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	*'''''RetroRobotRadio'' Rom''' (2023)		*'''''RetroRobotRadio'' Rom''' (2023)
	:A four inch tall 3d printed figure made of gray nylon designed by [[Mathew Robert Ignash]]. It was first released on [[Shapeways]] and later other sites. This figure features 5mm peg and port design. It comes with a Neutralizer and Rocket Pack.		:An unlicensed four inch tall 3d printed figure made of gray nylon designed by [[Mathew Robert Ignash]]. It was first released on [[Shapeways]] and later other sites. This figure features 5mm peg and port design. It comes with a Neutralizer and Rocket Pack.

	*'''''Hasbro Marvel Legends'' Rom Spaceknight''' (2025)		*'''''Hasbro Marvel Legends'' Rom Spaceknight''' (2025)

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	Kenner Parker Toys Inc. was purchased by Tonka in 1987.		Kenner Parker Toys Inc. was purchased by Tonka in 1987.

	Hasbro purchased Tonka in 1991.		Hasbro purchased Tonka in 1991, meaning Hasbro acquired the Rom property.

	In July 2015, [[IDW Publishing]] began publishing a new Rom comic book series as part of the Hasbro Comic Book Universe.		In July 2015, [[IDW Publishing]] began publishing a new Rom comic book series as part of the Hasbro Comic Book Universe.

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'''Rom the Space Knight''' is a [[fictional character]] created by [[Parker Brothers]] in 1979.

==Rom the Space Knight==
Rom was created by Scott Dankman, Richard C. Levy, and Bryan L. McCoy for Parker Brothers and is now a Hasbro asset. After the toy was licensed to Marvel Comics, Rom became a character that debuted in the eponymous American comic book [[Rom: Spaceknight]], by [[Bill Mantlo]] and [[Sal Buscema]].

===Development===
Rom the Space Knight was created by Parker Brothers in 1979.

Parker Brothers was merged with Kenner in 1985 to form Kenner Parker Toys Inc.

Kenner Parker Toys Inc. was purchased by Tonka in 1987.

Hasbro purchased Tonka in 1991.

In July 2015, [[IDW Publishing]] began publishing a new Rom comic book series as part of the Hasbro Comic Book Universe.

In 2017 Hasbro released a new 1/18 scale Rom figure in the style of their current day G.I. Joes. This figure was part of a SDCC 2017 exclusive set called Hasbro Revolution.

In May 2023, Marvel reacquired the rights to begin publishing omnibus editions collecting the Rom material they had previously published in the 1970s and 1980s.

In 2025 Hasbro released a 1/12 scale Marvel Legends style Rom figure.

===Comics===
====1979 Marvel Comics====
[[image:rom-marvel01.jpg|left|thumb|120px|Rom Spaceknight issue 1 by Marvel Comics]]
To build interest in the toy, Parker Brothers licensed the character to Marvel Comics, which created a comic book featuring Rom. The comic expanded on the premise that Rom was a cyborg and provided the character with an origin and personality, and established the character was firmly grounded in the Marvel Universe, having regular encounters with mainstream heroes and villains.

====2016 IDW Publishing====
[[image:rom-idw00.jpg|right|thumb|120px|Rom issue 0 by IDW Publishing]]
[[IDW Publishing]] licensed the character from Hasbro, and in May 2016, released ''Rom'' issue 0 as part of Free Comic Book Day. The free issue served as a prologue to a new ongoing series which began in July.

[[image:rom-astrostation-idw.jpg|left|thumb|120px|Rom attacks the Astro Station in Micronauts: First Strike]]
In ''Micronauts First Strike'' issue 1 by IDW Publishing Acroyear, [[Biotron]], Orbital Defender, [[Microtron]] and Space Glider fought the [[Dire Wraiths]] and traveled in the Astro Station while on Earth. They were then attacked by Rom the Space Knight who mistook them for Dire Wraiths.

===Toys===
*'''''Parker Brothers'' Rom the Space Knight''' (1979)
:This 1/6 scale figure stands about 13 inches tall. Powered by a 9 volt battery.

*'''''Hasbro Mighty Muggs'' Rom''' (2014)
:An SDCC 2014 exclusive.

[[image:rom-sdcc2017figure.jpg|right|thumb|120px|Rom SDCC Revolution figure]]
*'''''Hasbro'' Revolution''' (2017)
:A box set of Hasbro action figures including Jetfire, Matt Trakker, Rom the Spaceknight, a Dire Wraith, Action Man and Leoric.
:A box set also included small Micronauts figurines of classic characters of Acroyear, Baron Karza and Biotron. There was also the alien Xant, a female Space Glider Phenolo-Phi, a green Time Traveler named Quin-Tillus, the cyborg Oberon, and robots Betatron and Gammatron.
:Rom the Spaceknight came with a Neutralizer weapon and a stand.
:Rom The Spaceknight was made using some existing G.I. Joe parts and some original parts. He had the arms of 2015 Gung-Ho and the legs of 2008 Armored Cobra Commander, with a new head, torso, and waist.
:The set was a SDCC 2017 exclusive.

*'''''RetroRobotRadio'' Rom''' (2023)
:A four inch tall 3d printed figure made of gray nylon designed by [[Mathew Robert Ignash]]. It was first released on [[Shapeways]] and later other sites. This figure features 5mm peg and port design. It comes with a Neutralizer and Rocket Pack.

*'''''Hasbro Marvel Legends'' Rom Spaceknight''' (2025)
:In January 2025, Hasbro announced the release of a 6-inch action figure of Rom, inspired by his appearance from the Marvel comic books, as part of their Marvel Legends product line.

===Gallery===
<gallery>
image:rom-MarvelBio.jpg|Marvel Comics Rom Biography
image:rom-IDWBio.jpg|IDW Publishing Rom Biography
image:HasbroRevolution1.jpg|Oberon, Rom, Quin-Tillus and Biotron together in the Hasbro Revolution art.
</gallery>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*https://www.yojoe.com/action/17/rom.shtml
*https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Rom

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