What began as a toy, soon became so much more, but then he disappeared, and despite some attempts, has never had his chance in other media beyond the pages of Marvel and IDW comics. ROM The Spaceknight was created by Parker Brothers, a space toy to combat the sales of Star Wars toys. From there he was licensed to Marvel Comics, and his journey among the cosmos began.
A resident of Galador, ROM joined the Spaceknight program to protect the planet from the shapeshifters known as Dire Wraiths who were destroying everything. ROM ended up with 75 issues at Marvel Comics, fighting alongside all the Marvel heroes, and even having his home planet come face to face with Galactus.
Galactus on Galador
The character license expired at Marvel, and it reverted to IDW, where he remained in limbo for a long time, until 2016, and that is where the story stands, as since that series, he has been used sparingly in other IDW stories, but what about other forms of media?
Well, Mr Spaceknight has not had his chance to shine in a solo film, or an animated series, Hasbro has tried to get people to write a screenplay for him, but nothing has ever gotten far enough along to make it a real…