Publishers / Marvel / Rom (1979) / #38
38January 1983
$0.60; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD

Rom #38

Marvel · January 1983 · on sale 1982-10-12

First appearance: Dr. Dredd2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Rom (Marvel, 1979 series)
Issue
#38
Publication date
January 1983
Key date
1983-01-00
On-sale date
1982-10-12
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.60; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Dr. Dredd - 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
0-cover1pencils: Gene Day; inks: Gene DayRom, Shang-Chi
1Suffer the Little Children!comic story22script: Bill Mantlo; pencils: Sal Buscema; inks: Akin, Garvey; colors: Ben Sean; letters: Jim NovakBrandy Clark, Rom, Shang-Chi, Starshine, Sybil, Dr. Dredd First, Clive Reston, Denis Nayland Smith, Black Jack Tarr, Leiko Wu
2-in-house column1script: Eliot R. Brown, Jim Shooter; pencils: Ken Feduniewicz; inks: Ken Feduniewicz
3-letters page1script: Bill Mantlo, Allen Milgrom, Ann Nocenti

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.60 USD; barcode 0714860232301
Canadianprice 0.75 CAD; barcode 0714860232301

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Rom: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus #2
ISBN 978-1-302-95674-5		2024On eBay ›
Rom Epic Collection: The Original Marvel Years #3
ISBN 978-1-302-96110-7		2025On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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