Classic Transformers Volume 4: Difference between revisions

Publisher	IDW Publishing
First published	July 1, 2009
Continuity	Marvel Comics continuity
ISBN	ISBN 1600104444 / ISBN 978-1600104442
Page count	368
Price	$19.99US

Latest revision as of 16:03, 7 November 2020

In July, 2009, IDW Publishing continued their quest of reprinting old issues of Marvel's original G1 comic in full-color trade paperback omnibuses. Volume 4 sports issues 47 to 61. Unlike previous editions, this volume has no issues that required text summaries due to copyrighted characters.

This edition also contains a "character gallery" which reprints character profile pages that were included at the end of these comics.

Issue manifest

"Club Con!"

Original date: December 1988
Story by: Bob Budiansky
Pencils by: José Delbo

"The Flames of Boltax!"

Original date: January 1989
Story by: Bob Budiansky
Pencils by: José Delbo

"Cold War!"

Original date: February 1989
Story by: Bob Budiansky
Pencils by: José Delbo

"Dark Star"

Original date: March 1989
Story by: Bob Budiansky
Pencils by: José Delbo

"The Man in the Machine!"

Original date: April 1989
Story by: Bob Budiansky
Pencils by: José Delbo

"Guess Who the Mecannibals Are Having for Dinner?"

Original date: May 1989
Story by: Bob Budiansky
Pencils by: José Delbo

"Recipe for Disaster!"

Original date: June 1989
Story by: Bob Budiansky
Pencils by: José Delbo

"King Con!"

Original date: July 1989
Story by: Bob Budiansky
Pencils by: José Delbo

"The Interplanetary Wrestling Championship!"

Original date: August 1989
Story by: Bob Budiansky
Pencils by: Jim Fern

"Back from the Dead"

Original date: September 1989
Story by: Simon Furman
Pencils by: José Delbo

"The Resurrection Gambit!"

Original date: October 1989
Story by: Simon Furman
Pencils by: José Delbo

"All the Familiar Faces!"

Original date: November 1989
Story by: Simon Furman
Pencils by: José Delbo

"Skin Deep"

Original date: Mid November 1989
Story by: Simon Furman
Pencils by: José Delbo

"Yesterday's Heroes!"

Original date: December 1989
Story by: Simon Furman
Pencils by: José Delbo

"Primal Scream"

Original date: Mid December 1989
Story by: Simon Furman
Art by: Geoff Senior

Character profiles

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+In July, 2009, [[IDW Publishing]] continued their quest of reprinting old issues of Marvel's original [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|G1 comic]] in full-color trade paperback omnibuses. Volume 4 sports issues 47 to 61. Unlike previous editions, this volume has no issues that required text summaries due to copyrighted characters.
-This edition also contains a "character gallery" which reprints character profile pages that first appeared in ''[[Transformers Universe (Marvel comic)|Transformers Universe]]''.
+This edition also contains a "character gallery" which reprints character profile pages that were included at the end of these comics.
 ==Issue manifest==
-===="[[Club Con!|The Underbase Saga Part 1]]"====
+===="[[Club Con!]]"====
 Original date: December 1988<br />
 Story by: [[Bob Budiansky]]<br />
-Pencils by: [[Jose Delbo]]
+Pencils by: [[José Delbo]]
-===="[[The Flames of Boltax!|The Underbase Saga Part 2]]"====
+===="[[The Flames of Boltax!]]"====
 Original date: January 1989<br />
 Story by: Bob Budiansky<br />
-Pencils by: Jose Delbo
+Pencils by: José Delbo
-===="[[Cold War!|The Underbase Saga Part 3]]"====
+===="[[Cold War!]]"====
 Original date: February 1989<br />
 Story by: Bob Budiansky<br />
-Pencils by: Jose Delbo
+Pencils by: José Delbo
-===="[[Dark Star (issue)|The Underbase Saga Part 4]]"====
+===="[[Dark Star]]"====
 Original date: March 1989<br />
 Story by: Bob Budiansky<br />
-Pencils by: Jose Delbo
+Pencils by: José Delbo
-===="[[The Man in the Machine!|The Man in the Machine]]"====
+===="[[The Man in the Machine!]]"====
 Original date: April 1989<br />
 Story by: Bob Budiansky<br />
-Pencils by: Jose Delbo
+Pencils by: José Delbo
-===="[[Guess Who the Mecannibals Are Having for Dinner?|Guess Who the Mecannibals Are Having for Dinner]]"====
+===="[[Guess Who the Mecannibals Are Having for Dinner?]]"====
 Original date: May 1989<br />
 Story by: Bob Budiansky<br />
-Pencils by: Jose Delbo
+Pencils by: José Delbo
-===="[[Recipe for Disaster!|Recipe for Disaster]]"====
+===="[[Recipe for Disaster!]]"====
 Original date: June 1989<br />
 Story by: Bob Budiansky<br />
-Pencils by: Jose Delbo
+Pencils by: José Delbo
-===="[[King Con!|King 'Con]]"====
+===="[[King Con!]]"====
 Original date: July 1989<br />
 Story by: Bob Budiansky<br />
-Pencils by: Jose Delbo
+Pencils by: José Delbo
-===="[[The Interplanetary Wrestling Championship!|The Interplanetary Wrestling Championship]]"====
+===="[[The Interplanetary Wrestling Championship!]]"====
 Original date: August 1989<br />
 Story by: Bob Budiansky<br />
@@ Line 54: / Line 74: @@
 Original date: September 1989<br />
 Story by: [[Simon Furman]]<br />
-Pencils by: Jose Delbo
+Pencils by: José Delbo
-===="[[The Resurrection Gambit!|Resurrection Gambit]]"====
+===="[[The Resurrection Gambit!]]"====
 Original date: October 1989<br />
 Story by: Simon Furman<br />
-Pencils by: Jose Delbo
+Pencils by: José Delbo
-===="[[All the Familiar Faces!|All the Familiar Faces]]"====
+===="[[All the Familiar Faces!]]"====
 Original date: November 1989<br />
 Story by: Simon Furman<br />
-Pencils by: Jose Delbo
+Pencils by: José Delbo
 ===="[[Skin Deep]]"====
 Original date: Mid November 1989<br />
 Story by: Simon Furman<br />
-Pencils by: Jose Delbo
+Pencils by: José Delbo
-===="[[Yesterday's Heroes!|Yesterday's Heroes]]"====
+===="[[Yesterday's Heroes!]]"====
 Original date: December 1989<br />
 Story by: Simon Furman<br />
-Pencils by: Jose Delbo
+Pencils by: José Delbo
-===="[[Primal Scream (issue)|Primal Scream]]"====
+===="[[The Primal Scream|Primal Scream]]"====
 Original date: Mid December 1989<br />
 Story by: Simon Furman<br />
-Pencils by: Jose Delbo
+Art by: [[Geoff Senior]]
 ==Character profiles==
@@ Line 85: / Line 105: @@
 *[[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]]
 *[[Apeface]]
-*[[Snapdragon]]
+*[[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]]
 *[[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]]
-*[[Brainstorm]]
+*[[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]]
 *[[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]]
 *[[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]]
@@ Line 93: / Line 113: @@
 *[[Chase (G1)|Chase]]
 *[[Freeway (G1)|Freeway]]
-*[[Battletrap]]
+*[[Battletrap (G1)|Battletrap]]
 *[[Blot (G1)|Blot]]
 *[[Cutthroat (G1)|Cutthroat]]
-*[[Goldbug (G1)|Goldbug]]
+*[[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]]
 *[[Rollbar (G1)|Rollbar]]
-*[[Wide Load]]
+*[[Wideload (G1)|Wide Load]]
-*[[Triggerhappy]]
+*[[Triggerhappy (G1)|Triggerhappy]]
 *[[Cloudraker (G1)|Cloudraker]]
 *[[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]]
@@ Line 107: / Line 127: @@
 *[[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]]
 *[[Afterburner (G1)|Afterburner]]
+*[[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)|Lightspeed]]
 *[[Nosecone (G1)|Nosecone]]
-*[[Scattershot]]
+*[[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]]
 *[[Strafe (G1)|Strafe]]
 *[[Computron (G1)|Computron]]
@@ Line 117: / Line 138: @@
 *[[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]]
 *[[Tentakil (G1)|Tentakil]]
-*[[Piranacon]]
+*[[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]]
-*[[Misfire]]
+*[[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]]
 *[[Pointblank]]
 *[[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]]
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+[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 comic compilations]]
 [[Category:IDW titles]]
-[[Category:Generation 1]]