Rom #40 [Newsstand]
(March 1983)

Marvel, 1979 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.60 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1983 ?
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Barcode
0714860232303
Editing
Ann Nocenti (credited) (editor, assistant editor (see Notes)); Jim Shooter (credited) (editor-in-chief); Al Milgrom (credited as Allen 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 is a variant of Rom (Marvel, 1979 series) #40 [Direct]. There exist further variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Rom / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Steve Leialoha (signed as Leialoha)
Inks
Steve Leialoha (signed as Leialoha)
Colors
?
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Rom; Wraith Piper
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
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Piper of Peril! (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 Sean)
Letters
Jim Novak (credited as Novak)
Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
Brandy Clark; Doctor Dredd (villain, revealed as a Dire Wraith); Dweller on the Threshold (villain); Steve Jackson; Namor (flashback); Rom; Shang-Chi (flashback); Starshine; Terminator (flashback) (cameo); Torpedo [Brock Jones]; Dire Wraiths (villains); Wraith Piper (villain); Ancient Sleeper (cameo flashback); Kaaris'a (cameo flashback); Ray'na (cameo flashback)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
In Scotland, Rom tracks down a Wraith Piper who has ensorcelled an entire village of children to follow him. With Earth and the Dark Sun of the Black Nebula aligned, the Piper opens a portal to Wraithworld and invites the Dweller on the Threshold to come through and make the children his Wraith slaves. Rom drives the Dweller back, but the portal to Earth closes with Rom on the other side of it. Meanwhile, Steve and Torpedo discover that, not only is Doctor Dredd a Wraith who has merged Brandy and Starshine, but has also forced her to commit to serve him.
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[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 ?; Al Milgrom ? (credited as Allen Milgrom); Ann Nocenti ? (credited)
Letters
typeset; ?
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Space Notes [fade]

Indexer Notes

Letters from readers Mike Frizell, Wallace Lee Hopkins, Dave Sanna, and Bill Hall.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Rom
  2. 1. Piper of Peril!
    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
  • Boris Ammerlaan
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Peter Croome
  • Kelly Langston-Smith
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Eric Rom
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