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ROM takes on a Skrull invasion of Earth, only the Skrulls are here for the same reason ROM is: To kill Dire Wraiths!
We learn that Wraiths are actually mutant Skrulls—a new race that came from the original Skrulls—so ROM and Starshine team-up with the green aliens to clear out Clairton.
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For a brief period, ROM and Starshine are stuck in the dark dimension. And we learn…
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…That Starshine has the power to move between our dimension and the dark one.
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Also, they finally get around to killing the useless hero Torpedo, who was supposed to be protecting Clairton in ROM’s absence.
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Eventually, ROM and the Skrulls eradicate the Dire Wraith plague in Clairton, but in the process every single citizen dies.
That’s a pretty hefty civilian body count–especially for a comic based on a toy!
Also, #50 is the January issue so it’s Assistant Editors’ Month. They make the issue a double-sized one, so the back-up story doesn’t cut down on the above-average regular story. The AEM contribution is a one-page story reimagining ROM and Starshine as basically I Love Lucy. It’s funny. ROM becomes a toaster.
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Also, of course, there’s the cornerbox on the cover.
Then, a bunch of pin-ups to fill out the issue.
This is one of the best issues of this book so far.