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Issue: Five-Score Comic Monthly #9
Publication Date: January 1958
 
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Publisher: FlagK. G. Murray
Indicia Publisher: Colour Comics Pty Ltd
On Sale Date: 1958
Volume: none
Pages: 100
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: 24.0 pence GBQ 0-2-0
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 14 (13 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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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
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Mystery of the Moon Sniper!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
?
Gil Kane
Jack Adler
?
?
? (original editor)
Subject Matter
science fiction
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
This cover is closely based on Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #46 (September 1958), but has been traced or significantly redrawn. Note a foot pedal has been added to the gun and Australia given focus on the Earth.
Mystery of the Moon Sniper

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Gardner Fox
Carmine Infantino
Bernard Sachs
?
Julius Schwartz (original editor)
Subject Matter
science fiction
Reprinting
FlagMystery in Space #46 published September 1958
was Mystery of the Moon Sniper! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
11
The 100 Lives of Napoleon Burke

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Mort Meskin
George Roussos
?
? (original editor)
Subject Matter
fantasy
Reprinting
FlagHouse of Mystery #78 published September 1958
was The 100 Lives of Napoleon Burke [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
Jungle Boy of Jupiter

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Lou Cameron
Lou Cameron
?
Whitney Ellsworth (original editor)
Subject Matter
science fiction
Reprinting
FlagTales of the Unexpected #24 published April 1958
was Jungle Boy of Jupiter [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
8
The Amazing Ray of Knowledge

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Millard
Carmine Infantino
Bernard Sachs
?
Whitney Ellsworth (original credited editor); Julius Schwartz (actual original editor)
Subject Matter
science fiction
Reprinting
FlagStrange Adventures #92 published May 1958
was The Amazing Ray of Knowledge! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
8
Cover story
The E-L-A-S-T-I-C Lad

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Otto Binder
Curt Swan
Ray Burnley
?
Whitney Ellsworth (original editor)
Subject Matter
superhero
Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen
When Jimmy accidentally exposes himself to a green substance from space, his entire body becomes like rubber. Hiding out as Elastic Lad in a freak show, Jimmy falls in with criminals who use his abilities to carry out their plots, but Jimmy turns the tables on them before his elastic abilities fade.
Reprinting
FlagSuperman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #31 published September 1958
was The E-L-A-S-T-I-C Lad [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
8
Reprints the first Elastic Lad story.
The Artificial Twin

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby
?
Whitney Ellsworth (original editor)
Subject Matter
science fiction
Reprinting
FlagHouse of Mystery #76 published July 1958
was The Artificial Twin! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
The Fishermen of Space

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Millard
Carmine Infantino
Bernard Sachs
?
Whitney Ellsworth (original credited editor); Julius Schwartz (actual original editor)
Subject Matter
science fiction
Reprinting
FlagStrange Adventures #94 published July 1958
was The Fishermen of Space! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
8
The Human Target

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Ruben Moreira
Ruben Moreira
?
Whitney Ellsworth (original editor)
Subject Matter
mystery
Reprinting
FlagHouse of Mystery #26 published May 1954
was The Human Target! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
I was the Last Martian

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Jim Mooney
Jim Mooney
?
Whitney Ellsworth (original editor); Jack Schiff (original associate editor); Murray Boltinoff (original associate editor); George Kashdan (original associate editor)
Subject Matter
science fiction
Reprinting
FlagMy Greatest Adventure #20 published March 1958
was I Was the Last Martian! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
8
The Prisoners of the Space Camera

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Lou Cameron
Lou Cameron
?
Whitney Ellsworth (original editor)
Subject Matter
science fiction
Reprinting
FlagTales of the Unexpected #29 published September 1958
was The Prisoners of the Space Camera [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
The Lady in Black

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Nick Cardy
Nick Cardy
?
? (original editor)
Subject Matter
occult
The Lady in Black seems to be present after disaster after disaster, but it's just a combination of amnesia and coincidence.
Reprinting
FlagHouse of Mystery #78 published September 1958
was The Lady in Black [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
The Boy who Saved the Solar System

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Otto Binder
John Giunta
John Giunta
?
Whitney Ellsworth (original credited editor); Julius Schwartz (actual original editor)
Subject Matter
science fiction
Reprinting
FlagStrange Adventures #95 published August 1958
was The Boy Who Saved the Solar System [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
I Was a Captive in a Space Prison

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Ruben Moreira
Ruben Moreira
?
Whitney Ellsworth (original editor); Jack Schiff (original associate editor); Murray Boltinoff (original associate editor); George Kashdan (original associate editor)
Subject Matter
science fiction
Reprinting
FlagMy Greatest Adventure #23 published September 1958
was I Was a Captive in a Space Prison [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
8

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