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solid writing
exceptional art
historical bonus 3
total score 7
Cozmic Comics #2
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Only Printing / September 1972 / 52 pages / H. Bunch Associates
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Back Cover
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AVERAGE SCORE 7
The second issue of Cozmic Comics includes more British artists than the first, though some of those contributions are not credited in the book, so I don't know who they are. It's still overwhelmingly reprinted material from American comic books, starting with the Robert Crumb cover. But unlike the first issue, #2 introduces several more American artists to its readers, including Jim Osborne, Tim Boxell, Yossarian, Jay Kiney, S. Clay Wilson and Michael Kaluta.

Highlights include Yossarian's stinky two-pager about fart deodorant, Jay Kinney's surprising straightforward (and corny) romance comic, and a couple Vietnam military tales by Scott Judge and Greg Irons, the latter being "Last Rights," the brilliant 18-page epic reprinted from Deviant Slice Funnies #1. The first half of the story is presented here as part one of a two-parter to be continued in the next issue.

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#2 isn't quite as strong as the first issue, but it's quite enjoyable and introduces a bunch more comic creators to the series.
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HISTORICAL FOOTNOTES:

It is currently unknown how many copies of this comic book were printed. It has not been reprinted.
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COMIC CREATORS:
Robert Crumb - 1
Pedro - 2
Jim Osborne - 3-6
Tim Boxell - 7-9
Mike Weller - 10-11, 51
Yossarian - 12-13
Ron Beddall - 14-17
Jay Kinney - 18-25
unknown contributor - 26-27
S. Clay Wilson - 28-29
Michael Kaluta - 30-31
Scott Judge - 32-37
Ted Richards - 32-37 (continuity)
unknown contributor - 38-39
Tom Veitch - 40-47 (script)
Greg Irons - 40-47 (art)
unknown contributor - 48
Jim Franklin - 49
Renrut - 50
P.J. Diehl - 52