The Transformers #28 (1987) - Printings, Contents and Key Issues

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The Mechanic Strikes Again...	cover	1	pencils: Ian Akin; inks: Brian Garvey; letters: Rick Parker	Blaster, Bumblebee, The Mechanic, Nestor Forbes
1	Mechanical Difficulties!	comic story	22	script: Bob Budiansky; pencils: Don Perlin; inks: Ian Akin, Brian Garvey; colors: Nel Yomtov; letters: Janice Chiang	Blaster, Bumblebee, Grimlock, The Mechanic, Ratchet, Wheeljack, Nestor Forbes
3	Out of This World Savings!	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	letters: typeset	Norrin Radd, Silver Surfer

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

Edition	How to tell
Newsstand	price 1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; barcode 07148602379105

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

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