Rom #59 (1984) - Printings, Contents and Key Issues

Identification plate

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Microbe Menace!	cover	1	pencils: Paul Smith; inks: Bob Layton	Rom, Starshine
1	A World Alive!	comic story	22	script: Bill Mantlo; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Bob Layton; colors: Ben Sean; letters: Janice Chiang	Ant-Man, Rick Jones, Scott Lang, Rom, Starshine
2	-	in-house column	1	pencils: Jim Starlin; inks: Jim Starlin
3	-	letters page	1	script: Bill Mantlo, Mike Carlin, Michael Carlin, Michael Higgins; pencils: Mike Carlin; inks: Mike Carlin; letters: Mike Carlin

Edition	How to tell
Newsstand	price 0.60 USD; barcode 0714860232310
Canadian	price 0.75 CAD; barcode 0714860232310

Collection	Year
Rom: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus #3 ISBN 978-1-302-95727-8	2024	On eBay ›
Rom Epic Collection: The Original Marvel Years #4 ISBN 978-1-302-96691-1	2026	On eBay ›

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