Rom #13 [Newsstand]

(December 1980)

Peril, Thy Name is Plunderer! (Table of Contents: 1)

Rom / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Mantlo (credited as Boisterous Bill Mantlo)

Pencils

Sal Buscema (credited as Our pal Sal Buscema)

Inks

Sal Buscema (credited as Our pal Sal Buscema)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited as Benevolent Ben Sean)

Letters

Annette Kawecki (credited as A-okay Annette Kawecki)

Genre

science fiction; superhero

Characters

Brandy Clark (flashback) (cameo); Jack of Hearts [Jack Hart] (flashback) (cameo); Steve Jackson (flashback) (cameo); Ray-Na (flashback) (cameo); Rom; Ace O'Connor; The Plunderer (villain); CAMEO FLASHBACK: Dire Wraith [Dr. Rachel Sweet]

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Synopsis

Rom washes up on the shores of North Carolina with no memory of who he is or how he came to be there. He is befriended by a young girl who takes him to a cave for shelter. Rom battles the Plunderer who has been pirating wooden boats in the area in his latest bid for securing vibranium. During the encounter, Rom is blasted by the Plunderer's vibra-ray and his memory is restored.

Reprints

• in Strange (Editions Lug, 1970 series) #144 (5 décembre 1981)
• in Rom: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus (Marvel, 2023 series) #1 (2023)

Keywords

boats; North Carolina; vibra-ray; vibranium

Beginning...The Saga of the Spaceknights! (Table of Contents: 2)

Spaceknights / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Mantlo

Pencils

Sal Buscema

Inks

Sal Buscema

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Annette Kawecki

Genre

science fiction; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

The Prime Director; Ray-Na; Rom; Spaceknights (Only Rom is named)

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Synopsis

After the Wraith war has ended and Galador is saved, Rom prepares to regain his humanity and resume his former life with Ray-Na. Instead, the Prime Director informs him that the Spaceknights are still needed to follow and banish the Wraiths who escaped. Torn between his desire for peace and his devotion to duty, Rom finally decides to remain a Spaceknight and battle Wraiths throughout the universe.

Reprints

• in Strange (Editions Lug, 1970 series) #144 (5 décembre 1981)
• in Rom: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus (Marvel, 2023 series) #1 (2023)

Iron Man vs. the Bank Robbers! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Hostess Fruit Pies; Iron Man / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)