The Transformers Universe
#1
[Newsstand]
(December 1986)
Marvel,
1986 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 1.25 USD; 1.50 CAD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Marvel Comics Group
- Brand
-
Marvel 25th Anniversary
- Barcode
- 071486025771 12
- Printer
- Printed in the U.S.A.
- Editing
- Jim Shooter (editor in chief); Jim Salicrup (editor); Adam Philips (assistant editor); Bob Budiansky (consulting editor)
Issue Notes
This issue has variants:
[no title indexed]
Transformers / cover / 2 pages
- Pencils
- Herb Trimpe (credited)
- Inks
- Ian Akin (credited); Brian Garvey (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
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Air Raid
Transformers / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Bob Budiansky (credited)
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- Ian Akin (credited) (inker / embellisher); Brian Garvey (credited) (inker / embellisher)
- Colors
- Nel Yomtov (credited)
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (credited) (typesetter)
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Air Raid
- Reprints
-
in Transformers Universe (Marvel, 1987 series) (1987) -
in Transformers (Atlantic Förlags AB, 1987 series) #3/1987 ([7 maj] 1987)
-
Astrotrain
Transformers / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Bob Budiansky (credited)
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- Ian Akin (credited) (inker / embellisher); Brian Garvey (credited) (inker / embellisher)
- Colors
- Nel Yomtov (credited)
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (credited) (typesetter)
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Astrotrain
- Reprints
- in Transformers Universe (Marvel, 1987 series) (1987)
- in Transformers (Atlantic Förlags AB, 1987 series) #3/1987 ([7 maj] 1987)
-
Beachcomber
Transformers / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Bob Budiansky (credited)
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- Ian Akin (credited) (inker / embellisher); Brian Garvey (credited) (inker / embellisher)
- Colors
- Nel Yomtov (credited)
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (credited) (typesetter)
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Beachcomber
- Reprints
- in Transformers Universe (Marvel, 1987 series) (1987)
- in Transformers (Atlantic Förlags AB, 1987 series) #3/1987 ([7 maj] 1987)
-
Blades
Transformers / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Bob Budiansky (credited)
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- Ian Akin (credited) (inker / embellisher); Brian Garvey (credited) (inker / embellisher)
- Colors
- Nel Yomtov (credited)
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (credited) (typesetter)
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Blades
- Reprints
- in Transformers Universe (Marvel, 1987 series) (1987)
- in Transformers (Atlantic Förlags AB, 1987 series) #3/1987 ([7 maj] 1987)
-
Blaster
Transformers / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Bob Budiansky (credited)
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- Ian Akin (credited) (inker / embellisher); Brian Garvey (credited) (inker / embellisher)
- Colors
- Nel Yomtov (credited)
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (credited) (typesetter)
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Blaster
- Reprints
- in Transformers Universe (Marvel, 1987 series) (1987)
- in Transformers (Atlantic Förlags AB, 1987 series) #4/1987 ([18 juni] 1987)
- in Transformers / Action Force: Vedergällning (Ades Media, 2022 series) (2022)
-
Blast Off
Transformers / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Bob Budiansky (credited)
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- Ian Akin (credited) (inker / embellisher); Brian Garvey (credited) (inker / embellisher)
- Colors
- Nel Yomtov (credited)
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (credited) (typesetter)
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Blast Off
- Reprints
- in Transformers Universe (Marvel, 1987 series) (1987)
- in Transformers (Atlantic Förlags AB, 1987 series) #4/1987 ([18 juni] 1987)
- in Transformers / Action Force: Vedergällning (Ades Media, 2022 series) (2022)
-
Blitzwing
Transformers / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Bob Budiansky (credited)
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- Ian Akin (credited) (inker / embellisher); Brian Garvey (credited) (inker / embellisher)
- Colors
- Nel Yomtov (credited)
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (credited) (typesetter)
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Blitzwing
- Reprints
- in Transformers Universe (Marvel, 1987 series) (1987)
-
in The Transformers (Marvel UK, 1984 series) #108 [Only pages 7-8 are reprinted in this issue.] - in Transformers (Atlantic Förlags AB, 1987 series) #4/1987 ([18 juni] 1987)
-
Blue Streak
Transformers / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Bob Budiansky (credited)
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- Ian Akin (credited) (inker / embellisher); Brian Garvey (credited) (inker / embellisher)
- Colors
- Nel Yomtov (credited)
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (credited) (typesetter)
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Blue Streak
- Reprints
- in Transformers Universe (Marvel, 1987 series) (1987)
-
in Les Transformers (Sage - Sagédition, 1987 series) #3 (Juin 1987) [Page 8] - in Transformers (Atlantic Förlags AB, 1987 series) #4/1987 ([18 juni] 1987)
-
Bombshell
Transformers / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Bob Budiansky (credited)
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- Ian Akin (credited) (inker / embellisher); Brian Garvey (credited) (inker / embellisher)
- Colors
- Nel Yomtov (credited)
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (credited) (typesetter)
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Bombshell
- Reprints
- in Transformers Universe (Marvel, 1987 series) (1987)
- in Transformers (Atlantic Förlags AB, 1987 series) #5/1987 ([6 augusti] 1987)
-
Bonecrusher
Transformers / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Bob Budiansky (credited)
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- Ian Akin (credited) (inker / embellisher); Brian Garvey (credited) (inker / embellisher)
- Colors
- Nel Yomtov (credited)
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (credited) (typesetter)
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Bonecrusher
- Reprints
- in Transformers Universe (Marvel, 1987 series) (1987)
- in Transformers (Atlantic Förlags AB, 1987 series) #6/1987 ([24 september] 1987) which is reprinted
- in Transformers (Atlantic Förlags AB, 1987 series) #6/1987 (September 24, 1987)
-
Brawl
Transformers / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Bob Budiansky (credited)
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- Ian Akin (credited) (inker / embellisher); Brian Garvey (credited) (inker / embellisher)
- Colors
- Nel Yomtov (credited)
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (credited) (typesetter)
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Brawl
- Reprints
- in Transformers Universe (Marvel, 1987 series) (1987)
- in Transformers (Atlantic Förlags AB, 1987 series) #6/1987 ([24 september] 1987) which is reprinted
- in Transformers (Atlantic Förlags AB, 1987 series) #6/1987 (September 24, 1987)
- in Transformers / Action Force: Vedergällning (Ades Media, 2022 series) (2022)
-
Brawn
Transformers / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Bob Budiansky (credited)
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- Ian Akin (credited) (inker / embellisher); Brian Garvey (credited) (inker / embellisher)
- Colors
- Nel Yomtov (credited)
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (credited) (typesetter)
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Brawn
- Reprints
- in Transformers Universe (Marvel, 1987 series) (1987)
- in Transformers (Atlantic Förlags AB, 1987 series) #6/1987 ([24 september] 1987) which is reprinted
- in Transformers (Atlantic Förlags AB, 1987 series) #6/1987 (September 24, 1987)
-
Breakdown
Transformers / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Bob Budiansky (credited)
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- Ian Akin (credited) (inker / embellisher); Brian Garvey (credited) (inker / embellisher)
- Colors
- Nel Yomtov (credited)
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (credited) (typesetter)
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Breakdown
- Reprints
- in Transformers Universe (Marvel, 1987 series) (1987)
- in Transformers (Atlantic Förlags AB, 1987 series) #6/1987 ([24 september] 1987) which is reprinted
- in Transformers (Atlantic Förlags AB, 1987 series) #6/1987 (September 24, 1987)
-
Broadside
Transformers / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Bob Budiansky (credited)
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- Ian Akin (credited) (inker / embellisher); Brian Garvey (credited) (inker / embellisher)
- Colors
- Nel Yomtov (credited)
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (credited) (typesetter)
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Broadside
- Reprints
- in Transformers Universe (Marvel, 1987 series) (1987)
- in Transformers (Atlantic Förlags AB, 1987 series) #6/1987 ([24 september] 1987) which is reprinted
- in Transformers (Atlantic Förlags AB, 1987 series) #6/1987 (September 24, 1987)
-
Bruticus
Transformers / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Bob Budiansky (credited)
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- Ian Akin (credited) (inker / embellisher); Brian Garvey (credited) (inker / embellisher)
- Colors
- Nel Yomtov (credited)
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (credited) (typesetter)
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Bruticus
- Reprints
- in Transformers Universe (Marvel, 1987 series) (1987)
- in Transformers (Atlantic Förlags AB, 1987 series) #7/1987 ([26 november] 1987)
- in Transformers / Action Force: Vedergällning (Ades Media, 2022 series) (2022)
-
Bumblebee
Transformers / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Bob Budiansky (credited)
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- Ian Akin (credited) (inker / embellisher); Brian Garvey (credited) (inker / embellisher)
- Colors
- Nel Yomtov (credited)
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (credited) (typesetter)
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Bumblebee
- Reprints
- in Transformers Universe (Marvel, 1987 series) (1987)
- in Les Transformers (Sage - Sagédition, 1987 series) #1 (Avril 1987) [page 16 only]
- in Transformers (Atlantic Förlags AB, 1987 series) #7/1987 ([26 november] 1987)
-
Buzzsaw
Transformers / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Bob Budiansky (credited)
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- Ian Akin (credited) (inker / embellisher); Brian Garvey (credited) (inker / embellisher)
- Colors
- Nel Yomtov (credited)
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (credited) (typesetter)
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Buzzsaw
- Reprints
- in Transformers Universe (Marvel, 1987 series) (1987)
- in Transformers (Atlantic Förlags AB, 1987 series) #7/1987 ([26 november] 1987)
-
Cliffjumper
Transformers / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Bob Budiansky (credited)
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- Ian Akin (credited) (inker / embellisher); Brian Garvey (credited) (inker / embellisher)
- Colors
- Nel Yomtov (credited)
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (credited) (typesetter)
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Cliffjumper
- Reprints
Cosmos
Transformers / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Bob Budiansky (credited)
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- Ian Akin (credited) (inker / embellisher); Brian Garvey (credited) (inker / embellisher)
- Colors
- Nel Yomtov (credited)
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (credited) (typesetter)
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Cosmos
- Reprints
Dead End
Transformers / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Bob Budiansky (credited)
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- Ian Akin (credited) (inker / embellisher); Brian Garvey (credited) (inker / embellisher)
- Colors
- Nel Yomtov (credited)
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (credited) (typesetter)
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Dead End
- Reprints
Defensor
Transformers / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Bob Budiansky (credited)
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- Ian Akin (credited) (inker / embellisher); Brian Garvey (credited) (inker / embellisher)
- Colors
- Nel Yomtov (credited)
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (credited) (typesetter)
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Defensor
- Reprints
Devastator
Transformers / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Bob Budiansky (credited)
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- Ian Akin (credited) (inker / embellisher); Brian Garvey (credited) (inker / embellisher)
- Colors
- Nel Yomtov (credited)
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (credited) (typesetter)
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Devastator
- Reprints
Dirge
Transformers / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Bob Budiansky (credited)
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- Ian Akin (credited) (inker / embellisher); Brian Garvey (credited) (inker / embellisher)
- Colors
- Nel Yomtov (credited)
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (credited) (typesetter)
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Dirge
- Reprints
- in Transformers Universe (Marvel, 1987 series) (1987)
- in Transformers (Atlantic Förlags AB, 1987 series) #4/1988 (April 14, 1988)
-
Divebomb
Transformers / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Bob Budiansky (credited)
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- Ian Akin (credited) (inker / embellisher); Brian Garvey (credited) (inker / embellisher)
- Colors
- Nel Yomtov (credited)
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (credited) (typesetter)
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Divebomb
- Reprints
- in Transformers Universe (Marvel, 1987 series) (1987)
- in Transformers (Atlantic Förlags AB, 1987 series) #4/1988 (April 14, 1988), #10/1989 ([12 oktober] 1989) [Andra översättningen]
-
Drag Strip
Transformers / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Bob Budiansky (credited)
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- Ian Akin (credited) (inker / embellisher); Brian Garvey (credited) (inker / embellisher)
- Colors
- Nel Yomtov (credited)
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (credited) (typesetter)
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Drag Strip
- Reprints
- in Transformers Universe (Marvel, 1987 series) (1987)
- in Transformers (Atlantic Förlags AB, 1987 series) #3/1989 ([16 mars] 1989)
-
Eject
Transformers / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Bob Budiansky (credited)
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- Ian Akin (credited) (inker / embellisher); Brian Garvey (credited) (inker / embellisher)
- Colors
- Nel Yomtov (credited)
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (credited) (typesetter)
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Eject
- Reprints
- in Transformers (Atlantic Förlags AB, 1987 series) #3/1989 ([16 mars] 1989)
-
Fireflight
Transformers / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Bob Budiansky (credited)
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- Ian Akin (credited) (inker / embellisher); Brian Garvey (credited) (inker / embellisher)
- Colors
- Nel Yomtov (credited)
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (credited) (typesetter)
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Fireflight
- Reprints
- in Transformers Universe (Marvel, 1987 series) (1987)
- in Transformers (Atlantic Förlags AB, 1987 series) #7/1988 (July 7, 1988)
-
First Aid
Transformers / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Bob Budiansky (credited)
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- Ian Akin (credited) (inker / embellisher); Brian Garvey (credited) (inker / embellisher)
- Colors
- Nel Yomtov (credited)
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (credited) (typesetter)
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- First Aid
- Reprints
- in Transformers Universe (Marvel, 1987 series) (1987)
- in Transformers (Atlantic Förlags AB, 1987 series) #7/1988 (July 7, 1988)
-
Frenzy
Transformers / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Bob Budiansky (credited)
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- Ian Akin (credited) (inker / embellisher); Brian Garvey (credited) (inker / embellisher)
- Colors
- Nel Yomtov (credited)
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (credited) (typesetter)
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Frenzy
- Reprints
- in Transformers Universe (Marvel, 1987 series) (1987)
- in The Transformers Comics Magazine (Marvel, 1987 series) #1 (January 1987)
- in Transformers (Atlantic Förlags AB, 1987 series) #7/1988 (July 7, 1988)
-
Gears
Transformers / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Bob Budiansky (credited)
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- Ian Akin (credited) (inker / embellisher); Brian Garvey (credited) (inker / embellisher)
- Colors
- Nel Yomtov (credited)
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (credited) (typesetter)
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Gears
- Reprints
- in Transformers Universe (Marvel, 1987 series) (1987)
- in The Transformers Comics Magazine (Marvel, 1987 series) #1 (January 1987)
- in Les Transformers (Sage - Sagédition, 1987 series) #2 (mai 1987) [page 30]
- in Transformers (Atlantic Förlags AB, 1987 series) #7/1988 (July 7, 1988)
-
Grapple
Transformers / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Bob Budiansky (credited)
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- Ian Akin (credited) (inker / embellisher); Brian Garvey (credited) (inker / embellisher)
- Colors
- Nel Yomtov (credited)
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (credited) (typesetter)
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Grapple
- Reprints
Grimlock
Transformers / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Bob Budiansky (credited)
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- Ian Akin (credited) (inker / embellisher); Brian Garvey (credited) (inker / embellisher)
- Colors
- Nel Yomtov (credited)
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (credited) (typesetter)
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Grimlock
- Reprints
[no title indexed]
Transformers / recap / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Four million years ago they came from Cybertron, ...
- Genre
- science fiction
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
Transformers -
1.
Contents
-
2.
Credits
-
3.
Air Raid
Transformers -
4.
Astrotrain
Transformers -
5.
Beachcomber
Transformers -
6.
Blades
Transformers -
7.
Blaster
Transformers -
8.
Blast Off
Transformers -
9.
Blitzwing
Transformers -
10.
Blue Streak
Transformers -
11.
Bombshell
Transformers -
12.
Bonecrusher
Transformers -
13.
Brawl
Transformers -
14.
Brawn
Transformers -
15.
Breakdown
Transformers -
16.
Broadside
Transformers -
17.
Bruticus
Transformers -
18.
Bumblebee
Transformers -
19.
Buzzsaw
Transformers -
20.
Cliffjumper
Transformers -
21.
Cosmos
Transformers -
22.
Dead End
Transformers -
23.
Defensor
Transformers -
24.
Devastator
Transformers -
25.
Dirge
Transformers -
26.
Divebomb
Transformers -
27.
Drag Strip
Transformers -
28.
Eject
Transformers -
29.
Fireflight
Transformers -
30.
First Aid
Transformers -
31.
Frenzy
Transformers -
32.
Gears
Transformers -
33.
Grapple
Transformers -
34.
Grimlock
Transformers -
35.
["Four million years ago they came from Cybertron, ..."]
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