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Issue: Five-Score Plus Comic Monthly #38
Publication Date: June 1961
 
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Publisher: FlagK. G. Murray
On Sale Date: (not set)
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: 20 (16 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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Invaders from the Doomed Dimension!

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"Great scott! Weird people coming out of our experimental capsule!" "Yes, your girl assistant has opened the doorway to your dimension!"
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The Invaders from the Doomed Dimension

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Mal Evers; Helen Dane; Sony; Alor; Jim
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Dead Men Tell No Tales!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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mystery
Henry Johnson; Dave; Arnold Miles; Julius Caesar; General George Custer; Eric Johnson
A crooked businessman tries to fool his partner by arranging for his brother's kidnapping.
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DC logos and “House of Mystery” banner removed from each page of story (none on first page). First-person narrative. "No" is X-ed through in the title. p. 3: “$100,000” changed to “£100,000”. p. 5: words “blank check” changed to “blank cheque”.
Captive of the Alien Fishermen

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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science fiction
Paul Moore
A forest ranger finds himself transported to another planet, captured by alien children playing with their father's teleportation device.
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The Man Who Had Two Ghosts

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crime
Detective White; Bill Coates; Joe Miner; Eustis Cheevers
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The Mystery Book Guild

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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)
Captives of the Creature Castle

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Charlie; Dan
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The Man Who Hated Mirrors

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crime
Joey Lupo (J. Emerson Lupo)
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I, Creature Slayer

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horror
Hercules; Odin; Sir Launcelot
A man finds the Manuscript of Herbertus.
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The Deadly Keyhole

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crime
Lieutenant Leader; Mr. Wooley; Sgt. Tim Doyle; John Hardy; “Cowboy” Bill McCray
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The Amazing Lunar Lab

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Lars Hadley; Vince Clay; Teel; Bryd
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The Big House Express!

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Johnny Law; “Twister” Collins
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The Mystery Book Guild

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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)
Secret of the Stolen Powers

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science fiction
Professor Derek Haklot; Ch’dem
Professor Derek Haklot is kidnapped and forced to submit to an invention that steals his intelligence.
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The Case of the Honest Ex-Convicts!

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mystery
Mr. District Attorney; Len Harrington; Elis Kimball; John Keats; Mr. Lamont; Baldi
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The Case of the Night-Shift Scandal

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Joe Bickford; Harry; George Martin; Al Harris; Detective Simmons
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The Man Who Won a World

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science fiction
Janos Wyler; Erna Wyler; Almus
The Year 2543. Janos Wyler wins the asteroid Delphinus in a raffle, but finds that his good fortune has put his life in danger.
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I Battled the Timber Pirates

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crime
Calvin; Ed Harris; “Whiskers”; Bill Newton (“Swiftwater” Bill)
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DC logos and “Gang Busters” banner removed from every page of story. p. 4: words “my last thought was that Newt had gotten away” changed to “my last thought was that Newt had escaped”.
The Dinosaur in Times Square

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fantasy, science fiction
A Mark Merlin Mystery
Mark Merlin; Elsa; Professor Blore; Mr. Zembler
Mark and Elsa are shocked when Professor Blore's life-ray animates a model of a dinosaur so that it can embark on a rampage.
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Hints on Tennis

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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typeset
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Wrigley's Arrowmint Chewing Gum
Frank Sedgman (photograph)
Tips on improving your tennis skills.
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Back cover. Art and text. Advertisement for Wrigley's Arrowmint Chewing Gum.

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