Heroic Comics (1940 Famous Funnies) comic books 1947

Painted cover by Al Ulmer. Stories and art by Sid Greene, Robert Webster, Stookie Allen and Graham Ingels. Superhero comics from Famous Funnies, featuring some of the stranger heroes of the Golden Age. A comics biography of boxing legend Jack Dempsey; A story featuring early art by EC artist Graham Ingels; A daring rescue off the coast of Coney Island, New York. The Man Pickpockets Feared; Telephone Co. Vail Medal Award; Greater Love Hath No Man; Preparedness Pays; Touch-Down Tom Dwyer; Copper!; Rescue Off Coney Island; Battle Against Death; Jack Dempsey Fights for Life; Blaze of Glory; Danger Mud; Florence Heggie: Dog Saver; Al Manfre; Trapped by Fire. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover by Graham Ingels. Stories and art by Sid Greene, Seymour Pearlstein, Sam Burlockoff, Chu Hing, Stookie Allen and Alex Toth. Non-fiction comics featuring true tales of heroism from everyday people and courage on the battlefield. Two deckhands rescue a woman who fell off the Staten Island Ferry; A dynamic painted cover featuring early art by EC legend Graham Ingels; A quick-thinking paratrooper saves a plane after his parachute disables the propeller. Ferryboat Rescue; The Man Without Fear; A Real Miss America; Five Year Old Hero; Firefighting Fisherwoman; First to Die; Drama in Midair; Fighting Fireman!; The Slowest Flight in History; Vet. Warren Berg Rescues a Plane; American Legion Hero Medal Award; Switchboard Heroine Julia Berry; Child Overboard; Death Rode on the Running Board; Rescue at Sunset Lagoon; Cheating the Susquehanna. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.5 $69.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #0180290002

Stories and art by Fred Guardineer, Sid Greene, Seymour Pearlstein, Ray Burley, Fred Ray, Ben Thompson, Stookie Allen and Alex Toth. Non-fiction comics featuring true tales of heroism from everyday people and courage on the battlefield. A Boy Scout rescues a baby from a runaway horse; A story with early art by comics legend Alex Toth also features a rare (for the time) heroic portrayal of an African-American; A man rescues four people after their boat overturns. Boy Scout "Gold Medal Award"; Snatched From a Quarry Grave; Fire, Chicago; Flash Fire Fighter; The Long Lake Heroes; The Fearless Fireman; Caught on One Leg; Journey Into Oblivion; Tragedy Strikes Underground; Battle Against the Sea; A Scout is Brave; Downstream Current; Destruction in Vermont; Copper. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $9.00 Interior is complete. Full length spine split through almost all wraps. Brittle pages.

Stories and art by Fred Guardineer, Sid Greene, Seymour Pearlstein, Mike Roy, Allen Ulmer, August Lenox, Stookie Allen and Sol Brodsky. Non-fiction comics featuring true tales of heroism from everyday people and courage on the battlefield. Pioneering female stunt pilot and stunt driver Mary Wiggins. The U.S. Coast Guard rescues the survivors of a plane crash with a helicopter, then a new innovation. A pilot rescues four boys adrift on a raft. Lady of Daring; Rescue by Helicopter; The Impossible Mile; Detective Versus Killer; The XII Scout Law; A Miner Faces Death; One Way to Safety; Fight for Life; Detective Harold Moore, N. Y. City; Rescue by Air; The Labrador Doctor; Mountain Rescue; Richard C. Gill. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover by H.C. Kiefer. Stories and art by Fred Guardineer, Sam Glanzman, Seymour Pearlstein, Stookie Allen and Alex Toth. Non-fiction comics featuring true tales of heroism from everyday people and courage on the battlefield. Amputee ice skater Chad Detrick makes a comeback on the ice. A nurse risks her life to rescue patients from a burning clinic, featuring early art by comics legend Alex Toth. A youth saves a friend from electrocution in a train shed. Grandpop Goes Into Action; Roanoke's Volunteer Lifesavers Wholesale Rescue; Operation Emergency!; Fancy Skater on One Leg!!; Bicycle Mountie; Mercy Flight; Life Saving Scout; Alley Duel; Perilous Journey; Nurse Without Fear; Cattle Detective Roy S. Lobdell; Danger! Live Wire; Saved by a Surfboard. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover by Allen Ulmer. Stories and art by Fred Guardineer, Mort Lawrence, Sid Greene, Mike Roy, Sam Burlockoff, Seymour Pearlstein, Stookie Allen and Alex Toth. Non-fiction comics featuring true tales of heroism from everyday people and courage on the battlefield. A New York firefighter rescues a woman from a seventh-story ledge; A story featuring early art by comics legend Alex Toth; A mutt springs into action when his owner gets mugged. Leap for Life!; River Madness; In Recognition of Unusual Acts of Valor!; Heroic Girl Scout; Vail Medal Award; The Race Against Death; Extortion Doesn't Pay; Canine Courage; Paralyzed by Fear; He's Poison to Criminals; Courage in the Face of Danger; Heroism in Flames; Bronx Hero; Sandhog; River Rescue; Hurled to "Safety"; The Heroic Tenderfoot; Crime at the School Crossing; Scout. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.