CATALOG RECORD

The Transformers #3

Marvel · Series began 1984 · January 1985

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Dates

Cover date: January 1985
In stores: September 12, 1984
Pages: 36

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Editions and covers (4)

Copies of #3 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.
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Newsstand edition75¢ cover

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 0714860237901 · shared with another edition
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3rd printing

Third Printing

Marked as a later printing on the cover or in the indicia.
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Canadian price edition1.00 CAD cover

Canadian

Printed cover price 1.00 CAD.

Barcode 0714860237901 · shared with another edition
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Publisher’s description

As the Transfomers' battle escalates, Peter Parker jumps into the fray to save the day as Spider-Man. The trouble is, he doesn't understand the difference between the heroes and the villains.

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)