Expand your options of fun home activities with the largest online selection at. Autobot spike 1985 is the last time reflector speaks. Collected comics reprinted full stories from uk the transformers weekly comic. He is one of the most well known autobots and in most incarnations is optimus primes right hand man. Transformers robots in disguise nostalgic comics marvel 25th. Quickstrike 21 quickstrike was a predacon under the leadership of megatron ii during the beast wars. Relive the entire comic book history of everyones favorite robots in disguise, from the earliest days at marvel to the modern idw era.
Not only does the first issue pit the transformers and g. Originally scheduled as a four issue miniseries, it spawned a mythology that would inform other versions of the saga. He is often depicted as being loud, a bit gunhappy and having a speech impedioment. The marvel comics character deaths head, a character created by simon.
This book is essentially the true debut of the transformers franchise as we all know it today. This was followed by a second volume titled transformers. Thanks to a heads up from transformers comic book artist robby musso, who longtime transformers comics fans. If you have found something that is not seen on this page, please add it to this list. The original the transformers comic ultimately ran monthly from 1984 to 1991, spanning 80 issues with multiple extra miniseries in the us. And other comic book legends revealed and why does batman carry shark repellent. The plot focuses around a cyborg woman named ivy, who defends the entire universe from enemies with her builtin evilsensing computers. The comic is mentioned in kickass, where a clerk in a comic book store claims its based on a true story. Simon furman cut his comic book teeth editorially on scream. Transformers comic creator online game make your own comic. Came out before the cartoon by several months, and the toys were going on toy shelves at the same time the comic book series began. Unicron is the true main antagonist of transformers.
Crank was designed by tfclub which is a homage to hook. Comic books for salevintage comic booksmarvel vsmarvel comicsneca action figures. The transformers was an 80issue american comic book series published by marvel comics. These are the 15 best transformers stories of all time. While there were some gi joetransformer crossovers in the comic books there. The original hook was introduced in 1985 and was voiced by neil ross in the transformers. Two beloved hasbro brands unite in my little pony transformers comic book. Whether you prefer products by dc, marvel, hasbro, or another company, there is something in the action figure world for everyone. In the shows, the introduction of most of these new characters was rather abrupt surprising considering how many episodes made up the second season. That time bruce springsteen met the transformers cbr. It started life as a fourissue, bimonthly limited series in 1984, but proved so popular that it continued publication as an ongoing monthly until spring of 1991. The grade of a comic book is a shorthand description of the books condition. Jul 25, 2016 these are the character art used on the box of transformers to advertise the various autobots that were released in 1985. Super robot lifeform transformers prologue books books ballantine books find your fate junior.
Joe team against each other, but there are appearances by characters from hasbros m. The 15 best transformers stories of all time screenrant. I really feel this book is undervalued in the current market. This is a list of characters in the transformers generation 1 comics series.
Transformers collected comics 19851994 a companion series. This template will categorize articles that include it into category. Transformers autobots transformers characters comic book heroes marvel heroes comic books. There have been three main publishers of the comic book series bearing the name. Comic book ads vintage advertisements from comic books. Transformers comics price guide sell my comic books. Transformers based on the toy lines of the same name. The transformers 10 autobots marvel comics 1985 decepticon robots more than. Weve been selling comics since 1961 our first sale.
The transformers boast a deep mystical mythology akin to star wars and the weighty concepts of war philosophy and moral ambiguities of star trek. As buster drives through the city, bumblebee explains to him how the transformers came to be on earth and why they are there. G1 1985 vector sigma database is a massive website about transformers toys, cartoons, comics, and movies. All audio, visual and textual content on this site including all names, characters, images, trademarks and logos are protected by trademarks. The whole reason for the appearance of the marvel characters is because clydes treasured comics collection was taken away when he was hospitalized. The transformers, the monthly comic book published in the u. Play transformers comic creator online game to make your own comic book transformers. Tigatron 19 tigatron was one of the maximals in the beast wars. The company added about 200 to its pawtucket staff this year and will probably add another 200 in 1985, hassenfeld said. Now the only one to save her is diatron5, a humongous mecha shrunk. This page contains a list of all the comics included in transformers vol 1. Walter barnett us government official and friend of the autobots.
An image of the decepticons side of the 1985 transformers toy catalog toy. Other uses hook is the name of four fictional characters in the transformers series. Hook has also been the japanese name of several other characters. What is comic book grading and why is it important. The transformers issues 942, ongoing transformers annual 1985. Also, giant alien robots kick the crap out of each other. Robots wage war for scifi supremacy in transformers vs. Generation 2, which ran for 12 issues starting in 1993. It also had a uk sister title that spliced original stories into the continuity, running for 332 issues. During beast wars, he was remade as a maximal fuzor, making his beast mode a blend of a wolf and an eagle. Make your own comic book when you play the transformers comic creator online game. The uk the transformers comic was weekly, and added a ton of extra stories woven into and around.
It was published on a semiregular basis by marvel uk. Small but tough autobot that has an affinity for interacting with humans. This is a great movie because it has a great storyline, action and some laughs. Popular features include daily news, toy galleries, a message board, a. Dark of the moon by guardiandevil801 on july 03, 2011. The writers tasked with naming the characters, bob budiansky argued as a. Microcommando diatron5, better known as space transformers, is a perplexingly insane and incredibly lowquality pseudoanime straight from south korea. When buying or selling a comic book, or any collectible, it is important that both parties reach a level of agreement on that collectible condition or grade, as this will to a great extent determines its value. The transformers was an 80issue american comic book series published by marvel comics telling the story of the transformers.
The first series was produced by marvel comics from 1984 to 1991, which ran for 80 issues and produced four spinoff miniseries. Comic book characters, comic books, fictional characters, transformers megatron, master chief, iron man, nerd, geek stuff, superhero megatron transformers t shirts transformers megatron stand design etsy store joker batman marvel superhero cool stuff. Transformers characters, comic book characters, comic books, classic. The transformers universe 1986 a miniseries with character profiles. The decepticon ravage is prowling the city and recognizes busters friends jessie and o as the ones from the theater and transforms into his cassette mode and hides in os boombox. A lot of the value for these comics resides in the very. Comic book writer and artist bob budiansky, the mind behind many of the transformers characters, made a habit of embedding pop culture references within the names and designs of his robot. Originally suspicious of the autobots, barnett became convinced they were friendly after seeing they chose not to fight back when attacked by humans. He is always an autobot with a gun mounted in his chest.
In the beginning, marvel comics held the rights to transformers comics in the us and uk, owing to their hand in developing the characters and story for hasbro. The main characters are robots, and robots are quite boxy. A science fiction franchise from the 80s and onwards that started as a popular line of transforming robot action figures produced by takara and hasbro. The first warpath was introduced in 1985, voiced by alan oppenheimer in the transformers animated television series. Whatever your reason to shop around for action figures may be, you have a vast selection from which to choose, such as batman, wonder woman, superman, anakin skywalker, and spiderman. Although the characters in transformers are entirely mechanical and. This website is not created or run by either hasbro, kenner, takara, marvel comics, dreamwave productions, devils due publishing, titan books, dk publishing, idw publishing, atari, melbourne house, dreamworks skg, paramount pictures, or any other company whose characters or products are mentioned on the website. Before the dawn of time, he is known as the bringer of chaos, lord of the undead and one of the main sources of evil in the entire universe and the very source of dark energon itself. Hasbro to release new femaleonly transformers team.