Five-Score Plus Comic Monthly #36

In "The Secret of the Enchanted Shell," Paul Reynolds becomes entranced by an old legend of a girl trapped within a seashell by a wizard’s spell, and when he stumbles upon a shell that might be the real one, he finds himself drawn into a mystery that blurs myth and reality. Written by an unknown hand and illustrated by an unknown artist, this 1961 tale from Five-Score Plus Comic Monthly #36 unfolds with quiet wonder, inviting readers to wonder what lies beneath the surface of a single, ancient shell.

In "The Man Who Stole an Alien Identity," Brad Wilson’s costume party disguise takes a terrifying turn when he stumbles upon a real alien gang planning to unleash deadly super-weapons on Earth. Written by an unknown author and illustrated by an unknown artist, the story unfolds with a pulse-pounding mix of mistaken identity and interstellar danger.

In "We Unleashed the Demon of the Dungeon," two hunters trek to the eerie village of Loessburg, drawn by whispers of a sorcerer’s long-lost dominion. What they uncover beneath the castle isn’t magic—but a trapped alien, its presence the true source of the sorcerer’s power.

In "The Beast with 3 Lives," Arnold Blake stumbles upon a small alien creature inside a crashed spacecraft, forming an unexpected bond with the being before it begins to transform into increasingly terrifying forms. As the military closes in, the fragile connection between man and alien faces its ultimate test.