Rommbu
History: Sent to Earth as an advance war-scout, Rommbu threatened the conquest of the planet and the destruction of mankind; he demonstrated the power of his weapons. When Rommbu needed to land his ship to recharge the batteries, he was tricked by his human captive into landing in an active volcano. The volcano erupted, presumably destroying Rommbu and his ship.
Rommbu was later seen among a group of monsters being held in the Collector's subterranean museum beneath the surface of Canada. The monsters escaped captivity during the Collector's battle with the Mole Man, and some of the monsters (including Rommbu) attacked New York City, but were fought off by an alliance of the Thing, the Hulk, Giant-Man, and the Beast. The defeated monsters were later dispatched into the Negative Zone.
Height: 15 ft.
Demonstrated Powers: Although it can be assumed by Rommbu's size that he had great strength, he demonstrated no feats of strength to guage a strength level. Rommbu demonstrated no other special powers.
Weapons:
- Shrink ray pistol
- Mind prober machine
- Flying saucer with the following weapons:
Metal disintegrating rays that destroyed attacking aircraft
Anti-missle missles
A “magnetico” - used to lift a submarine out of the water
Comment: Rommbu looks similar to the alien Gormuu (introduced in Fantastic Four # 271); possibly they are both from the same race? Gormuu's planet of origin was Kraalo.
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............. John Kaminski :: 18 July 2006
Another one of those alien invaders not smart enough to walk and chew gum at the same time. He had the technology to fly the spaceways but not enough wit to recognize an active volcano. I love Lee/Kirby monsters but boy, a lot of them were just plain dumb.