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Synopsis

A war has raged on the planet Cybertron for many millennia between the Autobots and Decepticons. That war has arrived on Earth after both parties crash land there on the Ark, the Autobot's starship.

Reprinted in

• Transformers #1/1987
• The Transformers Comics Magazine #1
• Les Transformers #1
• Transformers #1
• The Transformers #1— pages 1-11.
• The Transformers #2— pages 12-25. Story pages 4-5 & 9-10 in colour with the rest in black & white. Story page 1 is reduced in size and an Optimus Prime sketch is added to the left side & recap banner is added at top. Original pages numbered 14-15 are resequenced to be story pages 9-10 (rather than pages 3 & 4) & used as a centerfold splash by removing the top two small panels of page 14 & replacing them with the Transformers logo
• Transformers #1
• Hundred Penny Press: Transformers Classics #1
• Transformers #1
• Die Transformer #1
• Les Transformers #1
• Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection #1
• The Transformers #[nn]
• Transformers #[1]
• Transformers ‘84: Legends & Rumors #[nn]
• The Transformers Collected Comics #1
• Transformers #1
• The Transformers Issue #1 Galaxycon Exclusive #[nn]
• The Transformers Annual #1985
• The transformers - Série originale #1
• Transformers Compendium #1

Credits

Script

Ralph Macchio

Plot

Bill Mantlo

Pencils

Frank Springer, John Byrne

Inks

Kim DeMulder, John Byrne

Painting

Bill Sienkiewicz

Colours

Nel Yomtov

Letters

Michael Higgins, Rick Parker

Editor

Bob Budiansky

Editor-in-chief

Jim Shooter

Characters

• Optimus Prime
• Sparkplug Witwicky
• Laserbeak
• Buster Witwicky
• Gears
• Frenzy
• "O"
• Sunstreaker
• Blue Streak
• Jessie
• Rumble
• Starscream
• Trailbreaker
• Wheeljack
• Sideswipe
• Thundercracker
• Windcharger
• Buzzsaw
• Huffer
• Ironhide
• Hound
• Jazz
• Megatron
• Soundwave
• Mirage
• Prowl
• Ratchet
• Bumblebee
• Ravage
• Brawn
• Cliffjumper
• Skywarp
• Willie Lumpkin
• The Thing
• Susan Storm Richards
• Jennifer Walters
• Franklin Richards
• She-Hulk
• Johnny Storm
• Mister Fantastic
• Reed Richards
• Human Torch
• Invisible Woman
• Ben Grimm

Other printings & variants

• Direct
• Newsstand