Dates
- Cover date
- February 1988 [February 1989]
- On sale
- October 27, 1988
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #49 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 07148602379102
This edition’s page
Creators
pencils: John Romita, José Delboinks: John Romita, Danny Bulanadiscript: Bob Budianskycolors: Nel Yomtovletters: Bill Oakley
Stories
- The Underbase Saga! Part Three: Cold War! · 18 pages
Characters
Optimus PrimeStarscreamSoundwaveBlasterBuster WitwickyLaserbeakScorponokThundercrackerSkywarpBuzzsawRatbatMindwipeLord ZarakSpike WitwickyApefaceRazorclawSkullgrinTantrumBomb-BurstRampageWeirdwolfSkullcruncherBlitzwingHeadstrongOctaneAstrotrainBuglySqueezeplayHorri-BullNautilator
Reprinted in
The Transformers (1984), Transformers (2001), Transformers Compendium (2025)