| Issue | #12 |
| Published | January 1986 |
| Frequency | monthly |
| Cover Price | 0.75 USD; 1.00 CAD; 0.50 GBP |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Mike Carlin (Editor); Jim Shooter (Editor-in-Chief) |
| Notes | published: September 1985 |
| Characters | Optimus Prime; Ironhide; Jazz |
| Genre | science fiction; superhero |
| Pencils | Herb Trimpe (signed) |
| Inks | Herb Trimpe (signed) |
| Characters | Jetfire; Optimus Prime; Prowl; Hound; Huffer; Brawn; Jazz; Sideswipe; Cliffjumper; Rumble; Shockwave; Soundwave; Buster Witwicky |
| Synopsis | Shockwave uses Optimus Prime's body (with a fake head created by Shockwave) to attack the revived and repaired Autobots. All seems lost, until the real Optimus's head appears and takes control of the fake head, thereby destroying it. The creation matrix is then returned to Prime by Buster,after Ratchet returns Prime's head back to his body. |
| Genre | science fiction; superhero |
| Script | Bob Budiansky |
| Pencils | Herb Trimpe |
| Inks | Al Gordon |
| Colors | Nel Yomtov |
| Letters | Janice Chiang |