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Cover: Michael Golden

Rom #12

Nov 1980 · Marvel · 0.50 USD; 0.50 CAD

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“Heart Attack!”

With Earth hanging in the void below, ROM the Spaceknight braces against a crackling assault from Jack of Hearts, whose glowing energy-charged fists blaze with pink and yellow power on this striking 1980 cover penciled and inked by Michael Golden. The confrontation is teased right on the cover itself — "Face to Face with the Jack of Hearts — Heart Attack!" — promising a high-stakes clash between two very different kinds of power. Bill Mantlo and Sal Buscema bring the interior fireworks, making this an exciting chapter in ROM's ongoing battle to protect humanity.

writer Bill Mantlo · artist, inker Sal Buscema · colorist Ben Sean · letterer R. Parker · cover Michael Golden

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Raw (Fine) $2

CGC 9.8 · 12 in census $70

CGC 9.6 · 15 in census $21*

CGC 9.4 · 3 in census $20

CGC 9.2 · 3 in census $20*

CGC 9.0 · 5 in census $20*

CGC 8.5 · 1 in census $20*

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CGC 8.0 · 1 in census $20*

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Full credits

writer Bill Mantlo

artist, inker Sal Buscema

colorist Ben Sean

letterer R. Parker

cover pencils, inks Michael Golden

Reprints

Reprinted in Strange #143 (1981), Rom: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus #1 (2023), Rom Epic Collection: The Original Marvel Years #1 (2025), Σπάιντερ Μαν [Spider-Man] #216

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