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The Transformers #50 cover
Cover: José Delbo & Danny Bulanadi

The Transformers #50

Mar 1989 · Marvel · 1.50 USD; 2.00 CAD; 0.50 GBP
📊 ~11,098 copies sold its debut month
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“The Underbase Saga! Part Four: The Electrifying Conclusion: Dark Star”

The giant 50th issue of Marvel's The Transformers arrives with a striking declaration right on the cover: "Starscream Triumphant!" — and the image makes good on that promise, showing a massively powered-up Starscream looming large at the center while dozens of fallen Transformers — Autobots and Decepticons alike — are scattered and broken at his feet. Cover pencils by José Delbo and inks by Danny Bulanadi give the scene real dramatic weight, with Starscream radiating explosive energy against a chaotic battlefield backdrop. Billed as a giant-sized milestone and the concluding chapter of "The Underbase Saga," this 1989 issue feels like a genuine event for any fan of the series.

writer Bob Budiansky · artist José Delbo · inker Dave Hunt · colorist Nel Yomtov · letterer Rick Parker · cover José Delbo, Danny Bulanadi

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta
Raw (VF) $32
CGC 9.8 · 29 in census $249*
CGC 9.6 · 35 in census $114*
CGC 9.4 · 27 in census $80*
CGC 9.2 · 12 in census $73*
CGC 9.0 · 15 in census $64*
CGC 8.5 · 10 in census $63*
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CGC 8.0 · 5 in census $57*
CGC 7.5 · 2 in census $50*
CGC 7.0 · 1 in census $45*
CGC 6.5 · 2 in census $44*
CGC 6.0 none in existence
CGC 5.5 none in existence
CGC 5.0 · 1 in census $30*
* estimate — limited direct-sales data at this grade
Our model’s value — refined as new sales data arrives · CGC census counts shown where available

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Cast · 40 characters

Full credits

inker Dave Hunt
colorist Nel Yomtov
letterer Rick Parker
cover pencils José Delbo
cover inks Danny Bulanadi

Reprints

Reprinted in Transformers #6/1989 (1989), Transformers #1/1993 (1993), Transformers #[9] (2005), Transformers Compendium #2 (2025), Transformers #4/1989

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