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Marvel (US) ISSUE #54

King Con!

The Transformers #54

WriterBob Budiansky
ArtJosé Delbo (inks by Danny Bulanadi)
Cover dateJuly 1989
PublisherMarvel (US)

The story

The newly arrived Autobot Micromasters investigate manufactured storms over New Jersey and find Scorponok's Pretenders harvesting the lightning. Iguanas climbs the Empire State Building with the collector and is killed by the strike.

Why this issue matters

First appearance of the Micromasters, the replacement cast after the Underbase cull.

First appearances

  • the Autobot Micromasters
  • Iguanas

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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