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Transformers: The Movie — 40th Anniversary Edition #1
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Transformers: The Movie — 40th Anniversary Edition #1

Cover B · Don Perlin / Ian Akin / Brian Garvey variant · first printing of 2026 anniversary edition · Collect Forever Soft Slab

3 June 2026

Issue #1 of Skybound/Image's 2026 three-part 40th Anniversary Edition, re-presenting the original Marvel Comics adaptation of The Transformers: The Movie on deluxe newsprint. This copy is the Cover B variant, credited to the original art team of Don Perlin, Ian Akin and Brian Garvey, and is housed in a Collect Forever Soft Slab.

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Issue
#1 of 3 · 40th Anniversary Edition
Publisher
Skybound / Image Comics
State
Collect Forever Soft Slab · ungraded
Condition
Excellent apparent condition; ungraded Collect Forever Soft Slab
Completeness
Complete as represented in the encapsulated comic; no separate supplement or cover-mounted extra is indicated for this edition.
Rarity
Not assessed

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Catalogue note

Issue #1 of Skybound/Image's 2026 three-part 40th Anniversary Edition, re-presenting the original Marvel Comics adaptation of The Transformers: The Movie on deluxe newsprint. This copy is the Cover B variant, credited to the original art team of Don Perlin, Ian Akin and Brian Garvey, and is housed in a Collect Forever Soft Slab. It is the first printing of this 2026 anniversary edition, not the first publication of the story itself; the historically stronger source object remains Marvel's original 1986 Transformers: The Movie #1.

Writer: Ralph Macchio

Artist: Don Perlin · Ian Akin · Brian Garvey · Nel Yomtov · Janice Chiang

Cover: Don Perlin · Ian Akin · Brian Garvey

Edition: Cover B · Don Perlin / Ian Akin / Brian Garvey variant · original 3 June 2026 release · first printing of this 2026 anniversary edition

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ComicsImage ComicsSkybound EntertainmentCollect ForeverRalph MacchioDon PerlinIan AkinBrian GarveyNel YomtovJanice ChiangPopular Culture

Why this object matters

The deluxe-newsprint anniversary edition preserves a deliberate modern presentation of the 1986 film adaptation and original artists’ cover. It is useful for reproduction and franchise-memory research, but its first printing is that of a 2026 reissue, not the original comic.

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Archive Importance: 7.5 / 10.

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