CATALOG RECORD
The Transformers #40
first appearance of Cloudburst, Landmine, Skullgrin and others
WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Cloudburst (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
- Landmine (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
- Skullgrin (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
- Bomb-Burst (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
- Bugly (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
- Iguanus (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
- Finback (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
- Waverider (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
- Submarauder (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
- Groundbreaker (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
- Sky High (Transformers, Marvel, Pretender) — introduction
- Splashdown (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
Dates
- Cover date
- May 1988
- On sale
- February 20, 1988
- In stores
- January 27, 1988
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #40 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 07148602379105
Source ↗
Reprinted in
The Transformers (1984), Transformers (2001), Transformers Compendium (2025)