Space War (1959) comic books

Add to cart CGC 8.5 $465.00 View scans Paper: White Slab: See item notes Inner well not fully sealed, book appears unaffected and secure. Label #4139465015

Add to cart GD 2.0 $11.50 View scan 2" cumulative spine split. Cover loose at one staple.

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 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.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $12.00 5" cumulative spine split. Tape.

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.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $26.00 Water damage. Centerfold detached at one staple.

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 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 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, 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 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.