([April 1959])

K. G. Murray, 1958 Series
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2/- [0-2-0 AUP]
Pages
100
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
The K. G. Murray Publishing Company Pty Ltd
Brand
Colour Comics Pty Ltd
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?

I Was a Prisoner of the Rainbow People! (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bob Brown
Inks
Bob Brown
Colors
Jack Adler
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (editor credited); Jack Schiff (original associate editor); Murray Boltinoff (original associate editor); George Kashdan (original associate editor)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The pot of gold has lured the human to us! Seize him!
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Cover Thumbnail for Five-Score Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1958 series) #12
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I Was a Prisoner of the Rainbow People (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Mort Meskin (signed)
Inks
Mort Meskin (signed)
Letters
?
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (editor credited); Jack Schiff (original associate editor); Murray Boltinoff (original associate editor); George Kashdan (original associate editor)
Characters
Mark Winters; Queen Brilliance; The Marston Gang; Great Green
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Keywords
pot of gold; rainbows

Indexer Notes

DC logos and “My Greatest Adventure” banner removed from every page of story. pp8: words “$10,000” changed to “£5,000”.

I Led Earth's Strangest Safari! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ruben Moreira
Inks
Ruben Moreira
Letters
?
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (editor credited); Jack Schiff (original associate editor); Murray Boltinoff (original associate editor); George Kashdan (original associate editor)
Reprints
Keywords
Neptune; safaris

Indexer Notes

DC logos and “My Greatest Adventure” banner removed from each page of story (none on pp1).

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

Shorty / comic story / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff
Inks
Henry Boltinoff
Letters
Henry Boltinoff
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited original editor); Jack Schiff (original managing editor); Mort Weisinger (original assistant editor); George Kashdan (original assistant editor)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hold it! Smile pretty, while Shorty takes your picture!
Genre
humour
Reprints
Keywords
cameras

Indexer Notes

Last two panels cropped at bottom to fit page.

The Man with Countless Faces! (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Howard Purcell (signed)
Inks
Howard Purcell
Letters
?
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited original editor); Jack Schiff (actual original editor)
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Alec Sanders; Ronnie Appleby; Smitty
Synopsis
A lab accident causes a man's face to keep changing into duplicates of the people he looks at.
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Indexer Notes

DC logos and “House of Mystery” banner removed from each page of story (none on pp1). pp2: words “I look as much like the Mayor as I look like Abe Lincioln!” changed to “I look as much like the Mayor as I look like Mickey Mouse!”

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Jerry the Jitterbug / comic story / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff
Inks
Henry Boltinoff
Letters
Henry Boltinoff
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited original editor); Jack Schiff (original managing editor); Mort Weisinger (original assistant editor); George Kashdan (original assistant editor)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Jerry, would you go down to the Bijou Theatre and bring my brother home?
Genre
humour; teen
Characters
Jerry the Jitterbug
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Indexer Notes

All panels cropped to fit - reduced from .5 page. Words “50c admission” changed to “3/6 admission”.

I Fought the Cloud Menace (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bernard Baily
Inks
Bernard Baily
Letters
?
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (editor credited); Jack Schiff (original associate editor); Murray Boltinoff (original associate editor); George Kashdan (original associate editor)
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Rick; Bud Atkins
Reprints

Indexer Notes

DC logos and “My Greatest Adventure” banner removed from every page of story.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Honey in Hollywood / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff
Inks
Henry Boltinoff
Letters
Henry Boltinoff
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (original editor)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Now in this scene we're shooting tomorrow you let out a loud scream!
Genre
humour
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Indexer Notes

All panels cropped to fit - reduced from .5 page.

Black Future (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ed Smalle
Inks
Ed Smalle
Letters
?
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (original editor)
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Jud Taylor; Fortune Teller (unnamed); “Crash” Dillon; Cal Turner
Synopsis
Every prophecy of a fortune teller comes true in the life of Jud Taylor. The fortune teller came from the future and knew about Taylor's life.
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Keywords
boxing; fortune-telling; Swamis

Indexer Notes

DC logos and “House of Mystery” banner removed from every page of story. First-person narrative. pp2: words “$10” changed to “£10”. pp4: words “$25,000” changed to “£10,000”. pp5: word “airplane” changed to “aeroplane”. pp5: words “I must make sure that you die!” changed to “I must make sure you’re finished!”.

Puzzle from Planet X! (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Edmond Hamilton
Pencils
Sid Greene
Inks
Bernard Sachs
Letters
?
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited original editor); Julius Schwartz (actual original editor)
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Kenton; Dr. Vinley; Hugh Kellon; Jean-François Champollion; Sir Henry Rawlinson; Tharians of the Planet Thar; Vargo
Reprints
Keywords
Rosetta Stone

Indexer Notes

DC logos and “Strange Adventures” banner removed from every page of story. pp2: words “Soon, scholars are summoned to a Washington office” changed to “Soon, scholars are summoned to an important conference”.

Attack on Fort Satellite! (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 10.5 pages (report information)

Script
John Broome
Pencils
Mike Sekowsky
Inks
Joe Giella
Letters
?
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited original editor); Julius Schwartz (actual original editor)
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Kyn; Ralf; Greenskins (aliens); Lar Eakins; Okun
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Indexer Notes

DC logos and “Strange Adventures” banner removed from each page of story (none on pp1). pp 8: word “program” changed to “programme”. pp11: final three panels of story cropped to .50 page - reduced from .67 page.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Marvels of Mars! / comic story / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited original editor); Julius Schwartz (actual original editor)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
At Mars' closest approach to Earth...
Genre
non-fiction
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Indexer Notes

Artwork cropped to fit.

Sneak Attack from Planet Earth (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Mort Meskin
Inks
Mort Meskin
Letters
?
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited original editor)
Characters
Ambassador Victor Slade; Wharton
Reprints
Keywords
Mars

Indexer Notes

DC logos and “Tales of the Unexpected” banner removed from every page of story. pp2 and pp4: word “maneuvers” changed to “manoeuvres”.

The Tall Tale That Came True! (Table of Contents: 13)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Ely (signed)
Inks
Bill Ely (signed)
Letters
?
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited original editor)
Characters
Chris Brown; Herrick; Dawson
Synopsis
A gangster surprises another gangster who thought the first one dead.
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Indexer Notes

DC logos and “House of Mystery” banner removed from every page of story. pp3: words “Cuss you! Die! Die!” changed to “This will stop you monster!”, “23 bucks” changed to “10 pounds”, “ain’t” changed to “haven’t”, and “outta” changed to “out of”. pp4: words “Speak -- or I’ll bash your head in!” changed to “Speak -- or I’ll go mad!”. pp6: words “I pumped you full of lead last week!” changed to “I took care of your last week!”.

The Jinxed Planet (Table of Contents: 14)

comic story / 5.5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bernard Baily
Inks
Bernard Baily
Letters
?
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited original editor)
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Dean; Kane; Miles; hermit (alien from planet Thuvia)
Synopsis
The search for a rare, new element: Baragnite.
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Indexer Notes

DC logos and “Tales of the Unexpected” banner removed from each page of story (none on pp1). pp1: word “traveled” changed to “travelled”. pp3: words “We’ll be all right!” changed to “We’ll be alright!”. pp6: final four panels of story cropped to .50 page - reduced from .67 page.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

Casey the Cop / comic story / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Letters
Henry Boltinoff
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (original editor)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
"Help! Police" "Sounds like a woman up there!"
Genre
humour
Characters
Casey the Cop
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Indexer Notes

First two panels of story cropped to make story .33 page - reduced from .50 page.

The Curse of the Fire God (Table of Contents: 16)

comic story / 5.5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Howard Purcell
Inks
Howard Purcell
Letters
?
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited original editor); Jack Schiff (actual original editor)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Pete Marek thought he had it made!
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Pete Marek
Synopsis
Pete Marek has stolen a million dollars and escapes to Peru where he is pursued by detectives. He plunges into the jungle but his path is blocked by a festival to the Fire God. Told that the alternative route is 5 miles away he pushes through despite warnings the Fire God will seek him out. Further along a bolt of lightning sets fire to the track forcing him to change course. He then tries to cross a rope bridge which catches fire. He decides to go further up into the snow. The detectives see smoke coming from a hut and find Marek. His glasses have focused the sun's rays causing a fire.
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Keywords
Fire God; glasses

Indexer Notes

DC logos and “House of Secrets” banner removed from each page of story (none on pp1). pp1: words “Million-Dollar loot” changed to "Million-Pound Loot”, “two American cops” changed to “two European cops”, and “dollars” changed to “pounds”. pp5: words “two American detectives” changed to “two persistent detectives”. pp6: all four panels cropped to .5 page - reduced from .67 page.

[Halley's Comet, Comet of 1769, Morehouse's Comet] (Table of Contents: 17)

Curious Comets / comic story / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
Julius Schwartz
Pencils
Morris Waldinger
Inks
Tom Nicolosi
Letters
Milt Snapinn
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited original editor); Julius Schwartz (actual original editor)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Whenever a comet approaches the Sun, it develops a tail composed of gas and fine dust expelled from the comet's head.
Genre
non-fiction; maths & science
Reprints
Keywords
Comets; Napoleon Bonaparte

Indexer Notes

“Curious Comets” banner deleted.

Sorcerers of Space! (Table of Contents: 18)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
John Broome
Pencils
Sid Greene
Inks
Joe Giella
Letters
?
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited original editor); Julius Schwartz (actual original editor)
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Dan Warren; Algro; Tom Judson
Reprints

Indexer Notes

DC logos and “Mystery in Space” banner removed from each page of story (none on pp1). pp3: word “dollars” changed to “pounds”.
Story set on July 10, 2130. The Planet Throgg.

Who Am I? (Table of Contents: 19)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bernard Baily
Inks
Bernard Baily
Letters
?
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited original editor)
Genre
science fiction
Synopsis
A man with amnesia is forced to steal against his will by a disembodied head. He is a robot, and the head belongs to his creator. When the police trail the robot home, the scientist tries to escape, but he and the robot end up falling to their deaths.
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Keywords
robots

Indexer Notes

DC logos and “Tales of the Unexpected” banner removed from each page of story (none on pp1). pp1: March of Dimes Fight Infantile Paralysis logo removed. pp2: lettering on window changed from “Jewelry” to “Jewels”. pp6” words “Blast it” changed to “Curse it”.

Duel of the Sorcerers (Table of Contents: 20)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Ely
Inks
Bill Ely
Letters
Pat Gordon
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited original editor)
Characters
John Ryder; Jarrell the Sorcerer
Reprints
Keywords
sorcerers; talismans

Indexer Notes

DC logos and “House of Mystery” banner removed from every page of story.

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