Five-Score Plus Comic Monthly #32

([December 1960])

The Puzzle of the Plundering Creatures (Table of Contents: 1)

Mark Merlin / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Jack Miller

Pencils

Mort Meskin

Inks

George Roussos

Letters

Stan Starkman

Editing

Jack Schiff (original editor); Murray Boltinoff (original associate editor); George Kashdan (original associate editor)

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; science fiction; adventure

Characters

Mark Merlin; Elsa; Mr. Hanson

Synopsis

When Mark Merlin is called in to investigate a fantastic bank robbery, he learns that an alien child was duped into helping a crook, and now the alien parents want their child back.

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #34 (July 1960)

Indexer Notes

DC logos and “House of Secrets” banner removed from each page of story (none on p. 1). Last page of original story artwork extended and altered to make it into 9.0 pages instead of 8.67.

King of the Swamp People (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Lee Elias

Inks

Lee Elias

Letters

?

Editing

Jack Schiff (original editor); Murray Boltinoff (original associate editor); George Kashdan (original associate editor)

Characters

Ron Travers

Reprints

• from House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #102 (September 1960)

Indexer Notes

DC logos and “House of Mystery” banner removed from each page of story (none on last page). p. 1: Word “American” changed to “Australian”. p. 3: word “Americans” changed to “Travellers”. Last page of original story artwork extended and altered to make it into 8.0 pages instead of 7.67.

SOS in Space! (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Jack Miller

Pencils

Howard Sherman

Inks

Howard Sherman

Letters

?

Editing

Whitney Ellsworth (credited original editor); Julius Schwartz (actual original editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

All of those people are the victims of interplanetary shipwrecks!

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Captain Tyndall; Blake; Martin; Deering

Reprints

• from Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #11 (December 1952-January 1953)

Keywords

Convicts; Cosmic Rays; Life Rafts; Prison

Indexer Notes

DC logos and “Mystery in Space” banner removed from each page of story (none on last page). Last page of original story artwork extended and altered to make it into 6.0 pages instead of 5.67. p. 2: word “Gonna” changed to “Going To”.

A Shadow of a Doubt! (Table of Contents: 4)

Johnny Law / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Irwin Hasen

Inks

Irwin Hasen

Letters

?

Editing

Whitney Ellsworth (credited original editor); Julius Schwartz (actual original editor)

Genre

detective-mystery; crime

Characters

Carlton Carver; Johnny Law; Whitey Collins; Wilbur Burton; Captain Morley

Reprints

• from Big Town (DC, 1951 series) #15 (May-June 1952)

Indexer Notes

DC logos and “Big Town” banner removed from each page of story (none on last page). Last page of original story artwork extended and altered to make it into 4.0 pages instead of 3.67.

The Strangest Day on Earth! (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

John Broome

Pencils

Mike Sekowsky

Inks

Bernard Sachs

Letters

?

Editing

Julius Schwartz (original editor)

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Captain Robert Chambers; Otto; Betty; Jack; Helen; Mr. Peterson; Dr. Alan Pierce

Reprints

• from Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #120 (September 1960)

Keywords

Asteroids; Astronauts; Cape Canaveral

Indexer Notes

DC logos and “Strange Adventures” banner removed from each page of story (none on last page). Last page of original story artwork extended and altered to make it into 8.0 pages instead of 7.67.

Adventurers Club (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Secret of the Cosmic Bullet! (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox (uncredited)

Pencils

Sid Greene (uncredited)

Inks

Sid Greene (uncredited)

Letters

?

Editing

Julius Schwartz (credited original editor)

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Lucius Trent; Golden Gladiator; Star Amazon

Reprints

• from Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #119 (August 1960)

Indexer Notes

Sid Greene's usual depiction of Julius Schwartz as a character occurs in page 2 panel 1 (Nobel Award presenter). The planet Duarda of the Star-Sun Rigel.
Last page of original story artwork extended and altered to make it into 8.0 pages instead of 7.67. DC logos and “Strange Adventures” banner removed from each page of story (none on last page). p. 2: words “Lucius Trent of the United States” replaced with only “Lucius Trent” and “Back In America” replaced with “Back Home Again”.

I Inherited the Isle of Illusions (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Lee Elias

Inks

Lee Elias

Letters

Stan Starkman

Editing

Jack Schiff (original editor); Murray Boltinoff (original associate editor); George Kashdan (original associate editor)

Genre

fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Dora; Carl; Hans; Alabar

Synopsis

A lost treasure that can transform things into gold may prove disastrous.

Reprints

• from My Greatest Adventure (DC, 1955 series) #47 (September 1960)

Keywords

Allergies; Castle; Dandelions; Illusions

Indexer Notes

Last page of original story artwork extended and altered to make it into 8.0 pages instead of 7.67. DC logos and “My Greatest Adventure” banner removed from each page of story (none on last page). p. 8: sentence “I returned to the States shortly, and after making arrangements with Washington...” changed to “I returned to my home shortly, and after making arrangements with authorities...”, and “$50,000” changed to “£50,000”.

The Phantom's Skull Ring [Beautifully plated with gold] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Smugglers of Space! (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox (ghosted for Robert Starr)

Pencils

Carmine Infantino

Inks

Bernard Sachs

Letters

?

Editing

Whitney Ellsworth (credited original editor); Julius Schwartz (actual original editor)

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Steve Reynolds; Nona; Jared Tan

Reprints

• from Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #20 (May 1952)

Keywords

Marie Celeste

Indexer Notes

Last page of original story artwork extended and altered to make it into 8.0 pages instead of 7.67. DC logos and “Strange Adventures” banner removed from each page of story (none on last page).

The Man Who Killed Himself! (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

John Giunta

Inks

John Giunta

Letters

?

Editing

Whitney Ellsworth (credited original editor); Julius Schwartz (actual original editor)

Genre

science fiction

Characters

John Ellerson

Reprints

• from Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #19 (April 1952)

Keywords

Time Travel

Indexer Notes

DC logos and “Strange Adventures” banner removed from each page of story (none on last page).

The Legacy of Doom! (Table of Contents: 12)

Big Town / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Jack Lehti

Inks

Bernard Sachs

Letters

?

Editing

Whitney Ellsworth (credited original editor); Julius Schwartz (actual original editor)

Genre

crime

Characters

Steve Wilson; Lorelei Kilbourne; Danny; Harry the Hack

Reprints

• from Big Town (DC, 1951 series) #15 (May-June 1952)

Keywords

Good Luck Charms

Indexer Notes

Last page of original story artwork extended and altered to make it into 6.0 pages instead of 5.67. DC logos and “Big Town” banner removed from each page of story (none on last page). p. 3, 5: words “Jeweler” and “Jewelery” changed to Australian spelling of “Jeweller” and “Jewellery”. p. 5: word “maneuver” changed to “Manoeuvre”. p. 6: word “Gonna” changed to “Going To”.

The Interplanetary Target (Table of Contents: 13)

Mark Merlin / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Mort Meskin

Inks

George Roussos

Letters

Stan Starkman

Editing

Jack Schiff (credited original editor); Murray Boltinoff (credited associate editor); George Kashdan (credited associate editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

A perfect shot...the Earthman is in the center of our sight!

Genre

science fiction; adventure; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Mark Merlin; Elsa; Ybar; Mr. Allans (Mercurian alien)

Synopsis

Renegade aliens from Mercury plan to kill Mark Merlin because he accidentally discovered a way to destroy their transport vehicles.

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #35 (August 1960)

Keywords

Mercury

Indexer Notes

DC logos and “House of Secrets” banner removed from each page of story (none on first and last page). Last page of original story artwork extended and altered to make it into 9.0 pages instead of 8.67. p. 1: word “Center” changed to “Centre”.

The Mystery Book Guild (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Rocketeer for Hire! (Table of Contents: 15)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

John Broome

Pencils

Carmine Infantino

Inks

Sy Barry

Letters

?

Editing

Whitney Ellsworth (credited original editor); Julius Schwartz (actual original editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Side-swiping a rocket's nose-bubble is an old space-navy trick...

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Slag Sorrel; Gil Gant; Coral; Hagarians (from the planet Hagar)

Reprints

• from Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #11 (December 1952-January 1953)

Indexer Notes

DC logos and “Mystery in Space” banner removed from each page of story. p. 3: words “I’ll run this $5 up to a thousand” changed to “I’ll run this five up to a thousand”. p. 4: words “not a cent left” changed to “not a penny left”.

The Unknown Spaceman! (Table of Contents: 16)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Bob Oksner

Inks

Bernard Sachs

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

Editing

Whitney Ellsworth (credited original editor); Julius Schwartz (actual original editor)

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Harrison Hammond

Reprints

• from Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #11 (December 1952-January 1953)
• DC logos and “Mystery in Space” banner removed from each page of story (none on first page). Words “Million Dollars” changed to “Million Pounds” throughout story. p. 3: words “Erector Sets” changed to “Mechano Sets” and “Centers” changed to “Centres”. p. 5: word “Travelers” changed to “Travellers”.

Keywords

Aliens

Big Town Terminal! (Table of Contents: 17)

Big Town / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

John Broome

Pencils

Jack Lehti

Inks

Bernard Sachs

Letters

?

Editing

Whitney Ellsworth (credited original editor); Julius Schwartz (actual original editor)

Genre

crime

Characters

Steve Wilson; Lorelei Kilbourne; Harry the Hack; Inspector Callahan; Willie Clanton; Glue-Finger Frank; Mary Adams; Mark

Reprints

• from Big Town (DC, 1951 series) #15 (May-June 1952)

Indexer Notes

DC logos and “Big Town” banner removed from each page of story (none on last page). Last page of original story artwork extended and altered to make it into 8.0 pages instead of 7.67. p. 2: word “Upstairs” misspelled at “Upstars”. p. 4: word “Theater” changed to misspelled “Theat”. p. 5: word “Ain’t” changed to “Haven’t”.

Invasion of the Water Warriors! (Table of Contents: 18)

comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Russ Heath

Inks

Russ Heath

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

Editing

Julius Schwartz (original editor)

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Fred Curtis; Jim Barnes; Amara (water being from Korama)

Synopsis

A giant creature from the planet Korama, seemingly made of water, lands on Earth and plans to conquer the planet.

Reprints

• from Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #116 (May 1960)

Keywords

Arizona; Barringer Crater; Lorentz-FitzGerald Contraction; Meteor Crater; Mynah Bird; Water

Indexer Notes

DC logos and “Strange Adventures” banner removed from each page of story (none on p. 1). p. 4: word “Traveling” changed to “Travelling”.