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The Transformers #2

Marvel · Series began 1984 · November 1984

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Dates

Cover date: November 1984
On sale: June 5, 1984
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #2 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 0714860237911 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page
Canadian price edition1.00 CAD cover

Canadian

Printed cover price 1.00 CAD.

Barcode 0714860237911 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page

Creators

pencils: Michael Golden, Frank Springer, John Byrneinks: Michael Golden, Kim DeMulder, John Byrnescript: Bill Mantlo, Jim Salicrup, Jim Shootercolors: Nel Yomtovletters: Janice Chiang

Stories

Power Play! · 23 pages
The battle continues on Earth as both the Autobots and Decepticons try to locate a reasonable energy source they can convert into energon, and the Autobots meet a new ally named Buster Witwicky.

Characters

Optimus PrimeMegatronBumblebeeStarscreamSoundwaveRatchetProwlBuster WitwickyJazzRavageWheeljackLaserbeakThundercrackerSkywarpBuzzsawHoundFrenzyIronhideSparkplug WitwickyRumbleBrawnSideswipeMirageCliffjumperSunstreakerJessieWindchargerTrailbreaker"O"

Reprinted in

The Transformers (1984), The Transformers Collected Comics (1985), The Transformers Comics Magazine (1987), Transformers (2001), The Transformers Classics (2011), Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection (2016), Transformers Compendium (2025)