Comic books in 'Marvel Epic Collection: ROM Spaceknight'

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Add to cart Near Mint $49.99

NOTE: Book 1 of the ROM Spaceknight Epic Collection - Years Covered: 1979-1981.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects ROM (1979-1986 Marvel) #1-20. Written by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema, Joe Sinnott, Al Milgrom, and Frank Giacoia. Cover by Frank Miller and Joe Rubenstein. Back Cover by Al Milgrom and Steve Leialoha. At last, the classic adventures of 80s sci-fi icon Rom the Spaceknight are collected in paperback format! Learn how Rom gave his life in service to his planet, Galador, becoming a Spaceknight sworn to protect it from the evil Dire Wraiths! Rom tracks these vile creatures across the cosmos to Earth, where they have infiltrated the highest levels - including S.H.I.E.L.D. itself! Armed with his energy analyzer, only Rom can see the true form of the Dire Wraiths - and with his neutralizer, he can blast them to Limbo! But what will Earth make of this armored invader? Will his quest be aided or hindered by encounters with the X-Men and Jack of Hearts? And can he survive deadly clashes with super villains like the Mad Thinker and the Space Phantom? Softcover, 432 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $49.99.

NOTE: Book 2 of the ROM Spaceknight Epic Collection - Years Covered: 1981-1982.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. Collects ROM (1979-1986 Marvel) #21-33, ROM (1979-1986 Marvel) Annual #1, and Power Man and Iron Fist (1972-1986 Hero for Hire) #73. Written by Bill Mantlo and Mary Jo Duffy. Art by Sal Buscema, Pat Broderick, Greg La Rocque, Joe Sinnott, Mike Gustovich, and Ricardo Villamonte. At last, the classic adventures of 80s sci-fi icon Rom the Spaceknight are collected in paperback format! ROM faces a head-on collision with the super hero known as the Torpedo - but is he destined to be a bitter adversary or a staunch ally in the Spaceknight's relentless quest to rid Earth of Dire Wraiths? When that same mission takes him to New York City, Rom faces Power Man and Iron Fist and has a strange encounter with the Fantastic Four. Then, when Rom heads home to Galador, he joins Nova in battle against Diamondhead and the Skrulls! Finally reaching his home planet, Rom finds treachery awaiting him and his fellow Spaceknights! That's nothing, though, compared to the arrival of Galactus, intent on making Galador his next meal! And when Rom returns to Earth, he's joined by his gleaming, golden compatriot: Starshine! But for how long? Softcover, 384 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $49.99.