Rom #73 [Newsstand]
(December 1985)

Marvel, 1979 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.65 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1985
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel [standalone or inside vertical box]
Barcode
0714860232312
Editing
Mike Carlin (credited) (editor); Jim Shooter (credited) (editor in chief)

Issue Notes

This issue is a variant of Rom (Marvel, 1979 series) #73 [Direct]. There exist further variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Rom / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Al Milgrom (signed as milgROMita)
Inks
John Romita (signed as milgROMita)
Colors
?

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Brandy Clark; Lightningbolt; Rogue Space Knights

Strangers in Paradise! (Table of Contents: 1)

Rom / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Mantlo (credited)
Pencils
Steve Ditko (credited)
Inks
Joe Sinnott (credited)
Colors
Petra Goldberg (credited as Petra Scotese)
Letters
Janice Chiang (credited)

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Ariane; Brandy Clark; Heatwave (villain); Lightningbolt (death) (villain); Rom; Scanner [Vera]; Seeker [Tarm]; Soundscream (death) (villain); Steelshot; Vola; Wilnor; Angel Elite; Rogue Spaceknights (villains); Dire Wraiths (cameo flashback)
Synopsis
Brandy finds that the Beyonder has transported her to Galador. At first thinking it a paradise, she soon discovers a ruined city and has to fight for her life against a Spaceknight. Taken in by human resistance fighters, she learns that a second generation of Spaceknights were created to protect Galador but soon turned on the very ones they were meant to protect. Brandy leads an invasion of the Hall of Science and tries to hold the remaining human portion of the rogue Spaceknights hostage. Deciding they no longer desire their human halves, the Spaceknights burn them. Rom arrives.

Indexer Notes

Continued from Rom Annual (Marvel, 1982 series) #4

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

Bullpen Bulletins / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Rom
  2. 1. Strangers in Paradise!
    Rom
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Bullpen Bulletins
This issue was modified by
  • Boris Ammerlaan
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Peter Croome
  • Kelly Langston-Smith
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Eric Rom
  • Steven Samuels