''Cosmo the Merry Martian'' was a comic book published by
Archie Comics
Archie Comic Publications, Inc., is an American comic book publisher headquartered in Pelham, New York.Bob White as a way to provide a family-appropriate comic for children with an interest in the then-current
space race
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. The title character was the first Martian to visit the Earth. The title only lasted for six issues. Every issue, including the last one, had a
cliffhanger
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ending.
Besides the title character, other characters are Orbi (Cosmo's astronaut companion), Professor Thimk (the scientist who invented the Martian spaceship, but was not on it when it took off from Mars), and Astra (Cosmo's girlfriend). In the first issue, while they are traveling toward their intended destination of Earth, a meteor damages their spaceship, and they crash land on Earth's moon. The moon turns out to be inhabited by beings named Oogs, who live underground.
A reboot of the series, titled ''Cosmo the Mighty Martian'', began publication in January 2018. The new series is written by
Ian Flynn
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with art by
Tracy Yardley
Tracy Yardley (born July 19, 1979, in Southern Illinois) is an American comic book artist best known for his work with the '' Sonic the Hedgehog'' comics, originally published by Archie Comics.
Career Sonic the Hedgehog comics
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