"Cosmo (comics)" redirects here. For the Imperial Guard member, see Imperial Guard (Marvel Comics) § Other members.
Comics character
Cosmo the Spacedog
Publication information
Publisher
Marvel Comics
First appearance
Nova vol. 4 #8 (Jan. 2008)
Created by
Dan Abnett (writer) Andy Lanning (artist)
In-story information
Alter ego
Cosmo
Species
Golden Retriever–Labrador Retriever mix
Place of origin
Earth
Team affiliations
Guardians of the Galaxy Knowhere Corps Pet Avengers
Abilities
Various psychic abilities
Cosmo the Space-dog (Russian: Космо, romanized: Kosmo) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Cosmo, a telepathic Soviet space dog, is the security chief of the space station Knowhere and a member of the Guardians of the Galaxy.[1] The character was created by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning as a reference to Laika and first appeared in Nova vol. 4 #8 (Jan. 2008).[2]
A female version of Cosmo the Spacedog appeared in a cameo role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), as well as in the Disney+ animated series What If…? (2021). She is voiced by Maria Bakalova in The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022) and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023).[3]
^Pearl, Nick (2021-01-05). "Sorry, Rocket: Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Introduced the BEST Talking Animal". CBR. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
^DeFalco, Tom; Sanderson, Peter; Brevoort, Tom; Teitelbaum, Michael; Wallace, Daniel; Darling, Andrew; Forbeck, Matt; Cowsill, Alan; Bray, Adam (2019). The Marvel Encyclopedia. DK Publishing. p. 93. ISBN 978-1-4654-7890-0.
^"GotG 3: James Gunn Explains Why the MCU's Cosmo is a Girl". 25 July 2022.
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