Dates
- Cover date
- May 1981
- On sale
- February 17, 1981
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (3)
Copies of #18 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Direct edition50¢ cover
Direct
No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
Source ↗ - Newsstand edition50¢ cover
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 0714860232305
This edition’s page
Creators
pencils: Frank Miller, Sal Buscemainks: Terry Austin, Al Milgrom, Frank Giacoia, Chic Stonecolors: George Roussos, Barry Grossmanscript: Bill Mantlo, Sal Buscema, Chris Claremont, Jo Duffyletters: Michael Higgins, Irv Watanabe
Stories
- And a Child Shall Deceive Them! · 22 pages
Thinking that Rom is an evil mutant beating on a human child, the X-Men attack him. Little do they realize that the boy is a human/Dire Wraith hybrid with the mutant power of manipulating their own abilities. Once they realize their mistake, Kitty is able to blast Hybrid with Rom's neutralizer but accidentally sends Rom to Limbo as well.
Characters
LoganWolverineOroro MunroeStormPiotr RasputinColossusKurt WagnerNightcrawlerKitty PrydeRomSpriteHybrid
Reprinted in
Rom and the X-Men: Marvel Tales (2024), Rom: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus (2023), Rom Epic Collection: The Original Marvel Years (2025)