Rom #4 [Direct]
(March 1980)

Marvel, 1979 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.40 USD; 0.40 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1979-12-18
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Printer
Printed in the U.S.A.
Editing
Jo Duffy (credited) (editor (see Notes)); Jim Shooter (credited) (editor-in-chief); Al Milgrom (credited as Allen Milgrom) (editor (see Notes))

Issue Notes

Al Milgrom is credited on the letters page only (as Allen Milgrom). Jo Duffy is credited on both the comic story (as Jo Duffy) and the letters page (as Mary Jo Duffy).
This issue has variants:

Fear Is... Firefall! (Table of Contents)

Rom / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Al Milgrom
Inks
Al Milgrom
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Firefall; Rom
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints
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The Fire, the Friend, and the Foe! (Table of Contents: 1)

Rom / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Mantlo (credited)
Pencils
Sal Buscema (credited) (artist)
Inks
Sal Buscema (credited) (artist)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited as B. Sean)
Letters
Jim Novak (credited as J. Novak)
Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
Firefall; Rom
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Jo Duffy ? (credited as Mary Jo Duffy); Al Milgrom ? (credited as Allen Milgrom)
Letters
typeset
Feature Logo
Space Notes [fade]
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Indexer Notes

Letters by Harold W. Aurand Jr., Dann Bonner, Steven Bernard, and Sandra Rasner.

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

Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Iron Man in The Hungry Battleaxe! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

How to Be a Wild and Crazy Guy!! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Fear Is... Firefall!
    Rom
  2. 1. The Fire, the Friend, and the Foe!
    Rom
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Space Notes
  4. 3. ["Okay, Omniscient Ones, here's the news you've been waiting for! The second sensational, senses-staggering Captain America TV spectacular ..."]
    Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox
  5. 4. Iron Man in The Hungry Battleaxe!
    Hostess Fruit Pies; Iron Man
  6. 5. How to Be a Wild and Crazy Guy!!
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Boris Ammerlaan
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Chris Boyko
  • Max Capp
  • Peter Croome
  • Darrel McCann
  • Eric Rom
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Steven Tice
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