New Heroic Comics #60

(May 1950)

What You Can Do About Pimples (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

photo

Inks:

photo

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

Factual advertisement for product sold by Dornol Products in New York that battles various facial problems.

Indexer Notes

Found on the inside front cover. The indicia indicates the President of Famous Funnies, Inc. as William J. Pape and William R. Pape as the Treasurer. Sequence added by Craig Delich 2012-11-7.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Heroic Hall of Honor / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

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Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

Synopsis:

Eastern Color wording: "Men and women chosen by this publication for their daring actions in hazardous tasks", listing the names of 19 individuals whose stories are told in this issue.

Hero of the High Seas (Table of Contents)

Heroic True Life Story / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Jerry Fasano

Inks:

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Colors:

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Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

Characters:

James L. Perry (Chief Pharmacist' Mate); un-named injured sailor

Synopsis:

African-American sailor Perry volunteers to assist an injured man aboard the Trawler "Phantom" at the risk of his own life.

Indexer Notes

Pencil credit added by Craig Delich 2012-11-7. Story is based on this issue's cover portrayal.

Quagmire! (Table of Contents)

Heroic True Life Story / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Harry G. Peter

Inks:

Harry G. Peter

Colors:

?

Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

Characters:

Angelo Posechia; George Kraus; un-named 11-year old boy

Synopsis:

Two men driving near Oakes Pond in Bloomfield, New Jersey, spot a young boy sinking in the mud of a recently drained pond, and assist in saving him fron certain death.

Bus Driver Hero (Table of Contents)

Heroic True Life Story / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Ray Thornley ?

Inks:

Ray Thornley ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

Characters:

Thomas J. O'Mara; un-named toddler

Synopsis:

Bus drive O'Mara is on his morning run when a toddler on a tricycle rides out in front of his bus, and only the quick wits of O'Mara saves the boy's life.

Indexer Notes

Artist credits by Craig Delich 2012-11-7.

River Rescue (Table of Contents)

Heroic True Life Story / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Sam Glanzman ?; Louis Glanzman ? [as Sam Decker] (signed)

Inks:

Sam Glanzman ?; Louis Glanzman ? [as Sam Decker] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

Characters:

William Hanley; Richard; Richard's un-named sister

Synopsis:

Worker William Hanley spots a 10-year-old pupil at Quinsigamond School falling into the water and going under, so he dives into the water and saves the boy's life.

Indexer Notes

The name Sam Decker was a pen name used separately and in tandem by both Sam and Louis Glanzman.

Crack-Up! (Table of Contents)

Heroic True Life Story / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Script:

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Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

Characters:

Harry Bolland

Synopsis:

Getting ready to retire for the night, Harry Bolland of Orange, New Jersey, hears a car plow throgh a gate and into a lake in a nearby park, and dashes out, jumps in and rescues the people inside.

Courage Cheats the Smoke (Table of Contents)

Heroic True Life Story / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Harry G. Peter

Inks:

Harry G. Peter

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

Characters:

Mrs. Wilbur Ellis; John Ellis; James Ellis

Synopsis:

Late one afternoon a fire breaks out in the three-story Ellis home. Young James runs out to safety, but his brother John is still inside. With remarkable courage, the mother of the trapped boy rushes in to save her son.

The Crippled Crime Buster (Table of Contents)

Heroic True Life Story / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Ed Moore (signed)

Inks:

Ed Moore (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

Characters:

John A. Powers, Jr. (Policeman); un-named crook (villain)

Synopsis:

Rookie Patrolman Powers, on leave with a serious back injury, comes upon the robbery in progress, and, with risk to life and limb, pursues the crook and brings him to justice, for which he received the News Hero of the Month Award, and was received before the New York City Police Department Honor Board.

Keywords:

Fordham Hospital

Potomac Rescue (Table of Contents)

Heroic True Life Story / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Jerry Fasano [as J. Fasano] (signed)

Inks:

Jerry Fasano [as J. Fasano] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

Characters:

Lt. Meade C. Fairall (fireman)

Synopsis:

Lt. Fairall is alerted by fellow firemen that three young boys are trapped on a sandbar beneath a bridge and face certain death. Fairall leads the attempt to rescue the lads and is awarded the Silver Medal for his actions.

Gravel-Pit Pool Hero (Table of Contents)

Heroic True Life Story / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Harry G. Peter

Inks:

Harry G. Peter

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

Characters:

Eddie Easton

Synopsis:

With his pal going down a second time, Eddie Easton dives into a large gravel-pit pool to rescue a friend of his, who is then given artifical resusitation by a passer-by.

Indexer Notes

Corrected story title by Craig Delich 2012-11-7.

Heroic Mailman (Table of Contents)

Heroic True Life Story / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Jerry Fasano

Inks:

Jerry Fasano

Colors:

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Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

Characters:

Daniel M. Long (mailman)

Synopsis:

Mailman Long spots a drowning man beneath Howard Bridge in Charleston, Massachusetts, and throws him a life preserver. When the man refuses to take hold of it, Long jumps in and rescues him, For his effort, mailman Long receives medals and awards for his deeds.

Arlene Bailey (Table of Contents)

Heroic True Life Story / character profile / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Phil Berube

Pencils:

Phil Berube (signed)

Inks:

Phil Berube (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Phil Berube

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

Characters:

Arlene Bailey

Synopsis:

Troop No. 30 Intermediate Girl Scout Bailey was recommended for the award of the Silver Cross for Lifesaving when she saved the life of an 11-year-old girl whose dress has caught fire.

Indexer Notes

Writer and letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2012-11-7.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Ray Thompson [as Ray T.] (signed)

Inks:

Ray Thompson [as Ray T.] (signed)

Colors:

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Letters:

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Content Information

Characters:

Pud

Synopsis:

Illustrated advertisement for Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum in which the kids visit the aquarium and watch a puffer fish trying to teach his off-spring how to blow. One kid gets the idea to give the adult fish a piece of bubble gum to illustrate this to his sibling.

Indexer Notes

Sequence added by Craig Delich 2012-11-7.

Steeplejack (Table of Contents)

Heroic True Life Story / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

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Colors:

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Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

adventure; non-fiction

Characters:

James Kemp

Synopsis:

Steeplejack Kemp, working on a chimney, suddenly has his scaffold break from under him, and he desperately swings to a ledge for safety. However, he has no way down nor do his rescuers have any way up to him. One attempt was made by an airplane, but, when that fails, the Coast Guard was called in, and they succeed in the rescie by use of a rocket gun.

Lucky Hunch (Table of Contents)

Heroic True Life Story / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Harry G. Peter

Inks:

Harry G. Peter

Colors:

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Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

Characters:

Francis I. O'Laughlin; Mrs. O'Laughlin; Diane O'Laughlin (daughter); Lillian (Mrs. O'Laughlin's girl friend)

Synopsis:

Francis cuts short a trip to see his aged mother as he rushes home to find his home engulfed in smoke and flame. He crashes through a window, awakens his wife and friend, rescuing them, and then must re-enter to save the life of his daughter.

Supreme Sacrifice (Table of Contents)

Heroic True Life Story / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Ed Moore (signed)

Inks:

Ed Moore (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

Characters:

June Sickler (death); un-named boy

Synopsis:

A 14-year-old girl of Riverside, New Jersey, gives her own life to save that of a drowning young boy struggling in the water.

City Hero (Table of Contents)

Heroic True Life Story / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Ray Thornley ?

Inks:

Ray Thornley ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

Characters:

Louis Mastrangelo; un-named mother; un-named children

Synopsis:

A Department of Sanitation worker in New York risks life and limb to rescue four young children, left in their apartment by their mother who went shopping, who have accidently set fire to curtains.

Indexer Notes

Artist credits added by Craig Delich 2012-11-7.

Dockside Rescue (Table of Contents)

Heroic True Life Story / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bill Everett

Inks:

Bill Everett

Colors:

?

Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

Characters:

Emile Berube; John Stears; Ronald Stears; Mrs. Stears

Synopsis:

The quick thinking and wits of Boy Scout Emile Berube saves the lives of two drowning boys.

Indexer Notes

Everett art credits confirmed by Blake Bell and Doc Vassallo.

Match Fire (Table of Contents)

Heroic True Life Story / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Ray Thornley ?

Inks:

Ray Thornley ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

Characters:

Mildred Leonard; Tom Leonard; un-named son of Mrs. Leonard

Synopsis:

Mrs. Leonard displays exceptional courage and presence of mind when she rescues her two young sons, who, left alone in an upstairs playroom, find a box of matches and accidently cause a fire.

Indexer Notes

Artist credits by Craig Delich 2012-11-7.

A Present for Mother (Table of Contents)

Heroic True Life Story / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

Characters:

Eugene Grimes; Tommy (Eugene's half-brother); un-named mother of Eugene and Tommy

Synopsis:

After his mother puts young Tommy to bed, Eugene Grimes checks on how his half-brother is doing in his Mom's bedroom, and discovers that Tommy has fallen through a floor, only held safely by the boy's shoelace.

Night of Terror (Table of Contents)

Heroic True Life Story / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Mo Weiss [as MSW] (signed)

Pencils:

Mo Weiss [as MSW] (signed)

Inks:

Mo Weiss [as MSW] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

Characters:

Richard Conroy; un-named man; un-named woman

Synopsis:

A young woman, out with her boyfriend on evening around midnight, suddenly leaves the car and boy friend, and decides to take a walk along a sheer cliff. Her footing gives way and she falls down the side of the cliff until she gets a handhold. When Police arrive, they call in two lifeguards, who help to rescue the girl before she falls to her death.

Indexer Notes

Writer and artist credits [full name Morris S. Weiss] added by Craig Delich 2012-11-7.

Pete Summers...and the Runaway Bus (Table of Contents)

Heroic True Life Story / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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Script:

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Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

Characters:

Pete Summers; un-named basketball coach

Synopsis:

The lives of 14 members of the Henrietta, Missouri boys basketball team are saved from certain death by the actions of bus driver Pete Summers, when the bus they all are riding in has issues with ice and snow.

"While they last......." (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

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Inks:

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Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

Illustrated advertisement from the Charles McManus Company in Vermont for U.S. miliutary war surplus items, such as signaling mirrors, haversacks, pistol belts, cartridge belts, musette bags and much more.

Indexer Notes

Found on the inside back cover. Sequence added by Craig Delich 2012-11-7.

Direct from factory to you! (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

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Colors:

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Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

Illustrated advertisement from Niresk Industries in Chicago, offering readers the opportunity to purchae for $4.95 a 10-piece stainless steel, diamond tested, hollow ground knife set.