Auctions: comic books in 'ROM Spaceknight', graded by CGC

ROM (1979 Marvel) 1D CGC 9.4

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4754845016

Direct Edition. Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema. Frank Miller cover. Deep in space two centuries ago a decisive battle between the forces of good and evil was fought. The brave Spaceknights of Galador defeated the evil sorcery and super-science of the Dire Wraiths and scattered them to the furthest reaches of the galaxy. Now in present day their eternal struggle has spilled over to Earth. Rom, greatest of the Spaceknights, has arrived in Clairton, a small West Virginia town. Frightened by the arrival of a 7' alien, the people of Clairton have called in the National Guard. Can Rom convince those he came to save that the true enemy resides in their very ranks? 32 pages. Cover price $0.40.

ROM (1979 Marvel) 2N CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Newsstand Edition.

Label #4752022009

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Newsstand Edition. Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema. After an encounter with yet another Dire Wraith disguised in human form, Rom returns to the small town of Clairton. Here he seeks out Brandy Clark, the one person who has befriended and believed him. However, thinking Brandy in danger, Steve, her boyfriend, summons the authorities. Once again Rom is forced to defend himself against those he has come to save. Meanwhile, a secret cabal of shape-shifting aliens meets and plans the destruction of the one being capable of thwarting their diabolical plans. 32 pages. Cover price $0.40.

ROM (1979 Marvel) 2N CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Newsstand Edition.

Label #4752022007

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Newsstand Edition. Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema. After an encounter with yet another Dire Wraith disguised in human form, Rom returns to the small town of Clairton. Here he seeks out Brandy Clark, the one person who has befriended and believed him. However, thinking Brandy in danger, Steve, her boyfriend, summons the authorities. Once again Rom is forced to defend himself against those he has come to save. Meanwhile, a secret cabal of shape-shifting aliens meets and plans the destruction of the one being capable of thwarting their diabolical plans. 32 pages. Cover price $0.40.

ROM (1979 Marvel) 2N CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Newsstand Edition.

Label #4752022010

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Newsstand Edition. Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema. After an encounter with yet another Dire Wraith disguised in human form, Rom returns to the small town of Clairton. Here he seeks out Brandy Clark, the one person who has befriended and believed him. However, thinking Brandy in danger, Steve, her boyfriend, summons the authorities. Once again Rom is forced to defend himself against those he has come to save. Meanwhile, a secret cabal of shape-shifting aliens meets and plans the destruction of the one being capable of thwarting their diabolical plans. 32 pages. Cover price $0.40.

ROM (1979 Marvel) 2N CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Newsstand Edition.

Label #4752022008

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Newsstand Edition. Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema. After an encounter with yet another Dire Wraith disguised in human form, Rom returns to the small town of Clairton. Here he seeks out Brandy Clark, the one person who has befriended and believed him. However, thinking Brandy in danger, Steve, her boyfriend, summons the authorities. Once again Rom is forced to defend himself against those he has come to save. Meanwhile, a secret cabal of shape-shifting aliens meets and plans the destruction of the one being capable of thwarting their diabolical plans. 32 pages. Cover price $0.40.

ROM (1979 Marvel) 4N CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Newsstand Edition.

Label #4598102001

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Newsstand Edition. Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema. Duped by the alien Dire Wraiths, a misguided human has been grafted to the armor of the fallen Spaceknight Firefall. And now, using the power of the Living Flame, he attacks Rom with the fury of Galador's most powerful energy source. While, Steve Jackson desperately pursues those who've kidnapped Brandy Clark, the woman he loves. 32 pages. Cover price $0.40.

ROM (1979 Marvel) 8N CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white to white

Newsstand Edition.

Label #4605547003

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Newsstand Edition. Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema. Seeking those who have stolen his greatest weapon, the Neutralizer, Rom confronts a group of Dire Wraiths. During the battle his enemy, using the blackest magic, summons that which all must fear, even a Spaceknight, the soul devouring Deathwing. Also lurking in the shadows and stalking the night is yet another who would seek vengeance on the evil Dire Wraiths. But for Rom is this shadowy figure friend or foe? 32 pages. Cover price $0.40.

ROM (1979 Marvel) 62 CGC 8.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4598102002

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Guest-starring Forge. Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Steve Ditko, Ian Akin, and Brian Garvey. Cover by Mike Zeck. As Forge remembers the attempt on his life by the alien Dire Wraiths (which took place in Uncanny X-Men (1963) #187-188), he struggles with the decision to help the very government that persecutes mutant-kind and would use his inventions to keep the super-hero community under its thumb. But after witnessing the true horror of the Dire Wraiths, Forge reassures Rom that he has a new and powerful ally. 32 pages. Cover price $0.60.

ROM (2016 IDW) 1A CGC 9.4 Williams

Paper: White

Label #4605078009

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Earthfall: Part 1 - Written by Chris Ryall and Christos Gage. Art by David Messina. Cover by J. H. Williams. WE'VE BEEN INVADED AND ONLY A SPACE KNIGHT CAN SAVE US! First there was his epic return in this year's FCBD #0, and now the ongoing tale of ROM begins in earnest! Christos Gage, Chris Ryall, and David Messina kick off the wildest new series of the year as Rom's war with the DIRE WRAITHS hits close to home in 'Earthfall, part 1!' ' The long-beloved and even longer absent space hero returns at long last! ' First, we brought back MICRONAUTS! And Now… ROM! ' As if Rom's return wasn't enough, wait'll you see how this one ends! ' 24-page kick-off story plus interviews, bonus sketch material and more! 40 pages, full color. Mature Readers

NOTE: "30 long years we have waited for ROM's triumphant return to comics. Oh boy, what a return. A++" - Odinson, Lone Star Comics Archivist

Cover price $4.99.