Transformers questions by newbies, and not-so-newbies

[snaketales]

The earliest Marvel Transformers issue I picked up from a newsagent was #23.
I don't recall seeing any UK issues pre-Target 2006.

[DarkAxalonSyde]

This is a speciality subject for me, I was a TF comic collector before being a TF toy collector.

Transformers UK #78's introduction page says the comic is now on sale in Australia, but earlier issues than that were available locally.

My first issues were UK #79 & 80 as a Christmas present, so would have been on sale here in December. I bought #78 and #83 from the Chadstone newsagent after seeing TFTM in the December 86/January 87 school holidays and collected from there on.

Not sure when availability for the US comics started, but the earliest Marvel US Transformers comics I bought were Universe #3 and #4, Headmasters #1, and Transformers US #35. I saw the TFTM movie comic here (but didn't buy) and the digests too (bought three of those).

Both the US and UK comics were on sale at local newsagents until their final issues.

Marvel US G2 were also at our newsagents, but I never saw Marvel UK's G2 books.

Federal Comics, an Australian reprint brand, released a special edited collected version of the first four issues of the Marvel US comic.

Great info, thanks.

The earliest Marvel Transformers issue I picked up from a newsagent was #23.
I don't recall seeing any UK issues pre-Target 2006.

As in US #23: Decepticon Graffiti? So, it does seem we started getting the comics in '86.