Dates
- Cover date
- July 1983
- On sale
- April 5, 1983
- Pages
- 36
Values
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Editions and covers (3)
Copies of #44 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 0714860232307 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page - Canadian price edition0.75 CAD cover
Canadian
Printed cover price 0.75 CAD.
Barcode 0714860232307 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page
Creators
Stories
- It Takes Two to Tango! · 22 pages
Deep in the heart of Russia, Starshine mourns as Rom's cloned human body deteriorates ever nearer to death until Gremlin shows up and offers to place what is left of Rom's humanity back inside of his armor. He does so just in time for Rom to wake up and battle Devastator and the Super-Troopers.
Publisher’s description
With Rom's cloned human body decaying. Brandy Clark is now inside Starshine's armor, the transfer made by Doctor Dredd. They fight against Quasimodo using Rom's armor and drains Quasimodo's force out of it, thinking she would be killing Rom by Doctor Dredd's orders. Rom in shi human form kill then Doctor Dredd.Starshine strikes a deal with the mutated genius, the Gremlin. For him to save Rom's life she must first protect them from the Soviet Super-Soldier, the Devastator and his soldiers. Gremlin succeeds in putting Rom's life back into his armor and then Rom uses his Neutralizer to stop the russian soldiers and defeats Devastator.
Characters
Reprinted in
Rom: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus (2023), Rom Epic Collection: The Original Marvel Years (2025)