Rom #60 [Direct]
(November 1984)

Marvel, 1979 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.60 USD; 0.30 GBP; 0.75 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1984-07-17
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel [standalone or inside vertical box]
Editing
Mike Carlin (credited) (editor (see Notes)); Jim Shooter (credited) (editor-in-chief); Michael Higgins (credited) (assistant editor (see Notes))

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Amazing Heroes #52, with newsstand on-sale date of 1984-08-07.

Michael Higgins is credited on the letters page only. Mike Carlin is credited on both the comic story (as Mike Carlin) and the letters page (as Michael Carlin).
This issue has variants:

Strangers on a Train! (Table of Contents)

Rom / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Butch Guice (signed as Guice)
Inks
Tom Palmer (signed as PALMER)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Rom; Starshine; Dire Wraith
Universe
Marvel : mainstream

Atari Presents Mario Bros. (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Mario Bros. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Eyes of a Child! (Table of Contents: 2)

Rom / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Mantlo (credited)
Pencils
Steve Ditko (credited) (art)
Inks
Tom Palmer (credited) (art)
Colors
Petra Goldberg (credited as Petra Scotese)
Letters
Janice Chiang (credited)

Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
Cindy Adams (first appearance); Rick Jones; Rom; Starshine; Mr. Adams (first appearance); Mrs. Adams (first appearance); Dire Wraiths
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Rom, Brandy and Rick happen upon a train whose passengers have all been killed by Dire Wraiths. The only survivor is a little girl whose mother cut a Wraith's tongue before her daughter could be totally drained and now little Cindy is cursed with the mind of the Wraith trapped in her head.

Indexer Notes

The snowstorm from Thor (Marvel, 1966 series) #349 takes place in this issue.

Find Your Way to the Newtons Treasure Chest!! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Nabisco cookies / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Dazzler the Movie (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Dazzler / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[New York Comic Book Convention] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Creation Comic Book Conventions / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Give Your Love a Diamond (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Mark Jewelers Standard & Military Rings and Jewelry / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Take One! (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

MT Enterprises / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Spider-Man / illustration / 0.25 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man
Keywords
Bottom of page between page 17 and 18 of previous story.

Comic World (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Comic World / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

New Titanic Twosome! (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Heroes World / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Marvel Super Mart (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Marvel Super Mart / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

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

Script
Bill Mantlo ?; Mike Carlin ? (credited as Michael Carlin); Michael Higgins ? (credited)
Letters
typeset

Feature Logo
Space Notes [rounded]

Indexer Notes

Letters from C. K., Howard E. Dubovsky, Michael K. Willis, Ray Gale, and Danny Lichtenfeld.

Join Our Special Subscriber's Club (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Marvel Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Endless Quest Books / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Star Wars: The Arcade Game Comes Home. (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Parker Brothers; Star Wars / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Strangers on a Train!
    Rom
  2. 1. Atari Presents Mario Bros.
    Mario Bros.
  3. 2. The Eyes of a Child!
    Rom
  4. 3. Find Your Way to the Newtons Treasure Chest!!
    Nabisco cookies
  5. 4. Dazzler the Movie
    Dazzler
  6. 5. [New York Comic Book Convention]
    Creation Comic Book Conventions
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
  9. 8. Give Your Love a Diamond
    Mark Jewelers Standard & Military Rings and Jewelry
  10. 9. Take One!
    MT Enterprises
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Spider-Man
  12. 11. Comic World
    Comic World
  13. 12. New Titanic Twosome!
    Heroes World
  14. 13. Marvel Super Mart
    Marvel Super Mart
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Bullpen Bulletins; Hype Box; Mighty Marvel Checklist
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Space Notes
  17. 16. Join Our Special Subscriber's Club
    Marvel Comics
  18. 17. ["One Path Leads To Night Creatures..."]
    Endless Quest Books
  19. 18. Star Wars: The Arcade Game Comes Home.
    Parker Brothers; Star Wars
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Boris Ammerlaan
  • Valmiki Annamanthadoo
  • Chris Boyko
  • Steve Coates
  • Peter Croome
  • Kelly Langston-Smith
  • Darrel McCann
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Eric Rom
  • Ron Sadowski
  • Per Sandell
  • Douglas Sederberg
  • Richard Thomson