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Marvel (US) ISSUE #56 Key issue

Back from the Dead!

The Transformers #56

WriterSimon Furman
ArtJosé Delbo (inks by Dave Hunt)
Cover dateSeptember 1989
PublisherMarvel (US)

The story

Exhausted and haunted by nightmares of the dead he cannot repair, Ratchet is lured off the Ark by Decepticon Micromasters posing as allies. Their commander steps out of the shadows and it is Megatron, alive.

Why this issue matters

Simon Furman's first issue and the return of Megatron, the pivot from Budiansky's tone to Furman's.

First appearances

  • the Decepticon Micromasters

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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