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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
In stores: July 11, 1984
Pages: 36

Values

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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
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Canadian price edition1.00 CAD cover

Canadian

Printed cover price 1.00 CAD.

Barcode 0714860237911 · shared with another edition
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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.

Publisher’s description

As the war between the Autobots and Decepticons rages on, an Autobot named Bumblebee makes friends with teenager Buster Witwicky, unwittingly drawing him and his father into the conflict.

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)