CATALOG RECORD
The Transformers #1
first appearance of Optimus Prime, Megatron, Bumblebee and others
WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Optimus Prime (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
- Megatron (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
- Bumblebee (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
- Starscream (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
- Soundwave (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
- Ratchet (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
- Prowl (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
- Buster Witwicky (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
- Jazz (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
- Ravage (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
- Wheeljack (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
- Laserbeak (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
- Thundercracker (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
- Skywarp (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
- Buzzsaw (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
- Hound (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
- Frenzy (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
- Ironhide (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
- Sparkplug Witwicky (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
- Rumble (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
- Gears (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
- Brawn (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
- Sideswipe (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
- Mirage (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
- Blue Streak (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
- Huffer (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
- Cliffjumper (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
- Sunstreaker (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
- Jessie (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
- Windcharger (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
- Trailbreaker (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
- "O" (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
Dates
- Cover date
- September 1984
- On sale
- 1984
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (3)
Copies of #1 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Direct edition75¢ cover
Direct
No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
This edition’s page - Newsstand edition75¢ cover
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 0714860237909 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page - Canadian price edition1.00 CAD cover
Canadian
Printed cover price 1.00 CAD.
Barcode 0714860237909 · shared with another edition
Source ↗
Reprinted in
The Transformers (1984), The Transformers Collected Comics (1985), The Transformers Comics Magazine (1987), Transformers (2001), The Transformers Classics (2011), Hundred Penny Press: Transformers Classics (2011), The Transformers #1 Hundred Penny Press (2014), Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection (2016), The Transformers Issue #1 Galaxycon Exclusive (2020), Transformers ‘84: Legends & Rumors (2021), Transformers #1 40th Anniversary Edition (2024), Transformers Compendium (2025)