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CATALOG RECORD

The Transformers #17

Marvel · Series began 1984 · June 1986

first appearance of Blaster, Perceptor, Powerglide and others

WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

  • Blaster (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
  • Perceptor (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
  • Powerglide (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
  • Beachcomber (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
  • Cosmos (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
  • Bombshell (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
  • Seaspray (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
  • Thrust (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
  • Warpath (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
  • Dirge (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
  • Ramjet (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
  • Kickback (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
  • Shrapnel (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
  • Straxus (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction
  • Scrounge (Transformers, Marvel) — introduction

Dates

Cover date
June 1986
On sale
March 19, 1986
Pages
36

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #17 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 0714860237906 · shared with another edition

    Source ↗
  • Canadian price edition0.95 CAD cover

    Canadian

    Printed cover price 0.95 CAD.

    Barcode 0714860237906 · shared with another edition

    This edition’s page

Reprinted in

The Transformers (1984), Transformers (2001), Transformers Compendium (2025)

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