Rom #36

Dates

Cover date

November 1982

On sale

August 10, 1982

Pages

36

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #36 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

• Direct edition60¢ cover

  Direct

  No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.

  Source ↗
• Newsstand edition60¢ cover

  Newsstand

  A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

  Barcode 0714860232311 · shared with another edition

  This edition’s page
• Canadian price edition0.75 CAD cover

  Canadian

  Printed cover price 0.75 CAD.

  Barcode 0714860232311 · shared with another edition

  This edition’s page

Creators

Stories

• The Sign of the Victim Is... Scarecrow! · 22 pages

  Brandy is visiting the grave of Starshine when the dead Spaceknight's spirit appears to her and imbues her with her power. Rom is flying over Wales when he finds a young boy tied up to a scarecrow post. He learns that the villagers of Gwillyn Dale are sacrificing their children to appease Dire Wraiths. Despite battling the Wraith coven, Rom is unable to keep the child from being captured.

Publisher’s description

At the grave of the fallen Spaceknight Starshine, Brandy strikes a bargain that will change her life and the lives of all those she loves forever. Meanwhile, Rom, fresh off his victory in Atlantis, streaking home to Clairton, comes across the small hamlet of Gwillyn Dale and discovers that the evil Dire Wraiths have stolen into the night and taken the children. Rom suffers his worst defeat and vows an oath of redemption.

Characters

Reprinted in

Rom: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus (2023), Rom Epic Collection: The Original Marvel Years (2025)