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Cover of The Transformers #2
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The Transformers #2

Marvel · Series began 1984 · November 1984

Dates

Cover date
November 1984
On sale
June 26, 1984
In stores
July 11, 1984
Pages
36

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Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #2 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 0714860237911 · shared with another edition

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  • Canadian price edition1.00 CAD cover

    Canadian

    Printed cover price 1.00 CAD.

    Barcode 0714860237911 · shared with another edition

    This edition’s page

Publisher’s description

As the war between the Autobots and Decepticons rages on, an Autobot named Bumblebee makes friends with teenager Buster Witwicky, unwittingly drawing him and his father into the conflict.

Reprinted in

The Transformers (1984), The Transformers Collected Comics (1985), The Transformers Comics Magazine (1987), Transformers (2001), The Transformers Classics (2011), Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection (2016), Transformers Compendium (2025)

Run and key data from the Grand Comics Database (comics.org), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Identifiers and aliases from Wikidata (CC0).

Issue, variant and release data from Metron (metron.cloud), CC BY-SA 4.0.