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===Comics=== | ===Comics=== | ||
====1979 Marvel Comics==== | ====1979 Marvel Comics==== | ||
[[image:rom-marvel01.jpg|left|thumb|120px|Rom Spaceknight issue 1 by Marvel Comics]] | |||
To build interest in the toy, Parker Brothers licensed the character to Marvel Comics, which created a comic book featuring Rom. The comic expanded on the premise that Rom was a cyborg and provided the character with an origin and personality, and established the character was firmly grounded in the Marvel Universe, having regular encounters with mainstream heroes and villains. | To build interest in the toy, Parker Brothers licensed the character to Marvel Comics, which created a comic book featuring Rom. The comic expanded on the premise that Rom was a cyborg and provided the character with an origin and personality, and established the character was firmly grounded in the Marvel Universe, having regular encounters with mainstream heroes and villains. | ||
====2016 IDW Publishing==== | ====2016 IDW Publishing==== | ||
[[image:rom-idw00.jpg| | [[image:rom-idw00.jpg|right|thumb|120px|Rom issue 0 by IDW Publishing]] | ||
[[IDW Publishing]] licensed the character from Hasbro, and in May 2016, released ''Rom'' issue 0 as part of Free Comic Book Day. The free issue served as a prologue to a new ongoing series which began in July. | [[IDW Publishing]] licensed the character from Hasbro, and in May 2016, released ''Rom'' issue 0 as part of Free Comic Book Day. The free issue served as a prologue to a new ongoing series which began in July. | ||
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===Toys=== | ===Toys=== | ||
*'''''Parker Brothers'' Rom the Space Knight''' (1979) | *'''''Parker Brothers'' Rom the Space Knight''' (1979) | ||
:This 1/ | :This 1/6 scale figure stands about 13 inches tall. Powered by a 9 volt battery. | ||
[[image:rom-sdcc2017figure.jpg| | *'''''Hasbro Mighty Muggs'' Rom''' (2014) | ||
:An SDCC 2014 exclusive. | |||
[[image:rom-sdcc2017figure.jpg|left|thumb|120px|Rom SDCC Revolution figure]] | |||
*'''''Hasbro'' Revolution''' (2017) | *'''''Hasbro'' Revolution''' (2017) | ||
:A box set of Hasbro action figures including Jetfire, Matt Trakker, Rom the Spaceknight, a Dire Wraith, Action Man and Leoric. | :A box set of Hasbro action figures including Jetfire, Matt Trakker, Rom the Spaceknight, a Dire Wraith, Action Man and Leoric. | ||
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*https://www.yojoe.com/action/17/rom.shtml | *https://www.yojoe.com/action/17/rom.shtml | ||
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[[Category:1:18 scale]] | [[Category:1:18 scale]] | ||
[[Category:1979 comics debuts]] | [[Category:1979 comics debuts]] | ||
[[Category:1979 toys]] | [[Category:1979 toys]] | ||
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[[Category:2017 toys]] | [[Category:2017 toys]] | ||
[[Category:2025 toys]] | [[Category:2025 toys]] | ||