It’s 1961, and high above the launch pads of Florida and central Asia, the US and the USSR are racing to claim the ultimate high ground of space. Project Mercury, America’s accelerated program of manned missions, is poised to put its first crews into orbit — but something even deadlier than Cold War rivalries may be hitching a ride!

Ground controllers DECLAN SHALVEY and DAVID O’SULLIVAN orchestrate a flawless countdown of sci-fi suspense with The Terminator #5 — securely sealed in pressurized covers by SHALVEY, EDWIN GALMON, CAT STAGGS, and DAVID COUSENS!