Description: MARVEL COMICS "A Must-Have for the COMICS fans, TOY fans, CARTOON fans, and MOVIE fans of GI JOE, TRANSFORMERS and especially fans of both!". From their earliest days of enlisting Marvel Comics to use the medium to create universes for the characters featured in their newest toy lines -- GI JOE: A Real American Hero in 1982 and The Transformers in 1984-- HASBRO TOYS had the vision and the desire to unite the two properties like co-existing entities. But while both toy lines had similar marketing strategies as well as terrific overlap in terms of their fans and consumers, integrating GI JOE and The Transformers franchises to any substantial legitimate degree would take decades. On the toy side of things, Hasbro's first successful attempt didn't happen until 2011, when the company began testing the waters via their San Diego Comic-Con exclusives that featured "Transforming" GI JOE vehicles. This early initiative lead to 2022's Transformers Collaborative line which was launched in celebrate the 40th anniversary of GI JOE: ARAH. But the comic books and their related TV cartoons created the narrative surrounding the toys, especially before either franchise became feature length live-action films, and Marvel's two Hasbro-related series each steered their own course -- until 1986. GI JOE and the Transformers, a four-issue limited series, marked the moment that Hasbro got its wish, as the title featured the historic FIRST MEETING and CROSSOVER of the two huge toy lines. It was a meeting, however, that was afterwards ignored in the GI JOE: A Real American Hero ongoing series, and only marginally acknowledged in The Transformers. Nevertheless, it set a precedent for a concept that would be revisited in several crossover series from the different publishers that picked up Hasbro's licensing after Marvel's term ended in 1994. As with Marvel, later publishers launched their Hasbro series as two distinct entities, then made attempts to marry them at some point down the road. This approach was never met with the intended success, and when IDW Publishing completed the 12 years of its contract with Hasbro, the baton fell to Image Comics and Skybound Entertainment. Beginning with the June 2023 launch of Robert Kirkman's Void Rivals #1 and its surprise revelation that it marked the beginning of an all-new SHARED Hasbro Universe, the mistakes of the past would no longer be revisited. This same approach was mirrored in Hasbro's concurrent release of its latest Transformers film, Rise of The Beasts. The film, considered a soft reboot of the larger Transformers franchise, would launch the shared "Energon Universe." On film and on the comics page, GI JOE and Transformers will now occupy the same space, with strong narrative ties that will unite both properties like never before. What began at Marvel in 1986 has now come to fruition, and the significance of GI JOE and the Transformers -- to comics, to toys, to film and to legions of fans old and new -- cannot be overstated. Give your collection what it deserves...today! G.I. JOE AND THE TRANSFORMERS #2-A (OF 4)(FEB 1987)Herb Trimpe Regular Art CoverFirst Printing DESCRIPTION _______________ Highly Collectable ConditionHASBRO Shared Movie Universe MEGA-Key SeriesTransformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023)Historically Important Publication for toys/comics/movies/fansHighly GlossyInterior Pages: White, crispCover Whites: WhiteUnread CopyFirst PrintingRegular Art / Direct Edition Cover** Light-Moderate Cover Wear from storage -- See scans! **No Hidden FlawsDouble-bagged & BoardedUSPS Ground Advantage S&HUpper Mid-Grade Copy Grade Estimated:VERY FINE MINUS (7.5, VF-)Comic Book shown (above) is the exact same copy that you will receive. Please review all images to assess Item's Grade and determine if you are fully satisfied with its condition. QUESTIONS? Contact our eBay store anytime about this fantastic GI JOE / TRANSFORMERS item! THANK YOU! ____________________SASQUATCH COMICS EXCHANGEWe Have MUCH Un-Common!
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Unit of Sale: Single Unit
Variant Type: Cover Variant - A
Tradition: US Comics
Vintage: Yes
Format: Single Issue
Language: English
Superhero Team: GI JOE
Style: Color
Features: First Printing, Boarded, Key Issue
Artist/Writer: Michael Higgins, Herb Trimpe
Character: Baroness, Bumblebee, COBRA Commander, Duke, Gung-Ho, Jetfire, Megatron, Optimus Prime, Roadblock, Scarlet, Serpentor, Snake-Eyes, Starscream
Signed: No
Cover Artist: Herb Trimpe
Series Title: G.I. Joe and the Transformers
Universe: GI JOE Universe
Grade: 7.5 Very Fine-
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Intended Audience: General Audience
Story Title: "Power Struggle"
Publication Year: 1987
Type: Comic Book
Issue Number: #2
Era: Copper Age (1984-1991)
Genre: Cartoon, Movie & TV
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
