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===Comics=== | ===Comics=== | ||
====1979 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. | |||
====2016 IDW Publishing==== | ====2016 IDW Publishing==== | ||
IDW Publishing licensed the character from Hasbro, and in May 2016, released Rom #0 as part of Free Comic Book Day. The free issue served as a prologue to a new ongoing series which began in July. | |||
In '''Micronauts First Strike''' issue 1 by IDW Publishing Acroyear, [[Biotron]], Orbital Defender, [[Microtron]] and Space Glider fought the [[Dire Wraiths]] and traveled in the Astro Station while on Earth. They were then attacked by Rom the Space Knights]] who mistook them for Dire Wraiths. | In '''Micronauts First Strike''' issue 1 by IDW Publishing Acroyear, [[Biotron]], Orbital Defender, [[Microtron]] and Space Glider fought the [[Dire Wraiths]] and traveled in the Astro Station while on Earth. They were then attacked by Rom the Space Knights]] who mistook them for Dire Wraiths. | ||