Rom #23 (1981) - Printings, Contents and Key Issues

Identification plate

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	To Storm the Baxter Building!	cover	1	pencils: Al Milgrom; inks: Al Milgrom; colors: George Roussos	Iron Fist, Luke Cage, Power Man, Danny Rand, Rom
1	The Thing from Outer Space!	comic story	21	script: Bill Mantlo, Sal Buscema; pencils: Sal Buscema; inks: Joe Sinnott; colors: Ben Sean; letters: Rosen, Zalme	Captain America, Brandy Clark, Daredevil, Ben Grimm, Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Iron Fist, Iron Man, Steve Jackson, J. Jonah Jameson, Edwin Jarvis, Luke Cage, Moon Knight, Mister Fantastic
3	-	letters page	1	script: Bill Mantlo, Allen Milgrom, Jack Abel

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Edition	How to tell
Direct	price 0.50 USD; 0.50 CAD

Collection	Year
Rom: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus #1 ISBN 978-1-302-95671-4	2023	On eBay ›
Rom Epic Collection: The Original Marvel Years #2 ISBN 978-1-302-96109-1	2025	On eBay ›

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