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Issue: Cosmo the Merry Martian #5
Publication Date: August 1959
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Issues: #5 of 6 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: Archie SeriesView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Radio Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 06/10/1959
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 9 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date is publication date in Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1959 Periodicals, page 42.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age U. S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Hold on to your rocket belts...

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, science fiction
Character(s): Cosmo; Orbi; Astra
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Pages: 1
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Stand by for Saturn!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, science fiction
Character(s): Cosmo; Orbi; Astra; Jo-Jo; Professor Thimk
Synopsis: Cosmo and his friends land on Saturn.
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In Content Item: FlagWorld of Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #27 [Direct Edition] published May 2013
as Stand By For Saturn! (Chapter 1) [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: All Terry Szenics inking credits in this issue are from The Complete Cosmo the Merry Martian (Archie, 2018 series).
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All About Saturn

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ? (illustration)
Colorist(s): ? (illustration)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction, science and technology
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Pages: 1
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The Mirror the Merrier!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, science fiction
Feature(s): Squarehead
Character(s): Squarehead
Synopsis: Squarehead goes to a fun house and discovers he looks like a sphere in the funny mirrors.
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In Content Item: FlagWorld of Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #27 [Direct Edition] published May 2013
as The Mirror The Merrier! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
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The Magic Gumdrops!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, science fiction
Character(s): Cosmo; Orbi; Astra; Jo-Jo; Professor Thimk
Synopsis: Cosmo and friends explore the planet of Saturn, which is populated by vegetable people. Orbi eats magic gumdrops that cause him to shrink.
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In Content Item: FlagWorld of Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #27 [Direct Edition] published May 2013
as The Magic Gumdrops! (Chapter 2) [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
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You Can Get a Copy of This Giant-Sized Book Absolutely Free!!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ? (illustrations)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Subscription offer for Little Archie Giant Comics (Archie, 1957 series): five issues for the price for four (1.00 USD).
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Pardon My Size!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, science fiction
Character(s): Cosmo; Orbi; Astra; Jo-Jo; Professor Thimk
Synopsis: After landing on Saturn's ring, Orbi eats another gumdrop and becomes so big he's in danger of falling off the planet.
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In Content Item: FlagWorld of Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #27 [Direct Edition] published May 2013
as Pardon My Size! (Chapter 3) [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 5
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A Ride for Orbi!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, science fiction
Character(s): Cosmo; Orbi; Astra; Jo-Jo; Professor Thimk
Synopsis: Cosmo uses the rocket to rescue Orbi from the ring of Saturn.
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In Content Item: FlagWorld of Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #27 [Direct Edition] published May 2013
as A Ride For Orbi! (Chapter 4) [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 2
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On to Mars!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, science fiction
Character(s): Cosmo; Orbi; Astra; Jo-Jo; Professor Thimk
Synopsis: The gang rescues Orbi and gets him back to his normal size, but the rocket ship is wrecked in the process. The Saturnians offer to lend the Martians some flying saucers so they can get back to Mars.
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In Content Item: FlagWorld of Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #27 [Direct Edition] published May 2013
as On To Mars! (Chapter 5) [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 5

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