| Release: | Aug 13, 1985 |
| Cover: | Nov 1985 |
The Next Best Thing To Being There
| Release: | Aug 13, 1985 |
| Cover: | Nov 1985 |
The Autobots are working on a way to contact Cybertron, while the Decepticons expand by creating the Constructicons. What happens if the Decepticons learn that the creation matrix is no longer within Optimus Prime?
| Writer | Bob Budiansky |
| Cover Artist | Kyle Baker |
| Penciller | Ricardo Villamonte |
| Inker | Brad K. Joyce |
| Colorist | Nel Yomtov |
| Letterer | Janice Chiang |
| Editor | Mike Carlin |
| Editor in Chief | Jim Shooter |
| Optimus Prime (Autobot) | |
| Ratchet (Autobot) | |
| Bumblebee (Autobot) | |
| Soundwave (Decepticon) | |
| Shockwave (Decepticon) | |
| Prowl (Autobot) | |
| Jazz (Autobot) | |
| Ironhide (Autobot) | |
| Laserbeak (Decepticon) | |
| Sideswipe (Autobot) | |
| Buster Witwicky | |
| Hound (Autobot) | |
| Jetfire (Autobot) | |
| Brawn (Autobot) | |
| Sparkplug | William Witwicky |
| Bluestreak (Autobot) | |
| Sunstreaker (Autobot) | |
| G. B. Blackrock | |
| Huffer (Autobot) | |
| Ironhide (Autobot Car) | |
| Scavenger (Constructicon) | |
| Hook (Constructicon) | |
| Bonecrusher (Constructicon) | |
| Long Haul (Constructicon) | |
| Scrapper (Constructicon) | |
| Mixmaster (Constructicon) | |
| Devastator (Decepticon) |
| Age | Modern Age |
|---|---|
| Format | Comic |
| Series Group | Hasbro |
| Genre | Action | Adventure | Science Fiction |
| No. of Pages | 32 |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |