinohis mother

Nine-year-old Danny Paolino of Wilmington has always been terrified of water, but when he hears someone drowning in the Brandywine Race, he finds himself facing an impossible choice—get help and risk being too late, or overcome his deepest fear and act. With nothing but a branch and his courage, Danny wades in to save a stranger's life, proving that heroism isn't about fearlessness—it's about doing what needs to be done despite your terror.

Peril
4 pp
Harold GreenMrs. Jo GreenHarry GreenRichard GreenHelen (Jo's sister)Betty (Jo's sister)
The Customers Aren't Always Right
2 pp
Angelo M. Volpe

When two armed robbers burst into Angelo M. Volpe's jewelry store demanding cash, the twenty-year-old Buffalo shopkeeper refuses to be intimidated—turning the tables on the would-be thieves with a courage that catches even the criminals off guard. This true-life account shows what happens when a customer's threatening behavior meets an amiable young man who's had enough.

The Milkman Delivers!
2 pp · drama
Angelo Di Dio

Angelo Di Dio is just doing his milk route in Oaklyn, New Jersey when he spots a mother in desperate need—her infant has stopped breathing after being smothered by blankets. With quick thinking and knowledge of first aid, the milkman springs into action to save the baby's life before emergency services arrive. This true-life heroic story celebrates an ordinary man who went far beyond his daily duties to deliver something far more precious than milk.

Whirlpool
2 pp · drama
Wayne B. FreckletonUncle Ellis

When Uncle Ellis's canoe is pulled into a dangerous whirlpool during a fishing trip, 17-year-old Wayne B. Freckleton of Salt Lake City refuses to abandon him—making three desperate attempts to pull his uncle to safety from the treacherous current. This true-life account captures a young man's unwavering determination in the face of a raging natural force, earning him recognition from his community for an act of genuine heroism.

Fire at Dawn
3 pp · drama
Guy Ocheltree

When sixteen-year-old newsboy Guy Ocheltree spots a fire consuming a house during his early morning delivery route in Nestor, California, he discovers a woman still asleep inside—and acts without hesitation to get her out. Racing through smoke and flames to reach her, Guy guides them both to safety, an act of quick thinking and courage that earns him recognition long after the danger has passed.

Gas Trap
2 pp · drama
Paul AguilaraRoger Schumacher

When Paul Aguilara succumbs to deadly sewer gas during a routine sanitation job in Stanton, California, his fellow worker Roger Schumacher makes a split-second decision to dive into the hazardous conditions and pull his friend to safety. Based on a true story from November 1948, "Gas Trap" chronicles the heroic and selfless actions of one man facing an invisible, suffocating danger.

Terror
2 pp
Mrs. Lucille WhiteRobby White (her son)

Mrs. Lucille White faces an impossible choice when a distracted driver's speeding car bears down on her and her infant son Robby on a Glendale street—with only a split second to decide who will be struck. Drawing on superhuman courage, she pushes her baby to safety and takes the impact herself. This harrowing true-life account from 1949 captures a mother's unflinching heroism in the face of mortal danger.

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