ROM #42 [Newsstand Edition]

(May 1983)

Lead Me Not Into Temptation! (Table of Contents)

Rom / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Mantlo

Pencils:

Sal Buscema

Inks:

Ian Akin; Brian Garvey

Colors:

Ben Sean

Letters:

Jim Novak

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Rom; GUESTS: Dr. Strange; Torpedo [Brock Jones]; Rom Clone; Steve Jackson; Jonathan Clark; Sarah Clark; VILLAINS: Quasimodo; Dire Wraiths; CAMEO FLASHBACK: Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic; Invisible Girl; Human Torch; The Thing]; Power Man; Iron Fist; Jack of Hearts; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Mad Thinker; Silver Surfer; Sphinx; Dr. Dredd; Starshine; Brandy Clark

Synopsis:

Dr. Strange mystically sends Rom to an area of Wraith infestation in Russia; Rom meets a jubilant group of dancing people who welcome him with open arms; They explain that they were victims of nuclear fallout until a mysterious stranger gave them new bodies and a new life; Rom enters a cave where he meets Quasimodo who tells him that he can make a clone of his human body and transfer his consciousness therein; Rom accepts the offer, little knowing that Quasimodo is working with a coven of Wraiths; Rom is thrilled when he awakens as a man once again.