The Transformers #67 - First Appearance of Wildfly, Printings and Contents

Identification plate

Series: The Transformers (Marvel, 1984 series)
Issue: #67
Publication date: June 1990
Key date: June 1990
Indicia publisher: Marvel Comics
Price: $1.00; 1.25 CAD; 0.60 GBP
Pages: 36
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

First appearance of Octane - 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.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Jim Lee; inks: Jim Lee	Galvatron
1	Rhythms of Darkness!	comic story	20	script: Simon Furman; pencils: José Delbo; inks: Danny Bulanadi; colors: Nel Yomtov; letters: Jim Massara	Birdbrain First, Blurr, Bristleback First, Bumblebee, Chainclaw First, Crossblades First, Cyclonus First, Galvatron, Getaway First, Guzzle First, Hook, Icepick First, Inferno First, Jazz First
2	-	in-house column	0.6	script: Stan Lee
3	Getaway	character profile	1	script: Bob Budiansky	Getaway, Rev
4	Joyride	character profile	1	script: Bob Budiansky	Hotwire, Joyride
5	-	letters page	1	script: Don Daley, Rob Tokar

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
Newsstand	price 1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; barcode 07148602379106

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Transformers Compendium #2 ISBN 9781534331976	2025	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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