Publishers / Marvel / The Transformers (1984) / #34
34November 1987
$1.00; 1.25 CAD; 0.40 GBP

The Transformers #34

Marvel · November 1987 · on sale July 28, 1987

First appearance: Navigator1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Transformers (Marvel, 1984 series)
Issue
#34
Publication date
November 1987
Key date
November 1987
On-sale date
July 28, 1987
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$1.00; 1.25 CAD; 0.40 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Navigator - 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
0Man of Iron!!!cover1pencils: Tom Morgan; inks: Ian Akin, Brian GarveySammy Harker, Optimus Prime, Starscream
1Man of Iron: Part 3comic story11script: Parkhouse; pencils: Collins; inks: Collins; colors: Gina Hart; letters: Starkings; editing: Sheila CrannaBlue Streak, Sammy Harker, Jazz, Man of Iron, Mirage, Optimus Prime, Skywarp, Thundercracker, Trailbreaker
2Man of Iron: The Conclusioncomic story11script: Parkhouse; pencils: Collins; inks: Collins; colors: Gina Hart; letters: Starkings; editing: Sheila CrannaBuzzsaw, Roy Harker, Sammy Harker, Jazz, Laserbeak, Man of Iron, Navigator First, Optimus Prime, Starscream
3-letters page1script: Don Daley, Daryl Edelman
4Sure Shot Savings!promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: ?; typesetClint Barton, Hawkeye, Mockingbird, Bobbi Morse
5-in-house column1script: Mark GruenwaldTom DeFalco, Mark Gruenwald

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

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; barcode 07148602379111

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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