Rom Annual #1 [Newsstand]
([November] 1982)

Marvel, 1982 Series
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Volume
1
Price
1.00 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
annually
On-sale Date
1982
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Barcode
0714860264525
Editing
Al Milgrom (credited) (editor); Jim Shooter (credited) (prime director)

Issue Notes

This issue is a variant of Rom Annual (Marvel, 1982 series) #1 [Direct]. There exist further variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Rom / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Milgrom (signed)
Inks
Al Milgrom (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I've stripped you of your armor, spaceknight...
Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
Rom; Stardust [T'urin G'ar]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
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It Came from beyond the Stars (Table of Contents: 1)

Rom / comic story / 34 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Mantlo (credited); Mark Gruenwald (credited) (plot assist)
Pencils
Pat Broderick (credited); Butch Guice
Inks
Mike Gustovich (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited as Ben Sean)
Letters
Jim Novak (credited)
Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
Rom; Stardust [T'urin G'ar] (first appearance)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
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Indexer Notes

The story is broken into a prologue and 4 chapters:
- prologue (4 pages)
- Chapter One: Night Fright! (ca. 8 pages)
- Chapter Two: The Scourge from Space! (ca. 9 pages)
- Chapter Three: To Slay a Soul-Thief! (ca. 7 pages)
- Chapter Four: Rom, the Healer! (ca. 6 pages)

Butch Guice ghosted one chapter for Pat Broderick, information from interview in Back Issue magazine #16.

Traitor! (Table of Contents: 2)

Rom / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Steven Grant (credited as Grant)
Pencils
Greg LaRocque (credited as LaRocque)
Inks
Rick Magyar (credited as Magyar)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited as Sean)
Letters
Annette Kawecki (credited as Kawecki)
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Gloriole; Rom
Universe
Marvel : mainstream

Indexer Notes

flashback story

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["I've stripped you of your armor, spaceknight..."]
    Rom
  2. 1. It Came from beyond the Stars
    Rom
  3. 2. Traitor!
    Rom
This issue was modified by
  • Boris Ammerlaan
  • Peter Croome
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Eric Rom
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