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Marvel (US) ISSUE #29

Crater Critters!

The Transformers #29

WriterBob Budiansky
ArtDon Perlin (inks by Ian Akin and Brian Garvey)
Cover dateJune 1987
PublisherMarvel (US)

The story

A crashed Decepticon freighter turns out to be infested with Scraplets, metal-eating parasites lethal to Cybertronians. Blaster is overwhelmed and Goldbug flees with a specimen, only to catch the infection himself.

Why this issue matters

First appearance of the Triple Changers and the Scraplets, a genuine body-horror premise unlike anything the cartoon attempted.

First appearances

  • Astrotrain
  • Blitzwing
  • Octane
  • the Scraplets

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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