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G.I. Joe and the Transformers

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G.I. Joe and the Transformers
Autobot Bumblebee is mistakenly blown up by forces of G.I. Joe. From issue #1 of the G.I. Joe and the Transformers mini-series published by Marvel Comics.
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
Publication dateJanuary to April 1987
No. of issues4
Main character(s)G.I. Joe Team
Transformers
Creative team
Written byMichael Higgins

G.I. Joe and the Transformers is a 4-issue comic book limited series featuring characters from G.I. Joe and the Transformers and published by Marvel Comics in 1987.

Publication

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G.I. Joe and the Transformers, was a 4-issue mini-series running from January to April 1987. The series was written by Michael Higgins,[1] and teamed-up the two popular Hasbro properties of the 1980s, G.I. Joe and the Transformers.

A trade paperback later collected all four issues in 1993.[2][3] This series (along with Marvel's G.I. Joe #139-#142) was collected in trade paperback collections by IDW Publishing in 2012 as G.I. Joe/Transformers Vol. 1,[4] as well as being included in the 8th and final volume of Transformers Classics.

Plot summary

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The story had the G.I. Joe Team and the Autobots joining forces to stop the Decepticons and Cobra from destroying the world.[5] The story featured Bumblebee being destroyed by G.I. Joe forces and rebuilt as Goldbug. The Joes, the Autobots, and Cobra (after being betrayed by the Decepticons) must join forces to stop the Decepticons from activating an energy drill device to suck up energy from the Earth's core, which would destroy the planet in the process.

References

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  1. ^ "GCD :: Covers :: G.I. Joe and the Transformers". Comics.org. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
  2. ^ Higgins, Michael; Herb Trimpe; Vince Colletta; et al. G.I. Joe and the Transformers (Trade paperback). Marvel (1993). ISBN 978-0-87135-973-5.
  3. ^ "GCD :: Series :: G.I. Joe and the Transformers". Comics.org. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
  4. ^ "The Free Comic Book Price Guide Database & Community - Use our database to track your comic book collection". ComicBookRealm.com. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
  5. ^ Weiner, Robert G. (2008). Marvel graphic novels and related publications: an annotated guide to comics. New York: McFarland. pp. 94–96. ISBN 978-0-7864-2500-6.


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