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Five-Score Comic Monthly#3
Cover: Gil Kane & Frank Giacoia

Five-Score Comic Monthly #3

Jul 1958 · K. G. Murray · 2/- [0-2-0 AUP]
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In "The Day I Became a Martian!", Rupert Corbin stumbles upon a mysterious spaceship—only to be told it's just a prop. Desperate to escape his gambling debts, he takes a dangerous path that leads to murder and an unexpected fate. With art by Mort Meskin and a striking cover by Gil Kane and Frank Giacoia, this 1958 tale from Five-Score Comic Monthly #3 blends pulp suspense with early sci-fi intrigue, all in a 2/- comic from the golden age of British comics.

Contains 18 stories
The Day I Became a Martian!
8 pp · Science Fiction
Rhett MasonBob Mason

In "The Day I Became a Martian!" from Five-Score Comic Monthly #3 (1958), a science fiction writer wakes up transformed into a Martian—only to realize the real Martians are watching him, testing whether their species could survive on Earth. With clever improvisation, he turns the tables, feeding them a story they’re eager to believe.

I Found the City under the Sea
8 pp · Adventure, Science Fiction
JoeEllery JonesCaal (alien)
Untitled Humor story
1 pp · Humor
Casey the Cop
The Road to Nowhere
6 pp · Fantasy
Roger LaneLamont
The Diamonds of Peril!
10 pp · Crime
Ian ClarkeSteve WilsonEllen BorlandMarkBrackMr. DunforthHank
Untitled Humor story
1 pp · Humor, Science Fiction
ShortyElsieAtro (Martian)
Sinister Shadow
6 pp · Crime, Horror-Suspense
Sgt. Frank HallTad ConroyJohn TalleyRolan Weems
The Life Battery!
6 pp · Science Fiction
Sterling Marsh
The Boy from Mars
8 pp · Superhero
Jaxx 4928Jimmy OlsenSupermanClark KentPerry WhiteLois Lane

In "The Boy from Mars," cub reporter Jimmy Olsen spins a wild tale of an alien visitor from the red planet, hoping to boost the Daily Planet’s circulation—only to find his prank spirals into something far stranger than he ever imagined. Written with a wink and drawn with the crisp energy of 1958’s golden age, the story captures the charm and chaos of a young reporter caught between imagination and reality.

The Thing from the Skies
6 pp · Science Fiction
Rupert CorbinSamMaxtonProfessor Wesley Lucas

In "The Thing from the Skies," Rupert Corbin stumbles upon a mysterious spaceship, only to be told by its inventor it's just a prop—until greed drives him to murder Professor Lucas for the chance to profit from the truth. When small alien travelers appear, claiming Lucas was their Earth contact, Corbin is taken from his world to face a justice beyond human understanding.

They Made Me a Human Bull's-Eye
8 pp
JordanVan MeerPleethAli ZihnCoroza
Untitled Humor story
1 pp · Humor
The Mystery of the Museum House
8 pp · Detective-Mystery
Mr. District AttorneyJ. William PhelpsClaremontWilkinsLen HarringtonPetie Arndt“Bullets” Jackson“Plates” VernonAce Spadell“Hands” GreerEgbert
Secret of the Man-Ape!
5.67 pp · Science Fiction
DaxonProfessor Amos ScottHal Todd
Untitled Humor story
1 pp · Humor
Warden Willis
Aquaman's Super Sea-Squad
6 pp · Superhero
Aquaman
Mars Calling
6 pp · Science Fiction
Mr. HallProfessor Timkins
Untitled Humor story
1 pp · Humor
Casey the Cop

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Full credits

artist, inker Mort Meskin
cover pencils Gil Kane
cover inks Frank Giacoia

Reprints

↩ Reprints Batman #61 (1950), Strange Adventures #75 (1956), House of Secrets #2 (1957), Strange Adventures #78 (1957), My Greatest Adventure #15 (1957), Tales of the Unexpected #13 (1957), Tales of the Unexpected #15 (1957), House of Mystery #65 (1957), Big Town #47 (1957), House of Mystery #66 (1957), Mr. District Attorney #59 (1957), My Greatest Adventure #17 (1957), Strange Adventures #90 (1958), Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #27 (1958), Adventure Comics #247 (1958), Batman #115 (1958), Detective Comics #254 (1958)

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