Transformers

Transformers was a weekly (originally fortnightly) title published by Marvel UK, based on the then popular toy line, from 20th September 1984 to 1991 (332 issues in total). The first eight issues were all reprints of American material, but from issue #9 British originated material also began to appear; the successful British Marvel character Death's Head debuted in the Transformers story in #113. The book also ran various American Marvel back-up strips including Iceman and Machine Man, and from #153 incorporated the cancelled Action Force title. Contributors included Simon Furman (now regarded by many as the definitive Transformers writer), Mike Collins, Steve Parkhouse, John Ridgway, John Stokes, Ron Smith and Geoff Senior.