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| Date | | Number: 38 | Lang: English (en) | |||
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| Name | Heroic Comics 38 | Published |
| Publication | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 52 | Frequency: bi-monthly |
| Notes | New Heroic Comics on cover; Heroic Comics in indicia. |
| Cover | Fire Bell Tolls Death / 1 page |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Drama; Non-fiction |
| Pencils | Allen Ulmer (painting) (signed) |
| Inks | Allen Ulmer (painting) (signed) |
| Colors | Allen Ulmer (painting) (signed) |
| Notes | Title from the story |
| Foreword/Afterword | No Title (1 page) |
| Synopsis | A list of heroes who appear in the comic. |
| Feature | Heroic Hall of Honor |
| Letters | ?; typeset |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Comic Story | Fire Bell Tolls Death (3 pages) |
| Synopsis | Captain Cole is killed when part of a burning building falls on him. |
| Genre | Drama; Non-fiction |
| Characters | Fire Captain Cole (narrator, deceased) |
| First Line | A blazing inferno vs. pure--raw courage... |
| Comic Story | Patrolman Miller Man of Steel (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | Patrolman Miller is wounded in a shootout with a robber. |
| Genre | Non-fiction; Crime |
| Characters | Patrolman Leo Miller |
| Pencils | Jerry Fasano |
| Inks | Jerry Fasano |
| First Line | New York's finest... |
| Notes | Art identification by Ger Apeldoorn. |
| Comic Story | George S. Patton (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | In 1916, Captain Patton single-handedly defeats a band of Mexican bandits and captures their leader. |
| Feature | When They Were Young! |
| Genre | Non-fiction; Military |
| Characters | Cervantes; General John J. Pershing; Captain George S. Patton; Jack |
| Pencils | Ben Thompson (signed) ? |
| Inks | Ben Thompson (signed) ? |
| Notes | Saltarella thinks this Thompson story is by Ben, not his brother Jimmy who also worked on this title. |
| Comic Story | Brooklyn Hero "Ex G.I. Sergeant" (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | When their building catches on fire, Harold Basuino saves his family. |
| Genre | Drama; Non-fiction |
| Characters | Harold Basuino; Mr. Basuino; Mrs. Basuino |
| Pencils | Jack Ehret (signed) |
| Inks | Jack Ehret (signed) |
| First Line | Harold Basuino may have peeled off his uniform... |
| Comic Story | Tow Line to Safety (3 pages) |
| Synopsis | Sixteen-year-old William saves three boys who have fallen through ice on a lagoon. |
| Genre | Drama; Non-fiction |
| Characters | William Fitzgerald; Dennie |
| Pencils | Sid Greene (signed) |
| Inks | Sid Greene (signed) |
| First Line | Snatching four frightened lads... |
| Text Article | The Ghost of an Indian Princess (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | The story of a haunted ship that sank in 1597. |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Drama; Non-fiction |
| Pencils | Alan Mandel (2 spot illustrations) (signed) |
| Inks | Alan Mandel (2 spot illustrations) (signed) |
| First Line | In all the long annals of the sea... |
| Notes | Saltarella suggests that "Ayem" might be "A. M." and might be Alan Mandel. Keith Chandler confirms this suggestion. |
| Advertisement | "Pepsi", the Pepsi-Cola Cop (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Pepsi; Bozo; Pete |
| Pencils | Graham Hunter (signed) Graham Hunter (signed) |
| Inks | Graham Hunter (signed) Graham Hunter (signed) |
| First Line | Help! Help!! Bozo's escaping! |
| Cartoon | "Doctor Sherlock" (1 page) |
| Synopsis | The story of Dr. Charles Norris, New York's chief medical examiner from 1918 to 1935. |
| Feature | Copper! |
| Genre | Non-fiction; Crime |
| Characters | Dr. Charles Norris (medical examiner) |
| Script | Stookie Allen (signed) |
| Pencils | Stookie Allen (signed) |
| Inks | Stookie Allen (signed) |
| First Line | Dr. Charles Norris, New York's Chief Medical Examinier from 1918... |
| Comic Story | A Fortunate False Alarm! (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | When Joseph Mugavin finds his family overcome by gas, he turns off the gas and pulls a fire alarm. |
| Genre | Drama; Non-fiction |
| Characters | Joseph Mugavin; Eleanor Mugavin |
| Pencils | Ben Thompson (signed) |
| Inks | Ben Thompson (signed) |
| First Line | Early on the morning of Dec. 26, 1945... |
| Notes | Saltarella points out that this story is also signed "Thompson" but appears to be by a different artist. Keith Chandler : This is BEN Thompson. His upper case signature, with the larger 'S', gives it away. |
| Comic Story | Balto the... Heroic Husky (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | In 1925, Balto leads a dog sled team to Nome with diphtheria antitoxin. |
| Genre | Drama; Non-fiction; Animal |
| Characters | Balto (a husky) |
| First Line | I wish I owned Balto! |
| Comic Story | Against the River (3 pages) |
| Synopsis | Nell Williams pilots a riverboat from St. Louis to Red Fork to rescue people stranded by a flood. |
| Genre | Drama; Non-fiction |
| Characters | Nell Williams; Josh; Jeb |
| First Line | There are few wraths as great... |
| Notes | Keith Chandler : There is a signature on the third panel of the third page, but it is illegible. My best guess would be 'Sinnott', but this is too early to be long-tern Atlas/Marvel artist Joe Sinnott. |
| Comic Story | George Washington Special Scout (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | During the French and Indian War, young George Washington takes a dangerous assignment delivering a dispatch from Governor Dinwiddie of Virginia to the French. His Indian guide for the return trip, however, is a French agent instructed to kill him. |
| Genre | Non-fiction; Historical |
| Characters | George Washington |
| Pencils | Gus Schrotter |
| Inks | Gus Schrotter |
| First Line | Governor Dinwiddie of Virginia... |
| Comic Story | Handicap Ignored! (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Richland High's star player has an artificial leg. |
| Genre | Non-fiction; Sports |
| Characters | Remo Sterling Cline; Coach Littau |
| Pencils | Ben Thompson (signed) ? |
| Inks | Ben Thompson (signed) ? |
| First Line | Eighteen-year old Remo Sterling Cline... |
| Notes | Saltarella suggests this is the same "Thompson" as the first story. |
| Cartoon | Scientific Sherlock Edward Oscar Heinrich (1 page) |
| Feature | Copper! |
| Genre | Non-fiction; Crime |
| Characters | Prof. Edward Oscar Heinrich (criminal-case consulant) |
| Script | Stookie Allen (signed) |
| Pencils | Stookie Allen (signed) |
| Inks | Stookie Allen (signed) |
| First Line | A little Professor of Chemistry... |
| Comic Story | Strike the Flag (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Young Hopson wins a sea battle for the British against the French. |
| Genre | Drama; Non-fiction |
| Characters | Admiral Hopson (as a boy) |
| First Line | Some big men have had very small beginnings... |
| Comic Story | Lock Picking Under Water (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | Locksmith Charles Courtney is enlisted to open the safe of a sunken ship. |
| Genre | Drama; Non-fiction |
| Characters | Charles Courtney |
| Pencils | Ben Thompson (signed) ? |
| Inks | Ben Thompson (signed) ? |
| First Line | A "locksmith" may be a drab title... |
| Notes | Saltarella again suggests this is the same "Thompson" as the first story. |
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