Rom Epic Collection: The Original Marvel Years #3

In "Some Day My Prince Will Come, or... Enter: The Sub-Mariner!", Rom and Sybil soar above the ocean when a Wraith-made sea monster attacks—only for Namor to intervene, rescuing Sybil and sending her to Atlantis in an oxygen bubble. With the tide turning, Rom and the Sub-Mariner race to Neptune's Cave to confront a Dire Wraith infestation that’s awakened a long-dormant sea monster.

In "Agony in Atlantis!", Rom and Namor team up to stop the Ancient Sleeper, awakened by the Dire Wraiths and threatening to destroy Atlantis. As the city teeters on the brink, a shocking loss forces Namor to make a desperate choice that changes Sybil’s fate forever.

When Brandy visits Starshine’s grave, the Spaceknight’s spirit passes on her power—just as Rom arrives in Gwillyn Dale, where a terrified boy is bound to a scarecrow post. The villagers’ desperate ritual to appease Dire Wraiths has begun, and Rom must confront the coven before the child vanishes into the dark.

In "In Days of Olde, When Knights Were Bolde!", Rom channels the legend of King Arthur to defend the village of Gwillyn Dale from Dire Wraiths, while in Clairton, Steve frantically searches for the missing Brandy—unaware that she’s at the Spaceknight’s grave, drawn by the spirit of Starshine, who has granted her new power.

In Scotland, Shang-Chi races to stop a coven of Dire Wraiths from resurrecting a child’s spirit through dark rituals. In England, Rom uncovers a sinister deception at an orphanage, where the children are trapped in a trance and their bodies replaced by Wraiths.

In "Deathrise!", Rom and Shang-Chi converge at the British Museum to thwart a sinister resurrection ritual by a coven of Dire Wraiths, only to face the unexpected threat of Kaaris'a—a young Egyptian witch-princess whose ancient power hides a shocking secret. Meanwhile, in Clairton, Steve closes in on Brandy, just as Doctor Dredd begins a fateful fusion with the Spaceknight Starshine.

In the misty highlands of Scotland, Rom hunts a Wraith Piper who’s ensnared a village of children, using their minds to open a portal to Wraithworld as the Dark Sun aligns with Earth. With the Dweller on the Threshold poised to cross over, Rom fights to close the rift—only to be left stranded on the other side. Meanwhile, Steve and Torpedo uncover a shocking truth: Doctor Dredd isn’t just a Wraith—he’s merged with Brandy and Starshine, forcing her to serve him.

In "The Dweller on the Threshold!", Rom faces an otherworldly threat alone while Dr. Strange, drawn in by the cosmic struggle, is blocked by the Living Tribunal—its warning clear: Earth’s balance has tipped too far toward good, and intervention is forbidden. As Strange battles the In-Betweener, Brandy, fused with the Starshine armor, is pulled into a dark allegiance, turning her against those she once called allies.

In "Lead Me Not into Temptation!" from Rom Epic Collection: The Original Marvel Years #3, Rom is sent by Dr. Strange to a remote region of Russia overrun by Wraiths. There, he encounters a joyous community of survivors who claim to have been reborn after a mysterious stranger granted them new bodies. Drawn into a hidden cave, Rom meets Quasimodo, who offers to clone Rom’s human form and transfer his consciousness—opening the door to a second life, though the true cost remains hidden.

In "Rom -- Spaceman," Rom awakens in a cloned human body, thrilled to be more than just armor—until the flesh begins to fail. As Quasimodo hijacks the space armor and turns on his former allies, Dr. Dredd and Starshine clash with the corrupted suit, unaware the man inside is not the real Rom. When the truth finally breaks through, it’s Brandy in the Starshine armor who sees the dying man for who he truly is—just as Rom’s final moments begin to unfold.

In "It Takes Two to Tango!" from Rom Epic Collection: The Original Marvel Years #3 (2025), Starshine faces a grim moment as Rom's cloned body begins to fail, but when Gremlin appears with a desperate solution, he risks everything to restore Rom’s humanity—just in time for the armored hero to awaken and confront Devastator and the Super-Troopers.

In "Cry, the Mother Country!", Rom, Starshine, and the Gremlin confront the lingering echoes of a fallen past when they bury Rom’s cloned human body at a forgotten site. Led by the Gremlin to a Soviet compound overrun by Wraiths, they find an uneasy alliance forming with the Soviet Super Soldiers—mutants mistaken for enemies—whose loyalty to the state is tested as a new threat emerges from the Khystym region.

In "Bestiary!", Rom, Starshine, and the Soviet Super Soldiers unite to push back a pack of Dire Wraiths from a remote Russian military base, turning the tide in a high-stakes clash of alien menace and human resolve. With the threat repelled, the Super Soldiers claim the base as their new stronghold and extend an unexpected invitation to Gremlin to join their ranks.

In "One Man's Toys... Are Another Man's Terror!", Rom and Starshine track a strange signal to a remote ocean island, where they face off against a mechanical boy and his sinister, toy-like creations. Meanwhile, in Clairton, Dire Wraiths infiltrate a high school reunion by posing as a football hero and his date, turning small-town nostalgia into a dangerous deception.