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The Young Doctors #5

Sep 1963 · Charlton · 0.12 USD
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"The Heart of a Surgeon" follows Doctor Braddock, a skilled surgeon who loses his ability to speak after an accident, and Doctor Cliff Landon, who must help restore his confidence and get him back to performing surgery. When a patient with a severe concussion and subdural hematoma arrives requiring immediate operation, Braddock struggles with self-doubt about whether he can operate without being able to communicate verbally, but Landon urges him to trust his instincts and surgical expertise. The story explores Braddock's internal conflict between fear and professional responsibility as he faces the critical decision of whether he can successfully perform the life-saving surgery despite his disability.

Contains 4 stories
The Politician
10 pp · Medical
Dr. Martin BurkeDr. Cliff LandonHenry ArmbrewsterDr. Gardo

When the influential—and volatile—Henry Armbrewster arrives at Metro Hospital after mysteriously losing his voice during a political speech, Dr. Cliff Landon finds himself caught between providing honest medical care and protecting the hospital's crucial funding. As Landon and his colleague Dr. Martin Burke investigate Armbrewster's puzzling condition, they discover the tests reveal nothing physically wrong, forcing them to consider whether something deeper—and more complicated—might be at play. With a re-election campaign on the line and a powerful man's temper flaring at every turn, the young doctors must navigate the treacherous intersection of medicine and politics.

Between You and Your Doctor
3 pp · Non-Fiction, Medical

Patricia Howe schedules a routine physical checkup with Dr. Greer and learns the proper way to be a patient—from arriving on time and respecting the doctor's schedule, to bringing her medical history and being honest about any concerns, including emotional ones. As the story follows her first visit, it shows how building a relationship with your own physician before you're sick creates a foundation of trust and knowledge that pays off when emergencies arise.

The Heart of a Surgeon
10 pp · Medical
Dr. Cliff LandonDr. Martin BurkeDr Emile BraddockDr. Gardo

Young surgeon Dr. Cliff Landon is thrilled to reunite with his mentor, the celebrated Dr. Emile Braddock, when the older physician arrives at Metro Hospital—until he learns that Braddock has come only for research, having sworn off surgery after a tremor in his hands cost a patient's life during a post-accident recovery. Determined to restore his former teacher's confidence, Landon enlists the help of Dr. Martin Burke, convinced that a man of Braddock's skill and heart belongs back in the operating room.

American Pioneer
1 pp · Non-Fiction, Western-Frontier
General Braddock

Daniel Boone earns his reputation as a master marksman and skilled woodsman while serving under General Braddock during the French and Indian Wars, but his true calling lies in the untamed wilderness of Kentucky. Driven by an irresistible pull to explore and settle the frontier, Boone faces fierce resistance from local tribes—captured twice but always finding a way forward—until he builds the fortified Boonesboro, opening the vast Kentucky wilderness to American settlement and securing his place in history.

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writer Joe Gill
cover pencils, inks Dick Giordano

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