Publishers / Marvel / The Transformers (1984) / #22
22November 1986
$0.75; 0.40 GBP; 0.95 CAD

The Transformers #22

Marvel · November 1986 · on sale July 22, 1986

First appearance: Drag StripFirst appearance: BreakdownFirst appearance: Wildrider1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Transformers (Marvel, 1984 series)
Issue
#22
Publication date
November 1986
Key date
November 1986
On-sale date
July 22, 1986
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.75; 0.40 GBP; 0.95 CAD
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

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

First appearance (cover) of Menasor - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

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: Herb Trimpe, John Romita; inks: Bob Budiansky, John RomitaMenasor First
1Heavy Traffic!comic story23script: Bob Budiansky; pencils: Don Perlin; inks: Ian Akin, Brian Garvey; colors: Nel YomtovAir Raid, Walter Barnett, Beachcomber, Blaster, Bombshell, Breakdown First, Circuit Breaker, Cosmos, Dead End First, Drag Strip First, Donny Finkleberg, Fireflight, Megatron, Menasor First
2-in-house column1script: Jim Shooter
3Get Four Extra Issues When You Subscribe Now to Any Marvel Comicpromo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typesetPeter Parker, Spider-Man

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; barcode 0714860237911

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Transformers Compendium #1
ISBN 9781534373679		2025On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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