CATALOG RECORD

The Transformers #5

Marvel · Series began 1984 · June 1985

first appearance of G. B. Blackrock and Josie Beller

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WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

G. B. Blackrock (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
Josie Beller (Circuit Breaker, from Transformers) — introduction

Dates

Cover date: June 1985
On sale: February 26, 1985
Pages: 36

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.
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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
This edition’s page

Creators

pencils: M. D. Bright, Alan Kupperberginks: M. D. Bright, Alan Kupperbergcolors: M. D. Bright, Nel Yomtovscript: Bob Budiansky, Jim Shooterletters: Rick Parker

Stories

The New Order · 22 pages
Shockwave has taken almost all of the Autobots prisoner (except for Ratchet) and has left them damaged in the Ark (his new power base) as Buster finds a disembodied Optimus Prime (head only).

Characters

Optimus PrimeMegatronBumblebeeStarscreamSoundwaveShockwaveRatchetProwlBuster WitwickyJazzRavageWheeljackThundercrackerSkywarpHoundFrenzyIronhideG. B. BlackrockSparkplug WitwickyRumbleGearsJosie BellerBrawnSideswipeBlue StreakHufferCliffjumperTrailbreaker

Reprinted in

The Transformers (1984), The Transformers Collected Comics (1985), The Transformers Comics Magazine (1987), Transformers (2001), The Transformers Classics (2011), Transformers Compendium (2025)