Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime

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	"Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime"
Publisher	IDW Publishing
First published	December 21, 2011
Cover date	December 2011
Story by	James Roberts and John Barber
Art by	Nick Roche
Colors by	Josh Burcham
Letters by	Shawn Lee
Editor	Carlos Guzman
Continuity	IDW continuity
Chronology	Current era (2011)

Synopsis

(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Autobots	Decepticons	Nails
Optimus Prime (1) Sideswipe (2) Whirl (3) Rodimus (4) Broadside (5) Bumblebee (6) Wheeljack (7) Ultra Magnus (9) Perceptor (20) Rewind (21) Prowl (23) Drift (24) Red Alert (29) Ironhide (30) Jazz (31)	Sweeps (2) Swindle (8) Ratbat (11) Cyclonus (12) Pounce or Wingspan (13) Horri-Bull (14) Soundwave (15) Shockwave (16) Bombshell (17) Starscream (18) Needlenose (19) Hook? (25) Another Constructicon's foot (26) Ravage (27) Blitzwing (28)	Metalhawk (10) Zetca (22)

This issue was originally advertised as "issue #125", but was eventually sold as a standalone one-shot. This count includes all of IDW's different Generation 1 universe series, mini-series and one-shots, with the exception of crossover projects Infestation and New Avengers/Transformers.

Cover A: Generations 1 Optimus Prime toy; photo by Rik Alvarez
Cover B: Optimus Prime opens the Matrix; art by Nick Roche and colors by Josh Burcham
Cover RI-A: Homage to "The Transformers" cover; art by Livio Ramondelli
Cover RI-B: Montage of covers of the previous 124 issues