A key issue noted for First appearance of Dinobots. The Transformers #8 was published by Marvel Comics on September 1, 1985, as part of a series that began in 1984. Bob Budiansky and Jim Shooter write, and art comes from Al Milgrom, Kyle Baker and Mark Bright. This 36-page issue features Optimus Prime, Megatron, Bumblebee, Soundwave and Ratchet, among 19 characters cataloged on VerseDB.