Strange #175
In "Black-out!", Rom's human form is cloned by Quasimodo, sparking a desperate race against time as the new body begins to fail. With Rom's space armor now in enemy hands and the Wraiths turned against their allies, Dr. Dredd and Starshine find themselves fighting a battle they don’t understand—only to face a shocking revelation as the dying man in the armor gasps his final moments. Written by Bill Mantlo and illustrated by Sal Buscema with inks by Ian Akin and Brian Garvey, and colored by Ben Sean, this 1984 issue features a cover by Jean Frisano.
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Quasimodo has cloned a copy of Rom's human body and turned him into a man once again. Rom is thrilled until his new body begins to rapidly deteriorate. Quasimodo possesses Rom's vacant space armor and turns on the Wraiths he was allied with. Dr. Dredd and Starshine show up and begin to battle Rom, not realizing it is now someone else inside of the armor. Starshine drives Quasimodo from Rom's body as the dying human Rom chokes out Dredd. Brandy (who is now in the Starshine armor), recognizes the decaying human as Rom just as he collapses in the throes of death.
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