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CATALOG RECORD

The Transformers #25

Marvel · Series began 1984 · February 1987

first appearance of Razorclaw, Tantrum, Rampage and others

WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

  • Razorclaw (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
  • Tantrum (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
  • Rampage (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
  • Headstrong (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
  • Divebomb (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
  • Predaking (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction

Dates

Cover date
February 1987
On sale
October 28, 1986
Pages
36

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #25 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 07148602379102

    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

  • Gone but Not Forgotten! · 22 pages

    Megatron becomes insane after Prime's destruction by Ethan last issue instead of by his hands. Shockwave takes advantage by enlisting the Predacons from Cybertron to eliminate Megatron using false Autobot symbols on them. Megatron is almost defeated, but beats them back and when he realizes that Shockwave was behind it, almost destroys him. However, due to a brief memory glance in which he remembers that Ethan somehow 'saved' Prime from the game via a memory download to a disk, he then blasts the space bridge he is on, vowing never to be destroyed by Prime should he ever return.

Characters

Optimus PrimeMegatronSoundwaveShockwaveLaserbeakRazorclawTantrumRampageHeadstrongVortexDrag StripOnslaughtWalter BarnettSwindleDivebombBlast OffBrawlDead EndMotormasterEthan ZacharyPredaking

Reprinted in

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

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