Rom #20 [British]
(July 1981)

Marvel, 1979 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.20 GBP
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1981
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Editing
Al Milgrom (editor); Jim Shooter (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

This issue is a variant of Rom (Marvel, 1979 series) #20 [Newsstand]. There exist further variants:

Star Warriors Clash In...Battle of the Spaceknights! (Table of Contents)

Rom / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Al Milgrom
Inks
Al Milgrom
Colors
George Roussos (sourced)
Letters
typeset

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Rom; Dire Wraith [as Starshine]; Dire Wraith [as Terminator]
Reprints

Mindgames (Table of Contents: 1)

Rom / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Mantlo (credited)
Pencils
Sal Buscema (credited) (artist)
Inks
Joe Sinnott (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited as Ben Sean)
Letters
Michael Higgins (credited as M. Higgins) (pages 1-15); Diana Albers (page 16, uncredited)

Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
Brandy Clark; Jonathan Clark; Sarah Clark; Steve Jackson; Rom; Space Phantom (flashback) (cameo); Mack Killburn; Dire Wraiths [Starshine; Terminator; Barry Dunston; Ace O'Connor] (villains); Murder Mole (villain); Mentus (villain); Karas [Firefall] (cameo flashback); a Kree (cameo flashback); a Skrull (cameo flashback)
Synopsis
Rom returns to Clairton from his stint in Limbo where he is warmly welcomed by his friends. Although happy to be home, Rom broods over the image he was shown by the Wraiths in Limbo of his home planet of Galador in total ruins. The Wraiths send two agents disguised as Starshine and Terminator to further goad him with dire news of his homeworld. Rom desires to return to Galador to find out if these Wraith rumors are true but refuses to leave Brandy and company unprotected in his absence.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Corrected and additional credits 2005 by Steven Tice.

The Trial of Terminator (Table of Contents: 2)

Spaceknights / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Mantlo
Pencils
Sal Buscema
Inks
Joe Sinnott
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Michael Higgins

Genre
science fiction; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Hammerhand; Javelin; The Prime Director; Rom; Starshine; Terminator; Spaceknights [Screamer; Astra; Rainbow]; Mentus
Synopsis
Terminator is put on trial for rashly killing the ruler of a world where the Spaceknights were ferreting out Dire Wraiths. Terminator chooses death rather than banishment and his sentence is carried out. Little do the Spaceknights know that as Terminator is being consumed by the Glowing Globe of Power, he is teleported away at the last instant by the evil Mentus. Disheartened by the destruction of his friend, Rom decides to leave Galador and the Spaceknights to battle Wraiths on his own.
Reprints

Spider-Man vs. the Human Computer! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Hostess Cup Cakes; Spider-Man / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

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

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

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Star Warriors Clash In...Battle of the Spaceknights!
    Rom
  2. 1. Mindgames
    Rom
  3. 2. The Trial of Terminator
    Spaceknights
  4. 3. Spider-Man vs. the Human Computer!
    Hostess Cup Cakes; Spider-Man
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Bullpen Bulletins; Hype Box; Mighty Marvel Checklist
This issue was modified by
  • Boris Ammerlaan
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Jay Flash
  • Kelly Langston-Smith
  • Eric Rom