New Heroic Comics #92

Samuel Miller, a truck driver from Houston, Texas, springs into action when another trucker's vehicle collides with a freight train and erupts in flames. With the cab engulfed and the driver trapped inside, Miller must push through the intense heat to attempt a daring rescue. This 1954 account captures a real moment of split-second bravery on the road.

On the first night home from vacation, Mrs. Mary Moore of Elizabeth, N.J., wakes to the smell of smoke—and discovers her friend Mickey's apartment blazing down the hall. Disregarding the danger, Mary squeezes through a window into the smoke-filled room to find Mickey overcome by fumes and carry her to safety. Her quick thinking and bravery save not only her friend's life, but help the firemen preserve the entire apartment house.

When a ten-year-old boy's game of pretend takes a dangerous turn in a Milwaukee basement, his quick-thinking aunt Mrs. Clara White becomes his lifeline—racing against moments that could have ended tragically. This gripping true-life account from 1954 captures how a split-second decision and a steady hand made all the difference between tragedy and a second chance.

When a boy falls into the water near Arlington, Virginia, a young Boy Scout named Gene Ferguson doesn't hesitate—he strips off his clothes and plunges in to pull the struggling child to safety. Working quickly against the current and treacherous banks, Gene performs artificial respiration and gets help from a friend and his scoutmaster to get the boy home and his worried mother reassured. It's a straightforward act of courage rooted in Scout values that reminds us why these young people train to help others in their communities.

When a teen-age boy and his minister-father go diving at their favorite swimming hole—an abandoned strip mine—a diving accident leaves the father injured and struggling in the water. With his father unable to move and facing a fifty-foot climb out of the pit, the boy must think fast and work methodically to guide his father to safety. A true story of quick thinking and courage from 1954.

When fire breaks out at Lowell State Teacher's College in 1954, a young man named Donald E. Langlois of Haverhill, Massachusetts must think fast to save his classmates from panic and flames. As the blaze spreads through the building, Langlois keeps his wits about him, guiding frightened students to safety—even crawling through the fire itself to reach those trapped behind. A gripping true-life account of courage under pressure that turned a potential tragedy into a story of quick thinking and First Aid training put to the ultimate test.

A father trapped on a fourth-floor floor with his family during a raging building fire makes a desperate choice to protect his baby from the smoke—and a passing stranger becomes the unlikely hero of the moment. Based on a true rescue in Chicago, "Ordeal by Fire" captures the split-second courage that ordinary people summon when lives hang in the balance.

When a fire erupts at an ammunition dump in Korea, Sergeant James L. Creech ignores the danger and races into the inferno to rescue a trapped medic lost in the maze of explosive ordnance. Racing against time and surrounded by detonating shells and volatile supplies, Creech and his fellow soldier must navigate their way out before the entire dump goes up in flames. This 1954 true-life account from *New Heroic Comics* captures an unforgettable act of battlefield bravery.

When D Company faces a massive enemy assault and their heavy machine gun is destroyed, Pfc. Konrad Patrick Monti refuses to let his unit be slaughtered—taking a desperate stand with whatever firepower remains. His unflinching accuracy under intense fire buys his company the time they need to withdraw to safety, earning him recognition for an act of pure courage in the face of overwhelming odds.

Captain Jack G. Kelly pilots a defenseless observation plane through enemy fire, spotting targets for allied fighters and bombers during the Korean War—a dangerous job that demands nerves of steel and split-second timing. With each mission bringing him closer to the edge, Kelly must stay airborne long enough to relay enemy positions before his crippled aircraft fails him. Based on the true wartime exploits of a Marine Corps pilot who flew 82 harrowing sorties.

When nine-year-old Stevie Cowen hears his playmate crying for help at a construction site, he rushes in to find the boy wedged between two pipes—and acts quickly to keep him from getting stuck any deeper. His calm thinking and bravery hold his friend steady until neighbors arrive to pull them both to safety, proving once again that courage knows no age limit.

American infantrymen assault the heavily fortified Hill 598 in enemy hands, but find themselves pinned down at the crest—until Sgt. Grady Clay of Longview, Texas decides the only way through is straight into the teeth of Red fire. Racing from bunker to bunker despite mounting wounds, Clay single-handedly neutralizes the key strongholds, enabling his platoon to break the enemy's grip on the hill. His raw courage transforms a desperate situation into a turning point, earning him recognition as a wartime hero.

Sixteen-year-old Bill Winton spots a ten-year-old boy drowning in the Pacific surf near Portland and rushes into the roaring water to save him—even stripping off his new yellow shirt to help pull the panicked child to shore. It's a tense race against time as Bill fights to keep both himself and the struggling boy afloat in the dangerous waves.