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The spelling of the name "Roadbuster" in ''The Transformers'', a mini-comic included with the first 1985 [[The Transformers (European toyline)|European ''Transformers'...

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The spelling of the name "[[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]]" in ''[[The Transformers (Milton Bradley comic)|The Transformers]]'', a mini-comic [[pack-in material|included]] with the first 1985 [[The Transformers (European toyline)|European ''Transformers'' releases]] by [[Milton Bradley]], in all its variations.

Top: Excerpt from the introductory page.
Bottom: Page 8, panel 2.

From left to right:
*Original 1985 Dutch language version, scanned by [[Ben Yee]] from [https://bwtf.com BWTF.com]. "Roadbuster" is spelled as one word on the introductory page, and separated by a hyphen when spread across two lines on page 8.
*Original 1985 French language version, scanned and provided by [https://www.tfw2005.com TFW2005] member mattph76. "Roadbuster" is spelled as one word on the introductory page, and separated by a hyphen when spread across two lines on page 8. (The lettering in this panel is identical to the Dutch version, but slightly rescaled.)
*Original 1985 German language version, reprinted in ''[[The Transformers Classics UK Volume 5]]'' by [[IDW Publishing]]. "Roadbuster" is spelled as one word on the introductory page, and separated by a hyphen when spread across two lines on page 8.
*Original 1985 Spanish language version, scanned by Miguelator 3 and provided by [https://twitter.com/ Twitter] user [https://twitter.com/Ivanspeedy Ivanspeedy]. "Road Buster" is spelled as two words on the introductory page, and lacks a hyphen when spread across two lines on page 8.
*Center: 2013 English language fan translation based on the Spanish version, translated by Micah "Spark" Guy and lettered by [[David Willis]]. "Road Buster" is spelled as two words on the introductory page, and lacks a hyphen when spread across two lines on page 8. (The lettering in this panel is unchanged from the Spanish version.)
*Right: Official 2022 English language translation from [[Transformers: Best of the Rarities]] by IDW Publishing, directly based on the fan translation. "Road Buster" is spelled as two words on the introductory page, and lacks a hyphen when spread across two lines on page 8. (The lettering in this panel has not been rescaled, resulting in a lot of empty real estate in the caption.)

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Powermetal at 14:55, 23 August 2022

Nevermore: The spelling of the name "Roadbuster" in ''The Transformers'', a mini-comic included with the first 1985 [[The Transformers (European toyline)|European ''Transformers'...