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Cover of The Transformers #45
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CATALOG RECORD

The Transformers #45

Marvel · Series began 1984 · October 1988

Dates

Cover date
October 1988
On sale
June 23, 1988
In stores
June 29, 1988
Pages
36

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #45 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 07148602379110

    This edition’s page

Creators

pencils: Bob Budiansky, José Delboinks: Dave Huntscript: Bob Budiansky, Don Daley, Pat Reddingcolors: Nel Yomtovletters: Bill Oakley

Stories

  • Monstercon from Mars! · 22 pages

    A film team goes looking for Skullgrin.

Characters

ScorponokCircuit BreakerSky LynxSkullgrin

Reprinted in

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

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