ROM (1979 Marvel) Canadian Price Variant comic books 1983-1985
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Issue #39
$3.60
Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. Guest starring Shang Chi the Master of Kung Fu. Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema and Akin Garvey. The Dire Wraiths have awakened an ancient evil. To save the children will Rom and Shang Chi be willing to do what is necessary, utilize lethal force, to prevent said evil from rising. Meanwhile, Steve discovers Brandy and her unholy bargain with Doctor Dredd. 32 pages. Cover price $0.75.
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Issue #44
$4.80
$2.50
Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema and Akin Garvey. With Rom's cloned human body decaying, Starshine strikes a deal with the mutated genius, the Gremlin. For him to save Rom's life she must first protect them from the Soviet Super-Soldier, the Devastator. Plus, Rom says goodbye to his humanity, literally. 32 pages. Cover price $0.75.
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Issue #45
$2.50
Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema and Akin Garvey. Rom and Brandy, now residing in Starshine's Spaceknight armor, are finally free to declare their previously unspoken love for each other. The Gremlin tells the tale of dread and despair as the Dire Wraiths have infiltrate into the highest ranking offices of Mother Russia. That's when the Soviet Super Soldiers (last seen in Incredible Hulk #258-259) attack. Can even Rom stand against the mutant power of Darkstar, Mistress of the Darforce, Vanguard, the patriot hero of the people, and Major Ursus, able to transform into a mighty man-bear whose strength is legend. 32 pages. Cover price $0.75.
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Issue #48
$2.50
$2.50
Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema and Akin Garvey. Within the United Nations many of the world's nations meet on a common ground. However, tonight a convocation of another sort transpires. The alien creatures known as Dire Wraiths come together to debate the merits of their methods for defeating Rom and conquering the planet Earth. The males rely on super-science and technology while the females place their faith in sorcery and the dark arts. When all is said and done only one faction will leave this meeting alive and things will never be the same again. 32 pages. Cover price $0.75.
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Issue #49
$4.80
$3.90
Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema and Akin Garvey. Hissing, the Dire Wraiths emerge from the dark West Virginia hills and descend upon the unsuspecting town of Clairton. Their hatred for the Spaceknight known as Rom knows no bounds and this quiet little hamlet and its residence shall not escape their vengeance. Many a friend and family member fall on this fateful night and Rom, with Satrshine, returns to his adopted home to find things are forever changed. 32 pages. Cover price $0.75.
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Issue #50
$5.70
$4.30
$4.30
Canadian edition with $1.25 cover price. Special double-size 50th issue. Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema and Akin Garvey. Rom and Starshine are trapped in a shadow dimension and must find a way to return to Earth and prevent the Dire Wraiths from accomplishing their malevolent plans. Witness a startling transformation in Starshine that leaves the Earth woman forever changed. And, a cadre of alien Skrulls arrive in Clairton. What business do the enemies of the Fantastic Four have in Rom's adopted home? Plus, included are bonus posters with art by Richard Konkle and featuring Rom as well as Hybrid one of Rom's deadliest enemies. A tribute for those who have fallen including Steve Jackson, Torpedo, Terminator, Rom's own humanity, and others. A gallery of the heroes who have stood beside Rom including Dr. Strange, Namor, the X-Men. Power Man and Iron Fist, the Soviet Super-Soldiers, and the Fantastic Four. A gallery featuring Rom's arch foes, the horrible denizens of the Dark Nebula known as the Dire Wraiths. And finally the Spaceknights of Galador. Heroes die and the status-quo changes. This one has it all. 48 pages. Cover price $1.25.
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Issue #57
$3.60
Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. Guest-starring Alpha Flight. Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema and Mel Candido. A giant tsunami fulled by sinister Wraith magic threatens to engulf a quiet Canadian town. Is the combined might of Rom, Starshine, and the Canadian super-heroes Alpha Flight enough to halt the tidal-wave's devastating advance. Don't bet on it. In this issue we learn, even super-heroes can fail. 32 pages. Cover price $0.75.
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Issue #59
$3.90
$2.50
Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. 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 $0.75.
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Issue #60
$2.50
Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. 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 $0.75.
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Issue #61
$3.30
$3.30
Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. 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. Cover price $0.75.
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Issue #64
$5.40
Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Steve Ditko and P. Craig Russell. All across the globe apocalyptic events ravage the Earth as the black magic of the Dire Wraiths brings forth their home world from the depths of the Dark Nebula. Meanwhile, Rom is taken off guard by the sinister shape-shifting aliens who use the Spaceknight's own pure heart and enate goodness as a weapon against him. This is the issue that sets the stage for the ultimate battle between the forces of Earth and the hordes of the Wraithkind. 32 pages. Cover price $0.75.
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Issue #68
$3.60
$3.60
$2.80
Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. 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 $0.75.
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Issue #72
$5.70
$4.30
Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. A Secret Wars II crossover. Guest-starring the Beyonder. Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Steve Ditko and Bob Layton. The Beyonder, a nigh omnipotent being who hails from a universe where he was all and all was him, now walks the Earth among mere mortals, and for the first time in his existence he feels...discontent. Brandy Clark, former Spaceknight, and Rick Jones, former professional sidekick to some of the greatest super-heroes, also feel the nagging tug of discontentment. Will this all-powerful being grant Brandy and Rick their deepest desires? Captain America and Captain Marvel cameo. 32 pages. Cover price $0.75.
