Five-Score Comic Monthly #54

In "Battle Between the Two Earths!" from Five-Score Comic Monthly #54 (1962), alien invaders from the hidden planet Ergdol—orbiting Earth on the sun's far side—launch a secret attack by deploying a miniature replica of our planet at the World's Fair entrance. The story unfolds as the deception threatens to unravel the planet's defenses, setting the stage for a clash between Earth and its unseen, opposing twin.

In "I Starred in an Alien Movie!", a reluctant actor is pulled into a bizarre audition that spirals into a surreal collaboration with extraterrestrial filmmakers—only to realize the role he’s playing might be far more dangerous than fiction. Written by an unknown hand and illustrated by an unknown artist, this 1962 sci-fi tale blends backstage drama with interstellar intrigue, leaving one man caught between the spotlight and a conspiracy he never saw coming.

In the parched heart of the frontier, the wandering warrior Strong Bow arrives in a dying village desperate for water, even as rain falls unheeded from the sky. When a skeptical stranger named Dark Crow challenges his promise, Strong Bow ventures into a hidden chasm—only to be trapped beneath a boulder, where he discovers the source of life itself. With a sudden surge of power, he erupts from the earth in a geyser of renewal, turning the land’s fate with a single, earth-shaking act.

In "Find Element X -- or Die!", Professor Ross's revolutionary matter-transmitter promises to leapfrog space travel—until it triggers a chain-reaction that could end the world. With time running out, explorer Alan Pierce must use the device to reach an unknown planet and locate the elusive Element X before it's too late.

In "The Double Doom of Roger Reed," a man lying unconscious in a hospital bed recounts, with eerie precision, the unfolding of an alien invasion happening miles away—his mind somehow split between two realities at once. Written by an unknown hand and illustrated by an unknown artist, this 1962 science fiction tale from Five-Score Comic Monthly #54 blends disorientation and suspense in a story where perception defies physics.

In the quiet village of Inglewolk, generations of bitter rivalry between two families have finally unraveled time itself, leaving the town stranded in the past. With no clear path back, the only hope lies in healing old wounds—before the past becomes their permanent home.

In "The Greenback Raiders!", the arrival of paper money stirs unrest on the frontier, where Chief Crooked Hand and his Pawnee allies scheme to steal a wagonload of greenbacks for themselves. Lt. Dan Foley leads a daring cavalry charge across Dead Man's Plunge and a treacherous river to intercept them, facing both the elements and a betrayal that cuts deeper than the wind. As one woman laments the changing times, the fate of the gold and the frontier hangs in the balance.