Five-Score Plus Comic Monthly #33

([January 1961])

I Was King of the Sea Beasts! (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bernard Baily

Inks

Bernard Baily

Letters

?

Editing

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

Synopsis

A collection of unknown chemicals give a man the ability to breathe underwater and command undersea life.

Reprints

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

Keywords

mental telepathy; sea dragons; underwater

Indexer Notes

DC logos and “My Greatest Adventure” banner removed from each page of story (none on last page). Last page of original story artwork extended and altered to make it into 9.0 pages instead of 8.67. p. 3: word “Blazes!” changed to “Curses!”

I Was a Spy for Saturn (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Ruben Moreira

Inks

Ruben Moreira

Letters

?

Editing

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

Reprints

• from My Greatest Adventure (DC, 1955 series) #48 (October 1960)

Keywords

Artists; Saturnians; Tobacco

Indexer Notes

DC logos and “My Greatest Adventure” banner removed from each page of story (none on last page). Last page of original story artwork extended and altered to make it into 9.0 pages instead of 8.67.

The Menace of the Enemy Plants (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bill Ely

Inks

Bill Ely

Letters

?

Editing

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

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Joe; Henry Bagby; Clarkson; Professor Arnold Morgan

Synopsis

An experimental ray brings giant uncontrollable plant creatures to life.

Reprints

• from House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #103 (October 1960)

Keywords

Helicopters; Plants; Spores

Indexer Notes

DC logos and “House of Mystery” banner removed from each page of story (none on first page). Last page of original story artwork extended and altered to make it into 9.0 pages instead of 8.67. p. 2: words “The blasted thing” changed to “The cursed thing”. p. 5 words “No, blast it” changed to “No, curse it”.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Doctor Rocket / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff

Inks

Henry Boltinoff

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

Editing

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Before you take off, here's your sticker...

Genre

humour; science fiction

Synopsis

All the various safety and certification stickers issued block the view through Dr. Rocket's spaceship windshield.

Reprints

• from Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 1956 series) #53 (September 1960)

Indexer Notes

DC logos and “Tales of the Unexpected” banner removed.

The Great Stone Faces on the Moon! (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Frank Giacoia

Inks

Sy Barry

Letters

?

Editing

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

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Rod Blaine; Professor Anderson; Stru Mog; Thor Van; Heracle Dor

Reprints

• from Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #12 (February-March 1953)

Keywords

Moon

Indexer Notes

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

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

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Big Basketball Fix! (Table of Contents: 7)

Mr. District Attorney / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Dick Wood

Pencils

Howard Purcell

Inks

Charles Paris

Letters

?

Editing

Whitney Ellsworth (original editor)

Genre

detective-mystery; drama

Characters

Mr. District Attorney; Len Harrington; Red Farone; Duke Heinz; Buddy Riley

Reprints

• from Mr. District Attorney (DC, 1948 series) #23 (September-October 1951)

Keywords

Basketball; Heath Clubs

Indexer Notes

DC logos and “Mr. District Attorney” banner removed from every page of story. Words “$100,000” changed to “£100,000” throughout story. p. 3: words “I’d like that bill” changed to “I’d like that note” and “It was a twenty...” changed to “It was a ten...”. p. 4: words “I’ve got ten one hundred dollar bills” changed to “I’ve got one hundred ten pound notes”. p. 5: words “That’s a hundred dollar bill!” changed to “That’s real money you’ve got there!” and “one hundred dollar advance” changed to “one hundred pounds advance”. p. 8: word “thearer” changed to “theatre”. p. 9: words “yeah, yeah” changed to “yes, yes” and “You blasted moron!” changed to “You cursed moron!”.

The Beast Beneath the Earth! (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bernard Baily

Inks

Bernard Baily

Letters

?

Editing

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

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Herb Brandon; Mac Cary; Frazure

Reprints

• from House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #100 (July 1960)

Keywords

Geologists

Indexer Notes

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

The Dream Adventurer! (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Bob Oksner

Inks

Bernard Sachs

Letters

?

Editing

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Which dream will you select, sir?

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Bob Carlin; Della-Vo

Reprints

• from Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #10 (October-November 1952)

Keywords

Dream-O-Vision

Indexer Notes

DC logos and “Mystery in Space” banner removed from every page of story. Last page of original story artwork extended and altered to make it into 6.0 pages instead of 5.75. p. 5 word “theater” changed to “theatre”.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Case of the Midget Auto Classic! (Table of Contents: 11)

A Casebook Mystery / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bill Ely

Inks

Bill Ely

Letters

?

Editing

Whitney Ellsworth (original editor)

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Blackie Johns; Mike Keyes

Reprints

• from Mr. District Attorney (DC, 1948 series) #23 (September-October 1951)

Keywords

midget auto races

Indexer Notes

DC logos and “Mr. District Attorney” banner removed from every page of story. Last page of original story artwork extended and altered to make it into 4.0 pages instead of 3.67. p. 3: ” $5,000” changed to “£5,000”.

The Canals of Earth! (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script

Mann Rubin

Pencils

Alex Toth

Inks

Sy Barry

Letters

?

Editing

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

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Alan Hawks; Doctor Roy Bozoni; Kata

Reprints

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

Keywords

Canals; Moon

Indexer Notes

DC logos and “Strange Adventures” banner removed from every page of story. p. 1: words “a farmer in Iowa begins his chores” changed to “a farmer begins his chores”. p. 2: words “And on a jet transport racing to New York” changed to “And on a jet transport speeding southward” and “U.W.S. Headquarters in New York...” changed to “U.W.S. Headquarters...”. p. 3: words “At Washington” changed to “At U.W.S.” pp. 3, 4: words “1952” changed to “1960”. p. 4: word “traveler” changed to “traveller”.

The Human Magnet! (Table of Contents: 13)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Jack Miller

Pencils

Gil Kane

Inks

Bernard Sachs

Letters

?

Editing

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

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Jones; Harvey; Bill; Mr. Nicholson

Reprints

• from Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #12 (February-March 1953)

Keywords

Cryptographers; Magnets; Venus

Indexer Notes

DC logos and “Mystery in Space” banner removed from every page of story. Last page of original story artwork extended and altered to make it into 6.0 pages instead of 5.67. p. 1: words “a cost of two cents a pound” changed to “a cost of a shilling a pound”.

Interplanetary Game-Keeper (Table of Contents: 14)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Howard Purcell

Inks

Howard Purcell

Letters

?

Editing

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

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Jonathan Moor; Welsh; the Birch Brothers

Reprints

• from Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 1956 series) #51 (July 1960)

Keywords

Game Preserves

Indexer Notes

DC logos and “Tales of the Unexpected” banner removed from every page of story. 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: 15) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Gang with 1,000 Gimmicks! (Table of Contents: 16)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Ed Herron

Pencils

Howard Purcell

Inks

Charles Paris

Letters

?

Editing

Whitney Ellsworth (original editor)

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Mr. District Attorney; Len Harrington; Miss Miller; ‘Clever Frankie’ Gregg; Sergeant John De Santos; HarryDanton; Hyman Ross

Reprints

• from Mr. District Attorney (DC, 1948 series) #23 (September-October 1951)

Keywords

Crime Museums; Dog Shows; Gimmicks

Indexer Notes

DC logos and “Mr. District Attorney” banner removed from every page of story. p. 3: word “Jewelry” changed to “Jewellery” and “We ain’t got all day” changed to “We haven’t got all day”. p. 4: words “$20,000” changed to “£10,000”. p. 5: words “all the cream ya can eat” changed to “all the cream you can eat”. p. 6: words “thousands of dollars” changed to “thousands of pounds”. pp. 6, 9: word “yeah” changed to “yes”. p. 8: words “a simple 25-cent doll” changed to “a simple, little doll” and $1,000,000” changed to “£200,000”. p. 10: words “Listen to Mr. District Attorney every Wednesday night over your NBC station” deleted.

The Weird World of Anton Borka (Table of Contents: 17)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script

Howard Purcell

Pencils

Howard Purcell (signed)

Inks

Howard Purcell (signed)

Letters

?

Editing

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Look--please... don't you see them?

Characters

Anton Borka

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #37 (October 1960)

Indexer Notes

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

Operation Cyclops (Table of Contents: 18)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bill Ely (signed)

Inks

Bill Ely (signed)

Letters

?

Editing

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text

That hand... it's crushing our tank like a toy!

Characters

Doctor David Scott

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #37 (October 1960)

Indexer Notes

DC logos and “House of Secrets” 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. 4: word “out-maneuver” changed to “out-manoeuvre”.