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Remarqued Autograph Sketchbook Page by Roger Stern

Ink on sketchbook paper. 8" x 5 3/4".

Reptil (2021 Marvel) 1A CGC 9.8 Medina

Paper: White

Label #3944405025

Written by Terry Blas. Art by Enid Balam. Cover by Paco Medina. REPTIL ON THE BRINK OF EXTINCTION! In the wake of Kamala's Law and his Grandfather's worsening health, Humberto Lopez, A.K.A. Reptil, has taken a step back from crime-fighting to refocus on his family. Perhaps its a sign that he should give up on becoming a hero and finally come to terms with his parents' mysterious disappearance…or perhaps not! When a mysterious figure ambushes Humberto, what unravels will shake the core of everything Humberto thought he knew about his past and will either change the course of his future-or end it forever! Don't miss out on this breakout series from rising stars Terry Blas (HOTEL DARE, DEAD WEIGHT: MURDER AT CAMP BLOOM) and Enid Balám (OMNI)! 28 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

Return of Chilling Adventures In Sorcery (2022 Archie) 1GWOC CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Great Wall of Comics Edition. Includes COA.

Label #4184539004

Great Wall of Comics Exclusive Variant Cover by Dan Parent - limited to 200 copies. Written by Eliot Rahal & Various. Art by Vincenzo Federici & Various. Madam Satan escaped Hell a fugitive and hated woman by Satan and his thralls. She's now principal of Baxter high and Hell has come to Earth. With each classroom acting as a portal to the different circles in Hell, Madam Satan must recruit similar tortured souls if she has any chance of survival… all leading up to a Madam Satan and her army vs. Satan and his in this highly-anticipated follow-up to last year's hit Chilling Adventures in Sorcery! 32 pages, full color, rated T+

Return of the Outlaw (1953) 3 GD 2.0

Cover detached.

Cover by Stan Campbell. Stories and art by Art Helfant and others. Toby Press re-presents the adventures of Billy the Kid, a folk hero rather than a killer, as seen in Billy the Kid Adventure Magazine (1950). Billy and his sidekick Tar Woods get caught up in a town's strange traditions around their annual horse race. Billy aids a woman who's been claiming Billy the Kid as her brother to scare off outlaws seeking her lost gold mine. Billy gets a job as a sharpshooter in a Wild West show, but his skills may give away his true identity. The Brazos Beauty; The Mark of Z; Sure-Shot; Tumbleweed Tim and Chuck. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Return of Wolverine (2018 Marvel) 1V NM 9.4 McNiven Weapon X Virgin 1:600 Variant

Limited 1 for 600 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Charles Soule. Art and Cover by Steve McNiven. HE'S BACK, BUB. 40 pages, full color. Parental Advisory Cover price $4.99.

Revenge of Wonderland (2018 Zenescope) 3BCC CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Variant Cover E.

Label #3796210004

Baltimore Comic Con exclusive variant by Derlis Santacruz. Written by Raven Gregory. Art by Allan Otero. Cover by Igor Vitorino. With Violet captured and taken to Wonderland, Calie must once again journey to the realm of dreams gone mad to save her daughter from the diabolical clutches of the Duchess. But the Duchess isn't the only being standing in Callie's way as Wonderland is only more than happy to show her that its' revenge...is only beginning. 32 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $3.99.

Revival (2012 Image) 1A CGC 9.8 Frison 1st Printing

Paper: White

Label #4616981014

Cover by Jenny Frison (W) Tim Seeley (A) Mike Norton For one day in rural central Wisconsin, the dead came back to life. Now it's up to Officer Dana Cypress to deal with the media scrutiny, religious zealots, and government quarantine that has come with them. In a town where the living have to learn to deal with those who are supposed to be dead, Officer Cypress must solve a brutal murder, and everyone, alive or undead, is a suspect. A beautiful 'farm noir' that puts a new twist on the zombie genre, created by NYT Bestselling author TIM SEELEY and acclaimed artist MIKE NORTON. Cover price $2.99.

Richard Dragon Kung Fu Fighter (1975) 1 FN 6.0

Cover art by Dick Giordano. Coming of a Dragon! starring Richard Dragon, Kung Fu Fighter (1st appearance), O-Sensei, Benjamin Turner (intro, later becomes the Bronze Tiger), script by Jim Dennis, art by Leopoldo Duranona; martial arts action based on the novel, Dragon's Fists. 32 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Rifleman (1960-1964 Dell/Gold Key) 10 GD/VG 3.0

Cover oxidation.

Cover photo of Chuck Connors and Johnny Crawford. Stories and art by Warren Tufts, Eric Freiwald; Robert Schaefer, and Nat Edson. Rifle-toting rancher Lucas McCain helps keep order in the Old West, based on the popular TV Western. Lucas's old flame Nell returns, now tragically married to wanted outlaw Dan Dorne. A little girl escapes from a wagon train and is taken in by the McCains, who discover that her "father" is not who he appears to be. Plus the true-life Western tale of Charley Parker, who drove a stagecoach for 30 years before anyone ever discovered that Charley was a woman. Winter's Harvest; A Stranger Comes to North Fork; The Winner; Proof of Guilt; The Young Runaway; Getting Started; Runaway from Somewhere. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Rima the Jungle Girl Lot of 7

Issues 1-7 of Rima the Jungle Girl (1974). Most will grade in the FN range with a few grading VG.

Ripped (2023 Imagination Inx) 1A CBCS 9.8 Witnessed Sig Ricketts Kickstarter

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Witnessed Signature: Steve Ricketts on 5/16/2024 Kickstarter Exclusive

Label #24-09703B8-011

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Written by Steve Ricketts. Art by Steve Ricketts. Coloring by Federico Pepto Sioc Jr. This is the story of Gary Growler. A young man who idolizes Friendlyman, the greatest Unique the world has ever known. Gary has long dreamed of being a "Unique", a term used because each wielder has powers that are very unique to them. Nobody completely understands how or even when Uniques acquire their abilities. These powers range from incredible to bizarre. With proper training they can be all be formidable. Or at least...entertaining. 32pgs. FC

Rise of Ultraman #2B Cover Print by Art Adams

Signed by the artist. High quality print on heavy stock. 13" x 19".

Rob Liefeld Ashcan Signed Lot of 3

Ashcans of Bloodstrike (1993) 2, Youngblood (1992 1st Series) 1, and Brigade (1993 2nd Series) 2 signed by Rob Liefeld. No autograph certification is included. Most will grade in the FN to VF range.

Robert Alphonso Taft Story (1949) 1949 NM- 9.2

Robert Alphonso Taft Story (1949) is a promotional comic book. It is political giveaway comic sponsored by the United Labor League of Ohio and their candidate, Joe Ferguson. This promo was done in order to discredit Senator Taft in his 1950 Ohio re-election bid. The tone is distinctly pro-union. 10c cover price. Cover price $0.10.

Robin and Batman (2022 DC) 1C CGC 9.8 Albuquerque 1:25 Variant

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Albuquerque Variant Cover.

Label #3981711018

Limited 1 for 25 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Jeff Lemire. Art by Dustin Nguyen. Cover by Rafael Albuquerque. The legendary story of Batman and Robin has reached nearly mythic proportions: the crime-fighting Dynamic Duo, always one step ahead of the criminals they pursue and never meeting a case too big. This isnt that story. This is the story of a young Dick Grayson, newly orphaned, struggling to find his way in a strange, difficult, dark new world…This is the story of Robin and Batman. The bestselling creative team behind the Eisner-winning Descender, Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen, reunite in Gotham City to tell the story of a remarkable young man learning to navigate an incredible new world! 40 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $5.99.

Robin and Batman (2022 DC) 2A CGC 9.8 Nguyen

Paper: White

Label #4527770022

Written by Jeff Lemire. Art and Cover by Dustin Nguyen. Dick Grayson is struggling in his training to be Robin, and the Batman decides the young man needs a break…and takes him to meet the Justice League! In an awe-inspiring moment, he meets the Worlds Greatest Heroes…and their sidekicks! Will these teen titans get along? 40 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $5.99.

Robocop (2003 Avatar) 1A.PRISM CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Prism Foil Cover.

Label #4603777021

Prism Foil Edition Cover by Frank Miller. Story and Art by Frank Miller & Juan Jose Ryp. At long last, Frank Miller's never-before-seen full Robocop epic finally sees light of day! Robocop was one of the truly great bits of movie and pop culture magic from the 80s, and the cult of Robocop continues to grow strong to this day. In full-on action, the Robocop is told as Frank Miller always intended, composed straight from the master's original writings and scripts! The vast majority of Miller's insane ideas, vicious black humor, and robotic mayhem never made it to the screen, but every last bit is finally unleashed in this series. With sequential adaptation from Steven Grant and art by superstar Juan Jose Ryp, the series features covers by Frank Miller, who is also personally signing the creation of the entire project. FC, 32pg

Robocop (2003 Avatar) 1D CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Robosteel Edition.

Label #4603777022

Robosteel cover (wraparound). Limited to 2000 copies. by Frank Miller & Juan Jose Ryp At long last, Frank Miller's never-before-seen full Robocop epic finally sees light of day! Robocop was one of the truly great bits of movie and pop culture magic from the 80s, and the cult of Robocop continues to grow strong to this day. In full-on action, the Robocop is told as Frank Miller always intended, composed straight from the master's original writings and scripts! The vast majority of Miller's insane ideas, vicious black humor, and robotic mayhem never made it to the screen, but every last bit is finally unleashed in this series. With sequential adaptation from Steven Grant and art by superstar Juan Jose Ryp, the series features covers by Frank Miller, who is also personally signing the creation of the entire project. Cover price $14.95.

Robocop 2 (1990) Deluxe Edition 1 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Deluxe Edition.

Label #4609867009

Deluxe format comic sized version, in color, of the official Marvel adaptation of the hit film! Written by Alan Grant (adaptation), Frank Miller (screenplay) and Walon Green (screenplay). Art by Mark Bagley and Tony DeZuniga. Painted Cover by John Rheaume. The cops are on strike. A new designer drug is tearing Old Detroit to pieces. The future of law enforcement is back on the beat. Part man, part machine, all cop! (Also see Robocop 2 (1990 Magazine) #1, which is in B&W, and Robocop 2 (1990 Marvel) #1-3, which are in color; all these adaptations of the film were released at the same time.) Softcover, 64 pages, full color. Cover price $4.95.

Robyn Hood The Curse (2017 Zenescope) 1G CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Variant Cover G.

Label #3796202006

New Year's Eve Exclusive Variant Cover by Derlis Santacruz - limited to 350 copies. Written by Chuck Dixon. Art by Julius Abrera. After a daring and dangerous escape from a sadistic super-max prison, Robyn is finally back home where she belongs. But as she re-acclimates to her 'normal' life in New York City, Robyn gets a long distance call from her best friend, Marian Quin. A new evil has been released and Marian needs Robyn's help to send it back from where it came… But this battle is about to get more personal than either of these friends could have imagined, and nothing will ever be the same! 32 pages, full color. Rated T

Robyn Hood The Curse (2017 Zenescope) 1G CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Variant Cover G.

Label #3796202005

New Year's Eve Exclusive Variant Cover by Derlis Santacruz - limited to 350 copies. Written by Chuck Dixon. Art by Julius Abrera. After a daring and dangerous escape from a sadistic super-max prison, Robyn is finally back home where she belongs. But as she re-acclimates to her 'normal' life in New York City, Robyn gets a long distance call from her best friend, Marian Quin. A new evil has been released and Marian needs Robyn's help to send it back from where it came… But this battle is about to get more personal than either of these friends could have imagined, and nothing will ever be the same! 32 pages, full color. Rated T

Robyn Hood The Curse (2017 Zenescope) 1G CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Variant Cover G.

Label #3825495012

New Year's Eve Exclusive Variant Cover by Derlis Santacruz - limited to 350 copies. Written by Chuck Dixon. Art by Julius Abrera. After a daring and dangerous escape from a sadistic super-max prison, Robyn is finally back home where she belongs. But as she re-acclimates to her 'normal' life in New York City, Robyn gets a long distance call from her best friend, Marian Quin. A new evil has been released and Marian needs Robyn's help to send it back from where it came… But this battle is about to get more personal than either of these friends could have imagined, and nothing will ever be the same! 32 pages, full color. Rated T

Robyn Hood The Curse (2017 Zenescope) 6SDCC.A CGC 9.8 Santacruz SDCC Variant

Paper: White

Variant Cover F.

Label #3828426008

San Diego Comic Con 2018 exclusive cover by Derlis Santacruz - Limited to 500 copies. Written by Chuck Dixon. Art by Julius Abrera. A darkness falls over the billionaire's mega-party and everyone who falls beneath its shadow will die! A nightmare god from the ancient past shows up in San Diego to judge every living soul. And the news is NOT good. Robyn and her bow may be the only thing that stands between civilization as we know and a world ruled by an angry deity with an appetite for human flesh. And Marian succeeds in freeing Sam from her curse. Or has she? 32 pages, full color. Rated T

Robyn Hood Vigilante (2019 Zenescope) 4E CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Variant Cover E.

Label #3835633004

St. Paddy's Day 15 Year Crystal Anniversary Collectible 'A' Cover by Elias Chatzoudis - limited to 250 copies. Written by Ben Meares. Art by Babisu Kourtis. Mayor Nyguen takes the first big step in her sinister plot to take control of New York City when she recites Robyn's last ally to her cause. Meanwhile, Robyn's sanctuary is compromised and she finds herself going toe-to-toe against the same robots who nearly killed her. But she soon realizes that the 'bots are the least of her worries when she meets the Vigilante Hunter Squad's newest member: a bio-mechanical monstrosity who makes her mechanical foes look like harmless toys. 32 pages, full color. Rated T

Robyn Hood Vigilante (2019 Zenescope) 4E CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Variant Cover E.

Label #3835633006

St. Paddy's Day 15 Year Crystal Anniversary Collectible 'A' Cover by Elias Chatzoudis - limited to 250 copies. Written by Ben Meares. Art by Babisu Kourtis. Mayor Nyguen takes the first big step in her sinister plot to take control of New York City when she recites Robyn's last ally to her cause. Meanwhile, Robyn's sanctuary is compromised and she finds herself going toe-to-toe against the same robots who nearly killed her. But she soon realizes that the 'bots are the least of her worries when she meets the Vigilante Hunter Squad's newest member: a bio-mechanical monstrosity who makes her mechanical foes look like harmless toys. 32 pages, full color. Rated T

Robyn Hood Vigilante (2019 Zenescope) 4E CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Variant Cover E.

Label #3835633007

St. Paddy's Day 15 Year Crystal Anniversary Collectible 'A' Cover by Elias Chatzoudis - limited to 250 copies. Written by Ben Meares. Art by Babisu Kourtis. Mayor Nyguen takes the first big step in her sinister plot to take control of New York City when she recites Robyn's last ally to her cause. Meanwhile, Robyn's sanctuary is compromised and she finds herself going toe-to-toe against the same robots who nearly killed her. But she soon realizes that the 'bots are the least of her worries when she meets the Vigilante Hunter Squad's newest member: a bio-mechanical monstrosity who makes her mechanical foes look like harmless toys. 32 pages, full color. Rated T

Robyn Hood Vigilante (2019 Zenescope) 4E CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Variant Cover E.

Label #3813093002

St. Paddy's Day 15 Year Crystal Anniversary Collectible 'A' Cover by Elias Chatzoudis - limited to 250 copies. Written by Ben Meares. Art by Babisu Kourtis. Mayor Nyguen takes the first big step in her sinister plot to take control of New York City when she recites Robyn's last ally to her cause. Meanwhile, Robyn's sanctuary is compromised and she finds herself going toe-to-toe against the same robots who nearly killed her. But she soon realizes that the 'bots are the least of her worries when she meets the Vigilante Hunter Squad's newest member: a bio-mechanical monstrosity who makes her mechanical foes look like harmless toys. 32 pages, full color. Rated T

Robyn Hood Vigilante (2019 Zenescope) 4E CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Variant Cover E.

Label #3818398010

St. Paddy's Day 15 Year Crystal Anniversary Collectible 'A' Cover by Elias Chatzoudis - limited to 250 copies. Written by Ben Meares. Art by Babisu Kourtis. Mayor Nyguen takes the first big step in her sinister plot to take control of New York City when she recites Robyn's last ally to her cause. Meanwhile, Robyn's sanctuary is compromised and she finds herself going toe-to-toe against the same robots who nearly killed her. But she soon realizes that the 'bots are the least of her worries when she meets the Vigilante Hunter Squad's newest member: a bio-mechanical monstrosity who makes her mechanical foes look like harmless toys. 32 pages, full color. Rated T

Robyn Hood Vigilante (2019 Zenescope) 4E CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Variant Cover E.

Label #3835633003

St. Paddy's Day 15 Year Crystal Anniversary Collectible 'A' Cover by Elias Chatzoudis - limited to 250 copies. Written by Ben Meares. Art by Babisu Kourtis. Mayor Nyguen takes the first big step in her sinister plot to take control of New York City when she recites Robyn's last ally to her cause. Meanwhile, Robyn's sanctuary is compromised and she finds herself going toe-to-toe against the same robots who nearly killed her. But she soon realizes that the 'bots are the least of her worries when she meets the Vigilante Hunter Squad's newest member: a bio-mechanical monstrosity who makes her mechanical foes look like harmless toys. 32 pages, full color. Rated T

Rock N Roll Comics (1989 1st Printing) 3 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4609507020

This Book was never reprinted due to a restraining order. Bon Jovi by Todd Loren & Larry Nadolsky. Cover by Lyndal Ferguson. Cover price $1.95.

Rocketeer Adventures 2 (2012 IDW) 1JETPACK NM- 9.2 Jetpack Variant

Jetpack Comics Edition Variant cover by Dave Stevens. (W) Marc Guggenheim, Peter David, Stan Sakai. (A) Sandy Plunkett, Bill Sienkiewicz, Stan Sakai. The second volume of Dave Stevens' Rocketeer blasts off with an all-new selection of great stories by some of the best in the biz! This issue starts off with a bang as Cliff finds himself in a dogfight, followed by a screening of everyone's favorite cartoon character, and ending on a high-note with a lovely and somewhat familiar story-plus a gorgeous pin-up by Arthur Adams! That's 25-count 'em, TWO FIVE-pages of topnotch comics!

Rocketeer Special Edition (1984 Eclipse) 1 VF- 7.5

Cover, story and art by Dave Stevens. "Chapter 5" 20 pages. Part 5 of 8. Story continues from Pacific Presents #2. Cliff Secord teams up with the inventor of his jet pack to stop enemy agents from stealing "The Locust", an experimental plane. If he survives, he will still have to escape the inventor and his agents if he wants to prevent Betty from flying to Europe with slimy photographer Marco. Story continues in Rocketeer Adventure Magazine #1. Issue includes pin ups by Gray Morrow, Doug Wildey, Murphy Anderson, George Freeman, William Stout, Russ Heath, Al Williamson, Bruce Jones and Mike Kaluta. 32 pages. Full color. Cover price $1.50.

Rogue and Gambit (2023 Marvel) 2ILLUMINATI.B CGC 9.9

Paper: White

Nakayama "Virgin" Edition.

Label #4667345021

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Comics Illuminati (Unknown Comics, Comic Traders, Anti-Hero Gallery, and The 616 Comics) Exclusive Virgin Cover by David Nakayama. Written by Stephanie Phillips. Art by Carlos Gomez. X-MEN VERSUS AVENGERS WITH THE FATE OF KRAKOA AT STAKE! The future of mutant-kind rests on Rogue and Gambits shoulders! Granted a vision of Krakoa's demise, Destiny knows the one way to save their paradise: Find Manifold and hide him away, somewhere so deep that no one, not even his allies on the Avengers, can find him. That…wont sit well with Earths Mightiest Heroes. The King of Wakanda comes for Marvels premier couple! But the Black Panther is just the first on a very long list of problems — and when someone else steals Manifold away, Rogue and Gambit find themselves in everyone's crosshairs. 28 pages, full color. Rated T+

Rogue The Savage Land (2025 Marvel) 5JSC.A CGC 9.6

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JScottCampbell.com Edition C.

Label #4644495013

JScottCampbell.Com Exclusive Wraparound Cover by J. Scott Campbell. Written by Tim Seeley. Art by Zulema Scotto Lavina. A powerless Rogue and Magneto race to stop Zaladane's plot before it plunges the Savage Land into a second Ice Age! But what can a girl from Mississippi do against a god? And, even if she can stop the ascension, is Rogue saving the Savage Land just to hand it over to Zaladane?! 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Rogue The Savage Land (2025 Marvel) 5JSC.B CGC 9.6

Paper: White

JScottCampbell.com Edition B.

Label #4644495010

JScottCampbell.Com Exclusive "Border" Edition Variant Cover by J. Scott Campbell. Written by Tim Seeley. Art by Zulema Scotto Lavina. A powerless Rogue and Magneto race to stop Zaladane's plot before it plunges the Savage Land into a second Ice Age! But what can a girl from Mississippi do against a god? And, even if she can stop the ascension, is Rogue saving the Savage Land just to hand it over to Zaladane?! 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

ROM (1979 Marvel) 1D CBCS 9.6 Witnessed Sig Rubinstein

Paper: White

Witnessed Sig: Joe Rubinstein on 8/23/2019

Label #19-33109B3-019

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) 13 CBCS 9.2

Paper: White

Direct Edition

Label #22-2D0A2F1-005

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Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema. After his battle with Jack of Hearts, Rom washes up to shore battered and suffering from amnesia. After befriending the young girl, Talley, Rom and his new found friend soon discover that evil lurks within the sea cave in which they explore. Can Rom regain his memories in time to stop the Plunderer (last seen in Fantastic Four #191) and his pirates from fulfilling their malevolent plans? Plus, a back-up story featuring Rom and the Spaceknights of Galador. 32 pages. Cover price $0.50.

ROM (1979 Marvel) 17N CGC 9.8

Paper: Off white to white

Newsstand Edition

Label #4529044002

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Newsstand Edition. 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.

ROM (1979 Marvel) 30D CBCS 9.2

Paper: White

Direct Edition

Label #22-2D0A2F1-006

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Direct Edition. Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema and Joe Sinnott. Rom bestows Torpedo with the ability to spot the shape-shifting Dire Wraiths. As Wraith activity escalates, a new threat arrives in the form of the Metal Master (last seen in Incredible Hulk #6) and his mechanical monstrosities. This encounter leaves Rom wondering if he will ever meat this Hulk he keeps hearing about. Flashback cameo appearance by the Incredible Hulk. 32 pages. Cover price $0.60.

ROM (1979 Marvel) 32 CBCS 7.0

Paper: White

Label #22-2D0A2F1-007

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By Bill Mantlo, Sal Buscema and Joe Sinnott. Rom stands against the united might of Hybrid and the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. But, when the mutant known as Rogue turns her ability absorbing powers on the gallant Spaceknight, his innate nobility awakens a goodness within her that she did not realize she had (perhaps leading her to seek out membership with the Uncanny X-Men). 32 pages. Cover price $0.60.

ROM (1979 Marvel) 34D CBCS 9.6

Paper: White

Direct Edition

Label #22-2D0A2F1-008

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Direct Edition. Guest starring Prince Namor, the mighty Sub-Mariner. Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema. Rom and Sybil have each lost much in the conflict with the Dire Wraiths. He, his humanity and homeworld and she, her parents and childhood. While, in the depths of the Atlantic Ocean the Savage Sub-Mariner soon learns that there is no where safe from the influence of the evil Dire Wraiths. 32 pages. Cover price $0.60.

ROM (1979 Marvel) 58 CBCS 9.4

Paper: White

Label #22-2D0A2F1-012

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Guest-starring Ant-Man and Alpha Flight. Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema and Mel Candido. In the aftermath of last issue's devastating events the diminutive Avenger Ant-Man arrives to give our Spaceknights a helping hand. Using his Pym-Particles, Ant-Man, Rom, and Starshine shrink down and enter the bowels of the earth seeking answers. What they find would give pause to even the bravest of heroes. 32 pages. Cover price $0.60.

ROM (1979 Marvel) 59D CBCS 9.4

Paper: White

Newsstand Edition

Label #22-2D0A2F1-013

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Direct Edition. Guest-starring Ant-Man. Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Steve Ditko (legendary Spider-Man artist) and Bob Layton. As Ant-Man and the military try to stay alive amidst a swarm of mutated insects, Rom and Starshine venture into the sub-atomic realm in search of the source that has caused the insects transformation. Also, Starshine learns a valuable of lesson in mercy. 32 pages. Cover price $0.60.

ROM (1979 Marvel) 60 CBCS 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Direct Edition

Label #22-2D0A2F1-014

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Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Steve Ditko and Tom Palmer. Rom, Starshine, and Rick Jones come upon a massacre where the sole survivor is a little girl whose mother saved her life at the expense of her own. But not before the girl absorbed the horrible memories of the Wraith who attacked her. Now, she must live with the horrible truth of what these evil beings have in store for mankind. Plus, the events of Thor (1962-1996 1st Series) #349 spill over into this very issue. 32 pages. Cover price $0.60.

ROM (1979 Marvel) 61 CBCS 9.4

Paper: White

Direct Edition

Label #22-2D0A2F1-015

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Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Steve Ditko and Jackson Guice. Continued from Rom Annual #3. Rom confronts a vast flock of Wraiths in the form Deathwings in "The Beginning of the End of the World!" Plus, government Agent Henry Gyrich, oft nemesis of the Avengers and X-Men, arrives to tell the military and Rom that there is a man who has successfully duplicated Rom's most powerful weapon, the Neutralizer. That man's name is Forge. 32 Cover price $0.60.

ROM (1979 Marvel) 62 CBCS 9.4

Paper: White

Newsstand Edition

Label #22-2D0A2F1-016

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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 (1979 Marvel) 63 CBCS 9.4

Paper: White

Direct Edition

Label #22-2D0A2F1-017

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Guest-starring Forge. Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Steve Ditko and Brett Breeding. Under the guidance of Forge, the man with the mutant ability to invent and build anything, Rom and the united governments of the world begin construction of an Orbiting Global Neutralizer. However, the shape-shifting Dire Wraiths are revealed to be within their ranks. The sinister aliens attempt to sabotage the efforts of our heroes. 32 pages. Cover price $0.60.

ROM (1979 Marvel) 68 CBCS 9.6

Paper: White

Direct Edition

Label #22-2D0A2F1-019

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Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Steve Ditko and Brett Breeding. Rom becomes caught in the middle of two warring factions. Humans on one side and machines on the other with neither willing to give an inch. Rom, being a cyborg, is trapped between man and machine...which side will he choose? 32 pages. Cover price $0.65.

ROM (1979 Marvel) 69 CBCS 9.0

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Label #22-2D0A2F1-020

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Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Steve Ditko and P. Craig Russell. Rom lands on a strange and extraordinary planet, the like of which he has never seen before. As he ventures into the bowels of the earth he finds Spaceknights and Dire Wraiths alike being held within. Rom must confront the one foe even mighty Galactus could not defeat, Ego the Living Planet. 32 pages. Cover price $0.65.

ROM (1979 Marvel) 70 CBCS 9.4

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Label #22-2D0A2F1-021

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Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Steve Ditko and Kim DeMulder. Reunited with his Spaceknight comrades Seeker and Skera the Scanner, Rom lands on a harsh and dangerous swamp covered planet in search of yet another missing Spaceknight. The trio soon find hundreds of Dire Wraiths enslaved. What power in the universe could possibly hold sway over such terrible creatures? The answer will surprise you in "The Hidden God." 32 pages. Cover price $0.65.