Power Man and Iron Fist Vol 1 73

Power Man and Iron Fist Vol 1 #73 Published September, 1981 Editor-in-Chief Jim Shooter Cover Artist Frank Miller "Wraith, Color or Creed" Writer Jo Duffy Penciler Greg LaRocque Inker Ricardo Villamonte Colourist Christie Scheele Letterer Janice Chiang Editor Dennis O'Neil Previous Issue Next Issue Power Man and Iron Fist #72 Power Man and Iron Fist #74

Appearing in "Wraith, Color or Creed"

Featured Characters:

• Heroes for Hire
  • Power Man (Luke Cage)
  • Iron Fist (Daniel Rand)

Supporting Characters:

•  ROM the Spaceknight 
• Bob Diamond
• Misty Knight
• Colleen Wing
• Rafael Scarfe
• Bertha (Cameo)
• D.W. Griffith
• Harmony Young
• Jennie Royce

Antagonists:

• Dire Wraiths
  • Polly Griffith (Death)

Other Characters:

• Solace
• Jim Hansen
• NYPD
  • Neil
• Fantastic Four
  • Reed Richards
  • Ben Grimm
  • Johnny Storm
  • Sue Richards
• Jack of Hearts (Only in flashback)
• Scott Summers (Photo)
• Brandy Clark (Only in flashback)
• Steve Jackson (Only in flashback)

Locations:

• New York City
  • Manhattan
    • Heroes for Hire Building
    • Baxter Building
    • Times Square
      • 42nd Street
        • Gem Theater
    • Riverside Drive
      • Daniel Rand's Brownstone Apartment
• Washington D.C. (Only in flashback)
• West Virginia (Only in flashback)
  • Clairton (Only in flashback)

Items:

• Rom's Neutralizer
• Rom's Energy Analyzer
• Rom's Translator

Vehicles:

Synopsis for "Wraith, Color or Creed"

Rom the Spaceknight has come to earth and is vaporizing any humans he detects as Dire Wraiths. This includes several citizens who appear human including Solace's friend Polly Laughton. Solace hires Luke Cage to find Rom. Luke and Iron Fist soon encounter Rom in an hispanic neighborhood. They battle Rom, but soon see the Spacekinght attacked by humans who reveal themselves to be Dire Wraiths. Luke and Iron Fist see Rom's purpose and his noble intentions and become allies.

Notes

• When Marvel Comics reprinted Power Man And Iron Fist issues 50-75 in Essential Power Man & Iron Fist Vol. 1 this issue was omitted due to the fact that Marvel no longer retains the rights to reprint stories featuring Rom the Spaceknight.

• Power Man, Iron Fist's and Rom's adventure continue in Rom #23.

• In this issue Colleen notes that Bob Diamond has won at least two Oscars.

• This issue also depicts D.W. Griffith as a "Film Student".

• No letters page is published this issue.
  

Trivia

• Showing this issue at the Gem Theatre: John Wayne Festival.

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