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Showing posts with label Cosmo the Merry Martian. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cosmo the Merry Martian. Show all posts

Sunday, April 15, 2012

Number 1140: The last of the Merry Martian


The saga of Cosmo and his intrepid band of fellow Martians ended with this issue, Cosmo the Merry Martian #6, from 1960. We've followed the gaggle of ET's from Mars to Earth's moon, to Earth, to Venus, to Saturn, then back to Mars...from whence they set upon a journey back to Earth only to...

...what? No one knows. I remember looking for the non-existent Cosmo the Merry Martian #7 for several months after I bought and read #6, before realizing that I was to know nothing more of these Martians. A pity! I think it is a fun, well drawn and colorful comic book from Archie Comics, but like some other non-Archie titles from that publisher it had a short run. I've said before I don't know if it didn't sell, or maybe was just canceled to make room for another title featuring the Archie gang.

Bob White, artist, is deceased, and no more has been heard of Cosmo since this issue. As an old philosopher once said, "That's all they is, they ain't no more."






























If you're just starting with this series, you can go back to Pappy's #1104, for links to all previous Cosmo issues.

Sunday, February 12, 2012


Number 1104


Cosmo crashes!


Cosmo the Merry Martian fans may be saddened to learn that Cosmo the Merry Martian #5, presented here, is the next to last issue. Yes, Cosmo only lasted six issues, and quit in the middle of the continued saga.

Cosmo and his intrepid crew leave Venus and wind up on Saturn, where they encounter the veggie people. There's also a bit of Alice In Wonderland when Orbi eats some magic gumdrops. Veggies and jellybeans...that sounds like something I'd have for dinner, just hold the veggies.

Art (and story?) by Bob White, from 1959:




















You're not missing anything. Chapter 4 is only two pages.








One more issue to go! Just click on the thumbnail for Cosmo the Merry Martian #6: