Dates
- Cover date
- March 1989
- On sale
- November 24, 1988
- In stores
- November 30, 1988
- Pages
- 52
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Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #50 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 07148602379103
This edition’s page
Story arc: Underbase Saga
This is part 4 of 4. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.
- The Transformers #47
- The Transformers #48
- The Transformers #49
- The Transformers #50
Creators
pencils: José Delboinks: Danny Bulanadi, Dave Huntscript: Bob Budianskycolors: Nel Yomtovletters: Rick Parker
Stories
- The Underbase Saga! Part Four: The Electrifying Conclusion: Dark Star · 38 pages
Characters
Optimus PrimeStarscreamSoundwaveGrimlockRatchetBlasterProwlBuster WitwickyJazzLaserbeakScorponokBuzzsawHoundIronhideSludgeGearsSlagKupSnarlSwoopRatbatSilverboltBrawnMindwipeMirageBlue StreakFortress MaximusJetfirePerceptorPowerglide
Reprinted in
The Transformers (1984), Transformers (2001), Transformers Compendium (2025)