Computron

Debuting in the pages of The Transformers: Headmasters #3 in 1987 — courtesy of the legendary Budiansky-Springer creative team — Computron arrived right at the height of the Transformers phenomenon and has been part of the Marvel-originated mythos ever since. Sharing those early adventures with heavy hitters like Scorponok, Mindwipe, and the Technobots Strafe, Lightspeed, and Afterburner, this character was dropped into some seriously consequential company from the very start. Nearly four decades of publication history, stretching all the way to 2025, speak to a staying power that any Transformers completist will want to trace through The Transformers, Headmasters, and the Transformers Compendium — making Computron a rewarding deep-dive for fans who love following a character from its copper-age roots to the present day.