*Marvel: Created by Parker Brothers, the Rom toy was a resounding flop – but the comic book, licenced to Marvel to promote the toy, proved a hit with the readership, lasting 75 issues and four Annuals from 1979 to 1986! By Bill Mantlo and Sal Buscema, this origin issue set up our hero as a brave extraterrestrial warrior with a mission to stop the incursion of ‘Dire Wraiths’, evil aliens capable of mimicking human form. This ‘Star Wars Meets Body Snatchers’ mash-up proved an unexpected hit with firm tie-ins to the greater Marvel Universe. This copy of Rom’s comic debut is a nigh-flawless Near Mint.
PICTURED: ROM #1 NM p £50