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Issue: Rom #21
Publication Date: August 1981
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Issues: #21 of 75 Issues (160 Printings)
Title:
Is Variant Variant: Direct
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: Marvel Comics GroupView Brand Images4
Indicia Publisher: Marvel Comics Group
On Sale Date: 05/12/1981
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.50 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
5 (2 stories, 1 cover) from base issue
Editor(s): Al Milgrom; Jim Shooter (editor-in-chief)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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The Return of the Torpedo!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Al Milgrom (signed)
Inker(s): Al Milgrom (signed)
Colorist(s): George Roussos
Letterer(s): typeset; ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction, superhero
Feature(s): Rom
Character(s): Rom; Torpedo [Brock Jones]
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Cover colorist credit provided 2007 by Al Milgrom.
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Move Over, Rom--There's a New Hero in Town!

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Mantlo (plot, script); Sal Buscema (plot)
Penciller(s): Sal Buscema (breakdowns); Joe Sinnott (finishes)
Inker(s): Joe Sinnott
Colorist(s): Bob Sharen
Letterer(s): Jim Novak
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction, superhero
Feature(s): Rom
Character(s): Rom; GUESTS: Brandy Clark; Jonathan Clark; Sarah Clark; Steve Jackson; Torpedo [Brock Jones]; Lorrain Jones; VILLAINS: Dire Wraiths; Wraith Rocketeers; CAMEO FLASHBACK: Daredevil
Synopsis: Brock Jones moves his family to the quiet town of Clairton to get away from the Rocketeers who are after his alter ego, the Torpedo. Brock observes Rom flying over the city and mistakes him for an enemy. Rom battles the Torpedo but the two come to an understanding and Rom asks the new hero in town to help in his battle against the Dire Wraiths.
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Pages: 16
Disclose Notes: Dedicated to Marv Wolfman, creator of the Torpedo.
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Trouble in Paradise!

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Mantlo (plot, script); Sal Buscema (plot)
Penciller(s): Sal Buscema (breakdowns); Joe Sinnott (finishes)
Inker(s): Joe Sinnott
Colorist(s): Bob Sharen
Letterer(s): Jim Novak
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction, superhero
Feature(s): The Saga of the Spaceknights!
Character(s): Terminator; Prime Director; Angel Elite; Spaceknights [Rom; Starshine; Firefall; Hammerhand; Javelin](cameos)
Synopsis: Terminator breaks into the Hall of Science and enters the chamber where the human bodies of the Spaceknights are kept.
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Pages: 5
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Wonders of Nature

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Herb Trimpe
Inker(s): Herb Trimpe ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Irving Watanabe
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Fantastic Four; Hostess Fruit Pies
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Marie Severin
Inker(s): Marie Severin
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Bullpen Bulletins
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Bullpen Bulletins, The Hype Box, The Mighty Marvel Checklist and an illustration of Puzzle Man by Severin

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