Five-Score Comic Monthly #72

Published
May 1964
Page count
100
Cover price
2/- [0-2-0 AUP]
Colour
Black & white
Size
Standard size
Interior paper
Newsprint
Cover stock
Glossy colour
Binding
Square bound
Format
Comic series
Branding
Colour Comics Pty Ltd
 
Colour Comics Pty Ltd

Credits

Editing
, editor

Issue contents Hide all

Show/hide Cover The return of Gen. Immortus (The Doom Patrol) Cover, 1 page

"Their deadliest enemy again threatens the world's greatest heroes in "The Return of Gen. Immortus!" "Immortus dropped Robotman into molten lead--and now he controls him!""

Featuring

Feature
The Doom Patrol
Genre
Superhero

Credits

Art
Bruno Premiani, line art

Reprint history

Printed in
My Greatest Adventure 84, December 1963
Show/hide 1. Homer Comic story, 1 page

"I'll ring the bell."

Featuring

Genre
Superhero

Credits

Writing
Henry Boltinoff, scripter
Art
Henry Boltinoff, line art

Notes

Begins: "I'll ring the bell." Strip is on inside front cover.

Show/hide 2. The Return of General Immortus (The Doom Patrol) Comic story, 17 pages

Featuring

Feature
The Doom Patrol
Genre
Superhero

Credits

Writing
Arnold Drake, scripter
Art
Bruno Premiani, line art
Editing
Murray Boltinoff, editor

Reprint history

Original
My Greatest Adventure 84, December 1963

Notes

Final issue of My Greatest Adventure before being retitled to Doom Patrol.

Show/hide 3. The Case of the Cowardly Crew (Captain Compass) Comic story, 6 pages

Featuring

Feature
Captain Compass
Genre
Detective-Mystery

Credits

Writing
Otto Binder, scripter
Art
Joe Certa, line art
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth, editor

Reprint history

Original
Detective Comics 209, July 1954
Show/hide 4. The Threat of the Horrible Hex (Mark Merlin, Sleuth of the Supernatural) Comic story, 12 pages

Featuring

Feature
Mark Merlin, Sleuth of the Supernatural
Genre
Detective-Mystery

Credits

Writing
Jack Miller, scripter
Art
Mort Meskin, line art
Editing
Murray Boltinoff, editor

Reprint history

Original
House of Secrets 64, January-February 1964
Show/hide 5. Brand of the Badman (Hopalong Cassidy) Comic story, 10 pages

Featuring

Feature
Hopalong Cassidy
Genre
Western-Frontier
Show/hide 6. The Attack of the Giant Dogs (The Atomic Knights) Comic story, 9 pages

Featuring

Feature
The Atomic Knights
Genre
Science fiction

Credits

Writing
John Broome, scripter
Art
Murphy Anderson, line art
Editing
Julius Schwartz, editor

Reprint history

Also printed
Australia
All Star Adventure Comic (Colour Comics, 1960 series) #65 ([October 1970])
Original
Strange Adventures 138, March 1962
Printed in
Strange Adventures 224, May-June 1970
Show/hide 7. Return of the Barsto Beast Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Genre
Fantasy

Credits

Art
Ruben Moreira, line art
Editing
Jack Schiff, editor

Reprint history

Original
House of Mystery 116, November 1961
Printed in
DC Special 11, March-April 1971
Show/hide 8. The Doubles of Doom (Roy Raymond TV Detective) Comic story, 6 pages

Featuring

Feature
Roy Raymond TV Detective
Genre
Detective-Mystery

Credits

Art
Ruben Moreira, line art
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth, editor

Reprint history

Original
Detective Comics 209, July 1954,
Show/hide 9. Wrath of the Idol Comic story, 3 pages

Featuring

Genre
Jungle

Credits

Art
John Forte, line art
Show/hide 10. Death is the Dealer (The Durango Kid) Comic story, 7 pages

Featuring

Feature
The Durango Kid
Genre
Western-Frontier

Credits

Art
Fred Guardineer, line art [as Fred guardineer]
Show/hide 11. The Three Feats of Peril (Mysto Magician Detective) Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Feature
Mysto Magician Detective
Genre
Detective-Mystery

Credits

Art
Leonard Starr, line art
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth, editor

Reprint history

Original
Detective Comics 209, July 1954,
Show/hide 12. Chief Hot Foot Comic story, 0.5 pages

"What a beautiful view!"

Featuring

Genre
Humour

Credits

Writing
Henry Boltinoff, scripter
Art
Henry Boltinoff, line art

Notes

Begins: "What a beautiful view!"

Show/hide 13. Mer-Boy vs Bird-Boy (Wonder Woman) Comic story, 10 pages
Show/hide 14. Professor Eureka Comic story, 1 page

"My, its strange on this planet!"

Featuring

Genre
Humour

Credits

Writing
Henry Boltinoff, scripter
Art
Henry Boltinoff, line art

Notes

Begins: "My, its strange on this planet!" Strip is on inside back cover.


Status

AusReprints ID

  • 236

Entry created

  • 23/11/2003

Cover added

  • 23/02/2014

Index completed

  • 22/08/2004

Last updated

  • 23/02/2014