Rom #5 [Newsstand]
(April 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
1980
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Barcode
0714860232304
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:

The House That Haunted Space Knights! (Table of Contents)

Rom / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Al Milgrom (signed as MILGROM)
Inks
Al Milgrom (signed as MILGROM)
Colors
?
Letters
Irv Watanabe
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Rom
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
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A House Is Not a Home! (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
George Roussos (credited as G. Roussos)
Letters
Michael Higgins (credited)
Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Rom
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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

The Human Torch in A Hot Time in the Old Town (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Hostess Twinkies; Human Torch / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

He Writes the Spaceknight: Bill Mantlo (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
Bill Mantlo (credited as Bill); Jo Duffy ? (credited as Mary Jo Duffy); Al Milgrom ? (credited as Allen Milgrom)
Pencils
Al Milgrom (signed as AM)
Inks
Al Milgrom (signed as AM)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Feature Logo
Space Notes [fade]
Characters
Bill Mantlo
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Indexer Notes

Bio with illustration of Bill Mantlo and letters from Dominick DeAnthony, Matt Levin and Todd Benedict with replies by Bill Mantlo

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The House That Haunted Space Knights!
    Rom
  2. 1. A House Is Not a Home!
    Rom
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox
  4. 3. The Human Torch in A Hot Time in the Old Town
    Hostess Twinkies; Human Torch
  5. 4. He Writes the Spaceknight: Bill Mantlo
    Space Notes
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  • Boris Ammerlaan
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Chris Boyko
  • Max Capp
  • Peter Croome
  • Darrel McCann
  • Eric Rom
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Steven Tice
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