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Genres: adventure

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Notes: Previous indexer credited Alex Toth, but A. Thompson was the regular cover artist for this series.

What You Can Do about Pimples

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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.

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Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword on Interior Page(s)

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Genres: informational, non-fiction

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

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Genres: informational, non-fiction

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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Genres: informational, non-fiction

Feature(s): Heroic True Life Story

Character(s): Angelo Posechia; George Kraus; unnamed 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 from certain death.

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Bus Driver Hero

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Genres: informational, non-fiction

Feature(s): Heroic True Life Story

Character(s): Thomas J. O'Mara; un-named toddler

Synopsis: Bus driver 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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Feature(s): Heroic True Life Story

Character(s): William Hanley; Richard; Richard's unnamed 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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Notes: The name Sam Decker was a pen name used separately and in tandem by both Sam and Louis Glanzman.

Crack-Up!

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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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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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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

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Feature(s): Heroic True Life Story

Character(s): Lt. Meade C. Fairall

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

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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 artificial resuscitation by a passer-by.

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Heroic Mailman

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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.

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Arlene Bailey

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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 had caught fire.

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Character(s): Pud

Synopsis: The kids visit the aquarium and watch a puffer fish trying to teach his offspring 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, non-fiction

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

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Feature(s): Heroic True Life Story

Character(s): Francis I. O'Laughlin; Mrs. O'Laughlin; Diane O'Laughlin; Lillian

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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Feature(s): Heroic True Life Story

Character(s): June Sickler (death); unnamed 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

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Feature(s): Heroic True Life Story

Character(s): Louis Mastrangelo; unnamed mother; unnamed 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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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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Feature(s): Heroic True Life Story

Character(s): Mildred Leonard; Tom Leonard; unnamed 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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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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Feature(s): Heroic True Life Story

Character(s): Richard Conroy; unnamed man; unnamed woman

Synopsis: A young woman, out with her boyfriend on evening around midnight, suddenly leaves the car and boyfriend, 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 the 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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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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Notes: Art identification by Ger Apeldoorn.

"While they last......."

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Direct from factory to you!

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