Dates
- Cover date
- October 1983
- On sale
- July 12, 1983
- Pages
- 36
Values
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Editions and covers (3)
Copies of #47 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 0714860232310 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page - Canadian price edition0.75 CAD cover
Canadian
Printed cover price 0.75 CAD.
Barcode 0714860232310 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page
Creators
pencils: Bill Sienkiewicz, Sal Buscema, Larry Elmoreinks: Bill Sienkiewicz, Brian Garvey, Ian Akin, Larry Elmorescript: Bill Mantlo, Jim Shootercolors: Barry Grossmanletters: Rick Parker
Stories
- One Man's Toys... Are Another Man's Terror! · 22 pages
Dire Wraiths return to Clairton by impersonating a high school football hero and his date. Rom and Starshine investigate a mysterious island in the middle of the ocean where they are attacked by a mechanical boy and his deadly toys.
Characters
Shang-ChiRomBlack Jack TarrLeiko WuClive RestonStarshine
Reprinted in
Rom: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus (2023), Rom Epic Collection: The Original Marvel Years (2025)