Marvel (US) #7
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$22
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Marvel (US) Key issue
The Next Best Thing to Being There!
The Transformers #10
WriterBob Budiansky
ArtRicardo Villamonte (inks by Brad Joyce)
Cover dateNovember 1985
PublisherMarvel (US)
The story
Shockwave's first new creations, the Constructicons, build a transmitter to call Cybertron and reveal their combined form Devastator. Shockwave's failure to animate Jetfire proves Optimus no longer carries the Matrix, which he has secretly hidden in Buster's mind.
Why this issue matters
First appearance of the Constructicons, Devastator and Jetfire, and the reveal of the Matrix-in-Buster plot.
First appearances
- the Constructicons
- Devastator
- Jetfire
Scoped to this title. Several characters debuted in the G.I. Joe crossover, the Headmasters miniseries or Marvel UK material first.
Nearby issues
Marvel (US) #8
Marvel (US) #9
Marvel (US) #11
Marvel (US) #12
Marvel (US) #13