CATALOG RECORD
The Transformers #24
first appearance of Blades, Vortex, Hotspot and others
WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Blades (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
- Vortex (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
- Hotspot (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
- Onslaught (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
- Swindle (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
- First Aid (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
- Blast Off (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
- Brawl (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
- Bruticus (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
- Groove (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
- Streetwise (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
- Defensor (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
- Ethan Zachary (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
Dates
- Cover date
- January 1987
- On sale
- September 23, 1986
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #24 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 07148602379101
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Creators
Stories
- Afterdeath! · 23 pages
The Decepticons face the Autobots inside an experimental factory to gain access to a new energy device, but instead of a head-on battle, a computer programmer named Ethan thinks they should battle inside his 'Battleworld' program. Both parties agree and Megatron is killed, but somehow comes back to life. He almost defeats Prime, but is killed again by him. Unfortunately, Prime innocently killed some of the game's inhabitants, which forces Ethan to destroy Prime's physical body. The Combaticons and Megatron leave with the new energy device while The Protectobots leave with Prime's damaged body.
Characters
Reprinted in
The Transformers (1984), Transformers (2001), Transformers Compendium (2025)