CATALOG RECORD
The Transformers #5
first appearance of G. B. Blackrock and Josie Beller
WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- G. B. Blackrock (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
- Josie Beller (Circuit Breaker, from Transformers) — introduction
Dates
- Cover date
- June 1985
- On sale
- 1985
- In stores
- February 27, 1985
- Pages
- 36
Values
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Editions and covers (3)
Copies of #5 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 0714860237906 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page - Canadian price edition1.00 CAD cover
Canadian
Printed cover price 1.00 CAD.
Barcode 0714860237906 · shared with another edition
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Publisher’s description
In issue #4, a human named Sparkplug Witwicky poisoned fuel used by both Autobots and Decepticons which caused both sides to fall in battle. At the conclusion of the battle, Shockwave arrived to finish off the Autobots. Following Shockwave's destruction, Shockwave began to rebuild the decepticons while relegating Megatron to second in command. Megatron, never one to accept being second in command, pretended to accept his new position while plotting to retake command of the Decepticons from Shockwave. Unknown to Shockwave, the Autobot Ratchet survived the assault. Ratchet returns to the Ark to find that it is now controlled by the Decepticons. Ratchet, with the help of a human named Buster Witwicky, returns to the Ark. Inside the Ark, Buster finds the remains of the Autobots, including the severed head of Optimus Prime.
Reprinted in
The Transformers (1984), The Transformers Collected Comics (1985), The Transformers Comics Magazine (1987), Transformers (2001), The Transformers Classics (2011), Transformers Compendium (2025)