Space War

    (Charlton, 1959-1964, 1978-1979)
Charlton
Series becomes Fightin’ Five after issue #27, returns with issue #28 in 1978

Space War was an anthology title, with each issue consisting of several different short stories. These were of the time-honored “surprise/ironic ending” type, set against the backdrop of space. Since each story had just eight pages, the tales often read more like concepts than fiction such as “An ‘Anywhere Machine’ that can take its riders to anyplace in space or time: the passengers desire to go to Heaven, but are tricked into going to Hell instead.”

In its original form, Space War ran for some 27 issues in the late 1950s before changing its name to Fightin’ 5. The original series resurfaced in 1978 during Charlton’s “reprint years,” consisting entirely of old (though generally interesting) stories. This second run succeeded in squeezing out only a few more issues before the series concluded for good.
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Space War #3

February, 1960
Cover Price: $0.10
1 copy available for $44.98 		 Charles Nicholas
Space War #4

April, 1960
Cover Price: $0.10
1 copy available for $15.00 		 Steve Ditko
Space War #5

June, 1960
Cover Price: $0.10
1 copy available for $23.00 		 Pat Boyette, Steve Ditko
Space War #6

August, 1960
Cover Price: $0.10
1 copy available for $20.00 		 Steve Ditko
Space War #13

October, 1961
Cover Price: $0.10
1 copy available for $5.61 		 Bill Molno, Charles Nicholas
Space War #23

July, 1963
Cover Price: $0.12
1 copy available for $28.05 		 Bill Molno, Rocco ”Rocke” Mastroserio, Charles Nicholas
Space War #25

November, 1963
Cover Price: $0.12
1 copy available for $7.31 		 Owen McCarron
Space War #28

March, 1978
Cover Price: $0.35
1 copy available for $3.01 		 Steve Ditko, Rocke Mastroserio
Space War #29

May, 1978
Cover Price: $0.35
1 copy available for $6.00 		 Steve Ditko
Space War #30

June, 1978
Cover Price: $0.35
1 copy available for $5.25 		Joe Gill, Nicola CutiJoe Staton, Tom Sutton, Wallace Wood, J. Kodti
Space War #31

October, 1978
Cover Price: $0.35
1 copy available for $8.50 		 Steve Ditko
Space War #33

February, 1979
Cover Price: $0.35
1 copy available for $13.00 		Nicola CutiSteve Ditko, Tom Sutton
Space War #34

March, 1979
Cover Price: $0.40
2 copies available from $8.50 		Pat BoyetteSteve Ditko, Pat Boyette