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ROM (1979 Marvel) comic books 1981

  • Issue #14
    ROM (1979 Marvel) 14
    Published Jan 1981 by Marvel.

    Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema. Dave Cockrum cover. Rom sits and contemplates his growing affections for Brandy Clark. That is until he is attacked by the Mad Thinker and his Awesome Android. Meanwhile, Brandy prepares for her and Steve's wedding, but she can't help but notice subtle changes in her husband-to-be. Plus, a back-up tale of sorrow and loss featuring Rom and the Spaceknights of Galador. Introducing the Spaceknights Starshine and Terminator. 32 pages. Cover price $0.50.

  • Issue #15
    ROM (1979 Marvel) 15
    Published Feb 1981 by Marvel.
    • Fingerprints.

    Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema. Rom returns to the home of Brandy Clark's parents to find it empty. Meanwhile, Clairton's County Coroner may have discovered evidence of something very strange going on in town. And, Steve escapes his Dire Wraith captors but can he reach the church on time and prevent Brandy from marrying his evil doppelganger. 32 pages. Cover price $0.50.

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    1 day left Auction ROM #15 VOL. 1 MARVEL COMIC BOOK, nice Spacenight comic (2) total cover varation
    4 days left Auction Rom #14 Marvel Comic Book, 1st App Starshine & Terminator, Jan. 1981 Mad Thinker

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  • Issue #16
    ROM (1979 Marvel) 16
    Published Mar 1981 by Marvel.

    Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema. Mack Killburn, reporter for the Washington Weekly News, arrives in the small West Virginia town of Clairton looking for the story of the century. Meanwhile, Rom, in the company of Brandy, Steve, and their family and friends, reiterates his warning that the Dire Wraiths, evil shape-changing aliens, walk among them. Then, like right out of a 1950's sci-fi horror movie, Clairton is attacked by a giant robot. Plus, a back-up story featuring Rom and the Spaceknights of Galador. 32 pages. Cover price $0.50.

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    4 days left Auction ROM Spaceknight #16 (1979 Series) 1981 Marvel Combined shipping dire wraiths

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  • Issue #17
    ROM (1979 Marvel) 17
    Published Apr 1981 by Marvel.
    Auction opens May 6
    • Paper: White
    • Label #4384510022
    • Paper: White
    • Newsstand Edition
    • Label #4385888019
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    Part 1 of 2 - Guest starring the Uncanny X-Men (Wolverine, Storm, Nightcrawler, Colossus, and Sprite). Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema. Frank Miller cover. Cerebro, the mutant detecting device of Professor Charles Xavier, has discovered a new mutant residing in Clairton, West Virginia. He immediately dispatches his students, the mutant heroes known as the X-Men, to find this new source of power. Rom, discovers that a disguised Dire Wraith has married and procreated with a human woman. Can even Rom stand against the psionic power and horrible evil of the Hybrid. 32 pages. NOTE: 1st appearance of Hybrid. Cover price $0.50.

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    $9 Marvel ROM Comic Book #17 Uncanny X-Man Wolverine Storm 1st App Hybrid 5.0 VG/FN
    $25 ROM #17 (1981) Featuring Uncanny X-Men Marvel Frank Miller Mantlo Buscema VF/NM
    $50 ROM # 17 NM 1st Print Marvel Comic Book Wolverine Rogue X-Men Storm Beast 3 SM16
    6 days left Auction Rom #17 Marvel Comics 1981 NM (9.4) (1st app Hybrid) (Frank Miller cover!)
    6 hours left Auction ROM #17 - X-Men - 1st Appearance of Hybrid - Mantlo/Buscema -
    6 hours left Auction Rom #17 (X-men Appearance) NM 9.2 published 1981

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  • Issue #18
    ROM (1979 Marvel) 18
    Published May 1981 by Marvel.

    Part 2 of 2 - Guest starring the Uncanny X-Men (Wolverine, Storm, Nightcrawler, Colossus, and Sprite). Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema. Frank Miller cover. Born from the unnatural union of a Dire Wraith father and a human mother, the malevolent Hybrid has used his powerful psionic and shape-changing abilities to trick the X-Men into thinking that Rom is the evil one. Now, Rom must stave off the powerful mutants long enough to convince them of the true threat before it is too late. 32 pages. NOTE: 2nd appearance of Hybrid. Cover price $0.50.

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    $20 ROM #18 (1981) - Marvel comics / VF / 2nd Hybrid
    $23 ROM #18 VF+ Newsstand Frank Miller Cover Marvel Comics 1981 Hasbro X-Men
    4 days left Auction Rom 18 Cgc 9.4 Frank Miller Cover (Dark Knight) Production Art X-men Wolverine
    3 days left Auction ROM 18 CBCS 9.6 / OMEGA MEN 10 9.6 Wp Marvel 1981 DC 1984 X-Men; Lobo appear
    1 day left Auction ROM #18 MAY 1981 / The Horror Called Hybrid! / Please Check Photos For Wear And

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  • Issue #19D
    ROM (1979 Marvel) 19D
    Published Jun 1981 by Marvel.

    Direct Edition. Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema. Michael Golden cover. Steve and Brandy return to the farmhouse where Rom battled the mutant Hybrid only to find Rom's Neutralizer. Where is the Spaceknight and why would he abandon his most powerful weapon? The answers lie in Limbo where Rom has been banished. Surrounded by scores of the very enemy he has banished to Limbo for the last 2 centuries, can Rom escape from where none before have? Also, Rom runs into an old friend and meets the sinister Space Phantom ruler of Limbo. Plus, a back-up story featuring Rom and the Spaceknights of Galador. 32 pages. Cover price $0.50.

  • Issue #19N
    ROM (1979 Marvel) 19N
    Published Jun 1981 by Marvel.

    Newsstand Edition. Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema. Michael Golden cover. Steve and Brandy return to the farmhouse where Rom battled the mutant Hybrid only to find Rom's Neutralizer. Where is the Spaceknight and why would he abandon his most powerful weapon? The answers lie in Limbo where Rom has been banished. Surrounded by scores of the very enemy he has banished to Limbo for the last 2 centuries, can Rom escape from where none before have? Also, Rom runs into an old friend and meets the sinister Space Phantom ruler of Limbo. Plus, a back-up story featuring Rom and the Spaceknights of Galador. 32 pages. Cover price $0.50.

  • Issue #20
    ROM (1979 Marvel) 20
    Published Jul 1981 by Marvel.
    2 bids
    Current bid: $11.00
    Time left: 1d 13h 10m
    • Paper: White
    • Newsstand Edition
    • Label #4385888016

    Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema and Joe Sinnott. After learning that his home world of Galador is in danger Rom confides in his allies, Steve and Brandy, that he plans to return home. However, what malevolent puppet master resides in the shadows pulling Rom's strings and why does he wear the visage of a Spaceknight? Plus, a back-up story featuring Rom and the Spaceknights of Galador. 32 pages. Cover price $0.50.

  • Issue #21
    ROM (1979 Marvel) 21
    Published Aug 1981 by Marvel.
    6 bids
    Current bid: $20.00
    Time left: 1d 13h 10m
    • Paper: White
    • Newsstand Edition
    • Label #4385888015

    Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema and Joe Sinnott. Rom struggles with the decision to return home to Galador and his duty to protect Earth from the Dire Wraiths. Meanwhile, a new superhero moves to Clairton. Torpedo (last seen in Daredevil #126-127 ) the man with the rocket punch. But, as with so many of Rom's previous encounters, a misunderstanding leads to conflict. Plus, a back-up story featuring Rom and the Spaceknights of Galador. 32 pages. Cover price $0.50.

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    $3 ROM SPACE KNIGHT #21 Comic Book August 1981 Fine 5.0 Nice
    5 days left Auction 2 ROM Marvel Comics Books #21 72 2 JW11
    6 days left Auction ROM #21 (1981) Torpedo, Bill Mantlo, Sal Buscema, Marvel Comics
    1 day left Auction ROM #21 (1981)

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  • Issue #22
    ROM (1979 Marvel) 22
    Published Sep 1981 by Marvel.

    Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema and Joe Sinnott. Rom trains Torpedo to be his replacement as guardian of Clairton in his absence. However, when Torpedo's archenemies the Rocketeers invade the small West Virginia town, he and Rom soon learn they have more in common then they first realized. Plus, a back-up story featuring Rom and the Spaceknights of Galador. 32 pages. Cover price $0.50.

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    6 days left Auction ROM #22 (1981) Torpedo, Bill Mantlo, Sal Buscema, Marvel Comics
    1 day left Auction ROM Vol 1 #22 Sept 1981 Marvel Comics Great Rocketeers Revival w/ Bag and Board

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  • Issue #23
    ROM (1979 Marvel) 23

    Guest starring Power Man and Iron Fist. Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema and Joe Sinnott. Continued from Power Man and Iron Fist #73. The Dire Wraiths manipulate the media into thinking that Rom is a killer robot meaning to destroy the Big Apple. With every local hero and the National Guard on the lookout for him, Rom, with the help of Luke Cage and Iron Fist, must make his way to the Baxter Building, home of the world's greatest superhero family. Cameo appearances by Spider-Man, Daredevil, Moon Knight, Captain America, Iron Man, and of course the Fantastic Four. 32 pages. Cover price $0.50.

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    $5 Rom #23 Spaceknight Marvel Comics (1979-1986) Iron Fist Luke Cage App VF
    $60 ROM #23 CGC 9.6 NM+ near mint white pages Spaceknight 4297508011

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  • Issue #24
    ROM (1979 Marvel) 24
    Published Nov 1981 by Marvel.

    Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema and Joe Sinnott. Hurtling through space on his way home, Rom crosses paths with Richard Ryder, a.k.a. Nova, the Human Rocket. Rom soon allies with the youthful hero and his super-powered friends to defend the planet Xandar from invading hordes of alien Skrulls. 32 pages.

    NOTE: This story continues the struggle started in Fantastic Four #204-209 and completes the saga of Nova (Richard Rider), whose adventures began in his own short-lived series. Rider returns as Kid Nova in the pages of New Warriors (1990-1996 1st Series) #1. - Odinson, mycomicshop Archivist Cover price $0.50.

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    $4 ROM #24 VG+ NEWSSTAND NOVA FANTASTIC FOUR SKRULLS 1981 BUSCEMA MARVEL COMICS MCU
    3 days left Auction ROM #24 November 1981 NOVA. CORNER CREASE DOWN GRADED TO NM- 9.2

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  • Issue #25
    ROM (1979 Marvel) 25
    Published Dec 1981 by Marvel.

    Double-Sized issue. Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema and Joe Sinnott. Rom Greatest of the Spaceknights returns home to Galador only to find all is not well. Why is there another Rom and what do the Dire Wraiths and his former friend the Terminator have to do with it? Plus, an untold tale from Rom's time on Earth. Story by Steven Grant. Art by Greg Larocque and Steve Mitchell. 48 pages. Cover price $0.75.

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    $26 Rom # 25 VF Marvel Comic Book Spaceknight X-Men Avengers Hulk Thor 16 J890
    6 days left Auction ROM Spaceknight #2 Higher Grade CGC Ready

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