The Transformers #60 [Newsstand]
(December 1988)

Marvel, 1984 Series
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Volume
1
Price
1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel [standalone or inside vertical box]
Barcode
071486023791 13
Editing
Don Daley (editor (see Notes)); Tom DeFalco (editor in chief); Rob Tokar (assistant editor (see Notes))

Issue Notes

Don Daley is credited on both the story sequence and the letters page. Rob Tokar is credited on the letters page only.
This issue is a variant of The Transformers (Marvel, 1984 series) #60 [Direct].

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Transformers / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
José Delbo (signed as Delbo)
Inks
Danny Bulanadi (signed as Bulanadi [small letters])
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Bludgeon (villain) (First appearance); Bumblebee; Grimlock; Jazz
Reprints
Keywords
samurais

Yesterday's Heroes! (Table of Contents: 1)

Transformers / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

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

Indexer Notes

There is one unidentified Autobot on page 2, panel 3.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Mr. Bubble / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Misfire (Table of Contents: 3)

Transformers / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bob Budiansky
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Aimless; Misfire
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Star Signals / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Pointblank (Table of Contents: 5)

Transformers / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bob Budiansky
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Peacemaker; Pointblank
Reprints

Slugslinger (Table of Contents: 6)

Transformers / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bob Budiansky
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Caliburst; Slugslinger
Reprints

Sureshot (Table of Contents: 7)

Transformers / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bob Budiansky
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Spoilsport; Sureshot
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Transmissions / letters page / 0.9 page (report information)

Script
Don Daley (credited); Rob Tokar (credited)
Letters
typeset

Feature Logo
Transmissions

Indexer Notes

Letters from Natalie Frank, Chip Calhoun, Greg Fitch, Andy Luke, and Cloudburst.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

statement of ownership / 0.1 page (report information)

Script
Janet Pezzuto (credited)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

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.

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Transformers
  2. 1. Yesterday's Heroes!
    Transformers
  3. 2. ["You've had so much fun getting dirty, ..."]
    Mr. Bubble
  4. 3. Misfire
    Transformers
  5. 4. ["Meet super-star: Lisa Trusiani-Greenberg"]
    Star Signals
  6. 5. Pointblank
    Transformers
  7. 6. Slugslinger
    Transformers
  8. 7. Sureshot
    Transformers
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Transmissions
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
This issue was modified by
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  • Boris Ammerlaan
  • Peter Croome
  • Eric Rom
  • Ramon Schenk