The Transformers #20 (1986) - Printings, Contents and Key Issues

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Herb Trimpe; inks: Herb Trimpe	Donny Finkleberg, Megatron, Skids, Jake Dalrymple
1	Showdown!	comic story	22	script: Bob Budiansky; pencils: Herb Trimpe; inks: Ian Akin, Brian Garvey; colors: Nel Yomtov; letters: Janice Chiang	Donny Finkleberg, Megatron, Ravage, Skids, Jake Dalrymple
2	Four Star Offer	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	letters: typeset	Heathcliff, Peter Porker, Spider-Ham
3	-	in-house column	1	script: Jim Shooter
4	-	letters page	1	script: Michael Carlin, Bobbie Chase
5	Get Four Extra Issues When You Subscribe Now to Any Marvel Comic	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	letters: typeset	Peter Parker, Spider-Man
6	The New Universe	promo (ad from the publisher)	1

Edition	How to tell
Newsstand	price 0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; barcode 0714860237909

Collection	Year
Transformers Compendium #1 ISBN 9781534373679	2025	On eBay ›

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