The Transformers
#12
[Newsstand]
(January 1986)
Marvel,
1984 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.75 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1985-09
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Marvel Comics Group
- Brand
-
Marvel [standalone or inside vertical box]
- Barcode
- 0714860237901
- Editing
- Mike Carlin (editor); Jim Shooter (editor in chief)
Issue Notes
This issue is a variant of The Transformers (Marvel, 1984 series) #12 [Direct].
Optimus Prime: Autobot Killer!
Transformers / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Herb Trimpe (signed as
Herb Trimpe) - Inks
- Herb Trimpe (signed as Herb Trimpe)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Ironhide; Optimus Prime; Prowl; Sideswipe
- Reprints
-
in Transformers (Gevion, 1987 series) #4/1987 -
in Transformers (Juniorpress, 1986 series) #6 (1987) -
in Transformers (Atlantic Förlags AB, 1987 series) #6/1987 ([24 september] 1987) which is reprinted - in Transformers (Atlantic Förlags AB, 1987 series) #6/1987 (September 24, 1987)
-
in Transformers (Titan, 2001 series) #[2] - New Order (May 2003)
-
![Cover Thumbnail for The Transformers (Marvel, 1984 series) #12 [Newsstand]](https://files1.comics.org//img/gcd/covers_by_id/815/w200/815982.jpg?-3987300656985308219)
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Prime Time!
Transformers / comic story / 22 pages
- Script
- Bob Budiansky (credited)
- Pencils
- Herb Trimpe (credited)
- Inks
- Al Gordon (credited)
- Colors
- Nel Yomtov (credited)
- Letters
- Janice Chiang (credited)
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Brawn; Bumblebee (flashback); Buzzsaw; Cliffjumper; Frenzy; Gears; Hound; Huffer; Ironhide; Jazz; Jetfire; Laserbeak; Optimus Prime; Prowl; Ravage; Rumble; Shockwave; Sideswipe; Soundwave; Trailbreaker; Windcharger; Buster Witwicky; Sparkplug Witwicky (flashback)
- 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 his body and replaces the fake head with his own. The creation matrix is then returned to Prime by Buster.
- 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] which is reprinted - in Transformers (Atlantic Förlags AB, 1987 series) #6/1987 (September 24, 1987)
- in Transformers (Titan, 2001 series) #[2] - New Order (May 2003)
-
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Optimus Prime: Autobot Killer!
Transformers -
1.
Prime Time!
Transformers -
2.
Where's the Cap'n?
Cap'n Crunch; Spider-Man -
3.
["By request... I've been asked by a couple of comics dealers to reprint an item I ran a few years ago ..."]
Bullpen Bulletins
This issue was modified by
- Boris Ammerlaan
- Peter Croome
- Derek Reinhard
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