A newsie apparently doesn't need to be Clark Kent to be a superhero. Take the case of 9-year-old Ethan Hall, a paperboy who noticed mail piling up on a 92-year-old woman's porch while out on his route Saturday in Sycamore, Ill. From ABC:

"Ethan suspected something was wrong and told his mother, who then called police. The boy's instincts were correct. Three days earlier, the resident of the house had fallen and broken her hip, and she lay stuck and helpless on the floor.

'Other than some clues on the outside of the building, there's nothing that would tell you that somebody was in trouble,' said Sycamore police Officer Mike.

Because of Ethan's keen eye and quick thinking, police found the woman and got her life-saving help.

'They said that if I hadn't found her, or did anything, in a few more hours she would be dead,' Ethan said.

Now the woman is recovering and Ethan has vowed to mow her lawn and collect her mail while she heals."

Evelyn Kikkebush was treated for dehydration, and will probably be renewing her subscription as well.

MyFoxChicago has the video here.