WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- The Mechanic (Nestor Forbes, from Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
Dates
- Cover date
- March 1987
- On sale
- December 18, 1986
- In stores
- November 26, 1986
- Pages
- 36
Values
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Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #26 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.
This edition’s page - Newsstand edition
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 07148602379103
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Publisher’s description
Ratchet feels blue as he couldn't save Optimus Prime and the ark is invaded by the Mechanic
Reprinted in
The Transformers (1984), Transformers (2001), Transformers Compendium (2025)