New Heroic Comics #41

(March 1947)

Ferryboat Rescue (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Alex Toth (signed as Toth)

Inks

Alex Toth (signed as Toth)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

A drowning woman...

Genre

drama

Characters

Jim Daly; Thomas Curry

The Man Without Fear (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Allen Ulmer ?

Inks

Allen Ulmer ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

When a desperarte killer and a fearless cop meet...

Genre

drama

Characters

John Tutty; Detective George Patton

Indexer Notes

Possible art identification by Saltarella who also notes that a lot of the art appears to be swipes from Will Eisner, including Commissioner Dolan on the first page.

A Real Miss America (Table of Contents: 3)

Heroic True Life Story / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Sid Greene (signed)

Inks

Sid Greene (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Bess Myerson was chosen Miss America of 1945...

Genre

drama

Characters

Bess Myerson

Five Year Old Hero (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Seymour Pearlstein (signed as Si Pearlstein)

Inks

Seymour Pearlstein (signed as Si Pearlstein)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

It was a pretty tall order...

Genre

drama

Characters

Michael Goedecke; his father, mother and sister

Firefighting Fisherwoman (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Graham Ingels

Inks

Graham Ingels

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Yup! Today's my fishing day!

Genre

drama

Characters

Betty Vanderbush

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Saltarella.

First to Die (Table of Contents: 6)

Heroic True Life Story / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Ben Thompson (signed as Thompson)

Inks

Ben Thompson (signed as Thompson)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

He was the first to die...

Genre

drama

Characters

Jack Phillips; Jock; Mr. Murdoch; Mr. Strauss; Major Butt; Guggenheim; Col. Astor; Captain Roston

Synopsis

The sinking of the Titanic.

Drama in Midair (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Sam Burlockoff (signed as Burly)

Inks

Sam Burlockoff (signed as Burly)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

This exciting drama took place 120 feet above the teeming sidewalks of New York...

Genre

drama

Characters

Arthur Costello

Fighting Fireman! (Table of Contents: 8)

Heroic True Life Story / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Stookie Allen (signed)

Pencils

Stookie Allen (signed)

Inks

Stookie Allen (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Vincent Hyde, a fireman...

Genre

drama

Characters

Vincent Hyde

The Slowest Flight in History (Table of Contents: 9)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Chu F. Hing (signed as Hing) (2 spot illustrations)

Inks

Chu F. Hing (signed as Hing) (2 spot illustrations)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Today a flight across the country...

Genre

adventure

Vet. Warren Berg Rescues Plane (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Graham Ingels

Inks

Graham Ingels

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

When Veteran Warren Berg, making a jump at a Michigan airshow...

Genre

drama; aviation

Characters

Veteran Warren Berg

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Saltarella.

American Legion Hero Medal Award (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

What would you do if you suddenly found your little brother on fire?

Genre

drama

Characters

DeWayne Watson; his brother and mother

Switchboard Heroine Julia Berry (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Alex Toth ?

Inks

Alex Toth ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Mrs. Julia Berry, telephone switchboard operator...

Genre

drama

Characters

Julia Berry

Indexer Notes

Possible art identification by Ger Apeldoorn who states that some elements look like Toth's work, but some don't.

Keith Chandler : In an overall assessment, I don't believe this to be Toth's work.

Child Overboard (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Henry Kiefer

Inks

Henry Kiefer

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Where is that kid?

Genre

drama

Characters

William K. Danforth; Jay

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Ger Apeldoorn.

Death Rode on the Running Board (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Sam Burlockoff (signed as Burly)

Inks

Sam Burlockoff (signed as Burly)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Rather than risk shooting an innocent pedestrian...

Genre

drama

Characters

Patrolman Pasquale J. Venturelli

Rescue at Sunset Lagoon (Table of Contents: 15)

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

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Diving into Sunset Lagoon...

Genre

drama

Characters

Mrs. Marjorie Wollever; Mrs. Elsie Jones

Cheating the Susquehanna (Table of Contents: 16)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Seymour Pearlstein (signed as Si Pearlstein)

Inks

Seymour Pearlstein (signed as Si Pearlstein)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Racing to the rescue...

Genre

drama

Characters

Patrolman Samuel Shoemaker