Space War (1959) comic books

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Stories and art by Vince Colletta, Bill Molno and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Science-fiction tales with twist endings from the dawn of the Space Age. The crew of a Space Patrol ship must man the "space lifeboats" after a collision with a meteor, in a story that may be the work of good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Aldar, a scientist from the Moon's subterranean civilization, can turn the Moon into an Earthlike world, but unfortunately it means destroying the Earth. Astronauts go to Venus to find out what happened to the previous mission crews, and find them walking around with suspiciously big smiles on their faces. Abandon Spaceship; The Sunmaker!; The Real "Thing;" Planet of No Return; Moon Trap. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas, Sal Trapani, and Bill Montes. Science-fiction tales with twist endings from the dawn of the Space Age. A renegade Venusian wants to attack Earth with his heat-ray, and only crew-cut Captain Derwin and his shipmates stand in his way. In the future, Pluto is the bad end of the solar system, where the space pirates are led by a sinister scientist named Milo. "Space corporal" Osha only learns that the mysterious "firebirds" are sentient and psychic when they kidnap his fellow officer. The Day the Earth Died; Pluto the Pirate Planet; Test Case; Earls Echo; The World of the Firebirds. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Charles Nicholas, Sal Trapani, and Bill Montes. Science-fiction tales with twist endings from the dawn of the Space Age. A space miner dreams of a home of his own on Earth, but that may not be so easy to accomplish, in a story (and cover) with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. Robots from another dimension arrive on Earth with conquest on their groupmind. When Jupiterians invade the Earth, one man has a plan that could prevent disaster. Dreamer in Space; Disks of Doom; Hunk of Junk; Lunar Outpost; Earths Darkest Hour. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Bill Molno, Vince Alascia, and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Science-fiction tales with twist endings from the dawn of the Space Age. A comic-book artist's tale of invading aliens comes eerily to life, in a story (and cover) with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. (Ditko inserts art of Charlton characters Captain Atom and the Mysterious Traveler in the background of the artist's studio.) A Martian tyrant tries to convince his advisors to invade the next planet over, Earth. Professor Barnes creates the ultimate weapon, and is then captured by Jupiterians who want to use it to conquer Earth. Planet of Violence; The Implosion Bomb; NRL Rockets; The Monstrous Deception; The Blue Men of Bantro. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas, Sal Trapani, Bill Molno, Vince Alascia, and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Science-fiction tales with twist endings from the dawn of the Space Age. While Earth is at interstellar war, Captain Hugo of the World Space Forces learns the truth about The Traitors Image. Astro Marshals negotiate an uneasy peace with aliens who can only see the color red... but can they be trusted? A war with Venus is complicated because the Venusians cannot be seen by human eyes. Red as Blood; The Traitors Image; Bridge to the Unknown; The Man Who Wanted to Rule the World; Hostage of Venus; A Space Man. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Bill Molno, Vince Alascia, and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Science-fiction tales with twist endings from the dawn of the Space Age. Quarantined after exposure to radiation, an astronaut encounters alien outcasts, in a story (and cover) with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. Investigating when the stars start going out, Space Brigadier Garner discovers an alien race that is using them as a power source. A Space Ranger investigates a distress call on Titan and discovers holdouts from an intergalactic war. The Man Who Relighted the Stars; The Terrible Plant Earth; The Sixth Moon of Saturn; Doubles, Inc.; The Contaminated Space Man. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Bill Molno. Stories and art by Bill Molno, Vince Alascia, and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Science-fiction tales with twist endings from the dawn of the Space Age. An amnesiac learns he is the pilot of a dangerous space mission. A scientist discovers the cosmic truth behind the "Indian rope trick." Earth manages to repel a gigantic invading spacecraft, but then it returns with reinforcements. Past, Present, Future; One Man in One Universe!; Dead Weight; Indian Rope Trick; The Invaders. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Bill Molno, Vince Alascia, and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Science-fiction tales with twist endings from the dawn of the Space Age. Four men are sent away from Earth's colonized worlds to escape an interplanetary war and begin humanity anew. Exiled for insubordination, Space Ranger Varney returns from deep space a changed man, but he seems to desire exile again. 100 years into the Cold War, American intelligence debates just how advanced robot spycraft has become. The Awakening!; The Exile; Martian Mistake; Earths Secret Weapon; Invasion from Outer Space. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Nicholas and Sal Trapani. Stories and art by Bill Molno, Vince Alascia, Charles Nicholas and Sal Trapani. Science-fiction tales with twist endings from the dawn of the Space Age. A last-minute warning gives Earth time to prepare for invasion by the Plant Men of Venus. A witch repays a knight's gesture of kindness. A "space sickness" causes humanity to abandon space exploration, leaving them unprepared when aliens invade. The Deciding Factor; Witchs Way; Grass of Destruction; Hail the Conquering Hero. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Bill Molno. Stories and art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio and Bill Molno. Science-fiction tales with twist endings from the dawn of the Space Age. A Saturnian armada invades Earth, but they forgot to make a size comparison before leaving Saturn. Space soldiers make a surprising discovery about their mysterious foes, the Momoonians. An alien is sent to collect samples of humanity, but the six humans he gathers aren't going easily. The Great Powers of Space; The Peacemakers; No Surrender; When Time Stood Still; A Look at a Backward Planet. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Bill Molno, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Science-fiction tales with twist endings from the dawn of the Space Age. The remotely-controlled spaceships of the Brain Master decimate the Earth's defenses. The spore-creatures of Planet X are able to take on the form of humans, or something disturbingly close. A space battle comes down to a zero-gee fist-fight between the two commanders, one of whom is a woman. Underworld; The Beginning; Engine No. 29: Always on Time; The Brain Master. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia and Bill Molno. Science-fiction tales with twist endings from the dawn of the Space Age. Commander Leeds learns that the "emerald moon" his ship has discovered isn't like other moons, and may not be a moon at all. A dictator seizes Earth's nuclear arsenal and threatens to destroy the other inhabited worlds. And just when it seems the aliens can't get any worse: space mosquitoes. The Emerald Moon; Assault Force; Gift of the Mojii; The Hive Planet; The Ultimate Weapon; E.S.P. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Dick Giordano, Vince Colletta and Bill Molno. Science-fiction tales with twist endings from the dawn of the Space Age. Admiral Reedy of the Earth's defense forces is captured by the blazing alien primates known as the Fire Apes. Duane is captured by beautiful alien Sala, but he knows the rest of the Earth spacefleet is coming for him. Astronauts on a deep-space journey fall victim to "space madness." Reedy and the Fire Apes; Exhibit A; The Case of Major Hans Leffer; The Madness in Space; The Latest Thing in War; The Medal. Final issue of the original run; the series continues as Fightin' Five (1964) #28. The title was revived 14 years later, continuing the numbering with #28. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Enio Legisamon. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, and Leguizamon. Science-fiction tales with twist endings from the dawn of the Space Age. Astronauts find a planet with the perfect atmosphere and environment for colonizing, with only one problem: gigantic bugs and insects. Aliens use a super-powerful magnet to attack the Earth, in a story with early art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. Astronauts on moon mission fall victim to "moon madness." The Exterminators; Space Flotsam; Moon Madness; The Magnet of Magneto. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko and Alfredo De Elias. Science-fiction tales with twist endings from the dawn of the Space Age. A spoiled 26th-century adventurer finds new direction when he discovers a damsel in distress on an exotic planet, in a story with art (and cover) by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. In another Ditko story, the crew of Spaceship 90 finds a strange object in deep space. The Underground War; The Enchanted Planet; The Deadly Cargo of Spaceship 90; The Space Master. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Wally Wood, Joe Staton, Tom Sutton, Nicola Cuti, Joe Gill, and Sid Check. Science-fiction tales with twist endings from the dawn of the Space Age. The galaxy learns the secret of peaceful Planetoid X, in a story with art (and cover) by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. Edmond and Nancy find that robot bodies help their love live beyond their mortal lifespans, in a story with art by E-Man co-creator Joe Staton. Two people testing out a device that can transport them anywhere in time and space find themselves trapped inside a human being! That last story is by E-Man co-creator Nicola Cuti, with layouts by EC/Marvel legend Wally Wood, penciled by Sid Check and future horror legend Tom Sutton - a once-in-a-lifetime combination of comics talents! Lifelong Companion; The Anywhere Machine; The King of Planetoid X; The Root of Evil. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko and Joe Gill. Science-fiction tales with twist endings from the dawn of the Space Age. All of the stories in this issue feature art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. Commander Dalles, Interplanetary Security Officer, figures out "The Secret of Captain X." Refugees flee their planet after robots take over. When alien saucers invade Earth, Hal and Paula must figure out the aliens' secret. The Secret of Capt. X; Journeys End; The Strange Guests of Tsarus; The Conquered Earth; Venture in the Ventura. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover by Pat Boyette. Story and art by Denny O'Neil and Pat Boyette. Science-fiction tales with twist endings from the dawn of the Space Age. Space War departs from its usual format this issue, to present an issue-length tale by legendary comics scribe Denny O'Neil (credited as "Sergius O'Shaugnessy." Time travelers seek to prevent a world-ending catastrophe. Was the Doomsday Machine, designed by scientists to save Earth from nuclear war, truly the way to prevent disaster...or was it the cause? Children of Doom. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Tom Sutton, Nicola Cuti and Maurice Whitman. Science-fiction tales with twist endings from the dawn of the Space Age. A spaceship crew mutinies when their captain won't return to Earth, until they learn the reason why, in a story with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. In another Ditko story, Neptune launches an attack on the peaceful people of Jupiter - but Jupiter is ready for them. Something goes wrong while young Davey is in the teleporter, in a story by E-Man co-creator Nicola Cuti, with art by horror comics legend Tom Sutton. Adrift in Space; The Machine Men of Mars; The Juggernauts of Jupiter; Lost in Transit. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Pat Boyette and Ernie Hart. Science-fiction tales with twist endings from the dawn of the Space Age. Spacefaring heroes encounter a planet that literally eats other planets, in an offbeat story with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. In another Ditko story that reflects its Cold War origins, deadly machines produce the weapons of war in a future world that no longer needs them. A general finds the way to travel faster than light, but what happens when he gets back? Mystery Planet; Worthless World; Automata Ultima; The Water Stealers; An Old Man. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.40.