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. Although idw publishing launched a rom comic book revival, many of the story elements and characters that made the original series a favorite with fans. Comic book covers presented at cover browser are republished within a fair use context. The top 10 free comic book day 2016 comics you need to read. Welcome to planet earth toys for your consideration today is this comic book see scan for its condition. 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. 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. Mccoy for parker brothers, currently a subsidiary of hasbro.
Want to be first on the list for variant covers or special editions. Spaceknight might be the best science fiction comic. Not long after its debut, rom appeared in the corner box of the cover of time. Celebrating our commitment to all things spaceknight idw is giving us a new rom comic book. As part of idw publishings monthlong variant cover program, celebrating the return of rom, spaceknight in july, the publisher has provided. As much as james gunn loves rom, the failed toy turned beloved scifi superhero, the writer and director of guardians of the galaxy vol. See more ideas about comic books, comic book covers, comic covers. But writer bill mantlo created a space opera about duty and sacrifice, made. This template will categorize articles that include it into category. The series details roms defeat of an invading alien race known as dire wraiths, and the continuation of their battle on earth and other planets. Rom the space knight is a character and cosmic superhero created by scott dankman, richard c. Rom spaceknight covers with images comic books art, marvel.
In 2015, idw began publishing a new series of rom comics. Spaceknight was designed as a toy, and marvels comic about it was supposed to be a throwaway marketing gimmick. The toy was a cyborg action figure released in the late. 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. Rom spacenknight 1979 marvel comics, rom comics, rare rom comic books. Comic book characters, custom requests, marvel, marvel 25th anniversary covers, special collections rom. Technically, rom was a licensed comic book using the likeness of some obscure action figure. As part of idw publishings monthlong variant cover program, celebrating the return of rom, spaceknight in july, the publisher has provided with an exclusive first look at their. If you have found something that is not seen on this page, please add it to this list.
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. Rom the spaceknight is a character and cosmic superhero created by scott dankman, richard c. He later went on to tackle writing chores on numerous big superhero movies, including xmen 2, xmen. 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. I had forgotten how many nice covers there were in the series. Rom comic books 1979 series also called rom spaceknight show covers only.
Spaceknight was published by marvel comics from 1979 to 1986. Rom is now human again, but he soon learns there is a price to pay for this false humanity. But idw has brought rom back with his own comic for the new millennium. Plus, brandy, now grafted to the starshines spaceknight armor arrives under the control of dr. 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. Various comic readers can witness rom the space knight s earthfall when his free comic book da y. Spaceknight december 1979 february 1986 by bill mantlo and sal buscema, and published. Parker brothers licensed the rights to marvel comics to increase sales of. Rom dec 1980 marvel comic book spaceknight peril the plunderer marvel comics. Rom, the spaceknight comic was based off a toy created by bing mccoy and richard levy and made through parker brothers. Sal buscema was the series original artist and he pencilled the majority of the series. In july 2015, idw publishing began publishing a new rom comic book series. The comic book was given to bill mantlo as writer and sal buscema as artist. A cover gallery for the comic book rom spaceknight marvel comics art.
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. In 1979, another licensed character emerged in his own marvel comic that would far outlive its original incarnation as an action figure. Rom the spaceknight bronze age comic books cgc comic book. Vaughan brian michael bendis comic book binding conan the barbarian. Everyones favorite spaceknight becomes a microspace knight as rom and the micronauts find equal footing. Rom spaceknight volume 1 lot of 6 bronze age comic books published by marvel comics group, stan lee, publisher no.
Rom spacenknight 1979 marvel comics, rom comics, rare. That meant the editorial team had to find lots and lots of guest cover artists for the title. 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. In this marvel comic book, rom is more than a simple cyborg, being originally from a utopian society on a planet called galador. View market values for books, store your collection, and meet fellow comic fans. Rom the space knight was an action figure sold in 1979 by the toy company parker brothers. Deep in space two centuries ago a decisive battle between the forces of good and evil was fought. Spaceknight december 1979 february 1986 by bill mantlo and sal buscema, and published by marvel comics. Rom spaceknight penciller sal buscema didnt do very many covers by this point in his career. 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. Although rom was a marvel character, and fully integrated into the marvel universe, the hasbro toy company owned the.
See more ideas about space knight, marvel and marvel comics. Rom spacenknight marvel comics also known as rom the space knight or rom. Sep 08, 2017 rom spaceknight penciller sal buscema didnt do very many covers by this point in his career. Interested in following a complete story arc, but dont want any other books outside. See more ideas about comic book covers, comic covers and comic books.
See more ideas about space knight, comic book covers and comic covers. 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. A cover gallery for the comic book rom spaceknight. 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. 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. Collector spotlight andrew allen part 1 cbsi comics. Either way come here for discussion, news, purchase. See more ideas about space knight, comic covers and comic book covers.
Mantlo is also known for his work on alpha flight, the incredible hulk, micronauts, and the spectacular spiderman. The entire 75 issue plus four annual run of rom was written by bill mantlo. Spaceknight, a cyborg strikingly similar in design to a transformer. 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. Spaceknight movie recruits writer zak penn screen rant. Its up to the heroes of two universes to unravel the machinations of baron karza and the dire wraiths. In roms initial comic run, it was marvel comics who put rom on the comic book racks in december, 1979 and lasting until 1986. Spaceknight is a fictional character, a cosmic superhero in the marvel comics universe. Spaceknight might be the best science fiction comic of.
A cover gallery for the comic book rom spaceknight rom. Comic book published by marvel comics under license. Or are you just interested in the world of collecting. 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. Rom the space knight was a toy cocreated by scott dankman, richard c. That character was rom the spaceknight, whose solo book ran for an impressive 75 issues before being cancelled in 1986. Rom the spaceknight cgc comic book collectors chat boards. 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. Please fill out the following form to report an issue missing from the database. This page contains a list of all the comics included in rom vol 1. Bill mantlo held the helm for 75 issues till marvel lost the. And the vile dire wraith warlock commands her to kill the man she has come to love, kill rom the spaceknight. While the toy itself soon faded into obscurity, its comic book tiein series, put out by marvel comics, lasted until 1986. Although rom was a marvel character, and fully integrated into the marvel universe, the hasbro toy company owned the rights to the character since it was a.