Cosmo the Merry Martian #1

(September 1958)

Destination: Earth! (Chapter 1) (Table of Contents)

Cosmo the Merry Martian / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Sy Reit

Pencils:

Bob White

Inks:

Bob White

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor; science fiction

Characters:

Cosmo; Orbi; Astra; Professor Thmik

Synopsis:

Cosmo and his cowardly pal Orbi are chosen to man the first Martian expedition to Earth, but the rocket crash-lands on the Earth's moon instead.

Reprints:

• in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #23 (January 2013)

Moon Merriment! (Chapter 2) (Table of Contents)

Cosmo the Merry Martian / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Sy Reit

Pencils:

Bob White

Inks:

Bob White

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor; science fiction

Characters:

Cosmo; Orbi; Moonlings

Synopsis:

Cosmo and Orbi meet the creatures who live on the Earth's moon, all of whom are named "Oog." The Moonlings show the visitors their civilization, and explain that they are invisible to Earth people.

Reprints:

• in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #23 (January 2013)

Planet Playmates! (Chapter 3) (Table of Contents)

Cosmo the Merry Martian / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Sy Reit

Pencils:

Bob White

Inks:

Bob White

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor; science fiction

Characters:

Cosmo; Orbi; Moonlings

Synopsis:

After spraying Cosmo and Orbi with "comet dust" so they, too, will be invisible on Earthlings, the Moonlings take the Martians to Earth, where they observe the planet's most fascinating and complex activity: a baseball game.

Reprints:

• in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #23 (January 2013)

Indexer Notes

The issue ends by teasing the events of the next issue's story, a format that would continue throughout the series.