Marvel (US) #55
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$10
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Marvel (US)
All the Familiar Faces!
The Transformers #58
WriterSimon Furman
ArtJosé Delbo (inks by Dave Hunt)
Cover dateNovember 1989
PublisherMarvel (US)
The story
Ratchet secretly uses the spare Pretender shells to rebuild Jazz, Grimlock and Bumblebee while completing Starscream. Optimus and Zarak, realising they are both being played, agree to an alliance.
Why this issue matters
Bumblebee is restored from Goldbug and the Pretender-shell Autobots debut.
First appearances
- Jazz, Grimlock and Bumblebee as Pretenders
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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