Rom 1979 #18 Direct ed. - back issue - $3.00

Thinking that Rom is an evil mutant beating on a human child, the X-Men attack him. Little do they realize that the boy is a human/Dire Wraith hybrid with the mutant power of manipulating their own abilities. Once they realize their mistake, Kitty is able to blast Hybrid with Rom's neutralizer but accidentally sends Rom to Limbo as well.

Jack Abel is credited on the letters page only. Al Milgrom is credited on both the comic story (as Milgrom) and the letters page (as Allen Milgrom).

• And a Child Shall Deceive Them! - Additional inker credits added 2005 by Steven Tice.
• - Letters from Tim Williams, Raymond Banuchi, Dale L. Coe, Robbie Smith, Sam Mix, Andrew Farewell, and Myron Harrod with replies by Bill Mantlo.