The Transformers: Spotlight Hot Rod #[nn] - First Appearance of Hot Rod, Printings and Contents

Identification plate

Series: The Transformers: Spotlight Hot Rod (IDW, 2006 series)
Issue: #[nn]
Publication date: November 2006
Key date: November 15, 2006
On-sale date: November 15, 2006
Indicia publisher: IDW Publishing
Price: $3.99
Pages: 36
Barcode: 82771420612800311

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Hot Rod - 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	-	cover	1	pencils: Nick Roche; inks: Nick Roche; colors: Rob Ruffolo	Hot Rod First
1	-	comic story	22	script: Simon Furman; pencils: Nick Roche; inks: Nick Roche; colors: Liam Shalloo; letters: Robbie Robbins	Hot Rod; Download; Gizmo; Backbeat; Doubledealer; Gutcruncher; Crankshot; Demo; Jugurnot; Banzaitron; Magnificence

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
Cover RI-A	price [none]
Cover RI-B	price [none]
Cover B	See the GCD record for identification notes.

Where to read it

Collection	Year
The Transformers: The IDW Collection #1 ISBN 978-1-60010-667-5	2010	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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