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The Transformers#12
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The Transformers #12
“Prime Time!”
writer Bob Budiansky · artist Herb Trimpe · inker Al Gordon · colorist Nel Yomtov · letterer Janice Chiang · cover Herb TrimpeHerb Trimpe
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Cast · 27 characters
Full credits
writer Bob Budiansky
artist Herb Trimpe
inker Al Gordon
colorist Nel Yomtov
letterer Janice Chiang
cover pencils Herb Trimpe
cover inks Herb Trimpe
Full plot ⚠ may contain spoilers
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Shockwave uses Optimus Prime's body (with a fake head created by Shockwave) to attack the revived and repaired Autobots. All seems lost, until the real Optimus's head appears and takes control of his body and replaces the fake head with his own. The Creation Matrix is then returned to Prime by Buster.
Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).