Rom #63 [Newsstand]
(February 1985)

Marvel, 1979 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.60 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1984
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel [standalone or inside vertical box]
Barcode
0714860232302
Editing
Mike Carlin (editor (see Notes)); Jim Shooter (credited) (editor in chief); Michael Higgins (credited) (assistant editor (see Notes))

Issue Notes

Michael Higgins is credited on the letters page only. Mike Carlin is credited on both the comic story (as Mike Carlin) and the letters page (as Michael Carlin).
This issue is a variant of Rom (Marvel, 1979 series) #63 [Direct]. There exist further variants:

Space Nightmare! (Table of Contents)

Rom / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Paul Neary (signed as Neary)
Inks
Brett Breeding (signed as BREEDING)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Rom
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
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Space-Race! (Table of Contents: 1)

Rom / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Mantlo (credited)
Pencils
Steve Ditko (credited)
Inks
Brett Breeding (credited)
Colors
Petra Goldberg (credited as Petra Scotese)
Letters
Janice Chiang (credited)
Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
Cindy Adams; Captain America [Steve Rogers] (cameo); Captain Marvel [Monica Rambeau] (cameo); Brandy Clark; Cyclops [Scott Summers] (cameo); Daredevil [Matt Murdock] (cameo); Forge; Henry Gyrich; Hulk [Bruce Banner] (cameo); Iron Man [Tony Stark] (cameo); Merriwether Locklin; Namor (cameo); Rom; Storm [Ororo Munroe] (flashback) (cameo); The Thing [Ben Grimm] (cameo); Thor [Thor Odinson] (cameo); Wolverine [Logan] (cameo); Dire Wraiths (villains)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Not trusting the government (and specifically Gyrich) to put his weapons to good (read: ethical) use, Forge agrees to build one giant neutralizer in space which will be powered by Rom's neutralizer and banish all Dire Wraiths from Earth. As the weapon nears completion, a shuttle crew delivering parts who have been possessed by Wraiths arrive to monkey up the works.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Bullpen Bulletins; Hype Box; Mighty Marvel Checklist / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Space Notes / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bill Mantlo ?; Mike Carlin ? (credited as Michael Carlin); Michael Higgins ? (credited)
Letters
typeset
Feature Logo
Space Notes [rounded]

Indexer Notes

Letters from Howard Borden, D. Milanovic, W. Ritter, Jim Novielli, and John Henry Sain with uncredited replies

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Space Nightmare!
    Rom
  2. 1. Space-Race!
    Rom
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Bullpen Bulletins; Hype Box; Mighty Marvel Checklist
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Space Notes
This issue was modified by
  • Boris Ammerlaan
  • Chris Boyko
  • Peter Croome
  • CTGarry
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Eric Rom
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