{"product_id":"rom-epic-collection-the-original-marvel-years-vol-1-paperback-marvel-comics","title":"Rom Epic Collection: The Original Marvel Years Vol. 1 Paperback (Marvel Comics)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003eExperience a spectacular, action-packed blockbuster era in 1980s sci-fi history! \u003cspan class=\"eujQNb\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wfWfIf fxyaSe\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"jAOkJc\" role=\"button\" id=\"gevl-ANt7ao3YO5zsmLQPg-n_WA_4\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003eRom Epic Collection: The Original Marvel Years Vol. 1 Paperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e delivers a massive, 432-page comprehensive showcase capturing writer Bill Mantlo's legendary, industry-defining tenure charting Galador's greatest protector.\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003eMarvel's award-winning Epic Collection line offers thick, comprehensive, and chronologically curated volumes that collect massive chunks of classic storylines. This essential volume takes you deep undercover on a high-stakes interstellar warfare, extraterrestrial espionage, and superhero survival hunt. Read along as the cybernetic vanguard traces a blood-paved course across the deep cosmos to Earth, clashing brutally through a unified front of shapeshifting alien infiltrators, rogue shape-shifters, and ancient predators to secure the safety of the planet before the universe collapses into ultimate devastation.\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eKey Story Highlights:\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"KsbFXc U6u95\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eThe Dire Wraith Infiltration:\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e Follow Rom across dangerous global terrain on a breathless hunt as he targets shapeshifting alien invaders who have successfully compromised the highest echelons of human authority—including S.H.I.E.L.D. itself!\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eThe High-Tech Arsenal:\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e Watch the armored Spaceknight deploy on a brutal, investigative tactical mission, relying on his specialized energy analyzer to strip away alien disguises and utilizing his lethal neutralizer to banish foes directly into Limbo.\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eThe Marvel Universe Crossovers:\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e Witness the absolute crown jewel of classic sci-fi storytelling as Earth's defenders struggle to decipher Rom's identity, pushing him into sudden, chaotic team-ups and clashes with the X-Men, Jack of Hearts, the Space Phantom, and the Mad Thinker.\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003eThis incredible, heavy-duty book is an absolute crown-jewel library centerpiece addition for modern Marvel completionists, classic 80s sci-fi historians, and sequential art illustrators looking to study master-level narrative pacing, retro dynamic coloring, and classical comic drafting by legends Bill Mantlo and Sal Buscema.\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Fsg96\"\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"AdPoic\" role=\"heading\"\u003eProduct Specifications\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"KsbFXc U6u95\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e Marvel Comics \/ Marvel Universe\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eLead Author:\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e Bill Mantlo\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eIllustrators \u0026amp; Artists:\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e Sal Buscema (Cover Art \/ Lead Penciler), Marvel Various\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eFormat:\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e Thick Archive Trade Paperback (Epic Collection Style)\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eConfiguration:\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e [First Edition] (Core Archival Masterwork)\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eCondition:\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e Brand New Condition \/ Unread Archive Stock\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eAvailability:\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e In Print \/ Actively Distributed\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003ePrint Length:\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e 432 pages packed with illustrations\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eLanguage:\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003ePublication Date:\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e April 8, 2025\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eCollecting:\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e Rom (1979) #1-20.\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e→ Explore more thick archival volumes and comprehensive runs in our complete \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/thelabyrinthstore.com\/collections\/superhero-graphic-novels\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eSuperhero Graphic Novels Collection\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Fsg96\"\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"LabyrinthBooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51190328066271,"sku":null,"price":62.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0355\/5285\/4156\/files\/rom-epic-collection-the-original-marvel-years-volume-1-front-cover_1.jpg?v=1786501869","url":"https:\/\/thelabyrinthstore.com\/products\/rom-epic-collection-the-original-marvel-years-vol-1-paperback-marvel-comics","provider":"LabyrinthBooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}