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Issue: Five-Score Comic Monthly #2
Publication Date: June 1958
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Issues: #2 of 20 Issues
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagK. G. Murray
Brand: Colour Comics Pty Ltd
Indicia Publisher: The K. G. Murray Publishing Company Pty Ltd
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 100
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: 24.0 pence GBQ 0-2-0
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Content Items: 18 (17 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Colour cover; Black and White interior
Dimensions: Approx 190mm x 265mm (varies)
Paper Stock: Newsprint
Binding: Squarebound
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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The Bird Boy of Metropolis

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Genres: superhero
First Line: "It's a man!" "No--it's a bird!" "No--it's Jimmy Olsen with special wings--flying as fast as Superman!" Featuring The Bird Boy of Metropolis
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Private Pete
First Line: Private Pete, drive this jeep down to the motor pool!
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The Birdboy of Metropolis

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Genres: superhero
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I Was a Human Guinea Pig

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Character(s): Mark Wilton; Dr. Hugo Kress
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Mystery of the Unknown Invention!

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Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Hal Weston; Mr. Jalik; Dr. Ira Otis; T. Shaw; J. James; C. Miller; Y. Dale
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Who Am I?

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Genres: science fiction
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Amazing Gift from Space!

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Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Captain Rick Hall
Synopsis: The Zaxians, a friendly alien race, send a spaceship to Earth as a gift, and the astronaut that is chosen to pilot it ends up saving the Zaxians from a hostile invasion.
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The Vanishing Thief!

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Genres: mystery
Character(s): The Great Navarro; Harrington; Chane
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The Phantom of the Flames!

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Character(s): Jess Hargrove; Hadalgo; Genie of the Flames
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21st Century Hercules!

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Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Hercules Smith; Professor Jason Smith; Dr. Joel Hench
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The Menace of the Mole Men!

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Character(s): Jeff Cole; Hank; Tod Walker
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The Town That Went Underwater

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The town of Beachcroft.
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Mystery of Meteor Crater

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Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Wyatt Achison; Koz; Jones
Synopsis: An alien invasion force hides in a canyon that is a tourist attraction, but a determined tourist finds them in spite of their efforts and helps to drive them off Earth.
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The Witch's Candles!

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Genres: horror
Character(s): Roger Arness; Mr. Crandell
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The 100,000 Year-Old Weapon!

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Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Bookstore Dealer (unnamed); Dr. Jackson; Jan 356 (alien); Evar Tor (alien dictator)
Synopsis: A man from 100,000 years in the future travels back to 1958 to find a super-weapon he can use to overthrow a dictator in his own time.
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Puppets of Doom!

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Character(s): Tony Cochran; Professor Knowles; Colonel Gage; Lloyd Burns; Mordini; Dr. Warren Mills
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Secret beyond the Footlights!

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Genres: crime
Feature(s): Big Town
Character(s): Steve Wilson; Kenyon Knowles; Wilson (editor); Charley Anderson; Asher
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous
First Line: Jeepers, have I got a swell date this afternoon!
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Disclose Notes: Printed on inside back cover. Original story artwork extended and altered to make it into one page instead of 0.75 page. DC logos and “Action Comics” banner removed.

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