August 31, 1984

Transformers #1

Key Issue: First issue in series
Artist: Nel Yomtov

Bill Sienkiewicz

Frank Springer

Michael Higgins

Rick Parker
Script Writer: Bill Mantlo
Editor: Bob Budiansky
Publisher: Marvel
Publication Date: Aug 31, 1984
Cover Price: $0.75
Page Count: 36 pages

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Graded Population

CGC Title	Publisher	Date	Verify
Transformers #1 (Canadian Price Variant)	Marvel Comics	9/84	Verify
Transformers #1	Marvel Comics	9/84	Verify

All Grades 6,234 Population Share	Universal 5,658 90.8% of pop	Signature 557 8.9% of pop	Restored 14 0.2% of pop	Qualified 5 0.1% of pop	Conserved 0 0% of pop
9.9	4 top 0.1%	0 --	0 --	0 --	0 --
9.8	606 top 10.8%	66 top 11.8%	3 top 21.4%	0 --	0 --
9.6	1,144 top 31%	141 top 37.2%	1 top 28.6%	1 top 20%	0 --
9.4	986 top 48.4%	101 top 55.3%	1 top 35.7%	0 --	0 --
9.2	674 top 60.3%	59 top 65.9%	1 top 42.9%	1 top 40%	0 --
9.0	631 top 71.5%	53 top 75.4%	2 top 57.1%	1 top 60%	0 --
8.5	478 top 79.9%	48 top 84%	0 --	1 top 80%	0 --
8.0	334 top 85.8%	26 top 88.7%	1 top 64.3%	0 --	0 --
7.5	228 top 89.9%	19 top 92.1%	0 --	0 --	0 --
7.0	163 top 92.8%	11 top 94.1%	2 top 78.6%	1 top 100%	0 --
6.5	109 top 94.7%	12 top 96.2%	1 top 85.7%	0 --	0 --
6.0	86 top 96.2%	7 top 97.5%	0 --	0 --	0 --
5.5	66 top 97.4%	5 top 98.4%	0 --	0 --	0 --
5.0	44 top 98.1%	4 top 99.1%	1 top 92.9%	0 --	0 --
4.5	30 top 98.7%	1 top 99.3%	1 top 100%	0 --	0 --
4.0	34 top 99.3%	3 top 99.8%	0 --	0 --	0 --
3.5	17 top 99.6%	1 top 100%	0 --	0 --	0 --
3.0	12 top 99.8%	0 --	0 --	0 --	0 --
2.5	7 top 99.9%	0 --	0 --	0 --	0 --
2.0	3 top 100%	0 --	0 --	0 --	0 --
1.8	1 top 100%	0 --	0 --	0 --	0 --
1.5	1 top 100%	0 --	0 --	0 --	0 --

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