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[[File:BlackthorneTFAd.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Dr. Tongue's 3-D House of Transformers!]] | [[File:BlackthorneTFAd.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Dr. Tongue's 3-D House of Transformers!]] | ||
'''Blackthorne Publishing''' somehow managed to produce Transformers [[comics]] in the US and UK ''while'' the Transformers license was still held by [[Marvel Comics]]. Because they used [[gimmick]]s (like 3D), they could claim their products had no overlap with the Marvel Comics, and purchase a separate license from Hasbro. | '''Blackthorne Publishing''' somehow managed to produce Transformers [[comics]] in the US and UK ''while'' the Transformers license was still held by [[Marvel Comics]]. Because they used [[gimmick]]s (like 3D), they could claim their products had no overlap with the Marvel Comics, and purchase a separate license from Hasbro. | ||
* Blackthorne produced 3 issues of ''[[Transformers in 3-D|The Transformers in 3-D]]'' in 1987. | * Blackthorne produced 3 issues of ''[[Transformers in 3-D|The Transformers in 3-D]]'' in 1987. The third issue was to be the first part of a multi-part story, but no further issues were ever made. | ||
* They also produced a 4-issue ''[[The Official How to Draw Transformers]]''. | * They also produced a 4-issue ''[[The Official How to Draw Transformers]]''. | ||
* Blackthorne also produced a four-issue ''[[ | * Blackthorne also produced a four-issue ''[[Beastformers (franchise)|Battle Beasts]]'' comic book. Copies are marginally easier to find than the {{w|Holy Grail}}. | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
Latest revision as of 10:13, 26 December 2025
Blackthorne Publishing somehow managed to produce Transformers comics in the US and UK while the Transformers license was still held by Marvel Comics. Because they used gimmicks (like 3D), they could claim their products had no overlap with the Marvel Comics, and purchase a separate license from Hasbro.
- Blackthorne produced 3 issues of The Transformers in 3-D in 1987. The third issue was to be the first part of a multi-part story, but no further issues were ever made.
- They also produced a 4-issue The Official How to Draw Transformers.
- Blackthorne also produced a four-issue Battle Beasts comic book. Copies are marginally easier to find than the Holy Grail.
External links
[edit]- Blackthorne Publishing at Wikipedia
