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
- April 3, 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.
Source ↗ - 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
This edition’s page
Creators
Stories
- The Transformers · 25 pages
A war has raged on the planet Cybertron for many millennia between the Autobots and Decepticons. That war has arrived on Earth after both parties crash land there on the Ark, the Autobot's starship.
Characters
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)