True Comics #41

Born from peacetime sport, the National Ski Patrol transformed itself into a wartime rescue force, training volunteer skiers to locate and aid downed aircraft crews across snowy mountain terrain. When a pilot's distress call comes in somewhere near Casper, Wyoming, the patrol faces its toughest test yet—finding a crashed plane in a blizzard and bringing its crew home safely.

During the construction of a military highway through untamed Alaskan wilderness, a curious bear named Bruni becomes an unexpected—and dangerous—problem when he discovers the work crew's dynamite. As the workers scramble to retrieve the explosives before disaster strikes, Bruni leads them on a frantic chase that puts everyone in the camp at risk, proving that these seemingly harmless animals can create plenty of trouble just by being playful and nosey.

During the October 1942 fighting on Guadalcanal, Marine Corporal Walter Bodt and his isolated platoon find themselves cut off from company headquarters by enemy forces in the valley below. With his men facing overwhelming odds and no way through to call for help, Bodt risks certain death by climbing to the hilltop to signal a desperate message using semaphore code he learned as a Boy Scout. His daring act of courage under heavy fire sets in motion a chain of events that will test both his bravery and his will to survive.