CATALOG RECORD

The Transformers #4

Marvel · Series began 1984 · March 1985

first appearance of Grimlock, Shockwave, Sludge and others

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WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

Grimlock (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
Shockwave (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
Sludge (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
Slag (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
Snarl (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
Swoop (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction

Dates

Cover date: March 1985
On sale: 1984
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #4 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 0714860237903 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page
Canadian price edition1.00 CAD cover

Canadian

Printed cover price 1.00 CAD.

Barcode 0714860237903 · shared with another edition
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Reprinted in

The Transformers (1984), The Transformers Collected Comics (1985), Transformers (2001), The Transformers Classics (2011), Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection (2016), Transformers Compendium (2025)