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Marvel (US) ISSUE #13

Shooting Star

The Transformers #13

WriterBob Budiansky
ArtDon Perlin (inks by Al Gordon)
Cover dateFebruary 1986
PublisherMarvel (US)

The story

Small-time crook Joey Slick finds a gun that obeys his every command, unaware it is the brain-damaged Megatron. Joey's crime spree ends when he restores Megatron's mind and, unafraid, is spared and walks himself into a police station.

Why this issue matters

A one-off human-perspective story that became a template for the run's best character pieces.

First appearances

  • Joey Slick

Scoped to this title. Several characters debuted in the G.I. Joe crossover, the Headmasters miniseries or Marvel UK material first.

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