Five-Score Plus Comic Monthly #27
Colour Comics Pty. Ltd.
Australia
- Published
- July 1960
- Page count
- 116
- Cover price
- 2/- [0-2-0 AUP]
- Colour
- Black & white
- Size
- Standard size
- Interior paper
- Newsprint
- Cover stock
- Glossy colour
- Binding
- Square bound
- Format
- Comic series
- Branding
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100 pages
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Colour Comics Pty Ltd
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- GCD
- www.comics.org/issue/868674
Credits
- Editing
- , editor
Issue contents
Cover
Queen of the Beasts!
(A Mark Merlin Mystery)
Cover, 1 page
"Seize him! He is our enemy!"
Featuring
- Feature
- A Mark Merlin Mystery
- Genre
- Fantasy-Supernatural
Credits
- Art
- Dick Dillin, penciller
- Sheldon Moldoff, inker
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Ira Schnapp, letterer
- Editing
- Jack Schiff, original Editor
- Murray Boltinoff, original Associate Editor
- George Kashdan, original Associate Editor
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1Featuring
- Feature
- A Mark Merlin Mystery
- Genre
- Fantasy-Supernatural
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Joe Kubert, penciller
- Mort Meskin, inker
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Jack Schiff, original Editor
- Murray Boltinoff, original Associate Editor
- George Kashdan, original Associate Editor
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Synopsis
While investigating reports of strange creatures, Mark and Elsa discover a crack in a mountainside that leads to a hidden valley. In the valley they find creatures that appear to have come from underground. Elsa overpowered by fumes from the plant life, finds she can communicate with the creatures, and determines that together they can take over the earth.
2Featuring
- Genre
- Science fiction
- Characters
- Teo "Ditmos" Walker (espionage agent); the Leader; General Ku-um; Fraster of the Mohr-Ban
Credits
- Writing
- Gardner Fox, scripter
- Art
- Gil Kane, penciller
- Bernard Sachs, inker
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz, original Editor
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- First print
-
Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #58 (March 1960) — The Dancing Trees of Polaris-Seven!
Synopsis
Since the Mohr-Ban offensives against Earth have been ineffectual, they eventually decide that Earth must be acting with inside information. Connecting Earth attacks on three of their planets with the visits of an entertainment troupe, agents of the Mohr-Ban know where to start looking. Teo Walker, an earthman, has disguised himself as "Ditmos," an entertainer who can make plants "dance" by playing a small flute. When the Mohr-Ban show up at his next performance, he knows the jig is up. With the help of his dancing plants he's able to make his getaway and get his final report to Earth.
3Featuring
- Feature
- Big Town
- Genre
- Crime
Credits
- Writing
- John Broome, scripter
- Art
- Manny Stallman, penciller
- John Giunta, inker
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
- Julius Schwartz, original editor [attributed] (actual)
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4Featuring
- Genre
- Science fiction
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Jim Mooney, line art
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Jack Schiff, original Editor
- Murray Boltinoff, original Associate Editor
- George Kashdan, original Associate Editor
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5Featuring
- Feature
- Mr. District Attorney
- Genre
- Detective-mystery
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Howard Purcell, penciller
- Charles Paris, inker
- Text
- Joe Letterese, letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original Editor
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6Featuring
- Genre
- Science fiction
Credits
- Writing
- Gardner Fox, scripter
- Art
- Gil Kane, penciller
- Bernard Sachs, inker
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz, original Editor
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7Featuring
- Genre
- Science fiction
- Characters
- Rick Jordan
Credits
- Writing
- Gardner Fox, scripter
- Art
- Russ Heath, line art [signed]
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz, original Editor
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- First print
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Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #114 (March 1960) — Secret of the Flying Buzz-Saw
- Also printed
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Super DC Giant (DC, 1970 series) #27 (Summer 1976) — Secret of the Flying Buzz Saw!
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DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest (DC, 1980 series) #14 (October 1981) — The Secret of the Flying Buzz-Saw
Synopsis
An alien work crew comes to earth and starts leveling buildings, but it's all for the purpose of saving Earth. The aliens know that a white dwarf star is on a collision course with Earth so they want to mount a cannon to deflect the star from its path. But they miss. Earth's last chance is Rick Jordan, who's invented the Graviton, a device that can create a temporary zero gravity field and allow Rick to plant explosives on the dwarf star.
8Featuring
- Feature
- Mr. District Attorney
- Genre
- Detective
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Howard Purcell, penciller
- Charles Paris, inker
- Text
- Joe Letterese, letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original Editor
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9Featuring
- Genre
- Science fiction
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Howard Purcell, line art
- Text
- Stan Starkman, letterer
- Editing
- Jack Schiff, original Editor
- Murray Boltinoff, original Associate Editor
- George Kashdan, original Associate Editor
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Synopsis
Two mountain climbers encounter aliens at the top of Mount Majorca and assume they are planning an invasion.
10Featuring
- Genre
- Science fiction
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Lee Elias, line art
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Jack Schiff, original Editor
- Murray Boltinoff, original Associate Editor
- George Kashdan, original Associate Editor
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11Featuring
- Genre
- Detective-Mystery
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Jay McArdle, line art [as Jim McArdle]
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original Editor
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12Featuring
- Genre
- Science fiction
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Sheldon Moldoff, line art
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Jack Schiff, original Editor
- Murray Boltinoff, original Associate Editor
- George Kashdan, original Associate Editor
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13Featuring
- Feature
- Big Town
- Genre
- Crime
Credits
- Writing
- John Broome, scripter
- Art
- Manny Stallman, penciller
- John Giunta, inker
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
- Julius Schwartz, original editor [attributed] (actual)
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14"The Rocket is ready for Launching!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Doctor Rocket
- Genre
- Humour
Credits
- Writing
- Henry Boltinoff, scripter
- Art
- Henry Boltinoff, line art
- Text
- Henry Boltinoff, letterer
- Editing
- Jack Schiff, original Editor
- Murray Boltinoff, original Associate Editor
- George Kashdan, original Associate Editor
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15Featuring
- Genre
- Science fiction
- Characters
- Ted Larkin; Colonel Edwin Blake; Stanley Adams; Frederick Tomkins
Credits
- Writing
- Otto Binder, scripter
- Art
- Sid Greene, line art
- Text
- Sid Greene, letterer
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz, original Editor
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Synopsis
Ted Larkin had three goals growing up: he wanted to be first to land on Mars, the first to fly through the sun, and the first to circumnavigate the universe. But hard work only let him watch Edwin Blake, Stanley Adams, and Frederick Tomkins attain his goals. Disillusioned, Ted is mulling his future when he finds a piece of metal with time travel properties and decides to go back in time and beat the other three men to their goals. His better nature prevails, however, and on his time travel jaunts he instead helps the three other men accomplish their feats.
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