Rom 44 (Jul 1983) NM- (9.2)

It Takes Two to Tango!

Script: Bill Mantlo (credited)

Pencils: Sal Buscema (credited) (layouts)

Inks: Ian Akin (credited as Akin) (embellishment); Brian Garvey (credited as Garvey) (embellishment)

Colors: Barry Grossman (credited as Ben Sean)

Letters: Janice Chiang (credited)

Characters: Devastator (villain); Dr. Dredd (flashback) (cameo); The Gremlin; Hulk [Bruce Banner] (flashback) (cameo); Quasimodo (flashback) (cameo); Rom; Starshine; Rom Clone (death); Soviet Super-Troopers (villain)

Synopsis: Deep in the heart of Russia, Starshine mourns as Rom's cloned human body deteriorates ever nearer to death until Gremlin shows up and offers to place what is left of Rom's humanity back inside of his armor. He does so just in time for Rom to wake up and battle Devastator and the Super-Troopers.