The Transformers Universe
#4
[Direct]
(March 1987)
Marvel,
1986 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 1.25 USD; 1.50 CAD; 0.40 GBP
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1986-11-18
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Marvel Comics Group
- Brand
-
Marvel 25th Anniversary
- Printer
- Printed in the U.S.A.
- Editing
- Jim Shooter (credited) (editor in chief); Jim Salicrup (credited) (editor); Jon Zimmerman (credited as Dwight Jon Zimmerman) (assistant editor); Bob Budiansky (credited) (consulting editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from Amazing Heroes #106.
This issue has variants:
This issue has variants:
[no title indexed]
Transformers / cover / 2 pages
- Pencils
- Herb Trimpe (credited)
- Inks
- Ian Akin (credited as Akin); Brian Garvey (credited as Garvey)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Arcee; Ultra Magnus; Unicron
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Steeljaw
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
- Steeljaw
Swoop
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
- Swoop
- Reprints
in Tailgate
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
- Tailgate
Tantrum
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
- Tantrum
- Reprints
Thrust
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
- Thrust
- Reprints
-
in Transformers Universe (Marvel, 1987 series) (1987) - in The Transformers Comics Magazine (Marvel, 1987 series) #3 (May 1987)
-
Thundercracker
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
- Thundercracker
- Reprints
Topspin
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
- Topspin
Tracks
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
- Tracks
- Reprints
Trailbreaker
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
- Trailbreaker
- Reprints
- in Transformers Universe (Marvel, 1987 series) (1987)
- in The Transformers Comics Magazine (Marvel, 1987 series) #3 (May 1987)
-
Trypticon
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
- Trypticon
- Reprints
Twin Twist
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
- Twin Twist
Vortex
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
- Vortex
- Reprints
Warpath
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
- Warpath
- Reprints
- in Transformers Universe (Marvel, 1987 series) (1987)
- in The Transformers Comics Magazine (Marvel, 1987 series) #3 (May 1987)
-
Wheeljack
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
- Wheeljack
- Reprints
- in Transformers Universe (Marvel, 1987 series) (1987)
- in The Transformers Comics Magazine (Marvel, 1987 series) #3 (May 1987)
-
Wildrider
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
- Wildrider
- Reprints
Windcharger
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
- Windcharger
- Reprints
Arblus
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
- Arblus
- Reprints
Arcee
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
- Arcee
- Reprints
Blurr
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
- Blurr
- Reprints
Cyclonus
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
- Cyclonus
- Reprints
Galvatron
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
- Galvatron
- Reprints
Hot Rod
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
- Hot Rod
- Reprints
Rodimus Prime
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
- Rodimus Prime
- Reprints
Kranix
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
- Kranix
- Reprints
Kup
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
- Kup
- Reprints
Quintessons
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
- Quintessons [group]
- Reprints
Scourge
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
- Scourge
- Reprints
Sharkticons
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
- Sharkticons [group]
- Reprints
Springer
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
- Springer
- Reprints
Ultra Magnus
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
- Ultra Magnus
- Reprints
Unicron
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
- Unicron
- Reprints
Wheelie
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
- Wheelie
- Reprints
Wreck-Gar
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
- Junkions [group]; Wreck-Gar
- Reprints
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Transformers -
1.
Contents
-
2.
Credits
-
3.
Steeljaw
Transformers -
4.
Swoop
Transformers -
5.
Tailgate
Transformers -
6.
Tantrum
Transformers -
7.
Thrust
Transformers -
8.
Thundercracker
Transformers -
9.
Topspin
Transformers -
10.
Tracks
Transformers -
11.
Trailbreaker
Transformers -
12.
Trypticon
Transformers -
13.
Twin Twist
Transformers -
14.
Vortex
Transformers -
15.
Warpath
Transformers -
16.
Wheeljack
Transformers -
17.
Wildrider
Transformers -
18.
Windcharger
Transformers -
19.
Arblus
Transformers -
20.
Arcee
Transformers -
21.
Blurr
Transformers -
22.
Cyclonus
Transformers -
23.
Galvatron
Transformers -
24.
Hot Rod
Transformers -
25.
Rodimus Prime
Transformers -
26.
Kranix
Transformers -
27.
Kup
Transformers -
28.
Quintessons
Transformers -
29.
Scourge
Transformers -
30.
Sharkticons
Transformers -
31.
Springer
Transformers -
32.
Ultra Magnus
Transformers -
33.
Unicron
Transformers -
34.
Wheelie
Transformers -
35.
Wreck-Gar
Transformers
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