Publishers / Marvel / Transformers: Generation 2 (1993) / #9
9July 1994
$1.75; 2.35 CAD

Transformers: Generation 2 #9

Marvel · July 1994

First appearance: PerceptorFirst appearance: WheeljackFirst appearance: Nightbeat
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Identification plate

Series
Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel, 1993 series)
Issue
#9
Publication date
July 1994
Key date
July 1994
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$1.75; 2.35 CAD
Pages
36
Barcode
75960602710100911
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

First appearance of Mindset - 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
0Waking Nightmare!cover1pencils: Derek YanigerOptimus Prime, Swarm
1Swarmcomic story16script: Simon Furman; pencils: Manny Galan; inks: Jim Amash; colors: Sarra Mossoff; letters: StarkingsBlast Off, First Aid, Grimlock, Jhiaxus, Kup, Megatron, Mindset First, Onslaught First, Optimus Prime, Perceptor First, Starscream, Swarm, Wheeljack First
2Tales of Earth, Part Sixcomic story6script: Simon Furman; pencils: Manny Galan; inks: Jim Amash; colors: Sarra Mossoff; letters: Starkings, ComicraftJhiaxus, Megatron, Nightbeat First, Optimus Prime, Perceptor First, Wheeljack First
3-in-house column0.7script: Jeff Albrecht, Ralph Cabrera, Rob Tokar, Mark McKenna, Reggie Jones, Nick Napolitano
4Now on Salepromo (ad from the publisher)0.3letters: typeset
5-letters page1script: Rob Tokar, Paula Foye

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CollectionYear
Transformers Compendium #2
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Series context

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Sources

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