CATALOG RECORD

Rom #24

Marvel · Series began 1979 · November 1981

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Dates

Cover date: November 1981
On sale: 1981
Pages: 36

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Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #24 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Direct edition50¢ 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 edition50¢ cover

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 0714860232311
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UK pence edition0.20 GBP cover

British

Printed cover price 0.20 GBP.
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Publisher’s description

Rom crosses paths with Richard Rider, a.k.a. Nova, the Human Rocket. Rom soon allies with the youthful hero and his super-powered friends to defend the planet Xandar from invading hordes of alien Skrulls.

Reprinted in

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