Battle for Cybertron

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<tr> <td colspan="2" style="font-size: 14px; background-color:#e7d492; color:black;font-weight:bold;" align="center"> "Battle for Cybertron" </td></tr> <tr> <td>Publisher </td><td> Marvel Books, Kid Stuff </td></tr>

<tr> <td>Cover date </td><td> 1984 </td></tr>

<tr> <td>Written by </td><td> Scott Siegel </td></tr>

<tr> <td>Art by </td><td> Earl Norem </td></tr>

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The Autobots leave Cybertron to save their planet, but are attacked by their Decepticon enemies and crash-land on Earth.

Synopsis

The Autobots leave Cybertron to clear an asteroid-field but end up fighting the Decepticons and crashing on Earth. Four million years later, they are awakened by a volcanic eruption and are rebuilt by the ship's computer.

Featured Characters

(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

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• Optimus Prime
• Bumblebee
• Jazz
• Prowl
• Cliffjumper
• Hound
• Wheeljack

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• Megatron
• Soundwave,

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• Sparkplug Witwicky
• Spike Witwicky

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Notes

• Wheeljack is colored red and blue.
• The art is really gorgeous.
• Optimus is drawn with a mouthplate, so no smiling here.

External links

• Battle for Cybertron at Steve-o's Transformers Site