Space War (1959) comic books
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Issue #1
Published Aug 1959 by Charlton Comics Group.$440.00
View scans- Paper: White
- Slab: See item notes
- Inner well not fully sealed, book appears unaffected and secure.
- Label #4139465015
$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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Issue #3
Published Feb 1960 by Charlton Comics Group.$2.50
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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Issue #7
Published Oct 1960 by Charlton Comics Group.$6.20
$6.20
- 4" cumulative spine split.
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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Issue #8
Published Dec 1960 by Charlton Comics Group.$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.
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Issue #11
Space War (1959) #11Published Jun 1961 by Charlton Comics Group.$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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Issue #28
Space War (1959) #28Published Mar 1978 by Charlton Comics Group.$6.70
$6.70
$4.49
$4.49
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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Issue #33
Space War (1959) #33Published Feb 1979 by Charlton Comics Group.$2.50
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.
