A key issue noted for First cameo appearance of Josie Beller. The Transformers #5 was published by Marvel Comics on June 1, 1985, as part of a series that began in 1984. Bob Budiansky and Jim Shooter write, and art comes from Alan Kupperberg, Mark Bright and Nel Yomtov. This 36-page issue features Optimus Prime, Megatron, Starscream, Bumblebee and Soundwave, among 32 characters cataloged on VerseDB.