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1983-12-01 00:08:10
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ROM #49

Issue(s): ROM #49
Cover Date: Dec 83
Title: "Massacre!"
Credits:
Bill Mantlo - Writer
Sal Buscema - Penciler
Ian Akin & Brian Garvey - Inker
Ralph Macchio - Editor

Review/plot:
Unlike the male Dire Wraiths, when females take on human shapes, they do so by injecting their tongue into their victims brain, killing them.

A group of Wraiths descend upon Clairton, the setting for much of this series to date, and massacre nearly the entire town.





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When ROM and Starshine show up, they are ambushed.

Meanwhile, a group of Skrull saucers land on the outskirts of town...

The past few issues - a revamp to the Skrulls, wiping out Clairton - seem to be a deliberate attempt at creating a new, darker direction for this book.

Quality Rating: C

Historical Significance Rating: 1

Chronological Placement Considerations: N/A

References:

  • Brandy Clark became Starshine in ROM #40. She was under the service of "Dr. Dredd" in ROM #41.
  • ROM originally cleared Clairton of Dire Wraiths in ROM #30.

Crossover: N/A

Continuity Insert? N

My Reprint: N/A

Characters Appearing: John Clark, ROM, Sarah Clark, Starshine II, Steve Jackson, Torpedo

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Comments

Even a jerk of a character like Steve Jackson earns a moment of pathos when he's murdered. Plus the design of the female Wraiths is impressively hideous for a Code-approved comic.

Posted by: Oliver_C | November 20, 2015 9:17 AM




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