Rom #37 [Direct]
(December 1982)

Marvel, 1979 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.60 USD; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1982-09-07
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved By the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Printer
Printed in the U.S.A.
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 has variants:

Of Knights and Spaceknights! (Table of Contents)

Rom / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ed Hannigan (signed as HANNIGAN)
Inks
Al Milgrom (signed as MILGROM [regular Ms])
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Rom; King Arthur
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints

In Days of Olde, When Knights Were Bolde! (Table of Contents: 1)

Rom / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Mantlo (credited)
Pencils
Sal Buscema (credited) (art)
Inks
Ian Akin (credited as Akin) (art); Brian Garvey (credited as Garvey) (art)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited as Ben Sean)
Letters
Jim Novak (credited)

Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
Brandy Clark; Jonathan Clark; Sarah Clark; Steve Jackson; Rom; Starshine; Torpedo [Brock Jones]; King Arthur; Dire Wraiths (villains); Watchwraiths (villains)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Rom is inspired by the spirit of King Arthur as he saves the children of the Welsh village of Gwillyn Dale from Dire Wraiths. Back in Clairton, Steve is desperately searching for the missing Brandy. Little does he know that the spirit of Starshine has given Brandy her powers and Brandy is at the Spaceknight's grave, digging up her former rival for Rom's affections.
Reprints

[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
Evan Dorkin (signed) (illustration); Bill Mantlo ?; Al Milgrom ? (credited as Allen Milgrom); Ann Nocenti ? (credited)
Pencils
Evan Dorkin (signed) (illustration)
Inks
Evan Dorkin (signed) (illustration)
Colors
Barry Grossman (illustration)
Letters
Evan Dorkin (signed) (illustration); typeset

Feature Logo
Space Notes [fade]
Characters
Avalanche

Indexer Notes

Letters page contains a piece of fan art by Evan Dorkin depicting Avalanche recovering in a hospital bed. Also fan letters from William Hall, John Brewer, Sheldon Wiebe and METU Jr.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Of Knights and Spaceknights!
    Rom
  2. 1. In Days of Olde, When Knights Were Bolde!
    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, among others
  • Katie
  • Boris Ammerlaan
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Chris Boyko
  • Peter Croome
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Kelly Langston-Smith
  • Darrel McCann
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Eric Rom
  • Richard Thomson