Five-Score Plus Comic Monthly #36

([April 1961])

The Alien Bird of Prey (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script

Jack Miller

Pencils

Joe Kubert

Inks

George Roussos

Letters

Stan Starkman

Editing

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

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; science fiction

Characters

Mark Merlin; Elsa; Jim Prescott; Saar; Koog

Synopsis

Mark Merlin meets two Plutonian explorers who have brought a giant space bird to Earth, and then the bird goes berserk.

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #39 (December 1960)

Keywords

monsters; Pluto

Indexer Notes

DC logos and “House of Secrets” banner removed from every page of story.p. 4: words “That Blasted Bird” changed to “That Cursed Bird”.

The Four-Dimensional Forceps! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Roger Hammond; unnamed criminal

Reprints

• from Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #31 (April 1953)

Keywords

forceps

Indexer Notes

DC logos and “Strange Adventures” 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 “”Now, how in blazes did he do that?” changed to “Now, how in the Devil did he do that?”. p. 3: words “$10,000 in Bonds” changed to “£10,000 in Bonds”. p. 4: words “Million Dollars” changed to “Million Pounds”.

Master of the Space Beasts (Table of Contents: 3)

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 (original associate editor); George Kashdan (original associate editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Mark!... Y-you must've shot the wrong one!

Genre

science fiction; adventure; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Mark Merlin; Elsa; Mr. President Halevy

Synopsis

Mark and Elsa encounter two giant creatures from another planet and must discover who is controlling them.

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #40 (January 1961)

Keywords

monsters; radium

Indexer Notes

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

The Phantom's Skull Ring [Beautifully plated with gold] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

The Phantom / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Paul Revere of Time! (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Otto Binder

Pencils

Gil Kane

Inks

Bernard Sachs

Letters

?

Editing

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Thunderclaps from that cloud--sounding like a human voice!

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Henry Brown [Vor Dex]

Reprints

• from Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #77 (February 1957)

Keywords

Chicago (Illinois); comet

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 6.0 pages instead of 5.5. pp. 1, 4, 5: words “1957” changed to “1960”. p. 2: words “New York City” relettered to same wording - editor possibly realised it was pointless ‘regionalising’ this story. p. 3: words “And you got yours, Yank!” changed to “And you got yours, Joe!”.

The Secret of the Enchanted Shell (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Nick Cardy

Inks

Nick Cardy

Letters

?

Editing

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

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Paul Reynolds; Sharnlee; Lorna

Synopsis

Paul Reynolds is fascinated by the legend of a beautiful girl imprisoned in a seashell by a wizard, and one day he thinks that he has found the shell and can release the girl from captivity.

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #40 (January 1961)

Keywords

flying saucer; monsters; seashells

Indexer Notes

DC logos and “House of Secrets” banner removed from each page of story (none on p. 1). p. 2: word “signaling” changed to “signalling”.

The Magic Room! (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Mann Rubin (credited as Manny Rubin)

Pencils

Bob Oksner

Inks

Bernard Sachs

Letters

?

Editing

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

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Xam; Uzz; unnamed thief; Henderson; Alan Evans; Dr. Newbold; Hank

Reprints

• from Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #24 (September 1952)

Keywords

Uranus; Venus De Milo

Indexer Notes

DC logos and “Strange Adventures” banner removed from every page of story. “$10,000” changed to “£10,000” throughout story. p. 1: word “Jewelry” change to “Jewellery”. p. 2: words “One Dollar” changed to “One Pound”. p. 3: words “$100,000” changed to “£100,000”.

The Man Who Stole an Alien Identity (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

George Roussos

Inks

George Roussos

Letters

?

Editing

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I volunteered to go on the mission to test their weapons against Earthlings!

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Brad Wilson [Rogar]; Los; Balan; Mac Collins

Synopsis

Brad Wilson was attending a costume party dressed as an alien when he stumbled on a gang of real aliens -- interplanetary criminals planning to test deadly super-weapons on Earth.

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #40 (January 1961)

Indexer Notes

DC logos and “House of Secrets” banner removed from every page of story. p. 7: word “Fibre” changed to “Fibres”.

The Mystery Book Guild (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Demon Gun! (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Jim Mooney

Inks

Jim Mooney

Letters

?

Editing

Whitney Ellsworth (credited original editor)

Characters

Jim Folson; John Ellis; Tiwa

Synopsis

Jim Folson believes that big game hunter John Ellis has a magical gun that never misses.

Reprints

• from House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #30 (September 1954)

Indexer Notes

DC logos and “House of Mystery” banner removed from each page of story (none on p. 1). Second-person narrative.

We Unleashed the Demon of the Dungeon (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bill Ely

Inks

Bill Ely

Letters

Stan Starkman

Editing

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

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Steve; Paul Lane; Franz; Rab; Gurlock the Sorcerer

Synopsis

Two hunters visit the legendary village of Loessburg, once under the control of a powerful sorcerer. They discover the secret of the sorcerer's power - an imprisoned alien in a castle dungeon.

Reprints

• from My Greatest Adventure (DC, 1955 series) #51 (January 1961)

Keywords

Aliens; Sorcerers

Indexer Notes

DC logos and “My Greatest Adventure” 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.

The Day the Earth "Dyed"! (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Murphy Anderson (signed)

Inks

Murphy Anderson (signed)

Letters

?

Editing

Julius Schwartz (original editor)

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Dave Prentice; Don Prentice; Gramps

Reprints

• from Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #64 (December 1960)

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 8.0 pages instead of 7.67. The Year 2160.

Adventurers Club (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Rock of Disaster (Table of Contents: 14)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Arnold Drake

Pencils

Howard Purcell

Inks

Howard Purcell

Letters

?

Editing

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

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Mike Gardner; Bart Mailer; Ton the Medicine Man; Ken Stokes

Reprints

• from House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #106 (January 1961)

Keywords

Landslides; Strongmen; Tidal Waves; Volcanoes

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 8.0 pages instead of 7.67. p. 4: word “Cooperate” changed to “Co-operate”.

The Beast with 3 Lives (Table of Contents: 15)

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

Arnold Blake; Mopsy

Synopsis

Arnold Blake discovers and befriends a small alien creature in a crashed space ship, but it later changes into different monstrous forms and is killed by the military.

Reprints

• from House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #99 (June 1960)

Indexer Notes

DC logos and “House of Mystery” banner removed from every page of story. Last page of original story artwork extended and altered to make it into 9.0 pages instead of 8.67. p. 2: words “What in Blazes” changed to “What in Hades”.

Have Slide Rule -- Will Travel (Table of Contents: 16)

A Spaceman-at-Work Feature / comic story / 8 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

Charlie Cheevers; Alex Conrad; Tobias Sykes; Mr. Conrad

Reprints

• from Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 1956 series) #57 (January 1961)

Indexer Notes

DC logos and “Tales of the Unexpected” 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. 3: words “Your Blasted Machine” changed to “Your Cursed Machine”.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

Jail Jests / 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

I understand you tell fortunes by reading palms.

Genre

humour

Synopsis

A prisoner fortune teller tells a fellow inmate he is going to travel.

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #288 (February 1961)

Indexer Notes

DC logos and “Detective Comics” banner removed from above story.

12 Desperate Hours (Table of Contents: 18)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Ruben Moreira

Inks

Ruben Moreira

Letters

?

Editing

Whitney Ellsworth (original editor)

Characters

Ben Wilson; Eddie White; Willie Daley

Reprints

• from Gang Busters (DC, 1947 series) #59 (August-September 1957)

Keywords

construction cranes

Indexer Notes

DC logos and “Gang Busters” banner removed from each page of story (none on first page). p. 1: words “That’s the $64,000 Question” changed to “That’s the Jackpot Question”. p. 5: words “Police Units Organizing” change to “Police Units Organising”. p. 7: word “Maneuvering” changed to “Manoeuvring”.