Transformers — 2022 Price Guide Values | #1-19 | |||||||||||
Issue | Direct Edition Value | CPV Cover Price |
Type 1A Canadian Price Variant Value | CGC-Confirmed | ||||||||
Guide A (NM) |
Guide B (NM-) |
9.2 NM- |
9.0 VF/NM |
8.0 VF |
6.0 FN |
4.0 VG |
2.0 GD |
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#1 | $82 | $135 | $1.00 | $360 ▲ $60 |
$241 | $193 | $135 | $90 | $45 | |||
Marvel, 9/1984 | 1st Appearance of Transformers #5 in this year's Top 100. Angelo notes: In 2021: 9.6 CGC in April $1203, 9.4 CGC in August $795, 9.2 CGC in January $315, 8.5 CBCS in August $231, 5.5 CGC in March $155. Every CPV collector should have a copy of this book given the importance of this issue. A good number of copies were printed with a manufactoring flaw due to a dull blade (top and/or bottom edge of covers). A 9.8 CGC copy sold in 2020 for $2425 and a 9.2 CGC sold for $400. Bill notes: A CGC 9.8 variant sold for $1,800 in December 2017 Conan notes: Example variant sales at MyComicShop: a raw 8.5 on 5/3/2021 for $741, a CGC 8.5 on 11/18/2019 for $77, a CGC 9.2 on 7/3/2020 for $350 Doug notes: ORIGIN and FIRST appearance in Comics of the AUTOBOTS and the DECEPTICONS; The FIRST BATTLE between the Autobots & the Decepticons; The FIRST Appearance in Comics of; MEGATRON, Ravage, OPTIMUS PRIME CGC label note: Origin & 1st comic appearance of the Autobots & the Decepticons. $1.00 cover price. |
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#2 | $28 | $28 | $1.00 | $65 ▲ $5 |
$49 | $39 | $27 | $18 | $9 | |||
Marvel, 11/1984 | Limited Series #2 #97 in this year's Top 100. Angelo notes: In June 2020 a 9.8 CGC sold for $366; 9.0 CGC in May for $143. Conan notes: A CGC 9.2 variant sold at MyComicShop on 7/9/2019 for $145 Doug notes: OPTIMUS PRIME vs. MEGATRON Battle, Cover & Story-c/s; Golden-c; CGC label note: $1.00 cover price. |
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#3 | $24 | $28 | $1.00 | $70 ▲ $5 |
$52 | $42 | $29 | $20 | $10 | |||
Marvel, 1/1985 | Limited Series #3 #80 in this year's Top 100. Doug notes: Early app Black Costume SPIDER-MAN vs. Megatron, Cover & Story CGC label note: Spider-Man appearance. $1.00 cover price. |
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#4 | $24 | $28 | $1.00 | $49 ▲ $5 |
$37 | $29 | $21 | $14 | $7 | |||
Marvel, 3/1985 | Limited Series #4 Conan notes: A raw 5.5 variant sold at MyComicShop on 7/9/2021 for $22 Doug notes: Autobots Last stand; CGC label note: 1st appearance of Shockwave. Dinobots cameo. $1.00 cover price. |
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#5 | $20 | $28 | $1.00 | $45 ▲ $5 |
$34 | $27 | $19 | $13 | $6 | |||
Marvel, 6/1985 | Doug notes: Shockwave beats Megatron to become leader of the Decepticons; CGC label note: $1.00 cover price. |
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#6 | $10 | $16 | $1.00 | $29 ▲ $4 |
$26 | $20 | $14 | $10 | $5 | |||
Marvel, 7/1985 | Conan notes: Example variant sales at MyComicShop: a raw 1.8 on 7/6/2021 for $4, a raw 6.0 on 2/28/2020 for $7 Doug notes: Megatron vs Shockwave, Battle to the Death, for leadership of Decepticons; First appearance of JOSIE BELLER; Apparent DEATH of the Transformers Autobots continues; CGC label note: 1st appearance of Josie Beller who later becomes Circuit Breaker. $1.00 cover price. |
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#7 | $9 | $16 | $1.00 | $29 ▲ $4 |
$26 | $20 | $14 | $10 | $5 | |||
Marvel, 8/1985 | Doug notes: MEGATRON vs Ratchet battle, Cover & Story; | |||||||||||
#8 | $15 | $40 | $1.00 | $70 ▲ $10 |
$52 | $42 | $29 | $20 | $10 | |||
Marvel, 9/1985 | #81 in this year's Top 100. Doug notes: First Full appearance of the DINOBOTS cover & story; CGC label note: 1st full app. Dinobots (Grimlock, Slag, Sludge, Snarl & Swoop). Circuit Breaker cameo. $1.00 cover price |
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#9 | $7 | $16 | $1.00 | $29 ▲ $4 |
$26 | $20 | $14 | $10 | $5 | |||
Marvel, 10/1985 | Doug notes: First Full Appearance of Circuit-Breaker Circuit-Breaker & Starscream, Cover & Story; CGC label note: 1st appearance of Circuit Breaker. $1.00 cover price. |
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#10 | $9 | $32 | $1.00 | $60 ▲ $18 |
$45 | $36 | $25 | $17 | $8 | |||
Marvel, 11/1985 | Versus Devastator Conan notes: A raw 2.0 variant sold at MyComicShop on 4/1/2021 for $4 Doug notes: Intro of the Constructicons CGC label note: 1st app. of the Constructicons (Hook, Scavenger, Mixmaster, Bonecrusher, Long Haul & Scrapper). $1.00 cover price. |
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#11 | $9 | $14 | $1.00 | $29 ▲ $4 |
$26 | $20 | $14 | $10 | $5 | |||
Marvel, 12/1985 | Versus Jetfire Conan notes: Example variant sales at MyComicShop: a raw 2.0 on 4/1/2021 for $4, a raw 2.0 on 4/1/2021 for $4 Doug notes: 1st appearance of JETFIRE CGC label note: 1st appearance of Jetfire. |
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#12 | $7 | $8 | $1.00 | $20 ▲ $5 |
$18 | $14 | $10 | $7 | $3 | |||
Marvel, 1/1986 | Conan notes: A raw 2.0 variant sold at MyComicShop on 7/6/2021 for $4 CGC label note: $1.00 cover price. |
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#13 | $9 | $8 | $0.95 | $20 ▲ $5 |
$18 | $14 | $10 | $7 | $3 | |||
Marvel, 2/1986 | CGC label note: 95¢ cover price. | |||||||||||
#14 | $6 | $14 | $0.95 | $35 ▲ $10 |
$31 | $25 | $17 | $12 | $6 | |||
Marvel, 3/1986 | Doug notes: Jetfire becomes an Autobot; First appearance of Grapple, Hoist, Smokescreen Skids & Tracks; CGC label note: Jetfire joins the Autobots. 1st app of Grapple, Hoist, Smokescreen, Skids & Tracks. 95¢ cover price. |
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#15 | $7 | $8 | $0.95 | $20 ▲ $5 |
$18 | $14 | $10 | $7 | $3 | |||
Marvel, 4/1986 | CGC label note: 1st appearance of the Robot-Master (Donny Finkelberg). | |||||||||||
#16 | $6 | $18 | $0.95 | $40 ▲ $10 |
$30 | $24 | $17 | $11 | $6 | |||
Marvel, 5/1986 | Doug notes: Bumblebee? Last Stand / Plight of the Bumblebee; CGC label note: 95¢ cover price. |
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#17 | $9 | $8 | $0.95 | $30 ▲ $5 |
$26 | $21 | $15 | $10 | $5 | |||
Marvel, 6/1986 | Conan notes: Example variant sales at MyComicShop: a raw 4.0 on 4/1/2021 for $8, a raw 5.0 on 4/1/2021 for $10 Doug notes: First appearance of Blaster, Powerglide, Cosmos, Seaspray, Warpath, Beachcomber, Preceptor, Straxus, Kickback, Bombshell, Shrapnel, Dirge and Ramjet; CGC label note: 1st app. of Blaster, Powerglide, Cosmos, Warpath, Beachcomber, Perceptor, Seaspray, Straxus & the Insecticons. |
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#18 | $7 | $8 | $0.95 | $20 ▲ $5 |
$18 | $14 | $10 | $7 | $3 | |||
Marvel, 7/1986 | Doug notes: Blaster and Straxus battle-c/s; CGC label note: 1st appearance & "death" of Crosscut. "Death" of Straxus. Robot-Master appearance. |
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#19 | $6 | $12 | $0.95 | $40 ▲ $16 |
$30 | $24 | $17 | $11 | $6 | |||
Marvel, 8/1986 | 1st Appearance of Omega Supreme Conan notes: A raw 2.5 variant sold at MyComicShop on 4/1/2021 for $5 Doug notes: Scarcer LAST Canadian Price Variant in Title; First appearance of Omega Supreme; CGC label note: 1st appearance of Omega Supreme. Robot-Master appearance. |
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Issue | Guide A (NM) |
Guide B (NM-) |
CPV Cover Price |
9.2 NM- |
9.0 VF/NM |
8.0 VF |
6.0 FN |
4.0 VG |
2.0 GD |
CGC-Confirmed | ||
Direct Edition Value | Type 1A Canadian Price Variant Value |
Transformers CGC Census Changes: | ||||||
Issue # |
10/27/2020 Census Count |
9/21/2021 Census Count |
Year over year change |
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Regular | Variant | Regular | Variant | Regular | Variant | |
1 | 3,026 | 55 | 3,799 | 83 | +773 | +28 |
2 | 579 | 14 | 643 | 19 | +64 | +5 |
3 | 514 | 14 | 596 | 19 | +82 | +5 |
4 | 424 | 7 | 503 | 7 | +79 | -- |
5 | 445 | 6 | 557 | 10 | +112 | +4 |
6 | 182 | 3 | 203 | 4 | +21 | +1 |
7 | 113 | 3 | 132 | 4 | +19 | +1 |
8 | 374 | 6 | 512 | 8 | +138 | +2 |
9 | 140 | 4 | 167 | 7 | +27 | +3 |
10 | 148 | 6 | 196 | 8 | +48 | +2 |
11 | 140 | 2 | 161 | 3 | +21 | +1 |
12 | 129 | 2 | 147 | 4 | +18 | +2 |
13 | 117 | 3 | 128 | 4 | +11 | +1 |
14 | 100 | 3 | 107 | 4 | +7 | +1 |
15 | 74 | 1 | 91 | 1 | +17 | -- |
16 | 74 | 4 | 96 | 5 | +22 | +1 |
17 | 143 | 2 | 168 | 5 | +25 | +3 |
18 | 101 | 3 | 115 | 3 | +14 | -- |
19 | 143 | 4 | 172 | 1 | +29 | +-3 |
Regular | Variant | Regular | Variant | Regular | Variant | |
Title Totals: % regular / % variant |
6,966 ~98% |
142 ~2% |
8,493 ~98% |
199 ~2% |
+1,527 ~96% |
+57 ~4% |
Issue | CPV Cover Price |
CPV Value 9.2 |
CGC-Confirmed | |
#1 | $1.00 | $360 ▲ $60 |
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Marvel, 9/1984 | 1st Appearance of Transformers #5 in this year's Top 100. Angelo notes: In 2021: 9.6 CGC in April $1203, 9.4 CGC in August $795, 9.2 CGC in January $315, 8.5 CBCS in August $231, 5.5 CGC in March $155. Every CPV collector should have a copy of this book given the importance of this issue. A good number of copies were printed with a manufactoring flaw due to a dull blade (top and/or bottom edge of covers). A 9.8 CGC copy sold in 2020 for $2425 and a 9.2 CGC sold for $400. Bill notes: A CGC 9.8 variant sold for $1,800 in December 2017 Conan notes: Example variant sales at MyComicShop: a raw 8.5 on 5/3/2021 for $741, a CGC 8.5 on 11/18/2019 for $77, a CGC 9.2 on 7/3/2020 for $350 Doug notes: ORIGIN and FIRST appearance in Comics of the AUTOBOTS and the DECEPTICONS; The FIRST BATTLE between the Autobots & the Decepticons; The FIRST Appearance in Comics of; MEGATRON, Ravage, OPTIMUS PRIME CGC label note: Origin & 1st comic appearance of the Autobots & the Decepticons. $1.00 cover price. |
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#2 | $1.00 | $65 ▲ $5 |
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Marvel, 11/1984 | Limited Series #2 #97 in this year's Top 100. Angelo notes: In June 2020 a 9.8 CGC sold for $366; 9.0 CGC in May for $143. Conan notes: A CGC 9.2 variant sold at MyComicShop on 7/9/2019 for $145 Doug notes: OPTIMUS PRIME vs. MEGATRON Battle, Cover & Story-c/s; Golden-c; CGC label note: $1.00 cover price. |
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#3 | $1.00 | $70 ▲ $5 |
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Marvel, 1/1985 | Limited Series #3 #80 in this year's Top 100. Doug notes: Early app Black Costume SPIDER-MAN vs. Megatron, Cover & Story CGC label note: Spider-Man appearance. $1.00 cover price. |
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#4 | $1.00 | $49 ▲ $5 |
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Marvel, 3/1985 | Limited Series #4 Conan notes: A raw 5.5 variant sold at MyComicShop on 7/9/2021 for $22 Doug notes: Autobots Last stand; CGC label note: 1st appearance of Shockwave. Dinobots cameo. $1.00 cover price. |
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#5 | $1.00 | $45 ▲ $5 |
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Marvel, 6/1985 | Doug notes: Shockwave beats Megatron to become leader of the Decepticons; CGC label note: $1.00 cover price. |
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#6 | $1.00 | $29 ▲ $4 |
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Marvel, 7/1985 | Conan notes: Example variant sales at MyComicShop: a raw 1.8 on 7/6/2021 for $4, a raw 6.0 on 2/28/2020 for $7 Doug notes: Megatron vs Shockwave, Battle to the Death, for leadership of Decepticons; First appearance of JOSIE BELLER; Apparent DEATH of the Transformers Autobots continues; CGC label note: 1st appearance of Josie Beller who later becomes Circuit Breaker. $1.00 cover price. |
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#7 | $1.00 | $29 ▲ $4 |
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Marvel, 8/1985 | Doug notes: MEGATRON vs Ratchet battle, Cover & Story; | |||
#8 | $1.00 | $70 ▲ $10 |
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Marvel, 9/1985 | #81 in this year's Top 100. Doug notes: First Full appearance of the DINOBOTS cover & story; CGC label note: 1st full app. Dinobots (Grimlock, Slag, Sludge, Snarl & Swoop). Circuit Breaker cameo. $1.00 cover price |
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#9 | $1.00 | $29 ▲ $4 |
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Marvel, 10/1985 | Doug notes: First Full Appearance of Circuit-Breaker Circuit-Breaker & Starscream, Cover & Story; CGC label note: 1st appearance of Circuit Breaker. $1.00 cover price. |
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#10 | $1.00 | $60 ▲ $18 |
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Marvel, 11/1985 | Versus Devastator Conan notes: A raw 2.0 variant sold at MyComicShop on 4/1/2021 for $4 Doug notes: Intro of the Constructicons CGC label note: 1st app. of the Constructicons (Hook, Scavenger, Mixmaster, Bonecrusher, Long Haul & Scrapper). $1.00 cover price. |
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#11 | $1.00 | $29 ▲ $4 |
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Marvel, 12/1985 | Versus Jetfire Conan notes: Example variant sales at MyComicShop: a raw 2.0 on 4/1/2021 for $4, a raw 2.0 on 4/1/2021 for $4 Doug notes: 1st appearance of JETFIRE CGC label note: 1st appearance of Jetfire. |
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#12 | $1.00 | $20 ▲ $5 |
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Marvel, 1/1986 | Conan notes: A raw 2.0 variant sold at MyComicShop on 7/6/2021 for $4 CGC label note: $1.00 cover price. |
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#13 | $0.95 | $20 ▲ $5 |
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Marvel, 2/1986 | CGC label note: 95¢ cover price. | |||
#14 | $0.95 | $35 ▲ $10 |
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Marvel, 3/1986 | Doug notes: Jetfire becomes an Autobot; First appearance of Grapple, Hoist, Smokescreen Skids & Tracks; CGC label note: Jetfire joins the Autobots. 1st app of Grapple, Hoist, Smokescreen, Skids & Tracks. 95¢ cover price. |
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#15 | $0.95 | $20 ▲ $5 |
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Marvel, 4/1986 | CGC label note: 1st appearance of the Robot-Master (Donny Finkelberg). | |||
#16 | $0.95 | $40 ▲ $10 |
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Marvel, 5/1986 | Doug notes: Bumblebee? Last Stand / Plight of the Bumblebee; CGC label note: 95¢ cover price. |
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#17 | $0.95 | $30 ▲ $5 |
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Marvel, 6/1986 | Conan notes: Example variant sales at MyComicShop: a raw 4.0 on 4/1/2021 for $8, a raw 5.0 on 4/1/2021 for $10 Doug notes: First appearance of Blaster, Powerglide, Cosmos, Seaspray, Warpath, Beachcomber, Preceptor, Straxus, Kickback, Bombshell, Shrapnel, Dirge and Ramjet; CGC label note: 1st app. of Blaster, Powerglide, Cosmos, Warpath, Beachcomber, Perceptor, Seaspray, Straxus & the Insecticons. |
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#18 | $0.95 | $20 ▲ $5 |
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Marvel, 7/1986 | Doug notes: Blaster and Straxus battle-c/s; CGC label note: 1st appearance & "death" of Crosscut. "Death" of Straxus. Robot-Master appearance. |
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#19 | $0.95 | $40 ▲ $16 |
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Marvel, 8/1986 | 1st Appearance of Omega Supreme Conan notes: A raw 2.5 variant sold at MyComicShop on 4/1/2021 for $5 Doug notes: Scarcer LAST Canadian Price Variant in Title; First appearance of Omega Supreme; CGC label note: 1st appearance of Omega Supreme. Robot-Master appearance. |
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Issue | CPV Cover Price |
CPV Value 9.2 |
CGC-Confirmed |
Transformers CGC Census Data: | ||||
Issue # |
9/21/2021 Census Count |
Year over year change |
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Regular | Variant | Regular | Variant | |
1 | 3,799 | 83 | +773 | +28 |
2 | 643 | 19 | +64 | +5 |
3 | 596 | 19 | +82 | +5 |
4 | 503 | 7 | +79 | -- |
5 | 557 | 10 | +112 | +4 |
6 | 203 | 4 | +21 | +1 |
7 | 132 | 4 | +19 | +1 |
8 | 512 | 8 | +138 | +2 |
9 | 167 | 7 | +27 | +3 |
10 | 196 | 8 | +48 | +2 |
11 | 161 | 3 | +21 | +1 |
12 | 147 | 4 | +18 | +2 |
13 | 128 | 4 | +11 | +1 |
14 | 107 | 4 | +7 | +1 |
15 | 91 | 1 | +17 | -- |
16 | 96 | 5 | +22 | +1 |
17 | 168 | 5 | +25 | +3 |
18 | 115 | 3 | +14 | -- |
19 | 172 | 1 | +29 | +-3 |
Regular | Variant | Regular | Variant | |
Title Totals: % regular / % variant |
8,493 ~98% |
199 ~2% |
+1,527 ~96% |
+57 ~4% |