Rom #30 [Direct]
(May 1982)

Marvel, 1979 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.60 USD; 0.60 CAD; 0.25 GBP
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1982-02-09
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
Al Milgrom (credited as Milgrom) (editor (see Notes)); Jim Shooter (credited as Shooter) (editor-in-chief); Ann Nocenti (credited) (assistant editor (see Notes))

Issue Notes

Statement of Ownership average # of copies in preceding 12 months: 311,108.

Ann Nocenti is credited on the letters page only. Al Milgrom is credited on both the comic story (as Milgrom) and the letters page (as Allen Milgrom).
This issue is a variant of Rom (Marvel, 1979 series) #30 [Newsstand].

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Rom / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Al Milgrom (signed)
Inks
Steve Mitchell (signed) (sourced)
Colors
George Roussos (sourced)
Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
Rom
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
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Silver Spiders in the Snow! (Table of Contents: 1)

Rom / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Mantlo (credited as Mantlo)
Pencils
Sal Buscema (credited as Buscema)
Inks
Joe Sinnott (credited as Sinnott)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited as Sean)
Letters
Jim Novak (credited as Novak)
Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
Brandy Clark; Jonathan Clark; Sarah Clark; Hulk [Bruce Banner] (flashback) (cameo); Hybrid (cameo); Steve Jackson; Rom; Torpedo [Brock Jones]; Lorrain Jones; Mack Killburn; Metal Master (villain); Dire Wraiths (villains)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
On Christmas Eve, Rom modifies Torpedo's visor so he is now be able to see through the disguises of the Dire Wraiths. Rom battles the Metal Master who is eager to use the alloys in Rom's alien armor to conquer Earth.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Jim Shooter (credited) (signed as Shooter); Larry Hama (credited, signed); ?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset; ?
Feature Logo
Bullpen Bulletins

Indexer Notes

The Mighty Marvel Checklist, The Hype Box

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

Space Notes / letters page / 0.75 page (report information)

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

Indexer Notes

Letters from Joe Da Silva, Robert Chesnutt, Paul Silver, Todd Dominik, Matt Wilson, William Pattison, Mike Christiansen, Malcolm Morris, Mark Schulssler.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

statement of ownership / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Rom
  2. 1. Silver Spiders in the Snow!
    Rom
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Bullpen Bulletins; Hype Box; Mighty Marvel Checklist
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Space Notes
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
This issue was modified by
  • Boris Ammerlaan
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Peter Croome
  • Kelly Langston-Smith
  • Eric Rom
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