Sherman, Joe :: Transformers Headmasters (Marvel)

20 Year Anniversary on CAF Transformers: Headmasters #4 Cover

Artists: Frank Springer (Penciller) , Ian Akin (Inker) , Brian Garvey (Inker) , Bob Budiansky (Layouts)

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***20 Year Anniversary on CAF*** Transformers: Headmasters #4 Cover Comic Art

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Artwork Details

Title:	*20 Year Anniversary on CAF* Transformers: Headmasters #4 Cover
Artist:	Frank Springer (Penciller)
Artist:	Ian Akin (Inker)
Artist:	Brian Garvey (Inker)
Artist:	Bob Budiansky (Layouts)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Cover
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	119
Likes on CAF:	6 7
Comments:	5
Added to Site:	4/24/2025
Comic Art Archive:	The Transformers: Headmasters Issue: 4 Page: cover View

Description

I joined CAF twenty years ago today! For the 10th and 15th anniversaries, I posted a milestone Transformers cover, and this year will be no different!

I have had Frank Springer's finished cover artwork for Transformers: Headmasters #4 in my collection for a little while, but within the past couple weeks, Heritage Auctions listed the preliminary artwork for this very cover. Once I saw that, I had to act to reunite the prelim with the final cover.

Heritage credits Springer for the prelim, but I believe that to be false. Bob Budiansky famously did the layout sketches for the majority of the US Transformers comics during his time on the comic. I've compared the handwriting on this prelim with another prelim I know to be done by Budiansky and they match. So I've given him credit with layouts here.

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	Joe Sherman
Joined:	April 2005
Last Login:	September 2025
Country:	UNITED STATES
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Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005

2 - Posted on 4/24/2025

That's a great cover with Hot Rod front and center! It's so fun to see the creation process for these with them having to figure out how to stage the various Transformers and who gets the prime spot.

Jason Richardson
Member Since 2022

1 - Posted on 4/24/2025

Way to celebrate the anniversery!

Greg C.
Member Since 2008

1 - Posted on 4/24/2025

So amazing! Every cover in this series is special!!!

Derek Crabbe
Member Since 2020

1 - Posted on 4/25/2025

Great Cover! I am curious what you may find out from Bob regarding attribution for the prelim.

Youseph Tanha
Member Since 2020

1 - Posted on 4/30/2025

This is just fantastic to have them both. Congrats.

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