The Transformers Classics Compendium, Vol. 1

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The Transformers Classics Compendium, Vol. 1
Publisher	IDW Publishing
First published	June 29, 2016
Writer	Ralph Macchio, Jim Salicrup, Bob Budiansky, Len Kaminski, Steve Parkhouse
Pencils	Frank Springer, Alan Kupperberg, William Johnson, Mike Manley, Ricardo Villamonte, Herb Trimpe, Don Perlin, Graham Nolan, Mike Collins, José Delbo, Dave Hunt
Cover	Guido Guidi
Continuity	Marvel Comics continuity
ISBN	ISBN 1631403982 / ISBN 978-1631403989
Page count	1148
Price	$99.99US

The Transformers Classics Compendium, Vol. 1, the first in IDW Publishing's reprint series, reprints the first 50 issues of Marvel's The Transformers. Clocking in at over 1100 pages, it is the largest print collection of this material to date.

Issue manifest

"The Transformers"

Original date: September 1984
Story by: Ralph Macchio
Pencils by: Frank Springer

"Power Play!"

Original date: November 1984
Story by: Jim Salicrup
Pencils by: Frank Springer

"Prisoner of War!"

Original date: January 1985
Story by: Jim Salicrup
Pencils by: Frank Springer

"The Last Stand"

Original date: March 1985
Story by: Jim Salicrup
Pencils by: Frank Springer

"The New Order"

Original date: June 1985
Story by: Bob Budiansky
Pencils by: Alan Kupperberg

"The Worse of Two Evils!"

Original date: July 1985
Story by: Bob Budiansky
Pencils by: Alan Kupperberg

"Warrior School!"

Original date: August 1985
Story by: Bob Budiansky
Pencils by: William Johnson

"Repeat Performance!"

Original date: September 1985
Story by: Bob Budiansky
Pencils by: William Johnson

"DIS-Integrated Circuits!"

Original date: October 1985
Story by: Bob Budiansky
Pencils by: Mike Manley

"The Next Best Thing to Being There!"

Original date: November 1985
Story by: Bob Budiansky
Pencils by: Ricardo Villamonte

"Brainstorm!"

Original date: December 1985
Story by: Bob Budiansky
Pencils by: Herb Trimpe

"Prime Time!"

Original date: January 1986
Story by: Bob Budiansky
Pencils by: Herb Trimpe

"Shooting Star!"

Original date: February 1986
Story by: Bob Budiansky
Pencils by: Don Perlin

"Rock and Roll-Out!"

Original date: March 1986
Story by: Bob Budiansky
Pencils by: Don Perlin

"I, Robot-Master!"

Original date: April 1986
Story by: Bob Budiansky
Pencils by: Don Perlin

"Plight of the Bumblebee!"

Original date: May 1986
Story by: Len Kaminski
Pencils by: Graham Nolan

"Return to Cybertron, Part 1: The Smelting Pool!"

Original date: June 1986
Story by: Bob Budiansky
Pencils by: Don Perlin

"Return to Cybertron, Part II: The Bridge to Nowhere!"

Original date: July 1986
Story by: Bob Budiansky
Pencils by: Don Perlin

"Command Performances!"

Original date: August 1986
Story by: Bob Budiansky
Pencils by: Don Perlin

"Showdown!"

Original date: September 1986
Story by: Bob Budiansky
Pencils by: Herb Trimpe

"Aerialbots Over America!"

Original date: October 1986
Story by: Bob Budiansky
Pencils by: Don Perlin

"Heavy Traffic!"

Original date: November 1986
Story by: Bob Budiansky
Pencils by: Don Perlin

"Decepticon Graffiti!"

Original date: December 1986
Story by: Bob Budiansky
Pencils by: Don Perlin

"Afterdeath!"

Original date: January 1987
Story by: Bob Budiansky
Pencils by: Don Perlin

"Gone but Not Forgotten!"

Original date: February 1987
Story by: Bob Budiansky
Pencils by: Don Perlin

"Funeral for a Friend!"

Original date: March 1987
Story by: Bob Budiansky
Pencils by: Don Perlin

"King of the Hill!"

Original date: April 1987
Story by: Bob Budiansky
Pencils by: Don Perlin

"Mechanical Difficulties!"

Original date: May 1987
Story by: Bob Budiansky
Pencils by: Don Perlin

"Crater Critters"

Original date: June 1987
Story by: Bob Budiansky
Pencils by: Don Perlin

"The Cure!"

Original date: July 1987
Story by: Bob Budiansky
Pencils by: Don Perlin

"Buster Witwicky and the Car Wash of Doom"

Original date: August 1987
Story by: Bob Budiansky
Pencils by: Don Perlin

"Used Autobots"

Original date: September 1987
Story by: Bob Budiansky
Pencils by: Don Perlin

"Man of Iron" Part 1 & 2

Original date: January 1985 (UK) / June 1987 (US)
Story by: Steve Parkhouse
Pencils by: John Ridgway

"Man of Iron" Part 3 & 4

Original date: February 1985 (UK) / July 1987 (US)
Story by: Steve Parkhouse
Pencils by: Mike Collins

"Child's Play"

Original date: August 1987
Story by: Bob Budiansky
Pencils by: Don Perlin

"Spacehikers!"

Original date: September 1987
Story by: Bob Budiansky
Pencils by: José Delbo

"Toy Soldiers!"

Original date: October 1987
Story by: Bob Budiansky
Pencils by: José Delbo

"Trial by Fire!"

Original date: November 1987
Story by: Bob Budiansky
Pencils by: José Delbo

"The Desert Island of Space!"

Original date: December 1987
Story by: Bob Budiansky
Pencils by: José Delbo

"Pretender to the Throne!"

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

"Totaled!"

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

"People Power!"

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

"The Big Broadcast of 2006"

Original date: April 1988
Story by: Ralph Macchio
Pencils by: Alan Kupperberg

"The Cosmic Carnival"

Original date: May 1988
Story by: Bob Budiansky
Pencils by: Frank Springer

"Monstercon from Mars!"

Original date: June 1988
Story by: Bob Budiansky
Pencils by: José Delbo and Dave Hunt

"Ca$h and Car-nage!"

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

"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

Notes

• To date, there has been no announcement of a Classics Compendium, Volume 2 which leads to speculation of the contents when or if it's released. Almost assuredly, issues 51–80 would be included, but would they stop here, include the Generation 2 material, or even possibly the Regeneration One material?