Issue(s): ROM #47, ROM #48, ROM #49
Cover Date: Oct-Dec 83
Title: "One man's toys... are another man's terror!"
Credits:
Bill Mantlo - Writer
Sal Buscema - Penciler
Ian Akin & Brian Garvey - Inker
Ralph Macchio - Editor

Review/plot:
This issue introduces the female Dire Wraiths, who have a much more fearsome design than the males.

It's a little odd that we haven't seen any females until now. In the build-up to these issues we've been seeing more of the Wraith Witches, and the idea is that this is what they look like without their cloaks. It's all a bit hard to buy that first we never saw female wraiths (and probably assumed that some of the male Wraiths masquerading as human females were female themselves) or even heard that there was a distinction between the genders. But i'm happy to let things slide because these Wraiths are a vast improvement over the previous version.

As for the plot itself, it's basically a pointless visit to Mordillo's island from Master of Kung Fu.

And ROM is clearly unhappy with Brandy's transformation into Starshine.

Whatever you think of Brynocki, he's a weird character to be bringing in for the same issue where you're introducing the horrific new version of the Dire Wraiths.

Quality Rating: C

Historical Significance Rating: 4 - first female Dire Wraiths

Chronological Placement Considerations: N/A

References:

• Mordillo's Island and the robot Brynocki first appeared in Master of Kung Fu #35 and were last seen in Master of Kung Fu #119.

Crossover: N/A

Continuity Insert? N

My Reprint: N/A