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Issue: Five-Score Comic Monthly #13
Publication Date: May 1959
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Issues: #13 of 20 Issues
Title:
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
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 15 (14 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
Disclose Notes: Cover title is only "Five-Score", not the usual "Five-Score Comic Monthly".
Issue contains 1 x full-page house advertisement in addition to usual inside-front, inside-back, and back covers.
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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 Creature from Inner Space!

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Genres: science fiction
First Line: Great Scott! It's even walking on water -- and burning everything in its path!
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The Creature from Inner Space

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Character(s): Doctor Hertzall; Peter; Forbes
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Pages: 8
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The Cave Creatures of Xota!

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Character(s): Ed; Gar
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Pages: 8
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I Was the Gulliver of Space!

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Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Captain Lane; Noro; Kiga
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Pages: 8
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Moolah the Mystic
First Line: I've noticed you on your flying carpet, Moolah!
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The Thing from Thermo-D

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Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Bruce Carhill (engineer); Charlie (Geologist); Professor Martin; Professor Duncan
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Pages: 8
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The Man Who Sold the Earth!

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Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Sylvester "Silky" Sloane
Synopsis: The con-man "Silky" Sloane tries to sell the Earth to a group of aliens.
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The Martian in the Iron Mask

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Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Andrew
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I Was Earth's First Exile

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Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Captain "Ferg" Ferguson; Dzuga (dictator)
First Line: In one moment, I was the first man to pilot a rocket into orbit--and soon after I found myself engaged in a strange battle on an alien world!
Synopsis: An astronaut on a test flight is transported to a distant planet where he gains super-powers and helps defeat a dictator.
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The Devil Mask of Death!

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Genres: crime, horror
Character(s): Peter Brent; Pedro Vagar; Harry Gordon; Ellen; Dr. Rodney
Synopsis: A group of tourists in Rio de Janeiro dons native devil masks for a parade. One of them, Peter Brent, wants to harm a friend of his, but is hit by a curse before he can accomplish his evil plan.
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The Great Space Cruise Mystery

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Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Captain Wells; Jim; Edna
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Pages: 8
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The Sleuth with the Super-Powers

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Character(s): Mr. Hall (Private Detective); Rocky Mason; alien law officer (unnamed)
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Pages: 6
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The Man Who Invaded Earth

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Character(s): Bob Andrews; Mr. Dodd; Carl Zita (Martian)
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Planet That Ignored Earthmen!

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Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Captain Jared Endicott
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Pages: 6.67
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We Hunted the Forbidden Treasure

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Genres: fantasy
Character(s): Clyde King; Andy; Boswell (curio dealer); Antib; Parker
First Line: We had probed the murky depths of the seven seas--trekked across the scorching deserts--and invaded the frigid Arctic in the quest of buried fortunes...
Synopsis: An ancient Aztec curse seems to follow an expedition that seeks to find a lost treasure.
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Pages: 9
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