Rom #39 [Direct]
(February 1983)

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
1982-11-09
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) (prime director); 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:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Rom / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Gene Day (signed)
Inks
Gene Day (signed)
Colors
?

Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
Rom; Shang-Chi; Denis Nayland Smith; Starshine; Black Jack Tarr; Dire Wraiths; Kaaris'a

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Cracker Jack / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Scottie

Deathrise! (Table of Contents: 2)

Rom / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

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

Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
Brandy Clark; Doctor Dredd; Steve Jackson; Clive Reston; Rom; Shang-Chi; Denis Nayland Smith; Starshine; Black Jack Tarr; Leiko Wu; Dire Wraiths; Kaaris'a
Synopsis
Rom and Shang-Chi meet at the British Museum in London to stop a coven of Dire Wraiths from resurrecting the mummy of a young Egyptian witch-princess. Our heroes are forced to battle Kaaris'a who turns out to be an ancient Dire Wraith. Back in Clairton, Steve finally tracks down Brandy but walks in just as Doctor Dredd is merging his lady love with the Spaceknight Starshine.
Reprints

Spider-Man and the Mystery of the Museum Snakes! (Table of Contents: 3)

Magic Snake Puzzle; Spider-Man / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Magna Mind

Behind the Candy Counter (Table of Contents: 4)

Bubble Yum / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
Jim Shooter (signed as Shooter); ? (The Hype Box)
Letters
typeset

Feature Logo
Bullpen Bulletins

Indexer Notes

Editorial by Jim Shooter, The Hype Box, The Mighty Marvel Checklist.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
Bill Mantlo ?; Al Milgrom ? (credited as Allen Milgrom); Ann Nocenti ? (credited)
Letters
typeset

Feature Logo
Space Notes [fade]

Indexer Notes

Letters from Rick Brown, James Brage, William Shockcor, Jamal Johns, Philip von Richardson, Geoff Schmidt, and Jim Zimmerman.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Rom
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Cracker Jack
  3. 2. Deathrise!
    Rom
  4. 3. Spider-Man and the Mystery of the Museum Snakes!
    Magic Snake Puzzle; Spider-Man
  5. 4. Behind the Candy Counter
    Bubble Yum
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Bullpen Bulletins; Hype Box; Mighty Marvel Checklist
  7. 6. [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
  • Mark Q
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Eric Rom
  • Per Sandell
  • Richard Thomson
  • Steven Tice