Starscream

A Cybertronian Decepticon Seeker from the planet Cybertron, Starscream serves as Megatron's air commander while endlessly plotting to overthrow him. Armed with null-ray cannons and able to transform into an F-15 Eagle jet, his ruthless ambition makes him as dangerous to his own allies as to the Autobots.

Few characters from the Bronze Age have proven as enduringly magnetic as Starscream, who crashed onto the scene in The Transformers #1 back in 1984, brought to life by Bill Mantlo, Ralph Macchio, and Frank Springer in what would become one of Marvel's most beloved licensed series. Over four remarkable decades — stretching all the way to 2025 — this Decepticon has kept electrifying company alongside titans like Megatron, Soundwave, Prowl, Jazz, and Ratchet, appearing across 67 catalog entries including two collector-significant key issues that any serious fan will want on their shelf. From The Transformers to the crossover spectacle of G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers, Starscream's presence has been a constant, connective thread through some of the most exciting robot-warfare storytelling in comics history. If you're tracing the full arc of the Transformers saga in print, Starscream is absolutely essential reading.