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Space War #8

Dec 1960 · Charlton · 0.10 USD
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# Space War #8 (1960) "The Contaminated Spaceman" follows Engineer Bowman, who is exposed to a blinding nuclear flash while aboard a spacecraft and becomes dangerously radioactive. After a desperate decision is made to abandon him in outer space to prevent the contamination from spreading to Earth, Bowman drifts alone through the cosmos, struggling with radiation sickness and despair. A mysterious alien species discovers the dying, irradiated man abandoned in the void and rescues him, offering him salvation when no one from Earth could help.

Contains 4 stories
The Man Who Relighted the Stars
5 pp · Science Fiction

Stars are vanishing from Earth's night sky one by one, and Space Brigadier Lewis Garner leads a dedicated crew across the galaxies to uncover why—discovering an alien vessel using an inverse-energy pump to drain the very life from dying stars. With whole patches of the cosmos going dark and Earth's solar system thrown into dangerous imbalance, Garner and his team must track down the culprit before it's too late to stop the destruction.

The Terrible Plant Earth
7 pp · Science Fiction

When Karim's half-brother Ralim's experiments in synthesizing life go catastrophically wrong, Earth becomes overrun with monstrous reptiles that prove nearly impossible to stop. As the creatures multiply faster than any weapon can contain them, Karim devises a desperate solution: extract a massive segment of Earth itself and lift it into orbit using reversed gravity, creating a new world in the sky where humanity can escape and survive. This audacious tale reveals a science fiction twist on how our Moon came to be, and what became of the advanced civilization that created it.

The Sixth Moon Of Saturn
8 pp · Science Fiction

Space Ranger Tait Budwell answers a distress call from Titan, Saturn's sixth moon, only to find himself and a mysterious space nurse named Mira under siege by enemy invaders thought defeated a year prior. Outnumbered and with their weapons failing, the two must find a way to signal for rescue from a nearby outpost—but not before some unexpected history surfaces between them.

The Contaminated Space Man
5 pp · Science Fiction
Engineer Sam Bowman

Engineer Sam Bowman is caught in a nuclear blast while repairing the engines of an Earth-to-Saturn liner, leaving him radioactive and seemingly doomed. Facing certain death in the void of space, Bowman encounters an alien civilization willing to help—but accepting their aid means venturing into an unknown world and discovering a future he never expected. What unfolds is a tale of survival, unlikely friendship, and the unexpected second chances that the universe might offer to those brave enough to accept them.

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Raw (VG) $10
CGC 9.4 · 1 in census $232*
CGC 9.2 · 1 in census $135*
CGC 9.0 none in existence
CGC 8.5 none in existence
CGC 8.0 · 1 in census $48*
CGC 7.5 none in existence
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CGC 6.5 · 1 in census $30*
CGC 6.0 · 1 in census $30*
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CGC 5.0 · 1 in census $30*
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Full credits

writer Joe Gill
cover pencils, inks Steve Ditko

Reprints

Reprinted in Out of This World #5 (1957), Astounding Stories #4 (1966), Astounding Stories #42 (1969), Astounding Stories #98 (1973), Out of This World #4 (1981), Astounding Stories #177 (1985), Outer Space #7, Uncanny Tales #63

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