Publishers / Marvel / The Transformers (1984) / #27
27April 1987
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.40 GBP

The Transformers #27

Marvel · April 1987 · on sale December 23, 1986

First appearance: Wipe-Out1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Transformers (Marvel, 1984 series)
Issue
#27
Publication date
April 1987
Key date
April 1987
On-sale date
December 23, 1986
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.40 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Wipe-Out - 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.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Herb Trimpe; inks: Herb TrimpeGrimlock, Slag, Sludge, Snarl, Swoop, Trypticon
1King of the Hill!comic story22script: Bob Budiansky; pencils: Don Perlin; inks: Ian Akin, Brian Garvey; colors: Nel Yomtov; letters: Janice ChiangBeachcomber, Blaster, Cosmos, Grimlock, Hotspot, Jetfire, Omega Supreme, Perceptor, Powerglide, Ratbat, Ratchet, Seaspray, Shockwave, Silverbolt
5-letters page0.8script: Don Daley, Daryl Edelman
6-statement of ownership0.2script: Thomas Costello
7Holiday Savings on Marvel Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset

Plus 3 pages of advertisements and other matter across 3 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; barcode 07148602379104

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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