Heroic Comics #16

Born in Atlanta and raised in Fort Lauderdale, Alexander R. "Sandy" Nininger, Jr. knew from childhood he wanted to be a soldier, and after graduating with honors from West Point in 1941, he requested assignment to the Philippines under General MacArthur—where he'd soon find himself in the thick of combat near Abucay, Bataan. When his company faces entrenched enemy snipers in the jungle, Lieut. Nininger volunteers to take the fight directly to them, pushing through heavy gunfire and engaging multiple enemy positions with fierce determination despite being wounded in the action. This is the story of a quiet, disciplined young officer who proved that his steady character and unwavering commitment were forged in combat.

Major Luther Caldwell Heidger, a flight surgeon with the U.S. Army bombardment group, arrives in the Philippine Islands in 1941 ready to serve his men—but his resolve is tested when enemy bombers strike Clark Field without warning. With shells falling and wounded soldiers everywhere, Heidger pushes aside pleas for his own safety to perform emergency surgery under fire, driven by the conviction that every second counts to save a life. His fearless dedication in the chaos of battle earns him the Distinguished Service Cross and the gratitude of the men whose lives he refused to abandon.

When a proposed benefit concert at the supposedly haunted Mosque Theatre turns deadly, the Music Master [John Wallace] finds himself caught between a killer posing as a phantom ghost and a mystery involving a hidden fortune. As murder and sabotage escalate throughout rehearsals, the Music Master must unmask the "Demented Apparition" before the curtain falls on everyone involved. With the help of young Penrod, the theatre's heir, he races to expose the truth behind the haunting in this tale of danger and deception.