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Rom #42

May 1983 · Marvel · 0.60 USD; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD
“Lead Me Not into Temptation!”

Dr. Strange mystically sends Rom to an area of Wraith infestation in Russia. Rom meets a jubilant group of dancing people who welcome him with open arms. They explain that they were victims of nuclear fallout until a mysterious stranger gave them new bodies and a new life. Rom enters a cave where he meets Quasimodo who tells him that he can make a clone of his human body and transfer his consciousness therein. Rom accepts the offer, little knowing that Quasimodo is working with a coven of Wraiths. Rom is thrilled when he awakens as a man once again.

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writer Bill Mantlo · artist Sal Buscema · inker Akin · inker Garvey · colorist Ben Sean · letterer Jim Novak · cover Joe JuskoJoe Jusko

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Cast · 30 characters

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inker Akin
inker Garvey
colorist Ben Sean
letterer Jim Novak
cover pencils Joe Jusko
cover inks Joe Jusko

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Dr. Strange mystically sends Rom to an area of Wraith infestation in Russia. Rom meets a jubilant group of dancing people who welcome him with open arms. They explain that they were victims of nuclear fallout until a mysterious stranger gave them new bodies and a new life. Rom enters a cave where he meets Quasimodo who tells him that he can make a clone of his human body and transfer his consciousness therein. Rom accepts the offer, little knowing that Quasimodo is working with a coven of Wraiths. Rom is thrilled when he awakens as a man once again.

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