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1December 1979
$0.40

Rom #1

Marvel · December 1979 · on sale 1979-09-04

First appearance: RomFirst appearance: Brandy ClarkFirst appearance: Archie Stryker2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Rom (Marvel, 1979 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
December 1979
Key date
1979-12-00
On-sale date
1979-09-04
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.40
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Rom - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Brandy Clark - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Archie Stryker - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Arrival!cover1pencils: Frank Miller; inks: Joe RubinsteinRom First
2Arrival!comic story18script: Bill Mantlo; pencils: Sal Buscema; inks: Sal Buscema; colors: Bob Sharen; letters: Tom OrzechowskiBrandy Clark First, The Prime Director, Rom First, Archie Stryker First
10-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
14-in-house column1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Michael Golden, Frank R. Paul; inks: Frank R. Paul

Plus 15.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 15 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.40 USD; 0.40 CAD; barcode 0714860232312
Britishprice 0.12 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The X-Men #1291980On eBay ›
Comic Reader #1691979On eBay ›
Rom No. 1 Facsimile Edition #12023On eBay ›
Rom: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-1-302-95671-4		2023On eBay ›
Rom Epic Collection: The Original Marvel Years #1
ISBN 978-1-302-96108-4		2025On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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