New Heroic Comics #97

Twelve-year-old Louis Freitas, a diligent newsboy, grows suspicious when he finds yesterday’s paper still on a doorstep and returns with his brother to investigate a locked house, only to discover a dangerous gas leak inside. With quick thinking and a call for help, Louis helps the police save the unconscious elderly resident, earning recognition for his bravery.

In the tense final moments of a dangerous landing, the Navy Neptune bomber’s nose gear becomes jammed, forcing the crew to prepare for a crash. With fuel running low and no time to spare, aviation machinist mate Harry Baker volunteers to cut through the deck to free the wheel, risking his life to save the plane and its crew.

A school crossing guard in Silver Springs, Maryland, narrowly avoids serious injury while helping a young girl and her dog cross the street, only to be struck by a speeding car that flees the scene. Witnesses, including other mothers, see the vehicle but fail to catch the license plate, leaving the incident reported to the police with no immediate leads.

A young couple’s wedding-day boat trip on Lake St. Clair turns deadly when their cabin cruiser explodes, leaving them stranded and burning. A sixteen-year-old boy, Lawrence King, rushes to their aid from his nearby outboard boat, rescuing the injured pair and bringing them to safety.

Larry Glen Cox, a 17-year-old Explorer Scout and senior crew leader, receives a certificate of merit for saving two lives over a year prior, prompting memories of a gas fume emergency in his hometown. When a neighbor urgently reports that boys have been overcome by fumes in a newly plumbed bathroom, Larry quickly rushes to help, administering first aid and directing others until the ambulance arrives.

In the dead of night, a rural home in Berlin, New Jersey, faces a crisis when Mrs. Carolyn F. Gross’s husband suffers a heart attack, and the local doctor is unavailable. With calm determination, the night operator uses her knowledge of the system to coordinate the State Police and ambulance services, ensuring swift medical response. Her quick thinking and clear communication prove vital in saving a life.

When two boys go swimming in the Merrimac River Pool and one is swept away by the strong current, young Francis E. Robillard rushes to his aid, braving the dangerous rocks and swift water to pull the boy to safety. His quick thinking and bravery earn him gratitude and praise from his neighbors, who celebrate him as a hero.

A young woman on a South Beach bus bound for the St. George Ferry Terminal witnesses the driver collapse at the wheel. Eugene Perry, a passenger, quickly takes control, safely steering the bus away from a crowd and stopping it before it could cause a major accident.

Thirteen-year-old Robert DiCristi, on duty as a school crossing guard in Brooklyn, quickly reacts when a four-year-old boy darts into traffic after losing his mother in the crowd. With no time to think, Robert rushes into the street to pull the child to safety, narrowly avoiding a speeding car that comes to a screeching halt just inches from him.