Rom #26 [Newsstand]

(January 1982)

Galactus! (Table of Contents: 1)

Rom / comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Mantlo (credited)

Pencils

Sal Buscema (credited); Joe Sinnott (credited) (embellisher); ? (finishes)

Inks

Joe Sinnott (credited) (embellisher, figures); ? (backgrounds)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited as Ben Sean)

Letters

Janice Chiang (credited as J. Chiang) (pages 1-10); Jean Simek (credited as J. Simek) (pages 11-21)

Genre

science fiction; superhero

Characters

Brandy Clark; Galactus [Galan] (villain); Hammerhand; Steve Jackson; Javelin; Brock Jones; The Prime Director; Rom; Starshine; Terminator; Terrax [Tyros] (villain); Spaceknights [Screamer; Rainbow]; Angel Elite; Lorraine Jones; Dire Wraiths (villains)

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Synopsis

Galactus shows up on Galador and prepares to eat the planet. As the Spaceknights battle Terrax, Rom and Terminator confront Galactus directly. Terminator distracts Galactus long enough for Rom to sneak onto the world eater's ship. Galactus kills Terminator and confronts Rom. To save his planet, Rom offers to lead Galactus to a whole lifeless universe to feast on--the Dark Nebula of the Dire Wraiths. Meanwhile, back on Earth, Dire Wraiths capture the inhabitants of Clairton and impersonate them.

Reprints

• in Strange (Editions Lug, 1970 series) #156 (5 décembre 1982)
• in Rom: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus (Marvel, 2023 series) #1 (2023)

Indexer Notes

Letterer page numbers added 2005 by Steven Tice.

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

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

Captain Marvel in Flea Bargaining (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Captain Marvel; Hostess Twinkies / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

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

Space Notes / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script

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

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset; ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hey, remember Steve Englehart...

Feature Logo

Space Notes [fade]

Reprints

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

Indexer Notes

Letters from Kevin C. McConnell, Jason Price, Bill Hall (2 letters), Ray D. Smith, Ashley Scott Tillman, Craig A. Larson, Andrew Hobes, William Mydyette, and Rick S. Jones; replies not credited to a writer. Also a "special announcement" about The Micronauts becoming a direct title.