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Issues #55–59 • Marvel Comics • June–October 1984

This five-issue Wraith War sequence follows Rom and Starshine from the Dire Wraith attack at Mercy Hospital into linked battles alongside Alpha Flight and Ant-Man. The conflict spreads through tainted blood, polluted water and mutated insects before Rom attacks the Wraith corruption at its microscopic source.

Issue Details

Stories: “The Enemy Within!,” “Clear Waters Remembered!,” “Scenes of Destruction on Every Hand!,” “A Plague of Insects!” and “A World Alive!”
Writer: Bill Mantlo
Pencilers: Sal Buscema (#55, #57 and #58); Mark Bright (#56); Steve Ditko (#59)
Inkers: Mel Candido (#55–58); Bob Layton (#59)
Editions: #55, #56, #58 and #59 direct; #57 newsstand

Vault Notes & Reader Notes

All five issues are part of Marvel’s Wraith War storyline.
Issue #55 brings Rick Jones into the conflict during the Dire Wraith attack on Mercy Hospital.
Issues #56 and #57 guest-star Alpha Flight during the Beaver Falls water crisis.
Issues #58 and #59 guest-star Ant-Man as the battle shifts to Wraith-mutated insects and a microscopic source of contamination.
Issue #59 begins Steve Ditko’s regular penciling run on ROM.

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