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THE TRANSFORMERS SPOTLIGHT: TRAILCUTTER. APRIL 2013. FIRST PRINTING. HASBRO and its logo, TRANSFORMERS, and all related characters are trademarks of Hasbro and are used with permission. © 2013 Hasbro. AllRights Reserved. IDW Publishing, a division of Idea and Design Works, LLC. Editorial offices: 5080 Santa Fe St., San Diego, CA 92109. The IDW logo is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Any similarities to personsliving or dead are purely coincidental. With the exception of artwork used for review purposes, none of the contents of this publication may be reprinted without the permission of Idea and Design Works, LLC. Printed in Korea.IDW Publishing does not read or accept unsolicited submissions of ideas, stories, or artwork.

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STORY SO FAR:When the starship Lost Light leftCybertron to search for thelegendary Knights of Cybertron,Trailcutter—and his famous forcefield—came along for the journey!

(Edito r 's note: This sto ry takesplace between Transformers: MoreThan Meets the Eye #5 and 6)

S t o r y b y : J A M E S R O B E R T SA r t b y : M A T T F R A N K • C o l o r s b y : T H O M A S D E E R

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