Five-Score Plus Comic Monthly #35

In "The Magic Lamp of Space!" from Five-Score Plus Comic Monthly #35 (1961), Jon Harper of the Space Explorers makes an unexpected landing on a mysterious planet to fix his ship—only to come face to face with an intelligent green cloud with grand cosmic ambitions.

Dan Welks returns from a trip to find his town eerily transformed—his neighbors replaced, his home altered, and an alien presence ruling with silent authority. But as he tries to uncover the truth, two unexpected twists unravel the situation before it’s fully resolved.

In "The Giants from the Lamp," eccentric inventor Merton Deek finds his tiny robot creations suddenly swelling to colossal size under the glow of a mysterious lantern—setting off a chain of events that draws the attention of greedy criminals eager to claim the giant machines for themselves. Written by an unknown hand and illustrated by an unknown artist, this 1961 fantasy tale spins a whimsical yet tense tale of unintended consequences, where curiosity sparks chaos.

In "The Creature Costumes," Mark Merlin and Elsa venture into the Peruvian jungle, where they must confront a witch doctor wielding eerie control over a band of men masked as monsters. When Merlin is compelled to wear one of the costumes, he finds himself ensnared by the witch doctor’s dark influence—just as the jungle itself seems to hold its breath.

Amateur inventor Brett Conroy stumbles upon a secret that could change everything—aliens are probing Earth, and they've set him up to take the fall for their dangerous experiments. As the evidence mounts against him, Conroy must unravel the truth before the world sees him as the threat he’s been framed to become.