The Transformers #40 [Newsstand]
(May 1988)

Marvel, 1984 Series
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Volume
1
Price
1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1988-02-20
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel [standalone or inside vertical box]
Barcode
071486023791 05
Editing
Don Daley (editor (see Notes)); Tom DeFalco (editor in chief); Daryl Edelman (assistant editor (see Notes))

Issue Notes

Daryl Edelman is credited on the letters page only. Don Daley is credited on both the story sequence and the letters page.
On-sale date from Amazing Heroes #135.
This issue is a variant of The Transformers (Marvel, 1984 series) #40 [Direct].

Introducing the Pretenders (Table of Contents)

Transformers / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
José Delbo (signed as DELBo)
Inks
Dave Hunt (signed as HUNT)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Bomb-Burst; Landmine; Optimus Prime; Skullgrin
Reprints
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Pretender to the Throne! (Table of Contents: 1)

Transformers / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Budiansky (credited)
Pencils
José Delbo (credited)
Inks
Dave Hunt (credited)
Colors
Nel Yomtov (credited)
Letters
Bill Oakley (credited)
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Bomb-Burst; Brainstorm; Bugly; Cloudburst; Finback; Fortress Maximus; Goldbug; Groundbreaker; Highbrow; Iguanus; Landmine; Lord Zarak; Mindwipe; Optimus Prime; Ratbat (flashback); Scorponok; Skullgrin; Sky High; Splashdown; Submarauder; Vorath; Waverider; Buster Witwicky (flashback); Sparkplug Witwicky; Spike Witwicky; Spike Witwicky (flashback); Ethan Zachary; Carla
Reprints

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

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

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

Transmissions / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Don Daley (credited); Daryl Edelman (credited)
Letters
typeset
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Transmissions

Indexer Notes

Letters from Michael Callahan, Confused and Mad, Eric Wu, Pete Frank, Abe Smith, and Dawn Reeder.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Introducing the Pretenders
    Transformers
  2. 1. Pretender to the Throne!
    Transformers
  3. 2. ["Quote of the month: If you've hurt one hair on her head, ..."]
    Bullpen Bulletins
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Transmissions
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