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ROM
Issues #47–49 • Marvel Comics • October–December 1983

This three-issue Wraith War sequence follows Rom and Starshine from an encounter with Brynocki’s deadly mechanical creations through Rom’s crisis of purpose and return to Earth. It culminates in the Dire Wraith massacre of Clairton, where Brandy Clark loses her parents and Steve Jackson.

Issue Details

Stories: “One Man’s Toys... Are Another Man’s Terror!,” “Renunciation!” and “Massacre!”
Writer: Bill Mantlo
Penciler: Sal Buscema
Inkers: Ian Akin and Brian Garvey
Cover Artists: Bill Sienkiewicz (#47); Ian Akin and Brian Garvey (#48); Al Milgrom (#49)
Editions: Newsstand

Vault Notes & Reader Notes

All three issues are part of Marvel’s Wraith War storyline.
Issue #47 depicts the female Dire Wraiths’ identity-stealing attacks and revisits Brynocki and Mordillo’s island.
Issue #48 reveals conflict between the male and female Wraith factions as Rom recommits to defending Earth.
Issue #49 depicts the massacre of Clairton and the deaths of Steve Jackson and Brandy Clark’s parents.
The final issue leads into the double-size ROM #50 origin story.

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