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Transformers: Spotlight #23

Company: IDW Publishing
Publication Date: 2013-01-16

Summary Of This Issue:

John Barber (w) • Chee (a) • Chee, Livio Ramondeli (c)

In the dark days of the war for Cybertron, THUNDERCRACKER had a special mission—one never revealed before! Now, as he faces off against BUMBLEBEE for the first time, the fate of METROPLEX—and an entire civilization—is at stake!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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Bullet points:
• An untold tale of the war for Cybertron!
• Tie directly in to the ongoing TRANSFORMERS series!

People Who Worked On This Comic Book:

John Barber (Comic Writer)
Chee (Comic Artist)
Ronda Pattison (Comic Colors)
Shawn Lee (Comic Letters)
Carlos Guzman (Comic Editor)
Thomas Boeing (Assistant Editor)
James Brown (Comic Colors (Cover))
Livio Ramondelli (Comic Artist (Cover))
Clayton Crain (Comic Artist (Cover))

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