Rom #18 [Direct]

(May 1981)

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Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

And a Child Shall Deceive Them! (Table of Contents: 2)

Rom / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Mantlo (credited) (writer, storyteller); Sal Buscema (credited) (storyteller); Chris Claremont (inspiration and assistance); Jo Duffy (credited) (inspiration and assistance)

Pencils

Sal Buscema (credited) (artist)

Inks

Al Milgrom (credited as Milgrom) (pages 1-7, 15); Frank Giacoia (credited as Giacoia) (pages 10-14); Sal Buscema ? (credited) (artist, pages 17-30); ? (page 16)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited as Ben Sean)

Letters

Michael Higgins (credited as M. Higgins)

Genre

science fiction; superhero

Characters

X-Men: Colossus [Piotr Rasputin]; Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]; Sprite [Kitty Pryde]; Storm [Ororo Munroe]; Wolverine [Logan]
Hybrid (villain); Rom

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Synopsis

Thinking that Rom is an evil mutant beating on a human child, the X-Men attack him. Little do they realize that the boy is a human/Dire Wraith hybrid with the mutant power of manipulating their own abilities. Once they realize their mistake, Kitty is able to blast Hybrid with Rom's neutralizer but accidentally sends Rom to Limbo as well.

Reprints

• in Strange (Editions Lug, 1970 series) #148 (5 avril 1982) [Assemblé avec le Rom n° 17 pour former un seul épisode/Merged with Rom #17 into one story]
• in Rom: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus (Marvel, 2023 series) #1 (2023)
• in Rom and the X-Men: Marvel Tales (Marvel, 2023 series) #1 (February 2024)

Indexer Notes

Additional inker credits added 2005 by Steven Tice.

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Script

Bill Mantlo (credited); Al Milgrom ? (credited as Allen Milgrom); Jack Abel ? (credited)

Letters

typeset

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Space Notes [fade]

Reprints

• in Rom: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus (Marvel, 2023 series) #1 (2023)

Indexer Notes

Letters from Tim Williams, Raymond Banuchi, Dale L. Coe, Robbie Smith, Sam Mix, Andrew Farewell, and Myron Harrod with replies by Bill Mantlo.

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