Rom #44 [Direct]
(July 1983)

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
1983-04-05
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
Ralph Macchio (credited) (editor (see Notes)); Jim Shooter (credited) (prime director); Bob Harras (credited) (assistant editor (see Notes))

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Amazing Heroes #22, with shipping date of 1983-03-15.

Ralph Macchio is credited on both the comic story and the letters page. Bob Harras is credited on the letters page only.
This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Rom / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ian Akin (signed as AKIN)
Inks
Brian Garvey (signed as GARVEY)
Colors
?
Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
Devastator; Rom
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
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It Takes Two to Tango! (Table of Contents: 1)

Rom / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Mantlo (credited)
Pencils
Sal Buscema (credited) (layouts)
Inks
Ian Akin (credited as Akin) (embellishment); Brian Garvey (credited as Garvey) (embellishment)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited as Ben Sean)
Letters
Janice Chiang (credited)
Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
Devastator (villain); Dr. Dredd (flashback) (cameo); The Gremlin; Hulk [Bruce Banner] (flashback) (cameo); Quasimodo (flashback) (cameo); Rom; Starshine; Rom Clone (death); Soviet Super-Troopers (villain)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Deep in the heart of Russia, Starshine mourns as Rom's cloned human body deteriorates ever nearer to death until Gremlin shows up and offers to place what is left of Rom's humanity back inside of his armor. He does so just in time for Rom to wake up and battle Devastator and the Super-Troopers.
Reprints

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

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

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

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

Script
Bill Mantlo ?; Ralph Macchio ? (credited); Bob Harras ? (credited)
Letters
typeset
Feature Logo
Space Notes [fade]

Indexer Notes

Letters from Steven Thompson, Mike Imboden, R.C. Stone, Tony & Danny Gomez, Steven Macfie and Barry Dutter with uncredited replies.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Rom
  2. 1. It Takes Two to Tango!
    Rom
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Bullpen Bulletins; Hype Box; Mighty Marvel Checklist
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Space Notes
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  • Katie
  • Boris Ammerlaan
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Chris Boyko
  • Steve Coates
  • Peter Croome
  • Kelly Langston-Smith
  • Darrel McCann
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Eric Rom
  • Per Sandell
  • Richard Thomson
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