Fact File
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TheFact Filewas a feature of the earlyMarvel UK comics,introduced in issue#3.The first set ofFact Fileswere little more than the characters packagingbioaccompanied by theirbox artand covered characters from the "first wave" of1984toys. Another feature of the early issues were the "From the Fact Files"comics, which featured stories from real-life history, with an emphasis on derring-do.
TheFact Fileswere given a revamp in issue#25with the introduction of theFact File Interface,which included the text from that character'sUniverseprofile alongside their box art and were sometimes printed two to a page. At the same time, the comic would also print the occasionalFact Filefeaturing characters that were prominent in the fiction. The feature was discontinued altogether with the introduction of theTransformers AtoZin issue#89.
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Fact Files
- The Transformers#3-Hound
- The Transformers#4-Gears
- The Transformers#5-Megatron
- The Transformers#6-Optimus Prime
- The Transformers#7-Bumblebee
- The Transformers#8-Ravage
- The Transformers#9-Sideswipe
- The Transformers#10-Starscream
- The Transformers#11-Sunstreaker
- The Transformers#12-Skywarp
- The Transformers#13-Windcharger
- The Transformers#14- Humph, star of the back-up stripMatt and the Cat.
- The Transformers#15-Laserbeak
- The Transformers#16-Prowl
- The Transformers#17-Soundwave
- The Transformers#18-Jazz
- The Transformers#19-Rumble
- The Transformers#74-Hercules
- The Transformers#76- "And Now... TheDinobots!"
- The Transformers#81-Ultra Magnus
- The Transformers#87-Galvatron
From the Fact Files
Each of these strips were first produced by and for the Franco-Belgian magazine,Tintin.
- The Transformers#15- "Trapped Beneath the Waves!"
- The Transformers#17- "The Truth about Alcatraz"
- The Transformers#19- "Battle of Hastings - The True Story"
- The Transformers#21- "The Saga of Erik the Red"
Fact File Interfaces
- The Transformers#25-WarpathandRamjet
- The Transformers#28-Snarl
- The Transformers#31-Bombshell
- The Transformers#32-Inferno
- The Transformers#39-Scavenger
- The Transformers#42-BlitzwingandTracks
- The Transformers#45-BeachcomberandCosmos
- The Transformers#52-SmokescreenandMixmaster
- The Transformers#55-KickbackandSlag
- The Transformers#61-Devastator
- The Transformers#65-BlasterandSoundwave
- The Transformers#67-Perceptor
- The Transformers#68-Long Haul
- The Transformers#69-Swoop
- The Transformers#70-Omega Supreme
- The Transformers#71-Thrust
- The Transformers#73-Ravage
Notes
- TheTransformationcontents page spells it "FACT-FILE INTERFACE" while the page itself has the words "FACT FILE" repeated in the background with no hyphen and "INTER FACE" as separate words.
- The "From the Fact Files"comics also suffered from inconsistent titling: the contents pages of issues 15 and 19 called it" From the Transformers Fact Files ", issue 17's said" From our Transformers Fact Files ", the strip from issue 15 ran a banner calling it" A Tale from the Transformers Fact Files ", and issue 17's strip had a banner simply reading" From the Fact Files "– an appellation used by both the contents and strip in issue 21.