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Rom #43

Marvel · Series began 1979 · June 1983

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Dates

Cover date: June 1983
On sale: March 8, 1983
Pages: 36

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Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #43 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.
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Newsstand edition60¢ cover

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 0714860232306 · shared with another edition
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Canadian price edition0.75 CAD cover

Canadian

Printed cover price 0.75 CAD.

Barcode 0714860232306 · shared with another edition
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Creators

pencils: Ian Akin, Sal Buscema, Mike Carlininks: Brian Garvey, Ian Akin, Mike Carlinscript: Bill Mantlo, Jim Shooter, Mike Carlincolors: Barry Grossmanletters: Janice Chiang, Mike Carlin

Stories

Rom -- Spaceman · 22 pages
Quasimodo has cloned a copy of Rom's human body and turned him into a man once again. Rom is thrilled until his new body begins to rapidly deteriorate. Quasimodo possesses Rom's vacant space armor and turns on the Wraiths he was allied with. Dr. Dredd and Starshine show up and begin to battle Rom, not realizing it is now someone else inside of the armor. Starshine drives Quasimodo from Rom's body as the dying human Rom chokes out Dredd. Brandy (who is now in the Starshine armor), recognizes the decaying human as Rom just as he collapses in the throes of death.

Characters

RomStarshineDr. Dredd

Reprinted in

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