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ROM (1979 Marvel) comic books in grade NM- or lower, graded by CBCS

  • Item #59209452
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    Published Dec 1979 by Marvel.
    • CBCS Authentic Signature
    • Paper: White
    • Witnessed Signatures: Jim Shooter & John Romita Jr. on 7/29/2022, Frank Miller & Joe Rubinstein on 10/8/2022 & Sal Buscema on 10/31/2022. Direct Edition.
    • Label #23-0B0CC15-056
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    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.

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  • Item #59209486
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    Published Dec 1979 by Marvel.
    • CBCS Authentic Signature
    • Paper: White
    • Witnessed Signatures: John Romita Jr. on 7/29/2022, Frank Miller, Jim Shooter & Joe Rubinstein (with sketch) on 10/8/2022 & Sal Buscema on 10/31/2022. Direct Edition.
    • Label #23-0B0CC15-057
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    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.

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  • Item #59209711
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    Published Dec 1979 by Marvel.
    • CBCS Authentic Signature
    • Paper: White
    • Witnessed Signatures: John Romita Jr. on 7/29/2022, Frank Miller, Jim Shooter & Joe Rubinstein (with sketch) on 10/8/2022 & Sal Buscema on 10/31/2022. Direct Edition.
    • Label #23-0B0CC15-059
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    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.

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  • Item #59209720
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    Published Dec 1979 by Marvel.
    • CBCS Authentic Signature
    • Paper: White
    • Witnessed Signatures: John Romita Jr. on 7/29/2022, Frank Miller, Jim Shooter & Joe Rubinstein (with sketch) on 10/8/2022 & Sal Buscema on 10/31/2022. Newsstand Edition.
    • Label #23-0B0CC15-061
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    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.

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  • Item #59209723
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    Published Dec 1979 by Marvel.
    • CBCS Authentic Signature
    • Paper: White
    • Witnessed Signatures: John Romita Jr. on 7/29/2022, Frank Miller, Jim Shooter & Joe Rubinstein (with sketch) on 10/8/2022 & Sal Buscema on 10/31/2022. Newsstand Edition.
    • Label #23-0B0CC15-058
    • This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($10.20) will be charged at checkout.
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    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.

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  • Item #58941647
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    Published Dec 1980 by Marvel.

    ROM (1979 Marvel) 13 CBCS 9.2

    Paper: White

    Direct Edition

    Label #22-2D0A2F1-005

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    Starts Jan 19

    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.

  • Item #58941629
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    Published May 1982 by Marvel.

    ROM (1979 Marvel) 30D CBCS 9.2

    Paper: White

    Direct Edition

    Label #22-2D0A2F1-006

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    Starts Jan 19

    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.

  • Item #58941625
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    ROM (1979 Marvel) 32 CBCS 7.0

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    Label #22-2D0A2F1-007

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    Starts Jan 19

    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.

  • Item #61444363
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    Published Oct 1983 by Marvel.
    • CBCS Authentic Signature
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Newsstand Edition. Witnessed Signatures: Bill Sienkiewicz, Chris Claremont & Jim Shooter on 10/15/2023.
    • Label #24-06C5551-074
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    Direct Edition. Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema and Akin Garvey. A young couple soon learn what lurks in the dark as a pare of Dire Wraiths reveal their terrible nature to them. Plus, Rom and Starshine arrive to a mysterious island and are accosted by creatures of fantasy and fairy-tale in "One Man's Toys...are another Man's Terror!" 32 pages. Cover price $0.60.

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  • Item #58941585
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    Published Nov 1984 by Marvel.

    ROM (1979 Marvel) 60 CBCS 8.5

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    Label #22-2D0A2F1-014

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    Starts Jan 19

    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.

  • Item #58941342
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    Published Aug 1985 by Marvel.

    ROM (1979 Marvel) 69 CBCS 9.0

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    Label #22-2D0A2F1-020

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    Starts Jan 19

    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.

  • Item #58940997
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    Published Dec 1985 by Marvel.

    ROM (1979 Marvel) 73 CBCS 9.0

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    Label #22-2D0A2F1-023

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    Starts Jan 19

    Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Steve Ditko and Joe Sinnott. Continued from last issue and Rom Annual # 4, Brandy has arrived on Galador, homeworld to her beloved Rom. But she soon learns that this is not the plush paradise it once was. A war is in progress and humans are targeted for termination by...Spaceknights? By tales end, Rom along with his allies the Spaceknight Squadron, and thanks in no small part to the Shi'ar, have returned to Galador to set things right. 32 pages. Cover price $0.75.