ROM #14 [Direct Edition]
(January 1981)

Marvel, 1979 Series
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Volume:
1
Price:
0.50 USD
Pages:
36
Indicia frequency:
Monthly
Indicia Publisher:
Marvel Comics Group
Brand:
Marvel Comics Group
Editing:
Jo Duffy; Jim Shooter (editor-in-chief)
Format:
monthly; standard modern US format; saddle-stitched; color

Issue Notes

This issue is a variant of ROM (Marvel, 1979 series) #14 [Newsstand Edition].

Letters page replies by Bill Mantlo.


[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Rom / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Dave Cockrum (signed)
Inks:
Dave Cockrum (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Rick Parker ?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero; science fiction
Characters:
the Awesome Android; the Mad Thinker; Rom

The Ultimate Android! (Table of Contents)

Rom / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Bill Mantlo
Pencils:
Sal Buscema
Inks:
Sal Buscema
Colors:
Ben Sean
Letters:
Annette Kawecki

Content Information

Genre:
superhero; science fiction
Characters:
Rom; GUESTS: Brandy Clark; Jonathan Clark; Sarah Clark; Ace O'Connor; VILLAINS: the Awesome Android; the Mad Thinker; Dire Wraiths [Steve Jackson; Barry Dunston]; CAMEO FLASHBACK: Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic; Invisible Girl; Human Torch; The Thing]; X-Men [Cyclops; Jean Grey; Angel; Iceman; Beast]; Vision; Dragon Man; Ultron; Dr. Rachel Sweet; Jack of Hearts; Steve Jackson
Synopsis:
Rom returns to Clairton only to fall into conflict with the Mad Thinker and his Awesome Android before he can be reunited with his friends; Reporter Ace O'Connor discovers far too late that her boss is a Dire Wraith; Brandy makes final preparations for her marriage to Steve, still not realizing that he has been replaced by a Wraith.

The Saga of the Spaceknights! (Table of Contents)

Saga of the Spaceknights / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Bill Mantlo; Steven Grant (see notes)
Pencils:
Sal Buscema
Inks:
Sal Buscema
Colors:
Ben Sean
Letters:
Annette Kawecki

Content Information

Genre:
superhero; science fiction
Characters:
Spaceknights [Rom; Starshine; Terminator]; Ray-Na (Rom's girlfriend, death); Dire Wraiths
Synopsis:
While battling Wraiths in space, Rom learns that there is Wraith activity on the home planet of his lady love; Rom, Starshine and Terminator fly in to the rescue but Ray-Na is killed in the ensuing conflict.

Indexer Notes

Based in part on a story suggestion by Steven Grant.


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. The Ultimate Android!
    Rom
  2. 2. The Saga of the Spaceknights!
    Saga of the Spaceknights
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