CATALOG RECORD
The Transformers #17
first appearance of Blaster, Perceptor, Powerglide and others
WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Blaster (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
- Perceptor (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
- Powerglide (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
- Beachcomber (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
- Cosmos (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
- Bombshell (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
- Seaspray (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
- Thrust (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
- Warpath (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
- Dirge (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
- Ramjet (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
- Kickback (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
- Shrapnel (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
- Straxus (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
- Scrounge (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
Dates
- Cover date
- June 1986
- On sale
- February 25, 1986
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (3)
Copies of #17 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 0714860237906 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page - Canadian price edition0.95 CAD cover
Canadian
Printed cover price 0.95 CAD.
Barcode 0714860237906 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page
Creators
pencils: Herb Trimpe, Don Perlin, Tony Salmons, Jim Mooney, June Brigmaninks: Herb Trimpe, Keith Williams, Tony Salmons, Brian Garvey, Ian Akin, Mike Esposito, Bob Wiacekscript: Bob Budiansky, Jim Shootercolors: Nel Yomtovletters: Janice Chiang
Stories
- Return to Cybertron Part 1: The Smelting Pool! · 22 pages
On the planet Cybertron, Scrounge sacrifices his life to obtain crucial information about the planet Earth, and passes it on to his fellow Autobots.
Characters
Optimus PrimeMegatronStarscreamSoundwaveBlasterRavageLaserbeakPerceptorPowerglideBeachcomberCosmosBombshellSeasprayThrustWarpathDirgeRamjetKickbackShrapnelStraxusScrounge
Reprinted in
The Transformers (1984), Transformers (2001), Transformers Compendium (2025)