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Issue: New Heroic Comics #60 Public Domain
Publication Date: May 1950
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Issues: #60 of 59 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagEastern Color
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: Famous Funnies, Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
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Content Items: 26 (19 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Full Color
Dimensions: Standard Golden Age U.S.
Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newspring Interior
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Genres: adventure
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What You Can Do About Pimples

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): photo
Inker(s): photo
Letterer(s): typeset
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Synopsis: Factual advertisement for product sold by Dornol Products in New York that battles various facial problems.
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Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: informational
Feature(s): Heroic Hall of Honor
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.
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Hero of the High Seas

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Jerry Fasano
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): Heroic True Life Story
Character(s): 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.
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Quagmire!

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Harry G. Peter
Inker(s): Harry G. Peter
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Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): Heroic True Life Story
Character(s): 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.
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Bus Driver Hero

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Ray Thornley ?
Inker(s): Ray Thornley ?
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Genres: informational
Feature(s): Heroic True Life Story
Character(s): 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.
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River Rescue

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Sam Glanzman ?; Louis Glanzman ? [as Sam Decker] (signed)
Inker(s): Sam Glanzman ?; Louis Glanzman ? [as Sam Decker] (signed)
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Genres: informational
Feature(s): Heroic True Life Story
Character(s): 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.
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Crack-Up!

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Genres: informational
Feature(s): Heroic True Life Story
Character(s): 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.
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Courage Cheats the Smoke

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Harry G. Peter
Inker(s): Harry G. Peter
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Genres: informational
Feature(s): Heroic True Life Story
Character(s): 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.
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The Crippled Crime Buster

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Ed Moore (signed)
Inker(s): Ed Moore (signed)
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Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): Heroic True Life Story
Character(s): 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.
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Potomac Rescue

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Jerry Fasano [as J. Fasano] (signed)
Inker(s): Jerry Fasano [as J. Fasano] (signed)
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Genres: informational
Feature(s): Heroic True Life Story
Character(s): 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.
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Gravel-Pit Pool Hero

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Harry G. Peter
Inker(s): Harry G. Peter
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Letterer(s): ?
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Genres: informational
Feature(s): Heroic True Life Story
Character(s): 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.
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Heroic Mailman

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Jerry Fasano
Inker(s): Jerry Fasano
Colorist(s): ?
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Genres: informational
Feature(s): Heroic True Life Story
Character(s): 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.
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Arlene Bailey

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Phil Berube
Penciller(s): Phil Berube (signed)
Inker(s): Phil Berube (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Phil Berube
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): Heroic True Life Story
Character(s): 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.
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Penciller(s): Ray Thompson [as Ray T.] (signed)
Inker(s): Ray Thompson [as Ray T.] (signed)
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Feature(s): Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum
Character(s): 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.
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Steeplejack

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Genres: adventure, informational
Feature(s): Heroic True Life Story
Character(s): 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.
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Lucky Hunch

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Harry G. Peter
Inker(s): Harry G. Peter
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Genres: informational
Feature(s): Heroic True Life Story
Character(s): 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.
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Supreme Sacrifice

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Ed Moore (signed)
Inker(s): Ed Moore (signed)
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Genres: informational
Feature(s): Heroic True Life Story
Character(s): 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.
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City Hero

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Ray Thornley ?
Inker(s): Ray Thornley ?
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Genres: informational
Feature(s): Heroic True Life Story
Character(s): 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.
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Dockside Rescue

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bill Everett
Inker(s): Bill Everett
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Genres: informational
Feature(s): Heroic True Life Story
Character(s): 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.
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Match Fire

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Ray Thornley ?
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Genres: informational
Feature(s): Heroic True Life Story
Character(s): 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.
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A Present for Mother

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Genres: informational
Feature(s): Heroic True Life Story
Character(s): 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.
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Night of Terror

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Writer(s): Mo Weiss (Morris S. Weiss) [as MSW] (signed)
Penciller(s): Mo Weiss (Morris S. Weiss) [as MSW] (signed)
Inker(s): Mo Weiss (Morris S. Weiss) [as MSW] (signed)
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Genres: informational
Feature(s): Heroic True Life Story
Character(s): 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.
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Pete Summers...and the Runaway Bus

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Genres: informational
Feature(s): Heroic True Life Story
Character(s): 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.
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"While they last......."

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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.
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Direct from factory to you!

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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.
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