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The Transformers #31

Marvel · Series began 1984 · August 1987

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Dates

Cover date: August 1987
On sale: April 28, 1987
In stores: April 29, 1987
Pages: 36

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Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #31 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.
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Newsstand edition

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 07148602379108
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Creators

pencils: Bob Budiansky, John Romita, Jim Fern, Don Perlininks: John Romita, Alan Weiss, Jim Fernscript: Bob Budianskycolors: Nel Yomtovletters: Rick Parker

Stories

Buster Witwicky and the Car Wash of Doom · 23 pages
The Decepticons use a hypnotized G.B. Blackrock to install special car washes around the country that hypnotizes people into delivering their vehicle gas to the Decepticons. Buster Witwicky and Jessie discover the plan and manage to shut it down.

Publisher’s description

Ratbat uses a special set of flashing lights at the end of the "Wash and Roll" car wash to hypnotize human beings into doing the Decepticons' bidding. Buster discovers the plan when Jesse gets hypnotized.

Characters

BumblebeeShockwaveProwlBuster WitwickyLaserbeakG. B. BlackrockSparkplug WitwickyRatbatJessieBombshellBlitzwingOctaneThrustVortexAstrotrainRamjetKickbackShrapnel

Reprinted in

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