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"Everyone loves a good comic book superhero. But in real life, superheroes aren't defined by their masks and capes, but by their awe-inspiring acts of courage that save lives.\nSEE ALSO: 5 Heartwarming Stories That Prove Dog Is Man's Best Friend\n\nWe've rounded up eight real-life superheroes whose stories warmed our hearts and made our eyes well.\n1. Daughter lifts a car from her dad's chest and saves his life.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhen Lauren Kornack, 22, found her father Alec, 52, pinned beneath his car in their garage, she knew she had to act fast. According to CNN, her superhuman powers kicked in as she lifted the 2,000 pound car from his chest and pulled him out from underneath. A trained lifeguard, Lauren immediately performed CPR in order to get his heart beating again.\nAccording to Kristen Kornacki, Lauren's sister, Alec had been working on the car when the jack holding it up slipped. Lauren found him stuck beneath the car, unresponsive.\nThough he suffered broken ribs, numbness and fractures, Alec suffered no permanent physical damage thanks to Lauren's astounding strength.\n2. Little boy learns the alphabet and uses it to help save his father.\n\nNathaniel Dancy Jr., 5, had recently learned the alphabet at school when his father suffered a stroke and had an aneurysm while the two were driving back from a shopping trip in New Jersey. According to The Huffington Post, Dancy Sr. managed to pull the car over, and Nathaniel called his grandmother for help.\nAfter conference calling in Nathaniel's mother, the grandmother asked the little boy if he knew where their car was stopped. Though he could not offer a geographical location, Nathaniel searched for clues that could help his mother and grandmother determine their location. Using his newfound alphabetical knowledge, he read out the letters \"F-U-R-N-I-T-U-R-E\" from a sign on a nearby store and added that they were close to a tunnel.\nUsing this information, his grandmother and mom were able to pinpoint the car's position and call for help. Thanks to Nathaniel's help, an ambulance reached Dancy Sr. in time to save his life.\n3. Man jumps onto the subway tracks to save a fallen man. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChris Knafelc was waiting for a train at a Philadelphia subway station when he saw a man calmly step off the edge of the platform and land just a few inches from the high-voltage rails. According to local news station WJLA, Knalfelc immediately jumped onto the tracks to help save the man before it was too late.\nKnowing a train would arrive any minute, he told bystanders on the platform to notify a subway worker. Thankfully, the subway workers had enough time to prevent the train from passing through the station. Knafelc remained on the tracks at the man's side until firefighters came to rescue him 11 minutes later.\nKnalfelc told reporters that if the train hadn't stopped, he would have rolled the man beneath the platform ledge. \n\"There have been people there for me when I needed somebody,\" Knalfelc said. \"And, these people I can't pay back, so the next best thing would be to pay it forward.\"\n4. Woman revives unconscious Little League player.\nUnfortunately your browser does not support IFrames.\n\nIan McGreevy, 8, was playing baseball with his Little League team in New Jersey when a ball struck him hard against the chest, knocking him flat on the ground and sending him into cardiac arrest. That's when a mother from the opposite team, Maureen Renaghan, jumped in to help.\nAccording to NBC 4 New York, Renaghan rushed to perform CPR on the boy. After about four breaths, she said she felt his heart beat again before he came to, rolled over and spat up. He was fully conscious when the ambulance arrived on the scene to take him to the hospital, and has since made a full recovery. \nRenaghan said she learned CPR 20 years earlier, and encourages others to learn the life-saving technique as well.\n5. Mom stops runaway school bus.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNew Mexico resident Rhonda Carlesen made headlines when she successfully stopped a runaway school bus full of children. According to The Huffington Post, Carlesen's daughter noticed something wrong with the driver while waiting for a school bus and shouted for help.\nCarlesen said she ran alongside the side of the bus, trying to pry open the doors. Finally, she coached a child on the bus to pull the lever that opens the door. Then, she hopped on the bus and slammed on the breaks.\n\"I'm just so thankful that it happened in our neighborhood 'cause it could have been a lot worse if it was on a busier street, if it happened when they got to school and kids were nearby,\" Carlson told local news station KOAT.\n6. Dad punches alligator to save his son.\n\n\n\nJoseph Welsch and his 6-year-old son Joey were preparing for a canoe trip in Florida's Loxahatchee Wildlife Refuge when the little boy fell into the water. Local 10 reported that Welsch watched as a large alligator snatched the boy in its jaws. \nHorrified, Welsch jumped in the water and punched the animal multiple times before someone else came to help rescue the boy. The alligator let go after a few seconds, and the man was able to carry his son ashore. \nJoey was rushed to the hospital, where doctors said it was a miracle his arm was still intact. Thankfully, the boy suffered no serious injuries and has made a full recovery thanks to his father's bravery.\n7. Teens on spring break rescue couple from burning vehicle.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nvideo platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player\nCody Decker and Luke Vaughn, two 17-year-olds from Michigan, were vacationing in Florida when they witnessed a car crash into a pair of trees. ABC News reported that upon arriving on the scene, the boys heard moaning from inside the car. \nVaughn dialed 9-1-1 and alerted the dispatcher that two people were trapped inside the car. When the vehicle caught on fire, Vaughn put down the phone to help Decker rescue the couple before it was too late. \nAfter pulling the woman to safety, the boys worked as hard as possible to save the man whose legs were trapped beneath the crushed dashboard. Finally, police and an ambulance arrived and successfully transported both victims to the hospital. \nThough the man and woman suffered critical injuries, they survived. Decker and Vaughn were hailed by local authorities as heroes for their selflessness.\n8. Bus driver transports shooting victim to a hospital. \n\n\n\n\n\nSan Francisco bus driver Felicia Anderson was on duty when a bullet fired at a window of her bus grazed a passenger on the left side of his head. ABC 7 reported that rather than waiting for an ambulance, she drove the bus straight to a nearby hospital so the victim could be treated immediately. Thankfully, he suffered only non-life threatening injuries.\nAnderson, a bus driver in the area for 14 years, told the station, \"My first concern was to get him to safety, him and myself and the other passengers. That was the first thought, was to get him to the hospital because we were so close.\"\nSan Francisco Mayor Ed Lee and other city officials have since honored Anderson for her quick thinking in the immediate aftermath of the shooting.\nWhat's your favorite story of real-life heroism? Let us know in the comments.\nImage courtesy of ABC News"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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