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The Transformers #36

Marvel · Series began 1984 · January 1988

first appearance of Sky Lynx, Sandstorm and Twin Twist

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WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

Sky Lynx (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
Sandstorm (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
Twin Twist (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction

Dates

Cover date: January 1988
On sale: September 22, 1987
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #36 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 07148602379101
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Creators

pencils: Frank Springer, José Delbo, John Romita Jr., Marie Severininks: Brian Garvey, Ian Akin, Al Milgrom, Marie Severinscript: Bob Budiansky, Ann Nocenticolors: Nel Yomtovletters: Diana Albers

Stories

Spacehikers! · 22 pages
Grimlock orders the ark to attack the shuttle transporting Blaster and the four kids. Grimlock captures the Shuttle, but one of the kids threw Blaster out beforehand to save him. Grimlock orders that the four kids literally walk the plank into open space. Meanwhile, Wheeljack had summoned his old friend Sky Lynx from Cybertron to help them, and he successfully picks up the four kids. Grimlock and his other four Dinobots exit the Ark to go after Sky Lynx, but Blaster gives himself up to save Sky Lynx and the kids.

Characters

GrimlockRatchetBlasterProwlWheeljackSludgeGearsSlagSnarlSwoopSilverboltSideswipeJetfirePerceptorPowerglideBeachcomberCosmosOmega SupremeSky LynxBombshellSeaspraySkidsFireflightRazorclawSkydiveHoistBladesWarpathHotspotTracks

Reprinted in

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