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The Transformers #15

Marvel · Series began 1984 · April 1986

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WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

Robot-Master (Donny Finkleberg, from Transformers) — introduction

Dates

Cover date: April 1986
On sale: December 24, 1985
In stores: January 1, 1986
Pages: 36

Values

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Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #15 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 0714860237904 · shared with another edition
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Canadian price edition0.95 CAD cover

Canadian

Printed cover price 0.95 CAD.

Barcode 0714860237904 · shared with another edition
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Creators

pencils: Herb Trimpe, Don Perlin, Jim Mooney, June Brigman, Mary Wilshireinks: Herb Trimpe, Keith Williams, Mike Esposito, Bob Wiacekscript: Bob Budiansky, Jim Shootercolors: Nel Yomtovletters: Janice Chiang

Stories

I, Robot-Master! · 22 pages
Donny Finkleberg, a failed comic-book writer, is paid by the I.I.I. to take on the persona of Robot-Master and claim that he's controlling the Transformers. He quickly realizes the error of his ways when he is captured by Megatron and the Decepticons.

Publisher’s description

The government wants to get Transformer hysteria under control, so they create a scapegoat - in the form of "Robot-Master," as played by a washed-up comic book artist. And as it turns out, Megatron actually sees an advantage in letting humans keep their misconceptions.

Characters

Optimus PrimeMegatronBumblebeeSoundwaveShockwaveRavageWheeljackLaserbeakBuzzsawHoundG. B. BlackrockSkidsHoistTracksDonny FinklebergWalter BarnettRobot-MasterForrest Forsythe

Reprinted in

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