CATALOG RECORD
The Transformers #14
first appearance of Skids, Hoist, Tracks and others
WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Skids (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
- Hoist (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
- Tracks (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
- Grapple (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
- Walter Barnett (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
- Smokescreen (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
- Forrest Forsythe (from Transformers) — introduction
Dates
- Cover date
- March 1986
- On sale
- November 26, 1985
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (3)
Copies of #14 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 0714860237903 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page - Canadian price edition0.95 CAD cover
Canadian
Printed cover price 0.95 CAD.
Barcode 0714860237903 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page
Creators
pencils: Bob Budiansky, Don Perlin, Michael Golden, John Romitainks: Mike Esposito, Al Gordon, Michael Golden, John Romitascript: Bob Budiansky, Jim Shootercolors: Nel Yomtovletters: Janice Chiang
Stories
- Rock and Roll-Out! · 22 pages
Characters
Optimus PrimeBumblebeeStarscreamShockwaveRatchetProwlJazzWheeljackThundercrackerSkywarpG. B. BlackrockGearsHufferJetfireSkidsHoistTracksGrappleWalter BarnettSmokescreenForrest Forsythe
Reprinted in
The Transformers (1984), Transformers (2001), Transformers Compendium (2025)