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41June 1988
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The Transformers #41

Marvel · June 1988 · on sale 1988-03-15

First appearance: GetawayFirst appearance: SlapdashFirst appearance: Joyride1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Transformers (Marvel, 1984 series)
Issue
#41
Publication date
June 1988
Key date
1988-06-00
On-sale date
1988-03-15
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$1.00; 1.25 CAD; 0.50 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Getaway - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Slapdash - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Joyride - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Bumblebee - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: José Delbo; inks: Dave HuntBlaster, Blitzwing, Bombshell, Brainstorm, Brawl, Cloudburst, Cosmos, Doublecross, Fortress Maximus, Bumblebee, Grimlock, Hardhead, Hook, Hound
1Totaled!comic story22script: Bob Budiansky; pencils: José Delbo; inks: Danny Bulanadi; colors: Nel Yomtov; letters: Bill OakleyAfterburner, Air Raid, Astrotrain, Beachcomber, Blast Off, Blaster, Blitzwing, Blue Streak, Bombshell, Bonecrusher, Brainstorm, Brawl, Brawn, Breakdown
2She Has to Kill Him... She Loves Him.promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: John Romita Jr.; inks: Al WilliamsonWilson Fisk, Kingpin, Typhoid Mary, Mary Walker
3-in-house column1script: Jim SalicrupJim Salicrup
4They Were Earth's Mightiest Heroes. Nothing Lasts Forever.promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: John Buscema; inks: Tom PalmerThe Black Knight, Captain Marvel, Anthony Druid, Doctor Druid, Thor Odinson, Marrina, Namor, Monica Rambeau, She-Hulk, Sub-Mariner, Thor, Jennifer Walters, Dane Whitman
5-letters page1script: Don Daley, Daryl Edelman; pencils: José Delbo; inks: Danny Bulanadi; colors: Nel YomtovCerebros, Fortress Maximus, Hot Rod, Hun-Grrr, Spike Witwicky
6Free?promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typesetDoctor Octopus, Otto Octavius

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; barcode 07148602379106

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CollectionYear
Transformers Compendium #1
ISBN 9781534373679		2025On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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