Rom#53
Cover: Bill Sienkiewicz
Rom #53
“Paranoia Strikes Deep!”
writer Bill Mantlo · artist Sal Buscema · inker Mel Candido · inker Bill Sienkiewicz · colorist Ben Sean · letterer Janice Chiang · cover Bill Sienkiewicz
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Cast · 40 characters
AngelAnna MarieBeastBen GrimmBobby DrakeBrock JonesBrunnhildeCaptain AmericaCaptain MarvelColossusDarkstarDum Dum DuganEugene JuddGargoyleGuardianHank McCoyHeather DouglasHuman TorchIcemanInvisible GirlJames MacDonald HudsonJanet Van DyneJennifer WaltersJohnny StormKitty PrydeKurt WagnerLaynia PetrovnaLoganMajor UrsusMichael TwoyoungmenMikhail UrsusMonica RambeauMoondragonMr. FantasticNaryaNick FuryNightcrawlerOroro MunroePiotr RasputinPuck
Full credits
writer Bill Mantlo
artist Sal Buscema
inker Mel Candido
inker Bill Sienkiewicz
colorist Ben Sean
letterer Janice Chiang
cover pencils, inks Bill Sienkiewicz
Full plot ⚠ may contain spoilers
▸ Reveal full plot — may contain spoilers
When Dire Wraiths attack the SHIELD helicarrier, the U.S. government begins to take Rom's warning of alien invasion seriously. President Reagan addresses the country and declares war on the Wraiths. Since many of Earth's heroes seem to be missing (they are off fighting a Secret War), Ron names Rom as an official ally in the upcoming conflict.
Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).