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Line 7: \|title=''The Transformers'' issue 1 \|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] \|date=[[20 September\|20th September]], 1984 \|offdate=[[3 October\|3rd October]], 1984 \|cover={{TF\|Jerry_Paris\|Jerry Paris}} \|price=25p }} '''ROBOT INVADERS! They're evil machines from another world! They want our planet! How can the Autobots save us? The fight begins inside.''' Line 14 ⟶ 16: ==Contents== Openers: Editor's Letter; letters (from the kids of Greycourt School, Ham); competition to win a free membership to a [[w:Smash Martians\|Martian Smashers Magazine]] fan club; announcement of next issue's "Be an Interplanetary Spy" book competition; competition to win "FLASH", a "video comic" by Mountain Films; advertorial for School Mate, a personal organiser for children by [[w:Bluebird Toys\|Bluebird]] '''''The Transformers:'':''' {{TF\|The_Transformers_(issue)\|"The Transformers"}} part 1 Competition: A spot the difference puzzle to win {{TF\|Jazz_(G1)/toys#The_Transformers\|Jazz}} Advert: Hasbro advert for Transformers including {{TF\|Sideswipe_(G1)/toys#The_Transformers\|Sideswipe,}} {{TF\|Bumblebee_(G1)/toys#The_Transformers\|Bumblebee,}} {{TF\|Thundercracker_(G1)/toys#The_Transformers\|Thundercracker,}} and {{TF\|Rumble_(G1)/toys#The_Transformers\|Rumble}} Line 20 ⟶ 22: Poster: {{TF\|Prowl_(G1)/Marvel_Comics_continuity\|Prowl,}} {{TF\|Sideswipe_(G1)\|Sideswipe,}} and [[Jazz]], as seen in {{TF\|Commercial/Generation_1#Decepticon_jets_and_Autobot_cars\|an early commercial}} Advert: Marvel's {{Marvel\|Indiana_Jones_(UK)_Vol_1_1\|''Indiana Jones'' comic}} – "Get your own copy, you swine!" – and {{Marvel\|Savage_Sword_of_Conan_(UK)_Vol_1_85\|Conan issue 85}} '''''[[Machine Man (comic)\|Machine Man]]:'':''' "[[Introducing Machine Man]]" '''''Machine Man:'':''' "[[Byte of the Binary Bug!]]" part 1 Feature: Robot Round-Up, featuring real life robots like [https://cyberneticzoo.com/robots/1966-tinker-the-robot-dennis-weston-british/ Dennis Weston's Tinker], the [[w:Unimate\|Unimate 2000]], the [http://www.theoldrobots.com/odex.html Odex 1] at [[w:Ford Dagenham\|Ford Dagenham]], and [[w:HERO (robot)\|HERO]], with digressions about ''[[w:R.U.R.\|R.U.R.]]'' by "a Czechoslovakian author" and [[w:Isaac Asimov\|Asimov]]'s [[w:Three Laws of Robotics\|three laws]], and the prediction that in 30 years robots will be more intelligent than people Advert: The Best Pals Club is for you and your dog. Free gift!: "Action Transfers", a sheet of rub-down transfers featuring mostly box-art depictions of {{TF\|Bluestreak_(G1)\|Bluestreak,}} {{TF\|Sunstreaker_(G1)\|Sunstreaker,}} [[Jazz]], {{TF\|Thundercracker_(G1)\|Thundercracker,}} {{TF\|Buzzsaw_(G1)\|Buzzsaw,}} {{TF\|Huffer_(G1)\|Huffer,}} {{TF\|Frenzy_(G1)\|Frenzy,}} {{TF\|Prowl_(G1)\|Prowl,}} {{TF\|Trailbreaker_(G1)\|Trailbreaker,}} {{TF\|Ravage_(G1)\|Ravage}} and others, along with various rockets, planets, and laser beams Free gift!: "Action Transfers", a sheet of rub-down transfers featuring various Autobots, Decepticons, missiles and stickers [[Category:The Transformers issue 1\| ]]