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New Heroic Comics #88 (1953)

Eastern Color · 1953 · 36 pages

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Contains 10 stories
Courage and Compassion
3 pp · war
Sgt. Robert T. Donath

During a fierce Korean War attack on K Company's position, Sgt. Robert T. Donath, the 1st Platoon's medical aid man, faces an impossible choice: stay safe or repeatedly risk his life to help the wounded across all three platoons under relentless enemy fire. With courage and determination, Donath moves between the chaos and carnage, doing everything he can to save his fellow soldiers.

A True Champion
3 pp · war
PFC Leroy Champion

When a squad of American infantrymen gets pinned down during a brutal Korean War assault, PFC Leroy Champion makes the deadly decision to crawl up the enemy-held hill alone—risking everything to locate the gun positions that have his comrades trapped. With bullets snapping all around him, Champion fights his way deeper into enemy lines, calling back vital coordinates that turn the tide of battle and transform certain defeat into hard-won victory. This is the true story of a soldier who earned his name the hard way.

The Bombardment
2 pp · war
Cpl. John G. Agnello

During a devastating enemy bombardment near Mundung Ni, Korea, Medical Corpsman Cpl. John G. Agnello races through exploding shells to reach a wounded mess sergeant, undeterred even when a concussion blast knocks him unconscious. Working fast under fire with a fellow soldier's help, Agnello applies emergency aid and fights to get his patient to safety through a gauntlet of incoming fire.

Night Patrol
2 pp · war
Sgt. Sidney S. Nason

Sgt. Sidney S. Nason faces enemy fire during a night combat patrol near Kumhwa, Korea, where his infantry unit encounters Communist forces with grenades and automatic weapons. Despite mounting wounds and damage to his carbine, Nason holds his ground against overwhelming odds to protect his comrades. This true-life account celebrates the sergeant's Silver Star Medal–winning heroism and dedication to his fellow soldiers.

Helicopter Heroes
4 pp · Adventure
Bill GallagherGeorge White

A woman trapped on a rock in the raging Niagara River faces certain death as she drifts toward Horseshoe Falls, but a helicopter rescue attempt takes a dramatic turn when the aircraft itself becomes disabled in the current. Pilots Bill Gallagher and George White must coordinate a daring second operation to save not only the stranded woman, but also the crew of the crippled helicopter caught in the river's grip. This true-life account showcases the skill and determination of Bell Aircraft personnel as they race against time and nature to pull off what seems like an impossible rescue.

Assignment: Prisoner
2 pp · war
Corporal Apollos L. Cody

Corporal Apollos L. Cody of Atlanta, Georgia draws a dangerous assignment: capture an enemy prisoner from a heavily fortified outpost in Korea for intelligence purposes. When his patrol comes under murderous machine gun fire while approaching the hill, Cody presses forward with rifle grenades and raw courage, exposing himself repeatedly to enemy fire to accomplish the mission and aid wounded soldiers.

King's Row
4 pp · war
Lt. Jerry L. King

Lt. Jerry L. King leads his platoon on a mission to capture a Chinese-held hill in Korea, but when American artillery mistakenly targets his own men, he must hold the line under brutal conditions and dwindling numbers. With heat and exhaustion threatening to break his soldiers, King pushes for artillery support to turn the tide, and when it finally arrives, he inspires his remaining men to assault the enemy position with fierce determination. This 1953 war story captures the chaos and courage of a desperate fight that would become known as "King's Row."

He Dared Death
3 pp · adventure
Russell Wagoner

When a twelve-year-old slips into the perilous currents of Ten Mile Creek Dam and disappears beneath the churning water, fourteen-year-old Russell Wagoner witnesses the tragedy and springs into action—diving repeatedly into the death-trap creek to search where others have given up hope. This true-life account from 1953 captures one young man's refusal to accept defeat as he risks his own safety in a desperate race against time.

Deep Freeze
2 pp · Adventure
Steve A. Kovach

When a young boy plunges through the ice on a frozen lagoon in Milwaukee, Steve A. Kovach—out for a walk with his dog—hears the desperate cries and springs into action. Risking the treacherous ice beneath his own feet, Kovach works to pull the struggling boy to safety, battling both the freezing water and the boy's panic. A gripping true-life account of quick thinking and courage in the face of disaster.

Human SHield
2 pp · war
Sgt. John C. Turrentine

During a brutal ambush in Korea, Sgt. John C. Turrentine and his platoon find themselves pinned down by a superior enemy force with dwindling numbers and little hope of escape. As his men hold the line and evacuate their wounded, the sergeant makes a desperate decision to shield a fallen soldier with his own body and drag him to safety under withering fire. This true account of battlefield heroism shows what it takes to keep a unit together when survival seems impossible.

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