ROM#23(1981)

The two Heroes for Hire and Rom attempt to get to the Baxter Building while the entire city of New York is in panic over the ‘Killer Alien Robot.’ Numerous heroes are on patrol (shown in cameos are: Spider-Man, Moon Knight, Daredevil, Captain America and Iron Man). The trio move through back alleys until they are spotted by a group of soldiers who open fire. Meanwhile, a strange fog has begun to waft through Clairton, leaving those it touches in a strange trance. Back in NYC, Rom overturns a truck between the soldiers and the three heroes who then use it as cover so they can escape down into the sewers. They finally arrive at the basement of the Baxter Building where Power Man tries to use his key to get into the FF's special elevator only to find the locks have been changed, forcing them to break into the elevator shaft and begin climbing up. The three battle their way through the Baxter Building’s defenses until they finally reach the Vehicle Hangar where the spacecraft are stored. At that moment, the Fantastic Four return and confront them but the trio is unsure whether they are the real Fantastic Four or Dire Wraiths disguised as them. Power Man asks Mr. Fantastic what the sum they agreed upon for his services was and, when he states the correct amount, Cage is convinced that they are the real team. The two heroes explain Rom’s mission on Earth and the Fantastic Four come to believe them. They give Rom a captured Skrull saucer to allow him to return to Galador and Mr. Fantastic programs it with the coordinates the Spaceknight gives him. After Rom has left, Mr. Fantastic asks Power Man what if the Wraiths had duplicated the FF’s brain patterns as well and would therefore have known everything the real FF would have known? Power Man and Iron Fist have no answer but decide to quickly leave.