Dates
- Cover date
- [December] 1985
- On sale
- August 16, 1985
- Pages
- 52
Values
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Editions and covers (3)
Copies of #4 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Direct edition$1.25 cover
Direct
No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
Source ↗ - Newsstand edition$1.25 cover
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 0714860264555
This edition’s page - Canadian price edition1.50 CAD cover
Canadian
Printed cover price 1.50 CAD.
Barcode 07148602645755
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Creators
Stories
- Blows against the Empire! · 39 pages
A Shi'ar warship transports a force sphere on board only to find it contains a rogue Space Knight who immediately attacks. They take Pulsar down but the ship's doctor, Tyreseus, whose race was subjugated by the Shi'ar, merges with the armor and renews the battle. When the Imperial Guard arrive to investigate the destruction of their ships, they encounter Rom and his fellow Space Knights in the vicinity and arrest them. Finally able to convince Gladiator of their innocence, Rom agrees to help track and stop Pulsar. Gladiator uses a star gate to send Rom home to Galador.
Publisher’s description
The Shi'ar Empire have been long allies of the Earth super-heroes known as the X-Men, but now they find themselves at odds with the Spaceknights of Galador. Seeking his hidden homeworld, Rom and his allies, the surviving members of the Spaceknight Squadron, are accused of invading Shi'ar space. Now, the weary Spaceknights must face those that even the X-Men could not defeat, the Shi'ar Imperial Guard. It's Rom vs. Gladiator. Place your bets. This story continues in Rom #73.
Characters
Reprinted in
Rom: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus (2023), Rom Epic Collection: The Original Marvel Years (2025)