Or – “Because Someone Demanded It! (Though Since The Crash, I Don’t Recall Whom…)”

One of the saddest stories in comics has to be that of Bill Mantlo, one of Marvel’s more prolific writers of the 1970′s and 80′s. Responsible for many memorable tales (including turning the Micronauts and this title into long-running stories despite being essentially toy tie-in books), Bill has been in a coma since the mid-90′s, victim of a hit and run accident. Bill’s body of work includes many excellent tales (I highly recommend tracking down Vision and The Scarlet Witch) but a recent unofficial Spoilerite poll indicated that Rom #43 made a huge impact on someone’s childhood psyche. (The Great Internet LaRouche Toad-Frog Server Massacree of ’10 has erased the evidence of whom, but I’m quite certain he or she will step forward in short order.) Without further ado, I give you “Rom: Space MAN!”
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