Dates
- Cover date
- January 1985
- On sale
- October 2, 1984
- In stores
- September 12, 1984
- Pages
- 36
Values
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Editions and covers (4)
Copies of #3 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Direct edition75¢ cover
Direct
No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
This edition’s page - Newsstand edition75¢ cover
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 0714860237901 · shared with another edition
Source ↗ - 3rd printing
Third Printing
Marked as a later printing on the cover or in the indicia.
This edition’s page - Canadian price edition1.00 CAD cover
Canadian
Printed cover price 1.00 CAD.
Barcode 0714860237901 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page
Publisher’s description
As the Transfomers' battle escalates, Peter Parker jumps into the fray to save the day as Spider-Man. The trouble is, he doesn't understand the difference between the heroes and the villains.
Reprinted in
The Transformers (1984), The Transformers Collected Comics (1985), Transformers (2001), The Transformers Classics (2011), Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection (2016), Transformers Compendium (2025)