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The Transformers #8

Marvel · Series began 1984 · September 1985

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Dates

Cover date: September 1985
On sale: May 28, 1985
In stores: May 29, 1985
Pages: 36

Values

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Editions and covers (6)

Copies of #8 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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2nd printing

Second Printing

Marked as a later printing on the cover or in the indicia.
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Newsstand edition75¢ cover

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 07148602379109
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4th printing

Fourth Printing

Marked as a later printing on the cover or in the indicia.
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3rd printing

Third Printing

Marked as a later printing on the cover or in the indicia.
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Canadian price edition1.00 CAD cover

Canadian

Printed cover price 1.00 CAD.

Barcode 0714860237909
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Creators

pencils: M. D. Bright, Al Milgrom, William Johnson, Morrie Kuramotoinks: Kyle Baker, Morrie Kuramotoscript: Bob Budiansky, Jim Shootercolors: Nel Yomtovletters: Rick Parker

Stories

Repeat Performance! · 22 pages
Ratchet heads to the Savage Land to find the Dinobots, and returns with them to the U.S. to fight and defeat Megatron.

Characters

Optimus PrimeMegatronBumblebeeSoundwaveGrimlockShockwaveRatchetJazzWheeljackLaserbeakG. B. BlackrockSludgeGearsSlagJosie BellerSnarlSwoopSunstreaker

Reprinted in

The Transformers (1984), Transformers (2001), The Transformers Classics (2011), Transformers Compendium (2025)