Each issue of Transformers Generation 1 comes with a choice of two covers, except for the first issue which
also came with a holofoil cover and a special incentive cover. Each issue also comes with two different
mini-posters, making for a total of 12 posters which can be put together to form one enormous poster.
Issue #1 - 24 pages
Cover date: April 2002 (first printing released on April 3;
second printing released on April 24; third printing released on June 26)
Cover price: $2.95 (regular covers, incentive cover); $5.95
(holofoil cover) |
Writer: Chris Sarracini
Pencils: Pat Lee
Inks: Rob Armstrong
Backgrounds: Edwin Garcia |
Colors: The RealT!
Graphic Design: Paul Villafuerte
Letters: Dreamer Design
Pre-press: Kell-O-Graphics |
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Autobot cover version |

Decepticon cover version |

Holofoil cover version
Same poster as for Autobot cover version. |

Incentive cover version
Scarce; dealers were allowed to order one copy per every 25 copies they ordered of the
Autobot/Decepticon cover versions.
Same mini-poster as for Decepticon cover version. |

Second printing
Came with a mini-poster featuring Predaking vs Defensor and Superion. |

Third printing.
Came with two page-sized mini-posters featuring Shockwave and Megatron. |
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Issue #2 - 23 pages
Cover date: May 2002 (first printing released on May 8;
second printing released on June 26)
Cover price: $2.95 |
Writer: Chris Sarracini
Pencils: Pat Lee
Inks: Rob Armstrong
Backgrounds: Edwin Garcia |
Colors: Ramil Sunga, Gary Yeung, Alan Wang
Flats: Kenny Li
Letters: Dreamer Design
Pre-press: Kell-O-Graphics |
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Autobot cover version |

Decepticon cover version |

Second printing.
Came with a mini-poster featuring Metroplex vs Trypticon. |
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Issue #3 - 24 pages
Cover date: June 2002 (released on June 5)
Cover price: $2.95 |
Writer: Chris Sarracini
Pencils: Pat Lee
Inks: Rob Armstrong, Erik Sander, Ferdinand Poblete
Backgrounds: Edwin Garcia |
Colors: Ramil Sunga, Gary Yeung, Alan Wang, Talent Pun
Flats: Kenny Li
Letters: Dreamer Design
Pre-press: Kell-O-Graphics |
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Autobot cover version |

Decepticon cover version |
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Issue #4 - 25 pages
Cover date: July 2002 (released on July 17)
Cover price: $2.95 |
Writer: Chris Sarracini
Pencils: Pat Lee
Inks: Rob Armstrong
Backgrounds: Edwin Garcia |
Colors: Ramil Sunga, Gary Yeung, Alan Wang
Flats: Kenny Li
Letters: Dreamer Design
Pre-press: Kell-O-Graphics |
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Autobot cover version |

Decepticon cover version |
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Issue #5 - 24 pages
Cover date: August 2002 (first printing released on September
11; second printing released on November 13)
Cover price: $2.95 |
Writer: Chris Sarracini
Pencils: Pat Lee
Inks: Rob Armstrong, Erik Sander
Backgrounds: Edwin Garcia
Colors: Ramil Sunga, Gary Yeung, Alan Wang |
Flats: Kenny Li
Letters: Dreamer Design
Pre-press: Kell-O-Graphics
Edits: Matt Moylan
Graphic Design: Kevin Lee |
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Autobot cover version |

Decepticon cover version |

Second printing |
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Issue #6 - 26 pages
Cover date: October 2002 (released on October 23)
Cover price: $2.95 |
Writer: Chris Sarracini
Pencils: Pat Lee
Inks: Rob Armstrong
Backgrounds: Edwin Garcia
Colors: Ramil Sunga, Gary Yeung, Alan Wang, Shaun
Curtis, Rob Ruffolo, Stuart Ng, Angelo Tsang, Juan Malera, Matt Cossin, Pat Lee |
Flats: Kenny Li
Letters: Dreamer Design
Pre-press: Kell-O-Graphics
Edits: Matt Moylan
Graphic Design: Kevin Lee |
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Autobot cover version |

Decepticon cover version |
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