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Rom #70

Marvel · Series began 1979 · September 1985

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Dates

Cover date: September 1985
On sale: June 11, 1985
Pages: 36

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Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #70 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Direct edition65¢ 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 edition65¢ cover

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 0714860232309 · shared with another edition
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Canadian price edition0.75 CAD cover

Canadian

Printed cover price 0.75 CAD.

Barcode 0714860232309 · shared with another edition
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Creators

pencils: Butch Guice, Steve Ditko, Morrie Kuramotoinks: Jerry Ordway, Kim DeMulder, Morrie Kuramotoscript: Bill Mantlo, Jim Shootercolors: Petra Goldbergletters: Janice Chiang

Stories

The Hidden God · 22 pages
Rom with Seeker and Scanner, meet the rogue Spaceknight, Unam the Unseen.

Publisher’s description

Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Steve Ditko and Kim DeMulder. Reunited with his Spaceknight comrades Seeker and Skera the Scanner, Rom lands on a harsh and dangerous swamp covered planet in search of yet another missing Spaceknight. The trio soon find hundreds of Dire Wraiths enslaved. What power in the universe could possibly hold sway over such terrible creatures? The answer will surprise you in "The Hidden God." 32 pages.

Characters

RomTarmSkeraScannerSeekerUnamUnseen

Reprinted in

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