Dates
- Cover date
- August 1983
- On sale
- May 10, 1983
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (3)
Copies of #45 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 0714860232308 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page - Canadian price edition0.75 CAD cover
Canadian
Printed cover price 0.75 CAD.
Barcode 0714860232308 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page
Creators
Stories
- Cry, the Mother Country! · 22 pages
Rom, Starshine and the Gremlin bury Rom's cloned human body. The Gremlin leads the Spaceknights to a Russian compound that has been taken over by Wraiths. Even though they no longer trust the government, the Soviet Super Soldiers agree to track down enemies of the state who have wreaked havoc in the Khystym region. They battle Rom and his allies until Rom realizes that they are mutants and not Wraiths. The two groups agree to unite against a common foe, just as the Wraiths attack.
Characters
Reprinted in
Rom: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus (2023), Rom Epic Collection: The Original Marvel Years (2025)