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The year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) is the fifth year of the Transformers brand.

For further information, see: Transformers timeline

Contents

Events

Births

January

February

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Unknown

Deaths

Fiction

Shattered Glass

World War III occurs. One particularly cataclysmic attack results in the complete destruction of California and the formation of Arizona Bay. Eye in the Sky

Knights of Unicron

Megatron announces that he will no longer record studio albums, preferring to focus on his extensive live performance schedule. Behind the Music pack-in booklet

Media

Television

Music

Albums

Singles

Print

Comics

Marvel Comics

Marvel UK

TV Magazine

Manga
Story Pages

Books

Ladybird Books (UK)

Collections

Home Video

Entertainment UK

VHS

  • Transformers — 1: The Revenge of Bruticus / 2: Dinobot Island (Parts 1 and 2)

Polyband (Germany)

VHS

St. Michael Video Library (UK)

VHS

  • Transformers — Starscream's Ghost / The Nightmare Planet / The Ghost in the Machine

Tempo Video (UK)

VHS

  • The Transformers — Heavy Metal Wars / The Girl Who Loved Powerglide

V.I.P. Video Gems (UK)

VHS

Comics

Marvel UK Collected Comics

  • 8 — Spring Special 1988
  • 9 — Summer Special 1988
  • 10 — Holiday Special 1988
  • 11 — Winter Special 1988

Merchandise

  • TBD

Toys

U.S.

Autobots

Crosshairs, Pointblank, Sureshot, the 1987 Headmaster Autobots (including Fortress Maximus), the Autobot Clones, Punch~Counterpunch, the Monsterbots, the Technobots and the Rewind/Steeljaw and Ramhorn/Eject mini-cassette two-packs were all re-released. Ratchet, Wheeljack, Mirage, Sunstreaker, Cosmos, Warpath and "Cliffjumper" were available via mail order.
Cassettes Sparkabots Triggerbots Micromaster Patrols Assortment 1[C 1]
Targetmasters Headmasters Powermasters Powermaster Autobot Leader
Pretenders Assortment 1 Pretenders Assortment 2 Pretender Beasts Pretender Vehicles
Autobot Six Changer


Decepticons

Triggerhappy, Slugslinger, Misfire, the 1987 Decepticon Headmasters (including Scorponok and the Horrorcons), the Decepticon Clones, the Terrorcons, Sixshot and the Overkill/Slugfest mini-cassette two-pack were all re-released. Megatron, Reflector, and Thundercracker were again available via mail order.
Cassettes Firecons Triggercons Seacons
Targetmasters Headmasters Powermasters Micromaster Patrols Assortment 1
Pretenders Assortment 1 Pretenders Assortment 2 Pretender Beasts Pretender Vehicles


Notes

  1. Micromaster Patrol Assortment 1 began shipping in late 1988, and sported packaging that looked drastically different from the "proper" 1989 Micromaster output. Instead of the redesigned silver packaging with the all-new "Transformers" logo, they came on cards that pretty much still resembled the packaging style that had been used up to that point, and sported a unique "Micro Transformers" logo.


Japan

Cybertrons

Pretenders Headmaster Junior Autobots (The Headmasters)
  • C-301 Goshooter
  • C-302 Cab
  • C-303 Minerva
  • Godmaster Autobots (Godmaster)
  • C-304 Lightfoot
  • C-305 Ranger
  • C-306 Road King
  • Godmaster
  • C-307 Super Ginrai
  • C-308 Doubleclouder
  • C-309 Godbomber
  • C-310 God Ginrai (giftset)
  • The Headmasters
  • C-311 Grand Maximus (w/ Cog)
  • Sixknight
  • C-312 Sixknight
  • Sparkdash
  • C-313 Hardspark
  • C-314 Hotspark
  • C-315 Wildspark
  • Masterforce Warriors

    Destrons

    Pretenders
  • D-201 Blood
  • D-202 Dauros
  • D-203 Gilmer
  • Headmaster Junior Monsters (The Headmasters)
  • D-301 Wilder
  • D-302 Bullhorn
  • D-303 Cancer
  • Godmaster Jetrons (Godmaster)
  • D-304 Hydra
  • D-305 Buster
  • D-306 Darkwings (giftset)
  • Godmaster
  • D-307 Overlord
    (w/ Mega & Giga)
  • Browning
  • D-308 Browning
  • The Headmasters
  • D-311 BlackZarak
    (w/ Black Roritchi)
  • Seacons
  • D-312 Turtler
  • D-313 Overbite
  • D-314 Kraken
  • D-315 Lobclaw
  • D-316 Gulf
  • D-317 Tentakil
  • D-318 King Poseidon (giftset)
  • Sparkdash
  • D-319 Guzzle
  • D-320 Sizzle
  • D-321 Javil

  • Robot Point mail order items

  • C-200 Lander
  • Goshooter Siren (Siren deco)
  • Slamdance (Grand Slam & Raindance)
  • Minerva Night Beat (Nightbeat deco)
  • Ranger Joy Ride (Joyride deco)
  • C-98 Repugg
  • Buster Dreadwind (Dreadwind deco)
  • Hydra Darkwing (Darkwing deco)
  • Squawkbox (Squawktalk & Beastbox)


  • Role-play items


    Europe

    These are toys which have been confirmed as being released in at least one country in Europe in 1988. For more details regarding releases in specific European countries, see The Transformers (European toyline).

    UK, France, the Netherlands, and Belgium

    Autobots
    Sparkabots Triggerbots Double Targetmasters Powermasters
    Six Changer


    Decepticons
    Firecons Triggercons Seacons Double Targetmasters
    Powermasters


    Italy

    Autobots
    Triggerbots Pretenders Autorobot
    Grandi Set/Superset Transformers


    Decepticons
    Triggercons Pretenders Distructor
    Grandi Set/Superset Transformers

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