Rom #23 [Newsstand]

(October 1981)

The Thing from Outer Space! (Table of Contents: 1)

Rom / comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Mantlo (credited) (writer, storyteller); Sal Buscema (credited) (storyteller)

Pencils

Sal Buscema (credited) (artist)

Inks

Joe Sinnott (credited) (finisher)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited as Ben Sean)

Letters

Joe Rosen (credited as Rosen) (pages 1-12); Ron Zalme (credited as Zalme) (pages 13-21)

Genre

science fiction; superhero

Characters

Fantastic Four: Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Girl [Susan Storm Richards]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]
Captain America [Steve Rogers] (cameo); Brandy Clark; Daredevil [Matt Murdock] (cameo); Iron Fist [Danny Rand]; Iron Man [Tony Stark] (cameo); Steve Jackson; J. Jonah Jameson; Edwin Jarvis (cameo); Moon Knight [Marc Spector] (cameo); Power Man [Luke Cage]; Rom; Spider-Man [Peter Parker] (cameo); Torpedo [Brock Jones]; Lorraine Jones (guest)

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Synopsis

With all of New York out hunting for a killer alien robot, Power Man and Iron Fist try to sneak Rom through the city as they head for the Baxter Building. They break into the building and survive the security measures long enough to meet up with the Fantastic Four. After explaining the situation to Reed, he puts Rom on a spaceship headed to his home planet of Galador. Meanwhile, Wraiths return to Clairton.

Reprints

• in Strange (Editions Lug, 1970 series) #153 (5 septembre 1982)
• in Hulk Hors Série (Arédit-Artima, 1982 series) #[3] - Hulk contre Quasimodo (janvier 1984) [Sauf [Except] page 1]
• in Rom: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus (Marvel, 2023 series) #1 (2023)

Indexer Notes

Continued from Power Man and Iron Fist (Marvel, 1981 series) #73

The Hulk vs. the Phoomie Goonies (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Hostess Fruit Pies; Hulk / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

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

Space Notes / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

Bill Mantlo (credited); Al Milgrom ? (credited as Allen Milgrom); Jack Abel ? (credited)

Letters

typeset

Feature Logo

Space Notes [fade]

Reprints

• in Rom: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus (Marvel, 2023 series) #1 (2023)

Indexer Notes

Letters from William De Leon, Brent Burkholz, Kevin C. McConnell and Bill Midyette with replies by Bill Mantlo plus list of some of the winners of the Mighty Marvel Win-Yourself-Some-Big-Bucks Contest.