The Transformers: Headmasters #3 for Sale - First Appearance of Cutthroat - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: The Transformers: Headmasters (Marvel, 1987 series)
Issue: #3
Publication date: November 1987
Key date: 1987-11-00
On-sale date: 1987-07-14
Indicia publisher: Marvel Comics
Price: $1.00; 1.25 CAD; 0.40 GBP
Pages: 36
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

First appearance of Abominus - 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.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The Love That Kills	cover	1	pencils: Frank Springer; inks: Ian Akin, Brian Garvey	Brainstorm, Chromedome, Fortress Maximus, Hardhead, Highbrow, Arcana, Duros, Galen, Gort, Llyra, Soriza First, Stylor
1	Love and Steel!	comic story	22	script: Bob Budiansky; pencils: Frank Springer; inks: Ian Akin, Brian Garvey; colors: Nel Yomtov; letters: Pat Brosseau	Abominus First, Afterburner, Apeface First, Blot, Brainstorm, Chromedome, Computron First, Cutthroat First, Duros, Fortress Maximus, Galen, Gort, Grax, Hardhead
2	Sure Shot Savings!	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	letters: ?; typeset	Clint Barton, Hawkeye, Mockingbird, Bobbi Morse
3	-	in-house column	1	script: Mark Gruenwald	Tom DeFalco, Mark Gruenwald

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
Newsstand	price 1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; barcode 07148602086811

Where to read it

Collection	Year
The Transformers Classics #7 ISBN 978-1-61377-987-3	2014	On eBay ›
Transformers Compendium #1 ISBN 9781534373679	2025	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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