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Rom #18

Marvel · Series began 1979 · May 1981

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Dates

Cover date: May 1981
On sale: February 17, 1981
Pages: 36

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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.
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Newsstand edition50¢ cover

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 0714860232305
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UK pence edition0.20 GBP cover

British

Printed cover price 0.20 GBP.
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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.

Publisher’s description

Born from the unnatural union of a Dire Wraith father and a human mother, the malevolent Hybrid has used his powerful psionic and shape-changing abilities to trick the X-Men into thinking that Rom is the evil one. Now, Rom must stave off the powerful mutants long enough to convince them of the true threat before it is too late

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)