The Transformers #45

Set against a rugged desert canyon backdrop, this October 1988 Marvel issue announces "The Return of Circuit Breaker!" right on the cover — and delivers on that promise visually, with the blue circuit-patterned Circuit Breaker poised defiantly on a rocky ledge, unleashing energy against a snarling, clawed Transformer beast-mode. A smaller human figure caught in the chaos below adds to the sense of genuine peril. Cover pencils by Bob Budiansky and inks by Dave Hunt give the confrontation a kinetic, larger-than-life feel that pairs perfectly with the story title "Monstercon from Mars!