Space War #9

Captain Joe Kearney's scout ship is crippled in a brutal firefight with an enemy patrol, forcing him to drift helpless through space until a mysterious alien civilization plucks him from the void with an incredible retracto-ray. When Kearney learns that his new allies face an imminent invasion from the same Red Forces that damaged his vessel, he seizes a desperate chance to turn the tide—and discovers an unexpected solution that could change everything for both worlds.

When Earth's scientists spot an alien world through their new electronic telescope, they also discover a terrifying threat: the planet Lasta is completing a massive space dreadnaught and has declared war, giving Earth only 170 hours before their attack. Captain George Tare, Earth's most level-headed space fighter, suspects something doesn't add up about the enemy's calculations—and races to intercept the approaching weapon before it can strike. As both sides hurtle toward confrontation across the void, Tare's unconventional thinking may be humanity's only chance to survive.

Richard Eglis of Earth's Space Battalion rockets toward a massive alien vessel hovering 100 miles above the planet, a craft whose telepathic occupants have already threatened conquest or destruction. With Earth devastated and desperate, Eglis infiltrates the enemy ship on a suicide mission, but the plant-like aliens strip away his weapons one by one—unaware of the cunning strategy he's already set in motion. This 1961 tale from Space War pits human ingenuity against an extraterrestrial threat in a race to save the world.

When Space Commander Rajah Smith's crew lands on a distant planet to survey its inhabitants, they discover the feline inhabitants aren't the fearsome predators they first appear to be—instead, the Catmen have built their civilization high in massive trees to escape a far more terrifying threat below. As Smith uncovers the truth about what truly rules this alien world, he must decide whether to help these intelligent creatures overcome the beast that has kept them trapped for generations. "The Catmen of Galaxy 9" explores what it takes to bridge worlds and offer salvation to those facing impossible odds.