The Transformers #5

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About this issue

Writer

Bob Budiansky

Penciller

Alan Kupperberg

Inker

Alan Kupperberg

Colorist

Nelson Yomtov

Letterer

Rick Parker

Cover

Mark Bright

Editor

Christopher Priest and Keith Williams

Editor In Chief

Jim Shooter

Characters

Bluestreak (Autobot), Brawn (Autobot), Bumblebee (Autobot), Buster Witwicky, Circuit Breaker (Marvel), Cliffjumper, Frenzy (Decepticon), G. B. Blackrock, Gears, Hound, Huffer, Ironhide, Jazz (Autobots), Megatron, Mirage (Autobot), Optimus Prime, Prowl (Autobots), Rachet (Autobot), Ravage, Rumble (Decepticon), Shockwave (Decepticons), Sideswipe, Skywarp, Soundwave, Sparkplug Witwicky, Starscream, Sunstreaker, Thundercracker, Trailcutter, and Wheeljack

Teams

Autobots and Decepticons

Cover date

June 1985

On sale

27 February 1985

Cover price

$0.75

Pages

36

Rating

Unknown

In issue #4, a human named Sparkplug Witwicky poisoned fuel used by both Autobots and Decepticons which caused both sides to fall in battle. At the conclusion of the battle, Shockwave arrived to finish off the Autobots. Following Shockwave's destruction, Shockwave began to rebuild the decepticons while relegating Megatron to second in command. Megatron, never one to accept being second in command, pretended to accept his new position while plotting to retake command of the Decepticons from Shockwave. Unknown to Shockwave, the Autobot Ratchet survived the assault. Ratchet returns to the Ark to find that it is now controlled by the Decepticons. Ratchet, with the help of a human named Buster Witwicky, returns to the Ark. Inside the Ark, Buster finds the remains of the Autobots, including the severed head of Optimus Prime.