The Transformers #19 [Direct]
(August 1986)

Marvel, 1984 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.75 USD; 0.40 GBP; 0.95 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1986-04-22
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel 25th Anniversary
Printer
Printed in the U.S.A.
Editing
Mike Carlin (credited as Michael Carlin) (editor (see Notes)); Jim Shooter (credited) (editor in chief); Bobbie Chase (credited) (assistant editor (see Notes))

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Amazing Heroes #93.

Bobbie Chase is credited on the letters page only. Mike Carlin is credited on both the story sequence and the letters page (both as Michael Carlin).
This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Transformers / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Herb Trimpe (signed as Herb Trimpe)
Inks
Herb Trimpe (signed as Herb Trimpe)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
You asked for him-- You got him! Omega Supreme!
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Frenzy; Omega Supreme; Rumble; Skywarp; Starscream; Thundercracker
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Cover gallery

Command Performances! (Table of Contents: 1)

Transformers / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Budiansky (credited)
Pencils
Don Perlin (credited)
Inks
Ian Akin (credited); Brian Garvey (credited)
Colors
Nel Yomtov (credited)
Letters
Janice Chiang (credited)
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Constructicons: Bonecrusher; Devastator; Hook; Long Haul; Mixmaster; Scavenger; Scrapper
Dinobots: Grimlock; Slag; Sludge; Snarl; Swoop
Blaster; Bumblebee; Buzzsaw; Cosmos; Donny Finkleberg; Frenzy; Grapple; Hoist; Hoist; Hound; Huffer; Jetfire; Laserbeak; Megatron; Optimus Prime; Powerglide; Ratchet; Ravage; Rumble; Seaspray; Shockwave; Skids; Skywarp; Smokescreen; Soundwave; Starscream; Thundercracker; Tracks; Warpath; Wheeljack; Jake Dalrymple; Frannie
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Indexer Notes

Even though the Autobots who crossed the space bridge in the previous issue are spotted near the Earth side on page 10 (implying they have just crossed), a few of them appear in the background on page 1.

The New Universe (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Bullpen Bulletins / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

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

Transmissions / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Mike Carlin ? (credited as Michael Carlin); Bobbie Chase ? (credited)
Letters
typeset
Feature Logo
Transmissions

Indexer Notes

Letters from Ethan Shenkman, Andy John Wayne Thill, Rebecca Nelson, Romel O. Almazon, Tony Warenzak, S. Knight, Corey Lacroix, Burt Rodriguez, Brendan Edmonds, and Jeffrey D. Goss.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["You asked for him-- You got him! Omega Supreme!"]
    Transformers
  2. 1. Command Performances!
    Transformers
  3. 2. The New Universe
  4. 3. ["Stab Lee's Soapbox... ...will be appearing in Marvel Age every month beginning with issue #41."]
    Bullpen Bulletins
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Transmissions
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  • Boris Ammerlaan
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Walls
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