Rom #36 [Direct]
(November 1982)

Marvel, 1979 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.60 USD; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1982-08-10
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
Ann Nocenti (credited) (editor, assistant editor (see Notes)); Jim Shooter (credited) (editor-in-chief); Al Milgrom (editor (see Notes))

Issue Notes

Al Milgrom is credited on the letters page only (as Allen Milgrom). Ann Nocenti is credited as editor on the comic story, and as assistant editor on the letters page.
This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Rom / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Sal Buscema (signed as S. Buscema)
Inks
Al Milgrom (signed as MILGROM [regular Ms])
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Die, Wraith Scum!
Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
Rom; Dire Wraiths
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
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The Sign of the Victim Is... Scarecrow! (Table of Contents: 1)

Rom / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Mantlo (credited)
Pencils
Sal Buscema (credited)
Inks
Ian Akin (credited as Akin); Brian Garvey (credited as Garvey)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited as Ben Sean)
Letters
Janice Chiang (credited)
Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
Brandy Clark; Namor; Rom; Starshine; Sybil; Dire Wraiths
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Brandy is visiting the grave of Starshine when the dead Spaceknight's spirit appears to her and imbues her with her power. Rom is flying over Wales when he finds a young boy tied up to a scarecrow post. He learns that the villagers of Gwillyn Dale are sacrificing their children to appease Dire Wraiths. Despite battling the Wraith coven, Rom is unable to keep the child from being captured.
Reprints

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

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

Script
Jim Shooter (signed as Shooter); ? (The Hype Box)
Letters
typeset
Feature Logo
Bullpen Bulletins

Indexer Notes

Bulletins, The Hype Box, The Mighty Marvel Checklist and a coupon for Dreadstar subscriptions

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

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

Script
Bill Mantlo ?; Al Milgrom ? (credited as Allen Milgrom); Ann Nocenti ? (credited)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Feature Logo
Space Notes [fade]

Indexer Notes

Letter from Donald A. Campbell with uncredited reply and illustration of ROM.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Die, Wraith Scum!"]
    Rom
  2. 1. The Sign of the Victim Is... Scarecrow!
    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, among others
  • Katie
  • Boris Ammerlaan
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Chris Boyko
  • Peter Croome
  • Kelly Langston-Smith
  • Darrel McCann
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Eric Rom
  • Per Sandell
  • Richard Thomson
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