The Transformers: Best of UK: Space Pirates

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The name or term "Space Pirates" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Space Pirates (disambiguation).
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Space Pirates
Publisher IDW Publishing
Writer Simon Furman
Art Dan Reed, Lee Sullivan, Bryan Hitch
Pencillers Dougie Braithwaite, Will Simpson
Inkers Dave Harwood, Tim Perkins
Colorists Euan Peters, Steve White, Abadzis
Letterers GLIB, Annie Halfacree, Steve Parkhouse
Editors Chris Francis
Continuity Marvel Comics continuity
TPB ISBN ISBN 978-1600102684
Price $19.99

Best of UK: Space Pirates is the second installment of IDW Publishing's The Transformers: Best of UK series. It contains the 6-part "Space Pirates!" saga, "Worlds Apart!" (which was not in the Titan Books print) and "Wrecking Havoc"; and features two stories (or parts of stories) per issue. New covers were created for each issue (see credits below).

Issue #1

Release date: March 26, 2008

Covers (2)

  • Cover A
    Cover A
  • Cover RI
    Cover RI

#182 "Space Pirates!" Part 1

  • Script: Simon Furman
  • Art: Dan Reed
  • Letters: GLIB
  • Colours: Euan Peters
  • Originally published: 10th September 1988

#183 "Space Pirates!" Part 2

  • Script: Simon Furman
  • Art: Dan Reed
  • Letters: Annie Halfacree
  • Colours: Euan Peters
  • Originally published: 17th September 1988

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Issue #2

Release date: April 9, 2008

Covers (2)

  • Cover A
    Cover A
  • Cover RI
    Cover RI

#184 "Space Pirates!" Part 3

  • Script: Simon Furman
  • Pencils: Dougie Braithwaite
  • Inks: Dave Harwood
  • Letters: GLIB
  • Colours: Euan Peters
  • Originally published: 24th September 1988

#185 "Space Pirates!" Part 4

  • Script: Simon Furman
  • Pencils: Dougie Braithwaite
  • Inks: Dave Harwood
  • Letters: GLIB
  • Colours: Euan Peters
  • Originally published: 1st October 1988

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Issue #3

Release date: May 14, 2008

Covers (2)

  • Cover A
    Cover A
  • Cover RI
    Cover RI

#186 "Space Pirates!" Part 5

  • Script: Simon Furman
  • Art: Lee Sullivan
  • Letters: GLIB
  • Colors: Euan Peters
  • Originally published: 8th October 1988

#187 "Space Pirates!" Part 6

  • Script: Simon Furman
  • Art: Lee Sullivan
  • Letters: GLIB
  • Colors: Steve White
  • Originally published: 15th October 1988

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Issue #4

Release date: June 4, 2008

Covers (2)

  • Cover A
    Cover A
  • Cover RI
    Cover RI
  • Cover A: 'Bot and 'Con battle by Dan Khanna (art) and Josh Burcham (colors)
  • Cover RI: "Retro" Incentive cover — portion of first page of part 2

#130 "Worlds Apart!" Part 1

  • Script: Simon Furman
  • Pencils: Will Simpson
  • Inks: Tim Perkins
  • Letters: Annie H
  • Colors: Steve White
  • Originally published: 12th September 1987

#131 "Worlds Apart!" Part 2

  • Script: Simon Furman
  • Pencils: Will Simpson
  • Inks: Tim Perkins
  • Letters: Annie H
  • Colors: Abadzis
  • Originally published: 19th September 1987

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Issue #5

Release date: July 2, 2008

Covers (2)

  • Cover A
    Cover A
  • Cover RI
    Cover RI
  • Cover A: Galvatron, Cyclonus and Scourge among frightened humans—actually a redrawing of the RI cover but including Galvatron; art by Dan Khanna (art) and Liam Shalloo (colors)
  • Cover RI: "Retro" Incentive cover — panel from page 9 of part 1

#172 "Wrecking Havoc" Part 1

  • Script: Simon Furman
  • Art: Bryan Hitch
  • Letters: Steve Parkhouse
  • Colors: Euan Peters
  • Originally published: 2nd February 1988

#173 "Wrecking Havoc" Part 2

  • Script: Simon Furman
  • Art: Bryan Hitch
  • Letters: Annie Halfacree
  • Colors: Euan Peters
  • Originally published: 9th February 1988

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Collections

Best of UK: Space Pirates TPB

Release date: October 8, 2008

  • ISBN 1600102689 / ISBN 978-1600102684
  • Bonus material includes covers of each issue.

Covers (2)

  • Reuse of the cover of issue #1
  • Reuse of the cover of issue #2

Best of UK Omnibus

Release date: September 23, 2009

Cover (1)

  • Crop of the cover of Best of UK: Time Wars issue #4
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