Cosmo the Merry Martian #5
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Stand by for Saturn!", Cosmo the Merry Martian and his friends face a cosmic twist when their rescue mission for Orbi takes an unexpected turn—leaving them stranded with a wrecked rocket. With help from the friendly Saturnians, the Martian crew must find a way home, using borrowed flying saucers to navigate the stars. Written by Sy Reit and illustrated by Bob White, with inks by Terry Szenics and lettering by Terry Szenics, this 1959 adventure features a cover by Bob White that captures the whimsy of the journey.
In "The Magic Gumdrops!", Cosmo and his friends encounter the peculiar Saturnians—friendly aliens who resemble vegetables—just as Orbi wanders off in search of snacks and accidentally eats some mysterious gumdrops that send him shrinking to tiny size.
In "On to Mars!", the gang scrambles to rescue Orbi after he shrinks to a tiny size, only to find their rocket ship destroyed in the process. With the Saturnians offering a lift, the Martians prepare for a new journey home—back to Mars—aboard borrowed flying saucers.
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Reprinted in Laugh Comics Digest / Laugh Comics Digest Magazine / Laugh Digest Magazine #32 (1981), World of Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #27 (2013), The Complete Cosmo the Merry Martian #[nn] (2018)
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