The Best of Cosmic Circus compiles excerpts from the five issues of Cosmic Circus. While there are several examples of articles and poetry included in this compilation, the content is a bit more weighted to the comic strips that appeared in previous issues. The net result is slightly less evocative of the intangible, ethereal, left-field spirit of the series, but this magazine (more commonly available than the other issues) still provides a good introduction to the title.



HISTORICAL FOOTNOTES:
Cosmic Brain Trust printed approximately 2,000 copies of this magazine. It has not been reprinted.

COMIC CREATORS:
Mark Bodé - 1 (collaboration), 18-20, 30-31
John Burnham - 1 (collaboration), 13-14, 28 (art), 32-34
Tom Roper - 2
Vaughn Bodé - 3-7, 24, 47
Rey King - 8-11, 12, 24-25, 27, 29, 35-36 (collaboration), 41-44, 48
Larry Todd - 15-16
Don McGilvray - 17, 21
Bruce N. Duncan - 20
Thompson - 21
Ross Hulvey - 22-23 (text)
Rickey Dilley - 25 (review)
Ray Faraday Nelson - 25 (reviews)
Arlene Stone - 26 (poem)
Gus Sobel - 27 (text)
A.F. Cannon - 27 (text)
Aton - 28(poem)
Sam Seligman - 28 (poem)
Dave Miller - 29, 37-40
Pezer - 29
Jim Chase - 35-36 (collaboration)