Five-Score Comic Monthly #18

In the dense jungles of the Yucatán, two brilliant professors—Mark Rollins and Alec Brand—stumble upon two extraordinary secrets: a mirror that reveals glimpses of the future and a mysterious chemical capable of transmuting base metals into gold. The discovery sets them on a path of wonder and temptation, where the line between science and fate begins to blur.

Colin, Earth’s finest test pilot, finds his career in ruins after a mysterious report casts doubt on his integrity—until he’s recruited by an alien race to pilot their advanced vessels. Now far beyond human skies, he must navigate uncharted dangers and the weight of a past he can’t explain.

In "The Amazing Cube!", Harvey Hacker stumbles upon a mysterious gambler whose seemingly unbeatable dice are crafted from a meteor—only to find himself in a night of escalating dread when he steals one and discovers it’s growing at an impossible rate. As the cube swells and his world shrinks, Hacker must confront the terrifying truth behind the meteor’s radiation and his own sudden, inexplicable diminishment.

In "The Menacing Pet from Pluto!", a frozen anomaly grips the tropics, traced to a bizarre alien creature that escaped a crashed spacecraft—leaving its unconscious captain behind. With the expedition scrambling to uncover the truth, they must confront the chilling mystery of a being far beyond Earth’s understanding.

In "The Interplanetary Line-Up," a weary detective navigates the glittering chaos of a sci-fi writers' masquerade ball, chasing a rumor of an alien among the costumed guests. With each mistaken identity, the tension mounts—until a single, unmistakable clue finally reveals the truth hidden in plain sight.

In "I Was a Modern Hercules," a man desperate for a masquerade costume stumbles upon a lion skin in a closing antique shop, unaware it’s the very pelt once worn by the legendary hero. The moment he dons it, he’s suddenly overwhelmed by a power beyond his imagining—strength that feels as ancient as myth itself.

In "Earth's Strangest Salesman," a seemingly ordinary pitchman arrives in a small town, but his wares are anything but. When a skeptical resident finally kicks him out, the salesman’s mind snaps back to a forgotten truth—revealing a hidden agenda beneath his friendly smile. Written by an unknown hand and illustrated by an unknown artist, this 1959 tale turns a routine encounter into a quiet, sudden revelation.