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2December 1993
$1.75; 2.25 CAD; 1.30 GBP

Transformers: Generation 2 #2

Marvel · December 1993

First appearance: Fortress Maximus1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel, 1993 series)
Issue
#2
Publication date
December 1993
Key date
1993-12-00
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$1.75; 2.25 CAD; 1.30 GBP
Pages
36
Barcode
75960602710100211
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Derek Yaniger; inks: Derek YanigerFortress Maximus First, Megatron
1All or Nothing!comic story16script: Simon Furman; pencils: Derek Yaniger, Manny Galan, Andrew Wildman; inks: Jim Amash, Marie Severin, Stephen Baskerville; colors: Sarra Mossoff; letters: Starkings, GaushellFortress Maximus First, Hotspot, Megatron, Skydive, Spike Witwicky
2Ghostscomic story7script: Simon Furman; pencils: Geoff Senior; inks: Geoff Senior; colors: Sarra Mossoff; letters: Starkings, GaushellBludgeon, Bumblebee, Darkwing, Fangry, Grimlock, Hot Rod, Jazz, Kup, Octopunch, Optimus Prime, Sideswipe, Stranglehold, Swoop, Weirdwolf
3-in-house column0.9script: Tom DeFalco
4-cartoon0.1script: Rick Parker; pencils: Rick Parker; inks: Rick Parker; colors: Rick Parker; letters: Rick Parker

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 1.75 USD; 2.25 CAD; barcode 07148602710212

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Transformers: Generation 2: Halloween Special Edition #11993On eBay ›
Transformers Compendium #2
ISBN 9781534331976		2025On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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