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The Transformers#3
Cover: Jerry Paris

The Transformers #3

Oct 1984 · Marvel UK · 0.25 GBP
“Power Play!”

In "Power Play!", the Autobots and Decepticons clash on Earth in a high-stakes race to harness a powerful energy source, with the Autobots gaining an unexpected ally in the resourceful Buster Witwicky. Written by Bill Mantlo and Jim Salicrup, with dynamic art by Frank Springer and inks by Kim DeMulder, this 1984 Marvel UK issue delivers relentless action and fresh alliances, all wrapped in a striking cover by Jerry Paris.

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writer Bill Mantlo · writer Jim Salicrup · artist Frank Springer · inker Kim DeMulder · colorist Nel Yomtov · letterer Janice Chiang · cover Jerry Paris

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colorist Nel Yomtov
letterer Janice Chiang
cover pencils, inks Jerry Paris

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The battle continues on Earth as both the Autobots and Decepticons try to locate a reasonable energy source they can convert into energon, and the Autobots meet a new ally named Buster Witwicky.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).