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Issue: Five-Score Plus Comic Monthly #36
Publication Date: April 1961
 
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Publisher: FlagK. G. Murray
On Sale Date: 04/1961
Volume: none
Pages: 116
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UPC/EAN: none
Price: 24.0 pence GBQ 0-2-0
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Content Items: 19 (15 stories, 1 cover)
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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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Alien Bird of Prey!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Subject Matter
fantasy, science fiction
A Mark Merlin Mystery
Mark Merlin; Elsa; Saar
Now 116 pages. "Great Scott! The Wok is flying off with Elsa!" "And if I fire my ray-gun at it--she'll fall to her death!"
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The Alien Bird of Prey

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
fantasy, science fiction
A Mark Merlin Mystery
Mark Merlin; Elsa; Jim Prescott; Saar; Koog
Mark Merlin meets two Plutonian explorers who have brought a giant space bird to Earth, and then the bird goes berserk.
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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!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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?
Subject Matter
science fiction
Roger Hammond; unnamed criminal
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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

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
science fiction
Mark Merlin; Elsa; Mr. President Halevy
Mark!... Y-you must've shot the wrong one!
Mark and Elsa encounter two giant creatures from another planet and must discover who is controlling them.
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DC logos and “House of Secrets” banner removed from every page of story.
The Phantom's Skull Ring [Beautifully plated with gold]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
The Phantom
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1
149 Castlereagh Street was the address used by Tricho Publications, an indicia publisher in some comics from Frew, the Australian Phantom publishers. It was also the address of several publishers associated with Ayers & James/Magazine Management. (Source: AusReprints)
The Paul Revere of Time!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
science fiction
Henry Brown [Vor Dex]
Thunderclaps from that cloud--sounding like a human voice!
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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

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
science fiction
Paul Reynolds; Sharnlee; Lorna
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.
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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!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
science fiction
Xam; Uzz; unnamed thief; Henderson; Alan Evans; Dr. Newbold; Hank
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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

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
science fiction
Brad Wilson [Rogar]; Los; Balan; Mac Collins
I volunteered to go on the mission to test their weapons against Earthlings!
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.
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DC logos and “House of Secrets” banner removed from every page of story. p. 7: word “Fibre” changed to “Fibres”.
The Mystery Book Guild

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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The address used in this advertisement is the address for KG Murray from the late 1950s to the early 1970s. (Source: AusReprints)
The Demon Gun!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Jim Folson; John Ellis; Tiwa
Jim Folson believes that big game hunter John Ellis has a magical gun that never misses.
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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

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
science fiction
Steve; Paul Lane; Franz; Rab; Gurlock the Sorcerer
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.
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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"!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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?
Subject Matter
science fiction
Dave Prentice; Don Prentice; Gramps
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8
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

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
The Great New Book Club For Travel And Adventure
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Miscellaneous
1
The address used in this advertisement is the address for KG Murray from the late 1950s to the early 1970s. (Source: AusReprints)
The Rock of Disaster

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
science fiction
Mike Gardner; Bart Mailer; Ton the Medicine Man; Ken Stokes
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8
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

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
science fiction
Arnold Blake; Mopsy
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.
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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

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
science fiction
A Spaceman-at-Work Feature
Charlie Cheevers; Alex Conrad; Tobias Sykes; Mr. Conrad
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8
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”.
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous
I understand you tell fortunes by reading palms.
A prisoner fortune teller tells a fellow inmate he is going to travel.
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DC logos and “Detective Comics” banner removed from above story.
12 Desperate Hours

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Subject Matter
Ben Wilson; Eddie White; Willie Daley
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8
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”.

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