Rom #69 [Direct]
(August 1985)

Marvel, 1979 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.65 USD; 0.30 GBP; 0.75 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1985-05-07
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel [standalone or inside vertical box]
Printer
Printed in the U.S.A.
Editing
Mike Carlin (credited as Carlin) (editor (see Notes)); Jim Shooter (credited as Shooter) (production); Michael Higgins (credited) (assistant editor (see Notes))

Issue Notes

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

By Ego Consumed! (Table of Contents)

Rom / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bob Layton (signed as Bob Layton [stacked])
Inks
Bob Layton (signed as Bob Layton [stacked])
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Rom; Scanner [Vera]; Seeker [Tarm]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
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This World Alive! (Table of Contents: 1)

Rom / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Mantlo (credited)
Pencils
Steve Ditko (credited)
Inks
P. Craig Russell (credited)
Colors
Petra Goldberg (credited as Petra Scotese)
Letters
Janice Chiang (credited)
Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
Ego; Rom; Scanner [Vera] (mainstream); Seeker [Tarm]; Vera
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Rom rescues his fellow Spaceknights Seeker and Scanner from Ego, the living Planet.

An Apology from Archie Goodwin, Editor of Marvel's Epic Comics Line (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Archie Goodwin; ? (The Hype Box)
Pencils
Archie Goodwin; ?
Inks
Archie Goodwin; ?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Feature Logo
Bullpen Bulletins [sharp edges]
Characters
Archie Goodwin

Indexer Notes

An Apology from Archie Goodwin, Hype Box, house ad for Elfquest.

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

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 Michael Wilson, Confessor Barreroji, Anthony Padilla, Norita Rashid, and Beth Morse.

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. By Ego Consumed!
    Rom
  2. 1. This World Alive!
    Rom
  3. 2. An Apology from Archie Goodwin, Editor of Marvel's Epic Comics Line
    Bullpen Bulletins; Hype Box
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Space Notes
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Boris Ammerlaan
  • Chris Boyko
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Terry Jeffress
  • Darrel McCann
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Eric Rom
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Richard Thomson
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