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CATALOG RECORD

The Transformers #8

Marvel · Series began 1984 · September 1985

Dates

Cover date
September 1985
Pages
36

Editions and covers (6)

Copies of #8 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
  • 2nd printing

    Second Printing

    Marked as a later printing on the cover or in the indicia.

    This edition’s page
  • Newsstand edition75¢ cover

    Newsstand

    A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

    Barcode 07148602379109

    This edition’s page
  • 4th printing

    Fourth Printing

    Marked as a later printing on the cover or in the indicia.

    This edition’s page
  • 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 0714860237909

    This edition’s page

Reprinted in

The Transformers (1984), Transformers (2001), The Transformers Classics (2011), Transformers Compendium (2025)

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