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Pages: 36
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[no title indexed]
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cover / 1 page

Pencils:
Henry Kiefer (signed as H. C. Kiefer) (painting)
Inks:
Henry Kiefer (signed as H. C. Kiefer) (painting)
Colors:
Henry Kiefer (signed as H. C. Kiefer) (painting)
Letters:
typeset
  • Genre:non-fiction; war
Synopsis:
Soldier striking two enemy soldiers with shovel.

Issue Data

What's New
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advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 2)

Heroic Hall of Honor / table of contents / 1 page

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typeset

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 3)

Heroic True Life Story / comic story / 3 pages

Script:
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Pencils:
Inks:
Frank Frazetta (signed as F. Frazetta) (splash panel only)
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Colors:
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Letters:
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  • Genre:non-fiction; biography; war
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:The President of the United States of America...
Characters:
Master Sergeant Ernest R. Kouma; President Truman
Reprints (2)

Indexer Notes

Inks on Page 2 and parts of Page 3 do not resemble Frazetta's work on other signed stories.

Help Wanted
(Table of Contents: 4)

Heroic True Life Story / comic story / 2 pages

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  • Genre:drama; non-fiction; biography
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Four teen-age boys were rowing...
Characters:
Bernard Smigovsky

G.M. Lifesaving Award Winner
(Table of Contents: 5)

Heroic True Life Story / comic story / 2 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
Ed Moore (signed)
Inks:
Ed Moore (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; non-fiction; biography
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:An employee of the Atlanta plant...
Characters:
William L. Landrum

He Chose to Fight
(Table of Contents: 6)

Heroic True Life Story / comic story / 2 pages

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Letters:
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  • Genre:non-fiction; war
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:In the early days of the Korean War...
Characters:
Major General William F. Dean
Reprints (3)

Indexer Notes

Title: Info by Greg Theakston, 2002-05-29 (Per Sandell ed.)

For a Pal
(Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 2 pages

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  • Genre:drama; non-fiction; biography
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Don Schneider, 14, of St. Charles, Mo...
Characters:
Don Schneider

Always Obey Your Parents
(Table of Contents: 8)

Heroic True Life Story / comic story / 2 pages

Script:
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Letters:
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  • Genre:drama; non-fiction; biography
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Mother told you not to attempt to cross the ice!
Characters:
Everett Dent; his brother

Patrolman Off Duty
(Table of Contents: 9)

Heroic True Life Story / comic story / 3 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
Fred Guardineer (credited)
Inks:
Fred Guardineer (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:drama; non-fiction; biography
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:An off duty St. Louis policeman...
Characters:
Patrolman Paul Krantz

Medal of Honor
(Table of Contents: 10)

text story / 2 pages

Script:
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Letters:
typeset
  • Genre:non-fiction; war
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:All through the late war...
Characters:
Lt. Alexander Ramsey Ninninger
Reprints (1)

Safety Hero
(Table of Contents: 11)

Heroic True Life Story / comic story / 1 page

Script:
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Letters:
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  • Genre:drama; non-fiction; biography
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:For his heroic act...
Characters:
Lansing Carrano

Heroism Is His Hobby
(Table of Contents: 12)

Heroic True Life Story / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
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  • Genre:drama; non-fiction; biography
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Heroism may not actually be a hobby...
Characters:
Harry H. Pope

Broken Glass
(Table of Contents: 13)

Heroic True Life Story / comic story / 2 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
Ed Moore (signed)
Inks:
Ed Moore (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:drama; non-fiction; biography
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Dean Shore, 22-year-old junior medical student...
Characters:
Dean Shore

With Only A Shovel
(Table of Contents: 14)

Heroic True Life Story / comic story / 2 pages

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  • Genre:non-fiction; war
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Private First Class Melvin Brown of Mahaffey, Pa...
Characters:
Private First Class Melvin Brown
Reprints (3)

Indexer Notes

Title: Info by Greg Theakston, 2002-05-29 (Per Sandell ed.)

Cover story

Scout Hero
(Table of Contents: 15)

Heroic True Life Story / comic story / 1 page

Script:
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Colors:
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Letters:
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  • Genre:drama; non-fiction; biography
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:So Bob grabbed him like this.
Characters:
Robert Marlow; Wesley

Red Cross New Method of Artificial Respiration
(Table of Contents: 16)

comic story / 1 page

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Letters:
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  • Genre:non-fiction
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:To start the cycle...
Characters:
Buster Crabbe
Reprints (1)

[no title indexed]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 17)

Famous Funnies Patterns / advertisement / 1 page

Complete 15 Piece "Broncho Buster" Cowboy Outfit
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 18)

Illinois Merchandise Mart / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. [no title indexed]
  2. What's New
  3. [no title indexed]
    Heroic Hall of Honor
  4. ["The President of the United States of America..."]
    Heroic True Life Story
  5. Help Wanted
    Heroic True Life Story
  6. G.M. Lifesaving Award Winner
    Heroic True Life Story
  7. He Chose to Fight
    Heroic True Life Story
  8. For a Pal
  9. Always Obey Your Parents
    Heroic True Life Story
  10. Patrolman Off Duty
    Heroic True Life Story
  11. Medal of Honor
  12. Safety Hero
    Heroic True Life Story
  13. Heroism Is His Hobby
    Heroic True Life Story
  14. Broken Glass
    Heroic True Life Story
  15. With Only A Shovel
    Heroic True Life Story
  16. Scout Hero
    Heroic True Life Story
  17. Red Cross New Method of Artificial Respiration
  18. [no title indexed]
    Famous Funnies Patterns
  19. Complete 15 Piece "Broncho Buster" Cowboy Outfit
    Illinois Merchandise Mart
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