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Bombshell

Bombshell

18 appearances · Copper/Modern Age · 1986–2025
Who is Bombshell?

Bombshell is a Decepticon Insecticon from Marvel's Transformers series, capable of transforming into a beetle. He wields cerebro-shells — implants fired into victims' heads that allow him to control their minds remotely.

Few corners of Marvel's Transformers universe feel quite as charged as the Copper Age debut of Bombshell, who first crashed onto the scene in The Transformers #17 in 1986, brought to life by the legendary creative duo of Bob Budiansky and Don Perlin. Sharing pages with heavy-hitters like Blaster, Silverbolt, and the Aerialbots across titles including the crossover spectacular G.I. Joe and the Transformers, Bombshell has kept genuinely exciting company throughout a publishing history that stretches an impressive nearly four decades. With 18 catalogued appearances and a presence that spans from the Copper Age right into the modern era, this is a character whose staying power in the Transformers mythos rewards the curious collector willing to dig in.

★ First appearance
The Transformers #17
Jun 1986

Top series

Covers through the years — 1986–2025

The Transformers #17 1986
The Transformers #17
Transformers Compendium #1 2025
Transformers Compendium #1

Appearances

The Transformers (1984)
The Transformers Universe (1986)
#1
G.I. Joe and the Transformers (1987)
Transformers Universe (1987)
Transformers Compendium (2025)
#1