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|title=''The Transformers'' issue 1 |
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|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |
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|date=20th September, 1984 |
|date=[[20 September|20th September]], 1984 |
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|offdate=[[3 October|3rd October]], 1984 |
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|cover={{TF|Jerry_Paris|Jerry Paris}} |
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|price=25p |
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'''ROBOT INVADERS! They're evil machines from another world! They want our planet! How can the Autobots save us? The fight begins inside.''' |
'''ROBOT INVADERS! They're evil machines from another world! They want our planet! How can the Autobots save us? The fight begins inside.''' |
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==Contents== |
==Contents== |
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*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]] |
*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]] |
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*'''''The Transformers |
*'''''The Transformers'':''' {{TF|The_Transformers_(issue)|"The Transformers"}} part 1 |
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*Competition: A spot the difference puzzle to win {{TF|Jazz_(G1)/toys#The_Transformers|Jazz}} |
*Competition: A spot the difference puzzle to win {{TF|Jazz_(G1)/toys#The_Transformers|Jazz}} |
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*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}} |
*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}} |
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*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}} |
*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}} |
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*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}} |
*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}} |
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*'''''[[Machine Man]] |
*'''''[[Machine Man (comic)|Machine Man]]'':''' "[[Introducing Machine Man]]" |
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*'''''Machine Man |
*'''''Machine Man'':''' "[[Byte of the Binary Bug!]]" part 1 |
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*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 |
*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 |
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*Advert: The Best Pals Club is for you and your dog. |
*Advert: The Best Pals Club is for you and your dog. |
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*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 |
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics | |||||||||||||||
| First published | 20th September, 1984 | |||||||||||||||
| Off‑sale date | 3rd October, 1984 | |||||||||||||||
| Cover | Jerry Paris 
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| 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.
Contents
- Openers: Editor's Letter; letters (from the kids of Greycourt School, Ham); competition to win a free membership to a 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 Bluebird
- The Transformers: "The Transformers"
part 1 - Competition: A spot the difference puzzle to win Jazz
- Advert: Hasbro advert for Transformers including Sideswipe, Bumblebee, Thundercracker, and Rumble
- Poster: a street featuring S. Witwicky Auto Repairs for use as a landscape with the included free rub-down transfers
- Poster: Prowl, Sideswipe, and Jazz, as seen in an early commercial
- Advert: Marvel's Indiana Jones comic
– "Get your own copy, you swine!" – and Conan issue 85 - Machine Man: "Introducing Machine Man"
- Machine Man: "Byte of the Binary Bug!" part 1
- Feature: Robot Round-Up, featuring real life robots like Dennis Weston's Tinker, the Unimate 2000, the Odex 1 at Ford Dagenham, and HERO, with digressions about R.U.R. by "a Czechoslovakian author" and Asimov's 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 Bluestreak, Sunstreaker, Jazz, Thundercracker, Buzzsaw, Huffer, Frenzy, Prowl, Trailbreaker, Ravage and others, along with various rockets, planets, and laser beams
