Issue: #59
Published: March 1950, Price: 0.10 USD, Pages: 52, Editing:
Color: Full Color Dimensions: Standard Golden Age U.S. Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior Binding: Saddle-stitched Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Notes: Editor credited in the statement of ownership.
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| Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword (1 page) |
contents |
| Featuring: |
Heroic Hall of Honor |
| Comic Story (2 pages) |
Human Torch |
| Featuring: |
Heroic True Life Story |
| Synopsis: |
The neighbor of Mrs. Borgstrom was cooking in her kitchen one day when the range she was next to caught her dress on fire, literally making her a human torch. As she dashed out of her house, her aged neighbor had the presence of mind to put out the fire and take her to the hospital for treatment. |
| Genre: |
Non-fiction |
| Characters: |
Mathilda Borgstrom Un-named Neighbor |
| Comic Story (2 pages) |
When Playmates Are Helpmates |
| Featuring: |
Heroic True Life Story |
| Synopsis: |
As Bobby, Janet and Angela are throwing rocks and planks into a nearby 4' deep excavation pit, Bobby loses his balance and falls in. The girls save his life and are later awarded, by the Chicago Candy Company, certificates of bravery and boxes of candy. |
| Genre: |
Non-fiction |
| Characters: |
Bobby Scheck Angela Gibour Janet Scheck (Bobby's Sister) Mrs. Scheck |
| Comic Story (2 pages) |
Tragedy on Jamaica Bay |
| Featuring: |
Heroic True Life Story |
| Synopsis: |
Split-second thinking by 12-year-old Donald Henglein helps save the life of two men whose motorboat overturns into the choppy waters of Jamaica Bay. |
| Genre: |
Non-fiction |
| Characters: |
Donald Henglein |
| Comic Story (2 pages) |
Good Neighbors |
| Featuring: |
Heroic True Life Story |
| Synopsis: |
The baby of the neighbor of the Wing's goes into convulsions, and the mother rushes him to the Wing's door. Lila, a Girl Scout, performs artificial respiration until the fire department arrives, thus saving the baby's life. |
| Genre: |
Non-fiction |
| Characters: |
Leona Wing Lila Wing |
| Comic Story (2 pages) |
Danger in Shallow Water |
| Featuring: |
Heroic True Life Story |
| Synopsis: |
Janet fall into the water from an over-turned boat and begins to drown. However, the quick thinking of Girl Scout Sharon saves her life. |
| Genre: |
Non-fiction |
| Characters: |
Sharon Cannon Glenda Janet (Glenda's Sister) |
| Comic Story (2 pages) |
Operation Sandbar |
| Featuring: |
Heroic True Life Story |
| Synopsis: |
Albert and Bill row their boat out into Jamacia Bay, but rough waters cause the water craft to overturn. Floyd Bennett Field pilot Fraser spots them and sees that they are rescued. |
| Genre: |
Non-fiction |
| Characters: |
Donald R. Fraser Albert Bill |
| Comic Story (2 pages) |
Snake Bite |
| Featuring: |
Heroic True Life Story |
| Synopsis: |
Three boys, taking a hike together, and ribbing each other about snakes in the woods, watch as one of their number, Harvey, is bitten by a snake. Macky races a half-mile through the woods, to get someone who helps treat Harvey, aided by Macky and Herman. Their quick actions save the boy's life. |
| Genre: |
Non-fiction |
| Characters: |
Herman Little Macky Bolton Harvey |
| Comic Story (2 pages) |
Cheating Death on Wheels |
| Featuring: |
Heroic True Life Story |
| Synopsis: |
Michael and Charles help save the life of a young school boy when the lad leaps out into the snowy, icy street in front of a car. Both boys were awarded the School Safety Patrol Honor Medal by the mayor of the city. |
| Genre: |
Non-fiction |
| Characters: |
Michael Evans Charles Montalbano Rob Cliff Mayor O'Dwyer |
| Comic Story (2 pages) |
River Rescue |
| Featuring: |
Heroic True Life Story |
| Synopsis: |
Raymond is at the wharf, crabbing, when he hears a cry and spots a five year old girl struggling in the water. He pulls her out, then runs to get his mother, who performs artificial respiration on the little one. |
| Genre: |
Non-fiction |
| Characters: |
Raymond Caron Un-named Mother Of Raymond Un-named Little Girl |
| Comic Story (2 pages) |
Runaway |
| Featuring: |
Heroic True Life Story |
| Synopsis: |
Young Nancy sees a 3-year-old friend on a tricycle ride into the street, directly in the path of a truck, which has lost its brakes. Nancy rushes into the street and pulls the boy to safety, just in time. |
| Genre: |
Non-fiction |
| Characters: |
Nancy Sullivan |
| Comic Story (2 pages) |
A Dog's Life |
| Featuring: |
Heroic True Life Story |
| Synopsis: |
While strolling near the treacherous "Valley of the Rocks," young Morgan spots a dog trapped on a rock in the middle of a river, shivering with fright. Without any concern for his own safety, Richard dives into the frigid water and makes for the rock, where he nearly drowns until two men pull him and the dog to safety. For his efforts, Richard was awarded the S.P.C.A. Humanity Medal and the Certificate of Merit. |
| Genre: |
Non-fiction |
| Characters: |
Richard Morgan |
| Comic Story (2 pages) |
Newsboy Hero |
| Featuring: |
Heroic True Life Story |
| Synopsis: |
Young newsboy Caputo saves the life of a Marine Corps veteran who has been overcome by gas, but unfortunately has perished. Yet the lad was given the title of "Newsboy of the Year" and also received the Distinguished Junior Citizenship Citation of the Inter-State Circulation Managers Association. |
| Genre: |
Non-fiction |
| Characters: |
Nicholas Caputo Un-named Marine Veteran (death) |
| Comic Story (2 pages) |
Heroic Sea Scout |
| Featuring: |
Heroic True Life Story |
| Synopsis: |
17-year-old McGuire risks life and limb by jumping into the Delaware River fully clothed to rescue an unknown drowning boy. For his efforts, he was named Boy Scout of the Month and chosen as the outstanding youth in the Philadelphia area by baseball great, Bob Feller. |
| Genre: |
Non-fiction |
| Characters: |
Francis McGuire |
| Comic Story (2 pages) |
Beyond Her Depth |
| Featuring: |
Heroic True Life Story |
| Synopsis: |
Little Faith wanders off the deck of the family boathouse "to see the fishes" and begins to drown. Quick-thinking Patricia jumps in and rescues her sister, and receives a medal from the American Legion, Public Safety Post. |
| Genre: |
Non-fiction |
| Characters: |
Patricia Kelley Faith Ellen Kelley (Patricia's Sister) Mrs. Kelley |
| Comic Story (2 pages) |
The Tea Towel Tourniquet |
| Featuring: |
Heroic True Life Story |
| Synopsis: |
Rita is faithfully drying dishes for her mother when she hears something, and finds that her 3-year-old brother has fallen down the steps in the home, cutting his ankle rather badly. She applies a tourniquet, as she had been taught to do in her 1st Aid class at school, saving Leonard's life. She was awarded a special commendation by the American Legion Commander for her heroic actions. |
| Genre: |
Non-fiction |
| Characters: |
Rita Buttera Leonard Buttera (Rita's Brother) Mrs. Buttera |
| Comic Story (2 pages) |
Rescue from Mud |
| Featuring: |
Heroic True Life Story |
| Synopsis: |
Young Phil, dressed in his new boots, walks right into a muddy quagmire and is slowly sinking. Dolores uses a series of planks to reach out to Phil, and the young boy grabs hold and is rescued. |
| Genre: |
Non-fiction |
| Characters: |
Dolores Wallace Phil |
| Comic Story (2 pages) |
Trapeze Wire Rescue |
| Featuring: |
Heroic True Life Story |
| Synopsis: |
As he's preparing himself for bed, former track star Harold Yafee hears a distress cry and sees a 5-year-old girl hanging out of her bedroom window, clutching onto a screen. He performs some amazing stunts to reach and save the little girl. |
| Genre: |
Non-fiction |
| Characters: |
Harold Yafee Rosalind |
| Comic Story (2 pages) |
Mid-Air Rescue |
| Featuring: |
Heroic True Life Story |
| Synopsis: |
A Navy seaman from Brooklyn spies a small boy playing precariously playing on the window ledge on the 3rd Floor, when the boy falls. Racing underneath the falling boy, he reaches out, grabs the boy in his arms, thus saving him. |
| Genre: |
Non-fiction |
| Characters: |
Samuel Royal |
| Comic Story (1 page) |
Modest Hero! |
| Featuring: |
Heroic True Life Story |
| Synopsis: |
Bob and his little friend were playing ball by a pond when one of them tossed the ball into the water. Bob's friend dove in after it and began to drown. Bob jumped in and rescued the lad. |
| Genre: |
Non-fiction |
| Characters: |
Robert Racicot |
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