Rom #59 [Newsstand]
(October 1984)

Marvel, 1979 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.60 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1984-07-10
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel [standalone or inside vertical box]
Barcode
0714860232310
Editing
Mike Carlin (credited) (editor (see Notes)); Jim Shooter (credited) (editor in chief); Michael Higgins (assistant editor (see Notes))

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Amazing Heroes #50, with newsstand on-sale date of 1984-07-10.

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 is a variant of Rom (Marvel, 1979 series) #59 [Direct]. There exist further variants:

Microbe Menace! (Table of Contents)

Rom / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Paul Smith (signed as P. Smith)
Inks
Bob Layton (signed as B. Layton)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
Rom; Starshine
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
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A World Alive! (Table of Contents: 1)

Rom / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Mantlo (credited)
Pencils
Steve Ditko (credited)
Inks
Bob Layton (credited) (finisher)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited as Ben Sean)
Letters
Janice Chiang (credited)
Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
Ant-Man [Scott Lang]; Rick Jones; Rom; Starshine
Universe
Marvel : mainstream

[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
Bill Mantlo ?; Mike Carlin (signed) (opening letter); Mike Carlin ? (credited as Michael Carlin); Michael Higgins ? (credited)
Pencils
Mike Carlin (signed) (opening letter)
Inks
Mike Carlin (signed) (opening letter)
Letters
Mike Carlin (signed) (opening letter); typeset
Feature Logo
Space Notes [rounded]

Indexer Notes

Editorial note (hand written) from Mike Carlin; letters from Wayne Koh, Ted Nolan, Peter Garcia, and Patrick B. Miano; next issue blurb.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Microbe Menace!
    Rom
  2. 1. A World Alive!
    Rom
  3. 2. ["Jim Starlin tried to kill me!"]
    Bullpen Bulletins; Hype Box; Mighty Marvel Checklist
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Space Notes
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  • Chris Boyko
  • Steve Coates
  • Peter Croome
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Eric Rom
  • Steven Samuels
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