CATALOG RECORD
The Transformers #30
first appearance of Rollbar, Searchlight, Freeway and others
WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Rollbar (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
- Searchlight (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
- Freeway (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
- Wide Load (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
- Chase (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
Dates
- Cover date
- July 1987
- On sale
- March 24, 1987
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #30 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 07148602379107
This edition’s page
Creators
script: Bob Budianskypencils: Brian Garvey, Don Perlin, Ian Akininks: Ian Akin, Brian Garveycolors: Nel Yomtovletters: Janice Chiang
Stories
- The Cure! · 22 pages
The Decepticons on Cybertron capture the Autobot Throttlebots and send them to Earth to destroy all Transformers infected by the Scraplets to stop them from spreading. However, Charlie Fong discovers that water is a cure, and calls in G.B. Blackrock with water tankers to kill off the Scraplets.
Characters
BumblebeeBlasterG. B. BlackrockRatbatBlitzwingOctaneAstrotrainRollbarSearchlightFreewayWide LoadChaseCharlie Fong
Reprinted in
The Transformers (1984), Transformers (2001), Transformers Compendium (2025)