CATALOG RECORD
The Transformers #21
first appearance of Silverbolt, Slingshot, Air Raid and others
WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Silverbolt (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
- Slingshot (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
- Air Raid (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
- Fireflight (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
- Skydive (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
- Superion (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
Dates
- Cover date
- October 1987 [October 1986]
- On sale
- June 24, 1986
- In stores
- June 25, 1986
- Pages
- 36
Values
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Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #21 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Direct edition
Direct
No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
Source ↗ - Newsstand edition
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 0714860237910
This edition’s page
Creators
pencils: Herb Trimpe, Don Perlininks: Herb Trimpe, Ian Akin, Brian Garveyscript: Bob Budiansky, Jim Shootercolors: Nel Yomtovletters: Janice Chiang
Stories
- Aerialbots over America! · 23 pages
The Decepticons deploy their interdimensional bridge at the Hoover Dam, drilling into the dam to obtain energy for Cybertron. Optimus Prime sends his newly created Aerialbots to the Dam to stop the Decepticons.
Publisher’s description
The Aerialbots battle the new seekers
Characters
Optimus PrimeMegatronBumblebeeRatchetBlasterWheeljackJosie BellerCircuit BreakerSilverboltJetfirePerceptorPowerglideBeachcomberCosmosSlingshotBombshellSeaspraySkidsAir RaidFireflightSkydiveThrustWarpathDirgeRamjetDonny FinklebergSuperionKickbackShrapnel
Reprinted in
The Transformers (1984), Transformers (2001), Transformers Compendium (2025)