Hasbro’s Rom Returns to Marvel on New Variant Cover Series

Rom the Spaceknight teams with Marvel superheroes for a series of new variant covers.

October 11, 2023, 7:00pm

“ARRIVAL!” declared 1979’s Rom #1, introducing the greatest of the Galadorian Spaceknights to the Marvel Universe. And now, nearly 45 years later, the Spaceknight again arrives from far-away Galador as Rom returns to Marvel Comics. As announced in May, the Disney-owned publisher is collaborating with Hasbro to bring Bill Mantlo and Sal Buscema’s beloved run on Rom back to print with the new Rom: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus Volume 1 and the facsimile edition of Rom #1. To mark the Rom reprint in January 2024, the toy turned Marvel super hero will feature on six new Rom Variant Covers alongside such icons as Spider-Man, Captain Marvel, and the X-Men.

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The variants, which you can see in the gallery below, will cover January’s issues of Amazing Spider-Man, Thanos, Captain Marvel, Guardians of the Galaxy, Invincible Iron Man, and X-Men. Marvel’s Hasbro collab comes from artists Ryan Stegman (Superior Spider-Man Returns), Taurin Clarke (Black Panther), David Marquez (Guardians of the Galaxy), Luciano Vecchio (Ironheart), Skan (Contest of Champions), and Peach Momoko (Demon Days).

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AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #41 Rom Variant Cover by Ryan Stegman
THANOS #2 Rom Variant Cover by Taurin Clarke

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CAPTAIN MARVEL #4 Rom Variant Cover by David Marquez

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GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #10 Rom Variant Cover by Luciano Vecchio
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #14 Rom Variant Cover by Skan
X-MEN #30 Rom Variant Cover by Peach Momoko

Long ago, Rom offered his life toserve his planet of Galador as a Spaceknight — an armored warrior, swornto protect his people from the vile alien invaders known as the DireWraiths. Now, his solemn vow brings him to Earth — the latest front inan ancient cosmic conflict. The Wraiths can assume human form, andthey’ve been worming their way into our society. Only Rom’s trustyenergy analyzer can detect them — and with his powerful neutralizer, hecan banish them to Limbo. In the landmark first issue, Rom blasts hisway into the Marvel Universe, meets his future ally Brandy Clark andbegins his quest to free Earth from the Dire Wraiths’ invisibleinfiltration.

Rom: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus Volume 1, collecting Rom (1979) #1-29 and Power Man and Iron Fist #73, is available in January from Marvel Comics.