Rom #72

Dates

Cover date

November 1985

On sale

August 6, 1985

Pages

36

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #72 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.

  Source ↗
• Newsstand edition65¢ cover

  Newsstand

  A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

  Barcode 0714860232311 · shared with another edition

  This edition’s page
• Canadian price edition0.75 CAD cover

  Canadian

  Printed cover price 0.75 CAD.

  Barcode 0714860232311 · shared with another edition

  This edition’s page

Story arc: Secret Wars II

This is part 18 of 44. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

1. Secret Wars II (1985) #1
2. The New Mutants (1983) #30
3. Captain America (1968) #308
4. The Uncanny X-Men (1981) #196
5. Iron Man (1968) #197
6. Secret Wars II (1985) #2
7. Fantastic Four (1961) #282
8. Web of Spider-Man (1985) #6
9. The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #268
10. Secret Wars II (1985) #3
11. Daredevil (1964) #223
12. The Avengers (1963) #260
13. The Incredible Hulk (1968) #312
14. Secret Wars II (1985) #4
15. Alpha Flight (1983) #28
16. Dazzler (1981) #40
17. The Avengers (1963) #261
18. Rom (1979) #72
19. Secret Wars II (1985) #5
20. Fantastic Four (1961) #285
21. The Thing (1983) #30
22. Doctor Strange (1974) #74
23. Secret Wars II (1985) #6
24. Micronauts (1984) #16
25. Power Pack (1984) #18
26. Cloak and Dagger (1985) #4
27. Power Man and Iron Fist (1981) #121
28. Secret Wars II (1985) #7
29. Thor (1966) #363
30. The Defenders (1972) #152
31. The New Mutants (1983) #36
32. The Uncanny X-Men (1981) #202
33. The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #273
34. Secret Wars II (1985) #8
35. The Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) #111
36. Fantastic Four (1961) #288
37. The Avengers (1963) #265
38. The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #274
39. Secret Wars II (1985) #9
40. The New Mutants (1983) #37
41. The Uncanny X-Men (1981) #203
42. The Avengers (1963) #266
43. Quasar (1989) #8
44. Dazzler Omnibus (2024) #nn

Creators

Stories

• When You Wish Upon a Star! · 22 pages

  The Beyonder arrives at the cabin inhabited by Rick, Brandy and Cindy. He fulfills the dreams of the trio to see if it will make them feel complete. Rick is cured of his cancer, Brandy becomes Starshine again and Cindy has her mind cleansed of Dire Wraiths. Learning that fulfillment of desire leads to even greater desire, the Beyonder gives Rick powers and sends he and Starshine into Limbo to retrieve Cindy's parents. Rick asks for his powers to be taken away but is cured of his cancer. Brandy also asks for the power of Starshine to be taken away but asks to be sent into space to be with Rom.

Publisher’s description

The Beyonder, a nigh omnipotent being who hails from a universe where he was all and all was him, now walks the Earth among mere mortals, and for the first time in his existence he feels...discontent. Brandy Clark, former Spaceknight, and Rick Jones, former professional sidekick to some of the greatest super-heroes, also feel the nagging tug of discontentment. Will this all-powerful being grant Brandy and Rick their deepest desires?

Characters

Reprinted in

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