CATALOG RECORD

The Transformers #65

Marvel · Series began 1984 · April 1990

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Dates

Cover date: April 1990
In stores: February 28, 1990
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #65 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 07148602379104
This edition’s page

Story arc: Matrix Quest

This is part 4 of 5. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

Creators

pencils: Bill Sienkiewicz, Geoff Seniorinks: Bill Sienkiewicz, Geoff Seniorscript: Simon Furman, Bob Budiansky, Don Daley, Rob Tokarcolors: Nel Yomtovletters: Jim Massara

Stories

Matrix Quest: Part Four of Five: Dark Creation · 20 pages

Characters

Optimus PrimeBumblebeeGrimlockShockwaveJazzHot RodNightbeatThunderwingRuckusSirenHoseheadWindsweeperNeedlenoseSpinister

Reprinted in

Transformers (2001), Transformers Compendium (2025)