While the toy itself soon faded into obscurity, its comic book tiein series, put out by marvel comics, lasted until 1986. A cover gallery for the comic book rom spaceknight. Many small and big creases, stress lines, edge wear, several small chips missing, spine is split at the bottom about 14 inch, some grime, and dog ears. The top 10 free comic book day 2016 comics you need to read. Bill mantlo held the helm for 75 issues till marvel lost the. Comic book published by marvel comics under license. Technically, rom was a licensed comic book using the likeness of some obscure action figure. See more ideas about comic books, comic book covers, comic covers. Although rom was a marvel character, and fully integrated into the marvel universe, the hasbro toy company owned the. Or are you just interested in the world of collecting.
Marvel built the world surrounding rom, from allies and villains, to a complete origin story and villains namely the dire wraiths, but can no longer use rom. Not long after its debut, rom appeared in the corner box of the cover of time. A cover gallery for the comic book rom spaceknight marvel comics art. As much as james gunn loves rom, the failed toy turned beloved scifi superhero, the writer and director of guardians of the galaxy vol. The entire 75 issue plus four annual run of rom was written by bill mantlo. It had a small but loyal following, mostly due to the writing of bill mantlo, who excelled in creating epic science fiction and fantasy sagas, and used his comics. Back in 1980, its mix of superheroic action, sciencefiction times and especially horror tropes with a strong invasion of the body snatchers vibe was an unusual one. Rom the spaceknight bronze age comic books cgc comic book. Jun 17, 2011 sometime early in 1979, marvel comics president jim galton called me to his office to discuss an opportunity to license a toy propertyrom, the spaceknight. Spaceknight, a cyborg strikingly similar in design to a transformer.
Rom the spaceknight cgc comic book collectors chat boards. That character was rom the spaceknight, whose solo book ran for an impressive 75 issues before being cancelled in 1986. Various comic readers can witness rom the space knight s earthfall when his free comic book da y. Et lego figure, iron maiden somewhere in time, marvel 80s, ms pacman, rom spaceknight 76 cover art, rom spaceknight panthro thundercats team up, sketch card fan art, whitesnake we wish you well. Rom spacenknight marvel comics also known as rom the space knight or rom. Want to be first on the list for variant covers or special editions. He later went on to tackle writing chores on numerous big superhero movies, including xmen 2, xmen. But idw has brought rom back with his own comic for the new millennium. Art and images from and inspired by the 1979 rom parker brothers toy and 1979 marvel rom spaceknight comics hell be on his own variant covers and other titles too.
The series details rom s defeat of an invading alien race known as dire wraiths, and the continuation of their battle on earth and other planets. Its up to the heroes of two universes to unravel the machinations of baron karza and the dire wraiths. Dec 06, 2012 in 1979, another licensed character emerged in his own marvel comic that would far outlive its original incarnation as an action figure. Spaceknight screenwriter zak penn first came to prominence when at the tender age of 23 he sold his script the last action hero which later became a notorious bomb starring arnold schwarzenegger. That meant the editorial team had to find lots and lots of guest cover artists for the title. Sometime early in 1979, marvel comics president jim galton called me to his office to discuss an opportunity to license a toy propertyrom, the spaceknight. Please fill out the following form to report an issue missing from the database.
But it took place squarely in the marvel universe, and turned out to be memorable. Idw now makes the rom comics with the hasbro license and for that reason, we had to ask james gunn about it this week at the guardians of the galaxy. See more ideas about comic book covers, comic covers and comic books. Rom spacenknight 1979 marvel comics, rom comics, rare rom comic books. In 1979, another licensed character emerged in his own marvel comic that would far outlive its original incarnation as an action figure. Spaceknight was published by marvel comics from 1979 to 1986. Comic book covers presented at cover browser are republished within a fair use context. The toy was a cyborg action figure released in the late. In 2015, idw began publishing a new series of rom comics. Sep 08, 2017 rom spaceknight penciller sal buscema didnt do very many covers by this point in his career. This template will categorize articles that include it into category.
In roms initial comic run, it was marvel comics who put rom on the comic book racks in december, 1979 and lasting until 1986. Interested in following a complete story arc, but dont want any other books outside. Comic book characters, custom requests, marvel, marvel 25th anniversary covers, special collections rom. But writer bill mantlo created a space opera about duty and sacrifice, made. Rom the spaceknight is a character and cosmic superhero created by scott dankman, richard c. A cover gallery for the comic book rom spaceknight rom. Rom the space knight was a toy cocreated by scott dankman, richard c. Mar 26, 2018 the character later underwent a name change after a sale to board game manufacturers parker brothers, who subsequently licensed the character to marvel to create a comic book. Sal buscema was the series original artist and he pencilled the majority of the series. And the vile dire wraith warlock commands her to kill the man she has come to love, kill rom the spaceknight. Rom dec 1980 marvel comic book spaceknight peril the plunderer marvel comics. Spaceknight december 1979 february 1986 by bill mantlo and sal buscema, and published. Collector spotlight andrew allen part 1 cbsi comics.
Rom, the spaceknight comic was based off a toy created by bing mccoy and richard levy and made through parker brothers. See more ideas about space knight, comic covers and comic book covers. Everyones favorite spaceknight becomes a microspace knight as rom and the micronauts find equal footing. In july 2015, idw publishing began publishing a new rom comic book series. Spaceknight was designed as a toy, and marvels comic about it was supposed to be a throwaway marketing gimmick. See more ideas about space knight, marvel and marvel comics. Spaceknight is a fictional character, a cosmic superhero in the marvel comics universe. Rom, which stands for readonly memory, is much like other hasbro properties in that, it started life out as a toy and later was made into a series of comic books. Rom spacenknight 1979 marvel comics, rom comics, rare. Apr 20, 2017 the series ran for 75 issues, during which rom interacted with many characters of the marvel universe, before it came to an end in 1986, long outlasting the rom figures life on store shelves. If you have found something that is not seen on this page, please add it to this list. Deep in space two centuries ago a decisive battle between the forces of good and evil was fought. Vaughan brian michael bendis comic book binding conan the barbarian. I had forgotten how many nice covers there were in the series.
This page contains a list of all the comics included in rom vol 1. Rom spaceknight volume 1 lot of 6 bronze age comic books published by marvel comics group, stan lee, publisher no. Parker brothers licensed the rights to marvel comics to increase sales of. Welcome to planet earth toys for your consideration today is this comic book see scan for its condition.
Mantlo is also known for his work on alpha flight, the incredible hulk, micronauts, and the spectacular spiderman. Rom the space knight was an action figure sold in 1979 by the toy company parker brothers. View market values for books, store your collection, and meet fellow comic fans. As part of idw publishings monthlong variant cover program, celebrating the return of rom, spaceknight in july, the publisher has provided. Spaceknight might be the best science fiction comic. Rom is now human again, but he soon learns there is a price to pay for this false humanity. In this marvel comic book, rom is more than a simple cyborg, being originally from a utopian society on a planet called galador. Plus, brandy, now grafted to the starshines spaceknight armor arrives under the control of dr. The comic book was given to bill mantlo as writer and sal buscema as artist. Wed had some success with the micronauts, which the legendary licensingtoy genius stan weston had pitched to me, and i had licensed, so galton was immediately interested in a new. Rom spaceknight penciller sal buscema didnt do very many covers by this point in his career. Either way come here for discussion, news, purchase. Hybrid has changed shape to the child jimmy marks and is in the arms of kitty pride, while the rest of the just arrived wolverine and the xmen are out to make rom scrap metal as this issue comes to an end. Mccoy for parker brothers, currently a subsidiary of hasbro.