Marvel (US) #64
Guide value
$10
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Marvel (US) Key issue
Rhythms of Darkness!
The Transformers #67
WriterSimon Furman
ArtJosé Delbo (inks by Danny Bulanadi)
Cover dateJune 1990
PublisherMarvel (US)
The story
In an alternate 2009 where Unicron has eaten Cybertron, Galvatron rules a ruined Earth and a human-Autobot resistance led by Spike Witwicky makes a doomed last raid. Jazz dies buying Spike the seconds to raise a flag and abort a nuclear strike.
Why this issue matters
A standalone dystopian issue widely rated among the best single issues Marvel published on the licence.
First appearances
- the Pretender Monsters
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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