Heroic Comics

    (Famous Funnies, 1940-1955)
™ and ©1952 The Eastern Color Printing Company
“New Heroic Comics” #41–97

This title began as a super-hero comics before switching formats to concentrate on war stories. But still it was more than just a war comic—this title was about real life heroism. The majority of its stars were the actual soldiers who risked their lives in order save their comrades, or who fought through hardships and injuries to win the day. Just as heroism isn’t limited to combat, New Heroic Comics wasn’t limited to just covering the war. It also featured stories of everyday people who displayed extraordinary courage: running into burning buildings to save trapped people, car crash victims who crawl up the sides of mountains in order to get help…even little children who save their playmates’ lives.

This comic was published during the 1950s, when many parents worried about the effect that comics had on their children. Few parents would have a quarrel with the timeless values that New Heroic Comics extolled.
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  • 1
    #1
    Aug 1940
    Cover: $0.10
    W: Bill Everett, Gene Byrnes, Russell Keaton, Frank Rentfrow, Tarpé Mills  ·  A: Bill Everett, Gene Byrnes, Russell Keaton, Frank Rentfrow, Tarpé Mills, Don Dixon
    Origin of Hydroman; Origin of Purple Zombie
    No copies available
  • 2
    #2
    Oct 1940
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    W: Bill Everett, Gene Byrnes, Frank Rentfrow  ·  A: Bill Everett, Gene Byrnes, Tarpé Mills, Don Dixon, Jim Wallace, James McCague
    No copies available
  • 3
    #3
    Nov 1940
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    A: Bill Everett, Tarpé Mills
    No copies available
  • 4
    #4
    Jan 1941
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    W: Russell Keaton, Jim Wallace, Tarpé Mills, Frank Rentfrow, Jack M. Greene  ·  A: Bill Everett, Gene Byrnes, Russell Keaton, Tarpé Mills, Jim Wallace, Don Dixon
    No copies available
  • 5
    #5
    Mar 1941
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    W: Russell Keaton, Charles Bruno, Frank Rentfrow, James McCague, Bob Moore, E. Albert Willard  ·  A: Bill Everett, Gene Byrnes, Russell Keaton, Charles Bruno, Tarpé Mills, Don Dickson, Carl Pfeufer, Jack Romer, James McCague
    No copies available
  • 6
    #6
    May 1941
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    A: Bill Everett, Tarpé Mills
    No copies available
  • 7
    #7
    Jul 1941
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    W: Charles Bruno, Russell Keaton, Gene Byrnes, Frank Rentfrow  ·  A: Bill Everett, Charles Bruno, Russell Keaton, Gene Byrnes, Harry G. Peter, Tarpé Mills, Carl Pfeufer, Don Dickson, James McCague
    Origin of Man O’ Metal
    No copies available
  • 8
    #8
    Sep 1941
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    W: Bill Everett, Russell Keaton, Bob Moore, Frank Rentfrow, E. Albert Willard  ·  A: Bill Everett, Russell Keaton, Harry G. Peter, Tarpé Mills, Carl Pfeufer, Don Dickson
    No copies available
  • 9
    #9
    Nov 1941
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    W: Charles Bruno, Bob Moore, Frank Rentfrow  ·  A: Bill Everett, Harry G. Peter, Charles Bruno, Gene Byrnes, Russell Keaton, Carl Pfeufer, Don Dickson
    No copies available
  • 10
    #10
    Jan 1942
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    W: Ben Thompson, Bob Moore, Tarpé Mills, George E. Magee, Frank Rentfrow  ·  A: Ben Thompson, Harry G. Peter, Russell Keaton, Carl Pfeufer, Tarpé Mills, Gene Byrnes, James McCague, Don Dickson
    No copies available
  • 11
    #11
    Mar 1942
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    W: Bob Moore, Gene Byrnes, Jack M. Greene  ·  A: Harry G. Peter, Ben Thompson, Carl Pfeufer, Tarpé Mills, Frank Rentfrow
    No copies available
  • 12
    #12
    May 1942
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    W: Stephen Douglas, Russell Keaton, Gene Byrnes, Tarpé Mills, Frank Rentfrow  ·  A: Bill Everett, Russell Keaton, Gene Byrnes, Tarpé Mills, Don Dickson, Harry G. Peter
    Origin of Music Master
    No copies available
  • 13
    #13
    Jul 1942
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    W: Stephen Douglas, Gene Byrnes, Frank Rentfrow, Claude Dunnagan  ·  A: Bill Everett, Ben Thompson, Harry G. Peter, Gene Byrnes, Russell Keaton, Don Dixon
    No copies available
  • 14
    #14
    Sep 1942
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    W: Ben Thompson, Stephen Douglas, Victor E. Pazmiño, Frank Rentfrow, Jack M. Greene, Russell Keaton  ·  A: Bill Everett, Ben Thompson, Victor E. Pazmiño, Don Dickson, Russell Keaton
    No copies available
  • 15
    #15
    Nov 1942
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    W: Ben Thompson, Gene Byrnes, Frank Rentfrow, Stephen Douglas, Clary Thompson, Russell Keaton  ·  A: Bill Everett, Ben Thompson, Gene Byrnes, Don Dixon, Harry G. Peter, Russell Keaton
    1st Appearance of Downbeat
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  • 16
    #16
    Jan 1943
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    W: Frank Rentfrow, L.J. McCabe  ·  A: Bill Everett, Ben Thompson, Don Dixon, Harry G. Peter, Russell Keaton
    No copies available
  • 17
    #17
    Mar 1943
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    W: Stephen Douglas, E. Demby  ·  A: Bill Everett, Allan Emby, Charles Bruno, Harry G. Peter, Ben Thompson
    No copies available
  • 18
    #18
    May 1943
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    W: Stephen Douglas, Russell Keaton  ·  A: Bill Everett, Sy Mandell, Alan Mandel, Ben Thompson, Harry G. Peter, Russell Keaton
    No copies available
  • 19
    #19
    Jul 1943
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    W: Stephen Douglas  ·  A: Bill Everett, Dan Barry, Henry C. Kiefer, Ben Thompson, Harry G. Peter, Russell Keaton
    No copies available
  • 20
    #20
    Sep 1943
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    W: Stephen Douglas  ·  A: Bill Everett, Alexander Kostuk, Henry C. Kiefer, Harry G. Peter, Russell Keaton
    No copies available
  • 21
    #21
    Nov 1943
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    W: Stephen Douglas  ·  A: Bill Everett, Alexander Kostuk, K. Menzer, Jimmy Thompson
    No copies available
  • 22
    #22
    Jan 1944
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    W: Stephen Douglas  ·  A: Bill Everett, Jimmy Thompson, Harry G. Peter, Russell Keaton
    No copies available
  • 23
    #23
    Mar 1944
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    W: Stephen Douglas, Charles G. Loeb, Frank Wead  ·  A: Bill Everett, Jimmy Thompson, Russell Keaton, Harry G. Peter
    No copies available
  • 24
    #24
    May 1944
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    W: Stephen Douglas, Frank Wead, Emanuel Demby  ·  A: Bill Everett, Seymour Pearlstein, Ben Thompson, Russell Keaton, Henry C. Kiefer
    No copies available
  • 25
    #25
    Jul 1944
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    W: Stephen Douglas, Frank Wead  ·  A: Bill Everett, Allen Ulmer, Harry G. Peter, Russell Keaton, Henry C. Kiefer, Seymour Pearlstein
    No copies available
  • 26
    #26
    Sep 1944
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    W: Ed Murphy, Stephen Douglas, Frank Wead  ·  A: Allen Ulmer, Russell Keaton
    No copies available
  • 27
    #27
    Nov 1944
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    A: Bill Everett, Russell Keaton, Ed Murphy, Alfonso Greene
    No copies available
  • 28
    #28
    Jan 1945
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    W: Stephen Douglas  ·  A: Bill Everett, Russell Keaton
    1 copy for $89.99
  • 29
    #29
    Mar 1945
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    W: Ed Murphy, Chuck Winter, Stephen Douglas, Frank Ward, Emanuel Demby  ·  A: Bill Everett, Chuck Winter, Russell Keaton, Charles Bange, Henry C. Kiefer
    Hydroman stories end
    No copies available
  • 30
    #30
    May 1945
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    W: Stephen Douglas, Frank Wead, Emanuel Demby  ·  A: Bill Everett, Alfonso Greene, Alex Toth, Charles Bange, Woody Gelman, Chuck Winter, Russell Keaton, Gustav Schrotter, George Carlson
    Real hero stories start
    No copies available
  • 31
    #31
    Jul 1945
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    W: Wade Dent, Stephen Douglas, Frank Wead  ·  A: Bill Everett, Harvey K. Fuller, Charles Bange, Woody Gelman, Chuck Winter, Russell Keaton
    No copies available
  • 32
    #32
    Sep 1945
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    W: Ed Murphy, Wade Dent  ·  A: Alex Toth, Woody Gelman, Chuck Winter, George Carlson
    No copies available
  • 33
    #33
    Nov 1945
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    A: Alex Toth, Harvey K. Fuller, Charles Bange, Woody Gelman, Chuck Winter
    1 copy for $6.00
  • 34
    #34
    Jan 1946
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    W: Henry C. Nicholas  ·  A: Alfonso Greene, Harvey K. Fuller, Chuck Winter
    1 copy for $35.00
  • 35
    #35
    Mar 1946
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    A: Alex Toth
    No copies available
  • 36
    #36
    May 1946
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    W: Charles Bange, Henry C. Nicholas  ·  A: Alex Toth, Henry C. Kiefer, Charles Bange, Harvey K. Fuller, Graham Hunter, Chuck Winter
    No copies available
  • 37
    #37
    Jul 1946
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Alex Toth
    No copies available
  • 38
    #38
    Sep 1946
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    A: Alex Toth, Sid Greene, Gustav Schrotter
    1 copy for $45.00
  • 39
    #39
    Nov 1946
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    A: Alex Toth
    No copies available
  • 40
    #40
    Jan 1947
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    A: Alex Toth
    No copies available
  • 41
    #41
    Mar 1947
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    W: Hing Chu  ·  A: Alex Toth, Sid Greene, Seymour Pearlstein, Sam Burlockoff, Stookie Allen
    No copies available
  • 42
    #42
    May 1947
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    A: Alex Toth, Fred Guardineer, Seymour Pearlstein, Sid Greene, Ray Burley, Ben Thompson, Stookie Allen
    No copies available
  • 43
    #43
    Jul 1947
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    A: Alex Toth, Fred Guardineer, Stookie Allen, Sid Greene, Ray Burley, Seymour Pearlstein, Allen Ulmer, Sol Brodsky
    1 copy for $45.00
  • 44
    #44
    Sep 1947
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bill Everett, Alex Toth
    No copies available
  • 45
    #45
    Nov 1947
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Alex Toth
    1 copy for $50.00
  • 46
    #46
    Jan 1948
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    A: Alex Toth
    1 copy for $38.00
  • 47
    #47
    Mar 1948
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    A: Alex Toth, Graham Ingels
    1 copy for $64.99
  • 48
    #48
    May 1948
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    No copies available
  • 49
    #49
    Jul 1948
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    A: Alex Toth
    No copies available
  • 50
    #50
    Sep 1948
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    A: Alex Toth
    No copies available
  • 51
    #51
    Nov 1948
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    A: Al Williamson
    No copies available
  • 52
    #52
    Jan 1949
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    A: Al Williamson
    No copies available
  • 53
    #53
    Mar 1949
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    1 copy for $45.00
  • 54
    #54
    May 1949
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    1 copy for $45.00
  • 55
    #55
    Jul 1949
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    A: Alex Toth
    No copies available
  • 56
    #56
    Sep 1949
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    1 copy for $38.00
  • 57
    #57
    Nov 1949
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    1 copy for $45.00
  • 58
    #58
    Jan 1950
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    No copies available
  • 59
    #59
    Mar 1950
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    No copies available
  • 60
    #60
    May 1950
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    A: Bill Everett
    No copies available
  • 61
    #61
    Jul 1950
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    A: Bill Everett
    No copies available
  • 62
    #62
    Sep 1950
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Alfonso Greene, Jerry Fasano, Sid Couchey, Harold LeDoux, Ed Moore, Harry G. Peter
    1 copy for $13.44
  • 63
    #63
    Nov 1950
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    A: Bill Everett
    No copies available
  • 64
    #64
    Jan 1951
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bill Everett
    No copies available
  • 65
    #65
    Mar 1951
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    A: Frank Frazetta, Al Williamson
    No copies available
  • 66
    #66
    May 1951
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    A: Frank Frazetta
    No copies available
  • 67
    #67
    Jul 1951
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    A: Frank Frazetta
    No copies available
  • 68
    #68
    Sep 1951
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    W: Ed Moore  ·  A: Harold LeDoux, H.C. Keifer, John Belfi, Ed Moore, Jack A. Barrill, Tom Scheuer
    No copies available
  • 69
    #69
    Nov 1951
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    A: Frank Frazetta
    No copies available
  • 70
    #70
    Jan 1952
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    A: Frank Frazetta
    No copies available
  • 71
    #71
    Mar 1952
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    A: Jack Berrill, Fred Guardineer, Sid Couchey, Harry G. Peter, Ed Moore, Harold LeDoux, Jerry Fasano, Frank Frazetta
    No copies available
  • 72
    #72
    May 1952
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    A: Frank Frazetta
    No copies available
  • 73
    #73
    Jul 1952
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    A: Frank Frazetta
    No copies available
  • 74
    #74
    Aug 1952
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    No copies available
  • 75
    #75
    Sep 1952
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    A: Frank Frazetta
    No copies available
  • 76
    #76
    Oct 1952
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    No copies available
  • 77
    #77
    Nov 1952
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    No copies available
  • 78
    #78
    Dec 1952
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    1 copy for $35.00
  • 79
    #79
    Jan 1953
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    No copies available
  • 80
    #80
    Feb 1953
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  • 81
    #81
    Mar 1953
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    A: Frank Frazetta
    No copies available
  • 82
    #82
    Apr 1953
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    A: Frank Frazetta
    No copies available
  • 83
    #83
    May 1953
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    No copies available
  • 84
    #84
    Jun 1953
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  • 85
    #85
    Jul 1953
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  • 86
    #86
    Aug 1953
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    A: Frank Frazetta
    No copies available
  • 87
    #87
    Sep 1953
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    A: Frank Frazetta
    No copies available
  • 88
    #88
    Nov 1953
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    A: Jim McArdle, Bill Ely, Ed Moore, Sam Glanzman
    1 copy for $35.00
  • 89
    #89
    Jan 1954
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    1 copy for $35.00
  • 90
    #90
    Mar 1954
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    1 copy for $35.00
  • 91
    #91
    May 1954
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    No copies available
  • 92
    #92
    Jul 1954
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    No copies available
  • 93
    #93
    Sep 1954
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    1 copy for $64.99
  • 94
    #94
    Nov 1954
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    No copies available
  • 95
    #95
    Feb 1955
    Cover: $0.10
    1 copy for $64.99
  • 96
    #96
    Apr 1955
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    No copies available
  • 97
    #97
    Jun 1955
    Cover: $0.10
    Final Issue
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