Five-Score Comic Monthly #71
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Night Negative Man Went Berserk, Part 1," Ray James becomes obsessed with his reclusive neighbor Meeker’s mysterious invention, convinced it can turn metal into gold overnight. When James acts on his suspicion and commits a violent act, he’s left stunned by the truth: the machine was never functional. Jay McArdle’s stark art brings the creeping dread of betrayal and delusion to life, while Bruno Premiani’s cover captures the eerie tension of the moment.
In this gripping 1964 tale from *Five-Score Comic Monthly #71*, an unexpected clash with a radio transmitter fractures the fragile link between Larry and his Negative Man projection, sending the spectral entity into chaos and putting Larry’s life in grave danger. The story unfolds with tense urgency as the two halves of a fractured identity hurtle toward an unpredictable collision.
In "The Golden Man!", Ray James becomes obsessed with his neighbor Meeker’s mysterious device, convinced it can turn metal into gold overnight. When James kills Meeker in a desperate bid to claim the fortune, he discovers too late that the machine was nothing more than a failed experiment.
In "The Fatal Superstition," a chilling tale from Five-Score Comic Monthly #71, the weight of a fabricated belief becomes a deadly weapon. When one business partner murders the other, he pins the crime on a ridiculous superstition—wearing polka-dot kerchiefs brings bad luck—turning a harmless fashion choice into a twisted alibi.
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