Marvel (US) #2
Guide value
$22
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Marvel (US) Key issue
The New Order
The Transformers #5
WriterBob Budiansky
ArtAlan Kupperberg
Cover dateJune 1985
PublisherMarvel (US)
The story
Shockwave hangs the dismantled Autobots from the Ark's ceiling, declares himself Decepticon commander over Megatron, and reveals his goal: the Creation Matrix inside Optimus Prime's chest. Buster sneaks aboard and finds Optimus reduced to a severed head.
Why this issue matters
First issue of Bob Budiansky's long tenure and the debut of the Creation Matrix, the concept that separates Marvel's mythology from the cartoon's.
First appearances
- the Creation Matrix
Scoped to this title. Several characters debuted in the G.I. Joe crossover, the Headmasters miniseries or Marvel UK material first.
Nearby issues
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