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Marvel (US) ISSUE #43 Key issue

The Big Broadcast of 2006

The Transformers #43

WriterRalph Macchio
ArtAlan Kupperberg (inks by Dave Elliott)
Cover dateAugust 1988
PublisherMarvel (US)

The story

On the planet Junk, Quintesson subliminal broadcasts turn the Junkions murderous while Rodimus Prime, Ultra Magnus and Galvatron become caught up in the hunt for a lost artefact. The Aerialbots wreck the dish, the broadcast goes galaxy-wide and everyone leaves baffled.

Why this issue matters

The only Marvel US issue set in the cartoon movie's 2006 continuity and the only US appearance of the Quintessons, Rodimus Prime and Junkions.

First appearances

  • the Quintessons
  • the Junkions
  • Rodimus Prime
  • Galvatron (2006 version)
  • Ultra Magnus
  • the Sharkticons

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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