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CATALOG RECORD

The Transformers #43

Marvel · Series began 1984 · August 1988

Dates

Cover date
August 1988
On sale
April 26, 1988
In stores
April 27, 1988
Pages
36

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Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #43 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 07148602379108

    This edition’s page

Creators

pencils: Herb Trimpe, Alan Kupperberginks: Herb Trimpe, Dave Elliottscript: Ralph Macchiocolors: Nel Yomtovletters: Kurt Hathaway

Stories

  • The Big Broadcast of 2006 · 22 pages

Characters

GalvatronUltra MagnusCyclonusScourgeSoundwaveRodimus PrimeWreck-GarAstrotrainBlasterAir RaidBlast OffFireflightOmega SupremeSilverboltSky LynxSkydiveSlingshotSuperion

Reprinted in

The Transformers (1984), Transformers Compendium (2025)

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