- Script
- Simon Furman (credited)
- Pencils
- José Delbo (credited)
- Inks
- Dave Hunt (credited)
- Colors
- Nel Yomtov (credited)
- Letters
- Jim Massara (credited)
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Bludgeon (villain) (First appearance); Bumblebee; Cloudburst; Fortress Maximus (flashback); Grimlock; Highbrow; Hot Rod; Jazz; Kup; Octopunch (villain) (First appearance); Optimus Prime; Perceptor (cameo); Powerglide (cameo); Quickmix; Ratchet (cameo); Scoop; Stranglehold (villain) (First appearance)
- Reprints
There is one unidentified Autobot on page 2, panel 3.
- Script
- Don Daley (credited); Rob Tokar (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Feature Logo
Letters from Natalie Frank, Chip Calhoun, Greg Fitch, Andy Luke, and Cloudburst.
- Script
- Janet Pezzuto (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
Date of filing: October 1, 1988
Average no. of copies each issue during preceding 12 months: 351,607.
Single issue nearest to filing date: 252,130.