There have been three main publishers of the comic book series bearing the name Transformers
based on the toy lines of the same name. The first series was produced
by Marvel Comics from 1984 to 1991, which ran for 80 issues and produced
four spin-off miniseries. This was followed by a second volume entitled
Transformers: Generation 2, which ran for 12 issues starting in
1993. The second major series was produced by Dreamwave Productions
from 2002 to 2004 with multiple limited series as well, and within
multiple story continuities, until the company became bankrupt in 2005.
The third series is currently being produced by IDW Publishing starting
with an issue #0 in October 2005 and a regular series starting in
January 2006
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