Dates
- Cover date
- January 1983
- On sale
- October 12, 1982
- Pages
- 36
Values
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Editions and covers (3)
Copies of #38 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 0714860232301 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page - Canadian price edition0.75 CAD cover
Canadian
Printed cover price 0.75 CAD.
Barcode 0714860232301 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page
Creators
Stories
- Suffer the Little Children! · 22 pages
In Scotland, Shang-Chi discovers a coven of Dire Wraiths trying to raise the bones of a little girl from the dead and stops them. In England, Rom uncovers an orphanage where the children have been put in a trance and replaced by Wraiths.
Publisher’s description
Witness the horror of the Dire Wraiths as seen through the eyes of Shang Chi the Master of Kung Fu. Meanwhile, Rom continues his trek around the world in pursuit of the answers to why the Dire Wraiths seek out the children. of humanity. Plus, Brandy comes face-to-face with the mysterious Doctor Dredd.
Characters
Reprinted in
Rom: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus (2023), Rom Epic Collection: The Original Marvel Years (2025)