CATALOG RECORD

The Transformers #18

Marvel · Series began 1984 · July 1986

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Dates

Cover date: July 1986
On sale: March 25, 1986
In stores: March 26, 1986
Pages: 36

Values

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Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #18 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 0714860237907 · shared with another edition
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Canadian price edition0.95 CAD cover

Canadian

Printed cover price 0.95 CAD.

Barcode 0714860237907 · shared with another edition
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Creators

pencils: Herb Trimpe, Don Perlin, June Brigman, Jim Mooneyinks: Herb Trimpe, Keith Williams, Vince Colletta, Bob Wiacek, Mike Espositoscript: Bob Budiansky, Jim Shootercolors: Nel Yomtovletters: Janice Chiang

Stories

The Bridge to Nowhere! · 22 pages
The Decepticons on Cybertron open an interdimensional bridge to Earth, planning to invade. The Cybertron Autobots attack the Decepticons to stop them, and get stranded on Earth when the bridge disappears.

Publisher’s description

In the conclusion of the two-part arc, Blaster must prevent the Deceptions from escaping through a space bridge from Cybertron to Earth.

Characters

MegatronStarscreamSoundwaveShockwaveBlasterRavageLaserbeakThundercrackerSkywarpBuzzsawPerceptorPowerglideBeachcomberCosmosBombshellSeasprayWarpathThrustRamjetDonny FinklebergKickbackShrapnelStraxusRobot-MasterScrounge

Reprinted in

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