The Transformers
#12
[Direct Edition]
(January 1986)
- Volume:
- 1
- Price:
- 0.75 USD; 1.00 CAD; 0.50 GBP
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- monthly
- On-sale date:
- 1985-09
- Indicia Publisher:
- Marvel Comics Group
- Brand:
- Marvel
- Editing:
- Mike Carlin (Editor); Jim Shooter (Editor-in-Chief)
- Color:
- Color cover; color interiors
- Dimensions:
- Standard Modern US
- Paper Stock:
- Newsprint
- Binding:
- Saddle-stitched
- Publishing Format:
- First scheduled and published as bi-monthly four-issue miniseries, then became ongoing with #5
Optimus Prime: Autobot Killer!
Transformers / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- Herb Trimpe (signed)
- Inks:
- Herb Trimpe (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- science fiction; superhero
- Characters:
- Optimus Prime; Ironhide; Jazz
- Reprints:
-
in Transformers (Atlantic Förlags AB, 1987 series) #6/1987 ([24 september] 1987)
-
![Cover Thumbnail for The Transformers (Marvel, 1984 series) #12 [Direct Edition]](http://files1.comics.org//img/gcd/covers_by_id/75/w200/75512.jpg?5767558948402809120)
![Cover Thumbnail for The Transformers (1984 series) #12 [Newsstand Edition]](http://files1.comics.org//img/gcd/covers_by_id/815/w100/815982.jpg?6158176975787181837)
Prime Time!
Transformers / comic story / 22 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Bob Budiansky
- Pencils:
- Herb Trimpe
- Inks:
- Al Gordon
- Colors:
- Nel Yomtov
- Letters:
- Janice Chiang
Content Information
- Genre:
- science fiction; superhero
- Characters:
- Jetfire; Optimus Prime; Prowl; Hound; Huffer; Brawn; Jazz; Sideswipe; Cliffjumper; Rumble; Shockwave; Soundwave; Buster Witwicky
- Synopsis:
- Shockwave uses Optimus Prime's body (with a fake head created by Shockwave) to attack the revived and repaired Autobots. All seems lost, until the real Optimus's head appears and takes control of the fake head, thereby destroying it. The creation matrix is then returned to Prime by Buster,after Ratchet returns Prime's head back to his body.
- Reprints:
- in Transformers (Atlantic Förlags AB, 1987 series) #6/1987 ([24 september] 1987) [Följande är bortredigerat från originalet:
Sida 2, bild 3-9
Sida 3, bild 1-2]
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Editing
This issue was most recently modified by:
- Derek Reinhard
- john cruz
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