M.A.S.K. (franchise) - Revision history

SteelSkull at 03:31, 5 May 2026

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	In 2016, [[IDW Publishing]] announced that they had obtained the ''M.A.S.K.'' license from Hasbro and would be introducing them as part of their ''[[Revolution]]'' event, uniting all their Hasbro titles into a single universe. As had been done with Specialist Trakker and ''Unit:E'', IDW brought the ''M.A.S.K.'' characters into the previously established ''Transformers'' and ''G.I. Joe'' comics by introducing Miles Mayhem (now with the legal name Miles Manheim) in the "[[Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude\|Secret Raiders]]" prelude story. Here, Mayhem is a former member of [[Joe Colton]]'s [[Adventure Team]] who also has connections to the [[Earth Defense Command]] and completed development of the M.A.S.K. vehicles by reverse-engineering technology from the [[Triple Changer]] [[Blitzwing (G1)\|Blitzwing]]. In 2017, M.A.S.K. was included in a [[San Diego Comic-Con]] [[Exclusive\|exclusive]] ''Revolution''-branded [[Revolution#Toys\|boxset]] of various [[Hasbro Universe]] characters, featuring an updated Matt Trakker figure based on his IDW incarnation. This iteration of ''M.A.S.K.'' eventually came to an end in 2018 as IDW wrapped up the events of that continuity with the ''[[Transformers: Unicron\|Unicron]]'' miniseries.		In 2016, [[IDW Publishing]] announced that they had obtained the ''M.A.S.K.'' license from Hasbro and would be introducing them as part of their ''[[Revolution]]'' event, uniting all their Hasbro titles into a single universe. As had been done with Specialist Trakker and ''Unit:E'', IDW brought the ''M.A.S.K.'' characters into the previously established ''Transformers'' and ''G.I. Joe'' comics by introducing Miles Mayhem (now with the legal name Miles Manheim) in the "[[Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude\|Secret Raiders]]" prelude story. Here, Mayhem is a former member of [[Joe Colton]]'s [[Adventure Team]] who also has connections to the [[Earth Defense Command]] and completed development of the M.A.S.K. vehicles by reverse-engineering technology from the [[Triple Changer]] [[Blitzwing (G1)\|Blitzwing]]. In 2017, M.A.S.K. was included in a [[San Diego Comic-Con]] [[Exclusive\|exclusive]] ''Revolution''-branded [[Revolution#Toys\|boxset]] of various [[Hasbro Universe]] characters, featuring an updated Matt Trakker figure based on his IDW incarnation. This iteration of ''M.A.S.K.'' eventually came to an end in 2018 as IDW wrapped up the events of that continuity with the ''[[Transformers: Unicron\|Unicron]]'' miniseries.

	In 2021, the [[War for Cybertron: Earthrise]] toyline would pay tribute to M.A.S.K. in the ''Galactic Odyssey Collection'' with the characters of [[Windstorm]] and [[Stingracer]] being mentioned explicitly in the product description as [[Homage\|homaging]] two classic M.A.S.K. vehicles.		In 2021, the ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise]]'' toyline would pay tribute to M.A.S.K. in the ''Galactic Odyssey Collection'' with the characters of [[Windstorm]] and [[Stingracer]] being mentioned explicitly in the product description as [[Homage\|homaging]] two classic M.A.S.K. vehicles.

	In 2025, after [[Skybound Entertainment]] acquired the ''Transformers'' and ''G.I. Joe'' comic license, ''M.A.S.K.'' officially joined the [[Energon Universe]] via an appearance by Matt Trakker in the ''[[Energon Universe 2025 Special]]'', where he is introduced as an old friend of [[Clutch (G.I. Joe)\|Clutch]] in a nod to his "Specialist Trakker" days. Later that year, Miles Mayhem was introduced in the pages of [[Robert Kirkman]]'s run on ''[[Transformers (2023 comic)\|Transformers]]'' as part of the buildup to the launch of [[M.A.S.K. (2026 comic)\|an ongoing ''M.A.S.K.'' title]].		In 2025, after [[Skybound Entertainment]] acquired the ''Transformers'' and ''G.I. Joe'' comic license, ''M.A.S.K.'' officially joined the [[Energon Universe]] via an appearance by Matt Trakker in the ''[[Energon Universe 2025 Special]]'', where he is introduced as an old friend of [[Clutch (G.I. Joe)\|Clutch]] in a nod to his "Specialist Trakker" days. Later that year, Miles Mayhem was introduced in the pages of [[Robert Kirkman]]'s run on ''[[Transformers (2023 comic)\|Transformers]]'' as part of the buildup to the launch of [[M.A.S.K. (2026 comic)\|an ongoing ''M.A.S.K.'' title]].

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	Hasbro later tried to revive the series in 2011 as part of their ''[[Unit:E (issue)\|Unit:E]]'' crossover, which saw several Hasbro brands united (get it?) into a single universe. In this version, M.A.S.K. is a group of rescue workers who use advanced technology to upgrade their vehicles in order to protect the citizens of a war-torn [[Detroit]]. M.A.S.K. was also mentioned in ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)\|Transformers: Prime]]'', as a government division from which [[William Fowler\|Agent Fowler]] obtains [[Optimus Prime (WFC)\|Optimus Prime]]’s [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#BHVoyager\|''Beast Hunters'' alternate mode]]. ''Prime'', like ''Unit:E'', was intended to work as a backdoor to several other properties, including ''M.A.S.K.'', but nothing ever happened.		Hasbro later tried to revive the series in 2011 as part of their ''[[Unit:E (issue)\|Unit:E]]'' crossover, which saw several Hasbro brands united (get it?) into a single universe. In this version, M.A.S.K. is a group of rescue workers who use advanced technology to upgrade their vehicles in order to protect the citizens of a war-torn [[Detroit]]. M.A.S.K. was also mentioned in ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)\|Transformers: Prime]]'', as a government division from which [[William Fowler\|Agent Fowler]] obtains [[Optimus Prime (WFC)\|Optimus Prime]]’s [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#BHVoyager\|''Beast Hunters'' alternate mode]]. ''Prime'', like ''Unit:E'', was intended to work as a backdoor to several other properties, including ''M.A.S.K.'', but nothing ever happened.

	In 2016, [[IDW Publishing]] announced that they had obtained the ''M.A.S.K.'' license from Hasbro and would be introducing them as part of their ''[[Revolution]]'' event, uniting all their Hasbro titles into a single universe. As had been done with Specialist Trakker and ''Unit:E'', IDW brought the ''M.A.S.K.'' characters into the previously established ''Transformers'' and ''G.I. Joe'' comics by introducing Miles Mayhem (now with the legal name Miles Manheim) in the "[[Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude\|Secret Raiders]]" prelude story. Here, Mayhem is a former member of [[Joe Colton]]'s [[Adventure Team]] who also has connections to the [[Earth Defense Command]] and completed development of the M.A.S.K. vehicles by reverse-engineering technology from the [[Triple Changer]] [[Blitzwing (G1)\|Blitzwing]]. This iteration of ''M.A.S.K.'' eventually came to an end in 2018 as IDW wrapped up the events of that continuity with the ''[[Transformers: Unicron\|Unicron]]'' miniseries.		M.A.S.K. would be referenced again in 2015 in the ''[[Beast Wars Uprising]]'' [[Transformers Timelines (fiction)\|continuity]] created by the [[Transformers Collectors' Club]], where the characters of [[Aura]] and [[Vampire (BWU)\|Vampire]] were based on the [[Shark]] and ''Vampire'' vehicles driven by M.A.S.K.'s [[Gloria Baker]] and V.E.N.O.M.'s [[Floyd Malloy]].

			In 2016, [[IDW Publishing]] announced that they had obtained the ''M.A.S.K.'' license from Hasbro and would be introducing them as part of their ''[[Revolution]]'' event, uniting all their Hasbro titles into a single universe. As had been done with Specialist Trakker and ''Unit:E'', IDW brought the ''M.A.S.K.'' characters into the previously established ''Transformers'' and ''G.I. Joe'' comics by introducing Miles Mayhem (now with the legal name Miles Manheim) in the "[[Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude\|Secret Raiders]]" prelude story. Here, Mayhem is a former member of [[Joe Colton]]'s [[Adventure Team]] who also has connections to the [[Earth Defense Command]] and completed development of the M.A.S.K. vehicles by reverse-engineering technology from the [[Triple Changer]] [[Blitzwing (G1)\|Blitzwing]]. In 2017, M.A.S.K. was included in a [[San Diego Comic-Con]] [[Exclusive\|exclusive]] ''Revolution''-branded [[Revolution#Toys\|boxset]] of various [[Hasbro Universe]] characters, featuring an updated Matt Trakker figure based on his IDW incarnation. This iteration of ''M.A.S.K.'' eventually came to an end in 2018 as IDW wrapped up the events of that continuity with the ''[[Transformers: Unicron\|Unicron]]'' miniseries.

			In 2021, the [[War for Cybertron: Earthrise]] toyline would pay tribute to M.A.S.K. in the ''Galactic Odyssey Collection'' with the characters of [[Windstorm]] and [[Stingracer]] being mentioned explicitly in the product description as [[Homage\|homaging]] two classic M.A.S.K. vehicles.

	In 2025, after [[Skybound Entertainment]] acquired the ''Transformers'' and ''G.I. Joe'' comic license, ''M.A.S.K.'' officially joined the [[Energon Universe]] via an appearance by Matt Trakker in the ''[[Energon Universe 2025 Special]]'', where he is introduced as an old friend of [[Clutch (G.I. Joe)\|Clutch]] in a nod to his "Specialist Trakker" days. Later that year, Miles Mayhem was introduced in the pages of [[Robert Kirkman]]'s run on ''[[Transformers (2023 comic)\|Transformers]]'' as part of the buildup to the launch of [[M.A.S.K. (2026 comic)\|an ongoing ''M.A.S.K.'' title]].		In 2025, after [[Skybound Entertainment]] acquired the ''Transformers'' and ''G.I. Joe'' comic license, ''M.A.S.K.'' officially joined the [[Energon Universe]] via an appearance by Matt Trakker in the ''[[Energon Universe 2025 Special]]'', where he is introduced as an old friend of [[Clutch (G.I. Joe)\|Clutch]] in a nod to his "Specialist Trakker" days. Later that year, Miles Mayhem was introduced in the pages of [[Robert Kirkman]]'s run on ''[[Transformers (2023 comic)\|Transformers]]'' as part of the buildup to the launch of [[M.A.S.K. (2026 comic)\|an ongoing ''M.A.S.K.'' title]].

	~~{{Stub\|M.A.S.K. content in [[Beast Wars: Uprising]], [[Earthrise]], SDCC box set}}~~

	==External links==		==External links==

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	In 2016, [[IDW Publishing]] announced that they had obtained the ''M.A.S.K.'' license from Hasbro and would be introducing them as part of their ''[[Revolution]]'' event, uniting all their Hasbro titles into a single universe. As had been done with Specialist Trakker and ''Unit:E'', IDW brought the ''M.A.S.K.'' characters into the previously established ''Transformers'' and ''G.I. Joe'' comics by introducing Miles Mayhem (now with the legal name Miles Manheim) in the "[[Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude\|Secret Raiders]]" prelude story. Here, Mayhem is a former member of [[Joe Colton]]'s [[Adventure Team]] who also has connections to the [[Earth Defense Command]] and completed development of the M.A.S.K. vehicles by reverse-engineering technology from the [[Triple Changer]] [[Blitzwing (G1)\|Blitzwing]]. This iteration of ''M.A.S.K.'' eventually came to an end in 2018 as IDW wrapped up the events of that continuity with the ''[[Transformers: Unicron\|Unicron]]'' miniseries.		In 2016, [[IDW Publishing]] announced that they had obtained the ''M.A.S.K.'' license from Hasbro and would be introducing them as part of their ''[[Revolution]]'' event, uniting all their Hasbro titles into a single universe. As had been done with Specialist Trakker and ''Unit:E'', IDW brought the ''M.A.S.K.'' characters into the previously established ''Transformers'' and ''G.I. Joe'' comics by introducing Miles Mayhem (now with the legal name Miles Manheim) in the "[[Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude\|Secret Raiders]]" prelude story. Here, Mayhem is a former member of [[Joe Colton]]'s [[Adventure Team]] who also has connections to the [[Earth Defense Command]] and completed development of the M.A.S.K. vehicles by reverse-engineering technology from the [[Triple Changer]] [[Blitzwing (G1)\|Blitzwing]]. This iteration of ''M.A.S.K.'' eventually came to an end in 2018 as IDW wrapped up the events of that continuity with the ''[[Transformers: Unicron\|Unicron]]'' miniseries.

	In 2025, after [[Skybound Entertainment]] acquired the ''Transformers'' and ''G.I. Joe'' comic license, M.A.S.K. officially joined the [[Energon Universe]] via an appearance by Matt Trakker in the ''[[Energon Universe 2025 Special]]'', where he is introduced as an old friend of [[Clutch (G.I. Joe)\|Clutch]] in a nod to his "Specialist Trakker" days. In 2026~~, a~~ M.A.S.K. ~~standalone series from Skybound was announced~~.		In 2025, after [[Skybound Entertainment]] acquired the ''Transformers'' and ''G.I. Joe'' comic license, ''M.A.S.K.'' officially joined the [[Energon Universe]] via an appearance by Matt Trakker in the ''[[Energon Universe 2025 Special]]'', where he is introduced as an old friend of [[Clutch (G.I. Joe)\|Clutch]] in a nod to his "Specialist Trakker" days. Later that year, Miles Mayhem was introduced in the pages of [[Robert Kirkman]]'s run on ''[[Transformers (2023 comic)\|Transformers]]'' as part of the buildup to the launch of [[M.A.S.K. (2026 comic)\|an ongoing ''M.A.S.K.'' title]].

	{{Stub\|M.A.S.K. content in [[Beast Wars: Uprising]], [[Earthrise]], SDCC box set}}		{{Stub\|M.A.S.K. content in [[Beast Wars: Uprising]], [[Earthrise]], SDCC box set}}

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	In 2016, [[IDW Publishing]] announced that they had obtained the ''M.A.S.K.'' license from Hasbro and would be introducing them as part of their ''[[Revolution]]'' event, uniting all their Hasbro titles into a single universe. As had been done with Specialist Trakker and ''Unit:E'', IDW brought the ''M.A.S.K.'' characters into the previously established ''Transformers'' and ''G.I. Joe'' comics by introducing Miles Mayhem (now with the legal name Miles Manheim) in the "[[Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude\|Secret Raiders]]" prelude story. Here, Mayhem is a former member of [[Joe Colton]]'s [[Adventure Team]] who also has connections to the [[Earth Defense Command]] and completed development of the M.A.S.K. vehicles by reverse-engineering technology from the [[Triple Changer]] [[Blitzwing (G1)\|Blitzwing]]. This iteration of ''M.A.S.K.'' eventually came to an end in 2018 as IDW wrapped up the events of that continuity with the ''[[Transformers: Unicron\|Unicron]]'' miniseries.		In 2016, [[IDW Publishing]] announced that they had obtained the ''M.A.S.K.'' license from Hasbro and would be introducing them as part of their ''[[Revolution]]'' event, uniting all their Hasbro titles into a single universe. As had been done with Specialist Trakker and ''Unit:E'', IDW brought the ''M.A.S.K.'' characters into the previously established ''Transformers'' and ''G.I. Joe'' comics by introducing Miles Mayhem (now with the legal name Miles Manheim) in the "[[Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude\|Secret Raiders]]" prelude story. Here, Mayhem is a former member of [[Joe Colton]]'s [[Adventure Team]] who also has connections to the [[Earth Defense Command]] and completed development of the M.A.S.K. vehicles by reverse-engineering technology from the [[Triple Changer]] [[Blitzwing (G1)\|Blitzwing]]. This iteration of ''M.A.S.K.'' eventually came to an end in 2018 as IDW wrapped up the events of that continuity with the ''[[Transformers: Unicron\|Unicron]]'' miniseries.

	In 2025, after [[Skybound Entertainment]] acquired the ''Transformers'' and ''G.I. Joe'' comic license, M.A.S.K. officially joined the [[Energon Universe]] via an appearance by Matt Trakker in the ''[[Energon Universe 2025 Special]]'', where he is introduced as an old friend of [[Clutch (G.I. Joe)\|Clutch]] in a nod to his "Specialist Trakker" days. ~~Currently~~, ~~there are no plans for~~ a M.A.S.K. standalone series from Skybound~~, but as for more guest appearances, who can say?~~		In 2025, after [[Skybound Entertainment]] acquired the ''Transformers'' and ''G.I. Joe'' comic license, M.A.S.K. officially joined the [[Energon Universe]] via an appearance by Matt Trakker in the ''[[Energon Universe 2025 Special]]'', where he is introduced as an old friend of [[Clutch (G.I. Joe)\|Clutch]] in a nod to his "Specialist Trakker" days. In 2026, a M.A.S.K. standalone series from Skybound was announced.

	{{Stub\|M.A.S.K. content in [[Beast Wars: Uprising]], [[Earthrise]], SDCC box set}}		{{Stub\|M.A.S.K. content in [[Beast Wars: Uprising]], [[Earthrise]], SDCC box set}}

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	Like most '80s toylines, M.A.S.K. soon developed into a full franchise, with an animated series developed along with the toys, as well as several tie-in comic books. The cartoon ran for two seasons, from 1985 to [[1986]], while the toys continued for another two years, moving more towards a racing theme than the original crime-fighting motif, with M.A.S.K. and V.E.N.O.M. each being teams competing against one another.		Like most '80s toylines, M.A.S.K. soon developed into a full franchise, with an animated series developed along with the toys, as well as several tie-in comic books. The cartoon ran for two seasons, from 1985 to [[1986]], while the toys continued for another two years, moving more towards a racing theme than the original crime-fighting motif, with M.A.S.K. and V.E.N.O.M. each being teams competing against one another.

	M.A.S.K. remained dormant from [[1988]] to [[2008]], when Hasbro (who by this time had purchased Kenner) introduced Matt Trakker (under the name ~~“Specialist Trakker”~~) into the G.I. Joe universe as a figure. His on-package bio also established M.A.S.K. and V.E.N.O.M. as being sub-divisions of [[G.I. Joe (team)\|G.I. Joe]] and [[Cobra]], respectively.		M.A.S.K. remained dormant from [[1988]] to [[2008]], when Hasbro (who by this time had purchased Kenner) introduced Matt Trakker (under the name "Specialist Trakker") into the G.I. Joe universe as a figure. His on-package bio also established M.A.S.K. and V.E.N.O.M. as being sub-divisions of [[G.I. Joe (team)\|G.I. Joe]] and [[Cobra]], respectively.

	Hasbro later tried to revive the series in 2011 as part of their ''[[Unit:E (issue)\|Unit:E]]'' crossover, which saw several Hasbro brands united (get it?) into a single universe. In this version, M.A.S.K. is a group of rescue workers who use advanced technology to upgrade their vehicles in order to protect the citizens of a war-torn [[Detroit]]. M.A.S.K. was also mentioned in ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)\|Transformers: Prime]]'', as a government division from which [[William Fowler\|Agent Fowler]] obtains [[Optimus Prime (WFC)\|Optimus Prime]]’s [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#BHVoyager\|''Beast Hunters'' alternate mode]]. ''Prime'', like ''Unit:E'', was intended to work as a backdoor to several other properties, including ''M.A.S.K.'', but nothing ever happened.		Hasbro later tried to revive the series in 2011 as part of their ''[[Unit:E (issue)\|Unit:E]]'' crossover, which saw several Hasbro brands united (get it?) into a single universe. In this version, M.A.S.K. is a group of rescue workers who use advanced technology to upgrade their vehicles in order to protect the citizens of a war-torn [[Detroit]]. M.A.S.K. was also mentioned in ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)\|Transformers: Prime]]'', as a government division from which [[William Fowler\|Agent Fowler]] obtains [[Optimus Prime (WFC)\|Optimus Prime]]’s [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#BHVoyager\|''Beast Hunters'' alternate mode]]. ''Prime'', like ''Unit:E'', was intended to work as a backdoor to several other properties, including ''M.A.S.K.'', but nothing ever happened.

	In 2016, [[IDW Publishing]] announced that they had obtained the ''M.A.S.K.'' license from Hasbro and would be introducing them as part of their ''[[Revolution]]'' event, uniting all their Hasbro titles into a single universe. As had been done with Specialist Trakker and ''Unit:E'', IDW brought the ''M.A.S.K.'' characters into the previously established ''Transformers'' and ''G.I. Joe'' comics by introducing Miles Mayhem (now with the legal name Miles Manheim) in the "[[Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude\|Secret Raiders]]" prelude story. Here, Mayhem is a former member of [[Joe Colton]]'s [[Adventure Team]] who also has connections to the [[Earth Defense Command]] and completed development of the M.A.S.K. vehicles by reverse-engineering technology from the [[Triple Changer]] [[Blitzwing (G1)\|Blitzwing]].		In 2016, [[IDW Publishing]] announced that they had obtained the ''M.A.S.K.'' license from Hasbro and would be introducing them as part of their ''[[Revolution]]'' event, uniting all their Hasbro titles into a single universe. As had been done with Specialist Trakker and ''Unit:E'', IDW brought the ''M.A.S.K.'' characters into the previously established ''Transformers'' and ''G.I. Joe'' comics by introducing Miles Mayhem (now with the legal name Miles Manheim) in the "[[Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude\|Secret Raiders]]" prelude story. Here, Mayhem is a former member of [[Joe Colton]]'s [[Adventure Team]] who also has connections to the [[Earth Defense Command]] and completed development of the M.A.S.K. vehicles by reverse-engineering technology from the [[Triple Changer]] [[Blitzwing (G1)\|Blitzwing]]. This iteration of ''M.A.S.K.'' eventually came to an end in 2018 as IDW wrapped up the events of that continuity with the ''[[Transformers: Unicron\|Unicron]]'' miniseries.

			In 2025, after [[Skybound Entertainment]] acquired the ''Transformers'' and ''G.I. Joe'' comic license, M.A.S.K. officially joined the [[Energon Universe]] via an appearance by Matt Trakker in the ''[[Energon Universe 2025 Special]]'', where he is introduced as an old friend of [[Clutch (G.I. Joe)\|Clutch]] in a nod to his "Specialist Trakker" days. Currently, there are no plans for a M.A.S.K. standalone series from Skybound, but as for more guest appearances, who can say?

	{{Stub\|M.A.S.K. content in [[Beast Wars: Uprising]], [[Earthrise]], SDCC box set}}		{{Stub\|M.A.S.K. content in [[Beast Wars: Uprising]], [[Earthrise]], SDCC box set}}

	==External links==		==External links==
	*{{w\|M.A.S.K.\|M.A.S.K. on Wikipedia}}		*{{w\|M.A.S.K.\|M.A.S.K. on Wikipedia}}

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	'''''M.A.S.K.''''' was a toyline created by [[Kenner]] in [[1985]]. The series followed a team of specially trained individuals called [[M.A.S.K.]] (the Mobile Armored Strike Kommand), led by wealthy philanthropist [[Matt Trakker]], facing off against the evil organization V.E.N.O.M. (the Vicious Evil Network Of Mayhem), led by [[Miles Mayhem]]. Each faction had different masks that their members would wear that granted them special abilities, while also commanding a series of vehicles that could transform from one mode to another. In this way, ''M.A.S.K.'' acted as a cross between [[Hasbro]]'s ''[[The Transformers (toyline)\|Transformers]]'' and ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)\|G.I. Joe]]'', having transforming vehicles with action figure pilots.		'''''M.A.S.K.''''' was a toyline created by [[Kenner]] in [[1985]]. The series followed a team of specially trained individuals called [[M.A.S.K.]] (the Mobile Armored Strike Kommand), led by wealthy philanthropist [[Matt Trakker]], facing off against the evil organization [[V.E.N.O.M.]] (the Vicious Evil Network Of Mayhem), led by [[Miles Mayhem]]. Each faction had different masks that their members would wear that granted them special abilities, while also commanding a series of vehicles that could transform from one mode to another. In this way, ''M.A.S.K.'' acted as a cross between [[Hasbro]]'s ''[[The Transformers (toyline)\|Transformers]]'' and ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)\|G.I. Joe]]'', having transforming vehicles with action figure pilots.

	==History==		==History==

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	In 2016, [[IDW Publishing]] announced that they had obtained the ''M.A.S.K.'' license from Hasbro and would be introducing them as part of their ''[[Revolution]]'' event, uniting all their Hasbro titles into a single universe. As had been done with Specialist Trakker and ''Unit:E'', IDW brought the ''M.A.S.K.'' characters into the previously established ''Transformers'' and ''G.I. Joe'' comics by introducing Miles Mayhem (now with the legal name Miles Manheim) in the "[[Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude\|Secret Raiders]]" prelude story. Here, Mayhem is a former member of [[Joe Colton]]'s [[Adventure Team]] who also has connections to the [[Earth Defense Command]] and completed development of the M.A.S.K. vehicles by reverse-engineering technology from the [[Triple Changer]] [[Blitzwing (G1)\|Blitzwing]].		In 2016, [[IDW Publishing]] announced that they had obtained the ''M.A.S.K.'' license from Hasbro and would be introducing them as part of their ''[[Revolution]]'' event, uniting all their Hasbro titles into a single universe. As had been done with Specialist Trakker and ''Unit:E'', IDW brought the ''M.A.S.K.'' characters into the previously established ''Transformers'' and ''G.I. Joe'' comics by introducing Miles Mayhem (now with the legal name Miles Manheim) in the "[[Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude\|Secret Raiders]]" prelude story. Here, Mayhem is a former member of [[Joe Colton]]'s [[Adventure Team]] who also has connections to the [[Earth Defense Command]] and completed development of the M.A.S.K. vehicles by reverse-engineering technology from the [[Triple Changer]] [[Blitzwing (G1)\|Blitzwing]].

			{{Stub\|M.A.S.K. content in [[Beast Wars: Uprising]], [[Earthrise]], SDCC box set}}
	==External links==		==External links==
	*{{w\|M.A.S.K.\|M.A.S.K. on Wikipedia}}		*{{w\|M.A.S.K.\|M.A.S.K. on Wikipedia}}

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	==History==		==History==
	Like most 80s toylines, M.A.S.K. soon developed into a full franchise, with an animated series developed along with the toys, as well as several tie-in comic books. The cartoon ran for two seasons, from 1985 to [[1986]], while the toys continued for another two years, moving more towards a racing theme than the original crime-fighting motif, with M.A.S.K. and V.E.N.O.M. each being teams competing against one another.		Like most '80s toylines, M.A.S.K. soon developed into a full franchise, with an animated series developed along with the toys, as well as several tie-in comic books. The cartoon ran for two seasons, from 1985 to [[1986]], while the toys continued for another two years, moving more towards a racing theme than the original crime-fighting motif, with M.A.S.K. and V.E.N.O.M. each being teams competing against one another.

	M.A.S.K. remained dormant from [[1988]] to [[2008]], when Hasbro (who by this time had purchased Kenner) introduced Matt Trakker (under the name “Specialist Trakker”) into the G.I. Joe universe as a figure. His on-package bio also established M.A.S.K. and V.E.N.O.M. as being sub-divisions of [[G.I. Joe (team)\|G.I. Joe]] and [[Cobra]], respectively.		M.A.S.K. remained dormant from [[1988]] to [[2008]], when Hasbro (who by this time had purchased Kenner) introduced Matt Trakker (under the name “Specialist Trakker”) into the G.I. Joe universe as a figure. His on-package bio also established M.A.S.K. and V.E.N.O.M. as being sub-divisions of [[G.I. Joe (team)\|G.I. Joe]] and [[Cobra]], respectively.

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	In 2016, [[IDW Publishing]] announced that they had obtained the ''M.A.S.K.'' license from Hasbro and would be introducing them as part of their ''[[Revolution]]'' event, uniting all their Hasbro titles into a single universe. As had been done with Specialist Trakker and ''Unit:E'', IDW brought the ''M.A.S.K.'' characters into the previously established ''Transformers'' and ''G.I. Joe'' comics by introducing Miles Mayhem (now with the legal name Miles Manheim) in the "[[Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude\|Secret Raiders]]" prelude story. Here, Mayhem is a former member of [[Joe Colton]]'s [[Adventure Team]] who also has connections to the [[Earth Defense Command]] and completed development of the M.A.S.K. vehicles by reverse-engineering technology from the [[Triple Changer]] [[Blitzwing (G1)\|Blitzwing]]. In 2017, M.A.S.K. was included in a [[San Diego Comic-Con]] [[Exclusive\|exclusive]] ''Revolution''-branded [[Revolution#Toys\|boxset]] of various [[Hasbro Universe]] characters, featuring an updated Matt Trakker figure based on his IDW incarnation. This iteration of ''M.A.S.K.'' eventually came to an end in 2018 as IDW wrapped up the events of that continuity with the ''[[Transformers: Unicron\|Unicron]]'' miniseries.		In 2016, [[IDW Publishing]] announced that they had obtained the ''M.A.S.K.'' license from Hasbro and would be introducing them as part of their ''[[Revolution]]'' event, uniting all their Hasbro titles into a single universe. As had been done with Specialist Trakker and ''Unit:E'', IDW brought the ''M.A.S.K.'' characters into the previously established ''Transformers'' and ''G.I. Joe'' comics by introducing Miles Mayhem (now with the legal name Miles Manheim) in the "[[Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude\|Secret Raiders]]" prelude story. Here, Mayhem is a former member of [[Joe Colton]]'s [[Adventure Team]] who also has connections to the [[Earth Defense Command]] and completed development of the M.A.S.K. vehicles by reverse-engineering technology from the [[Triple Changer]] [[Blitzwing (G1)\|Blitzwing]]. In 2017, M.A.S.K. was included in a [[San Diego Comic-Con]] [[Exclusive\|exclusive]] ''Revolution''-branded [[Revolution#Toys\|boxset]] of various [[Hasbro Universe]] characters, featuring an updated Matt Trakker figure based on his IDW incarnation. This iteration of ''M.A.S.K.'' eventually came to an end in 2018 as IDW wrapped up the events of that continuity with the ''[[Transformers: Unicron\|Unicron]]'' miniseries.

	In 2021, the [[War for Cybertron: Earthrise]] toyline would pay tribute to M.A.S.K. in the ''Galactic Odyssey Collection'' with the characters of [[Windstorm]] and [[Stingracer]] being mentioned explicitly in the product description as [[Homage\|homaging]] two classic M.A.S.K. vehicles.		In 2021, the ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise]]'' toyline would pay tribute to M.A.S.K. in the ''Galactic Odyssey Collection'' with the characters of [[Windstorm]] and [[Stingracer]] being mentioned explicitly in the product description as [[Homage\|homaging]] two classic M.A.S.K. vehicles.

	In 2025, after [[Skybound Entertainment]] acquired the ''Transformers'' and ''G.I. Joe'' comic license, ''M.A.S.K.'' officially joined the [[Energon Universe]] via an appearance by Matt Trakker in the ''[[Energon Universe 2025 Special]]'', where he is introduced as an old friend of [[Clutch (G.I. Joe)\|Clutch]] in a nod to his "Specialist Trakker" days. Later that year, Miles Mayhem was introduced in the pages of [[Robert Kirkman]]'s run on ''[[Transformers (2023 comic)\|Transformers]]'' as part of the buildup to the launch of [[M.A.S.K. (2026 comic)\|an ongoing ''M.A.S.K.'' title]].		In 2025, after [[Skybound Entertainment]] acquired the ''Transformers'' and ''G.I. Joe'' comic license, ''M.A.S.K.'' officially joined the [[Energon Universe]] via an appearance by Matt Trakker in the ''[[Energon Universe 2025 Special]]'', where he is introduced as an old friend of [[Clutch (G.I. Joe)\|Clutch]] in a nod to his "Specialist Trakker" days. Later that year, Miles Mayhem was introduced in the pages of [[Robert Kirkman]]'s run on ''[[Transformers (2023 comic)\|Transformers]]'' as part of the buildup to the launch of [[M.A.S.K. (2026 comic)\|an ongoing ''M.A.S.K.'' title]].

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	Hasbro later tried to revive the series in 2011 as part of their ''[[Unit:E (issue)\|Unit:E]]'' crossover, which saw several Hasbro brands united (get it?) into a single universe. In this version, M.A.S.K. is a group of rescue workers who use advanced technology to upgrade their vehicles in order to protect the citizens of a war-torn [[Detroit]]. M.A.S.K. was also mentioned in ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)\|Transformers: Prime]]'', as a government division from which [[William Fowler\|Agent Fowler]] obtains [[Optimus Prime (WFC)\|Optimus Prime]]’s [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#BHVoyager\|''Beast Hunters'' alternate mode]]. ''Prime'', like ''Unit:E'', was intended to work as a backdoor to several other properties, including ''M.A.S.K.'', but nothing ever happened.		Hasbro later tried to revive the series in 2011 as part of their ''[[Unit:E (issue)\|Unit:E]]'' crossover, which saw several Hasbro brands united (get it?) into a single universe. In this version, M.A.S.K. is a group of rescue workers who use advanced technology to upgrade their vehicles in order to protect the citizens of a war-torn [[Detroit]]. M.A.S.K. was also mentioned in ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)\|Transformers: Prime]]'', as a government division from which [[William Fowler\|Agent Fowler]] obtains [[Optimus Prime (WFC)\|Optimus Prime]]’s [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#BHVoyager\|''Beast Hunters'' alternate mode]]. ''Prime'', like ''Unit:E'', was intended to work as a backdoor to several other properties, including ''M.A.S.K.'', but nothing ever happened.

	In 2016, [[IDW Publishing]] announced that they had obtained the ''M.A.S.K.'' license from Hasbro and would be introducing them as part of their ''[[Revolution]]'' event, uniting all their Hasbro titles into a single universe. As had been done with Specialist Trakker and ''Unit:E'', IDW brought the ''M.A.S.K.'' characters into the previously established ''Transformers'' and ''G.I. Joe'' comics by introducing Miles Mayhem (now with the legal name Miles Manheim) in the "[[Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude\|Secret Raiders]]" prelude story. Here, Mayhem is a former member of [[Joe Colton]]'s [[Adventure Team]] who also has connections to the [[Earth Defense Command]] and completed development of the M.A.S.K. vehicles by reverse-engineering technology from the [[Triple Changer]] [[Blitzwing (G1)\|Blitzwing]]. This iteration of ''M.A.S.K.'' eventually came to an end in 2018 as IDW wrapped up the events of that continuity with the ''[[Transformers: Unicron\|Unicron]]'' miniseries.		M.A.S.K. would be referenced again in 2015 in the ''[[Beast Wars Uprising]]'' [[Transformers Timelines (fiction)\|continuity]] created by the [[Transformers Collectors' Club]], where the characters of [[Aura]] and [[Vampire (BWU)\|Vampire]] were based on the [[Shark]] and ''Vampire'' vehicles driven by M.A.S.K.'s [[Gloria Baker]] and V.E.N.O.M.'s [[Floyd Malloy]].

			In 2016, [[IDW Publishing]] announced that they had obtained the ''M.A.S.K.'' license from Hasbro and would be introducing them as part of their ''[[Revolution]]'' event, uniting all their Hasbro titles into a single universe. As had been done with Specialist Trakker and ''Unit:E'', IDW brought the ''M.A.S.K.'' characters into the previously established ''Transformers'' and ''G.I. Joe'' comics by introducing Miles Mayhem (now with the legal name Miles Manheim) in the "[[Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude\|Secret Raiders]]" prelude story. Here, Mayhem is a former member of [[Joe Colton]]'s [[Adventure Team]] who also has connections to the [[Earth Defense Command]] and completed development of the M.A.S.K. vehicles by reverse-engineering technology from the [[Triple Changer]] [[Blitzwing (G1)\|Blitzwing]]. In 2017, M.A.S.K. was included in a [[San Diego Comic-Con]] [[Exclusive\|exclusive]] ''Revolution''-branded [[Revolution#Toys\|boxset]] of various [[Hasbro Universe]] characters, featuring an updated Matt Trakker figure based on his IDW incarnation. This iteration of ''M.A.S.K.'' eventually came to an end in 2018 as IDW wrapped up the events of that continuity with the ''[[Transformers: Unicron\|Unicron]]'' miniseries.

			In 2021, the [[War for Cybertron: Earthrise]] toyline would pay tribute to M.A.S.K. in the ''Galactic Odyssey Collection'' with the characters of [[Windstorm]] and [[Stingracer]] being mentioned explicitly in the product description as [[Homage\|homaging]] two classic M.A.S.K. vehicles.

	In 2025, after [[Skybound Entertainment]] acquired the ''Transformers'' and ''G.I. Joe'' comic license, ''M.A.S.K.'' officially joined the [[Energon Universe]] via an appearance by Matt Trakker in the ''[[Energon Universe 2025 Special]]'', where he is introduced as an old friend of [[Clutch (G.I. Joe)\|Clutch]] in a nod to his "Specialist Trakker" days. Later that year, Miles Mayhem was introduced in the pages of [[Robert Kirkman]]'s run on ''[[Transformers (2023 comic)\|Transformers]]'' as part of the buildup to the launch of [[M.A.S.K. (2026 comic)\|an ongoing ''M.A.S.K.'' title]].		In 2025, after [[Skybound Entertainment]] acquired the ''Transformers'' and ''G.I. Joe'' comic license, ''M.A.S.K.'' officially joined the [[Energon Universe]] via an appearance by Matt Trakker in the ''[[Energon Universe 2025 Special]]'', where he is introduced as an old friend of [[Clutch (G.I. Joe)\|Clutch]] in a nod to his "Specialist Trakker" days. Later that year, Miles Mayhem was introduced in the pages of [[Robert Kirkman]]'s run on ''[[Transformers (2023 comic)\|Transformers]]'' as part of the buildup to the launch of [[M.A.S.K. (2026 comic)\|an ongoing ''M.A.S.K.'' title]].

	~~{{Stub\|M.A.S.K. content in [[Beast Wars: Uprising]], [[Earthrise]], SDCC box set}}~~

	==External links==		==External links==

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	In 2016, [[IDW Publishing]] announced that they had obtained the ''M.A.S.K.'' license from Hasbro and would be introducing them as part of their ''[[Revolution]]'' event, uniting all their Hasbro titles into a single universe. As had been done with Specialist Trakker and ''Unit:E'', IDW brought the ''M.A.S.K.'' characters into the previously established ''Transformers'' and ''G.I. Joe'' comics by introducing Miles Mayhem (now with the legal name Miles Manheim) in the "[[Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude\|Secret Raiders]]" prelude story. Here, Mayhem is a former member of [[Joe Colton]]'s [[Adventure Team]] who also has connections to the [[Earth Defense Command]] and completed development of the M.A.S.K. vehicles by reverse-engineering technology from the [[Triple Changer]] [[Blitzwing (G1)\|Blitzwing]]. This iteration of ''M.A.S.K.'' eventually came to an end in 2018 as IDW wrapped up the events of that continuity with the ''[[Transformers: Unicron\|Unicron]]'' miniseries.		In 2016, [[IDW Publishing]] announced that they had obtained the ''M.A.S.K.'' license from Hasbro and would be introducing them as part of their ''[[Revolution]]'' event, uniting all their Hasbro titles into a single universe. As had been done with Specialist Trakker and ''Unit:E'', IDW brought the ''M.A.S.K.'' characters into the previously established ''Transformers'' and ''G.I. Joe'' comics by introducing Miles Mayhem (now with the legal name Miles Manheim) in the "[[Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude\|Secret Raiders]]" prelude story. Here, Mayhem is a former member of [[Joe Colton]]'s [[Adventure Team]] who also has connections to the [[Earth Defense Command]] and completed development of the M.A.S.K. vehicles by reverse-engineering technology from the [[Triple Changer]] [[Blitzwing (G1)\|Blitzwing]]. This iteration of ''M.A.S.K.'' eventually came to an end in 2018 as IDW wrapped up the events of that continuity with the ''[[Transformers: Unicron\|Unicron]]'' miniseries.

	In 2025, after [[Skybound Entertainment]] acquired the ''Transformers'' and ''G.I. Joe'' comic license, M.A.S.K. officially joined the [[Energon Universe]] via an appearance by Matt Trakker in the ''[[Energon Universe 2025 Special]]'', where he is introduced as an old friend of [[Clutch (G.I. Joe)\|Clutch]] in a nod to his "Specialist Trakker" days. In 2026~~, a~~ M.A.S.K. ~~standalone series from Skybound was announced~~.		In 2025, after [[Skybound Entertainment]] acquired the ''Transformers'' and ''G.I. Joe'' comic license, ''M.A.S.K.'' officially joined the [[Energon Universe]] via an appearance by Matt Trakker in the ''[[Energon Universe 2025 Special]]'', where he is introduced as an old friend of [[Clutch (G.I. Joe)\|Clutch]] in a nod to his "Specialist Trakker" days. Later that year, Miles Mayhem was introduced in the pages of [[Robert Kirkman]]'s run on ''[[Transformers (2023 comic)\|Transformers]]'' as part of the buildup to the launch of [[M.A.S.K. (2026 comic)\|an ongoing ''M.A.S.K.'' title]].

	{{Stub\|M.A.S.K. content in [[Beast Wars: Uprising]], [[Earthrise]], SDCC box set}}		{{Stub\|M.A.S.K. content in [[Beast Wars: Uprising]], [[Earthrise]], SDCC box set}}

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	In 2016, [[IDW Publishing]] announced that they had obtained the ''M.A.S.K.'' license from Hasbro and would be introducing them as part of their ''[[Revolution]]'' event, uniting all their Hasbro titles into a single universe. As had been done with Specialist Trakker and ''Unit:E'', IDW brought the ''M.A.S.K.'' characters into the previously established ''Transformers'' and ''G.I. Joe'' comics by introducing Miles Mayhem (now with the legal name Miles Manheim) in the "[[Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude\|Secret Raiders]]" prelude story. Here, Mayhem is a former member of [[Joe Colton]]'s [[Adventure Team]] who also has connections to the [[Earth Defense Command]] and completed development of the M.A.S.K. vehicles by reverse-engineering technology from the [[Triple Changer]] [[Blitzwing (G1)\|Blitzwing]]. This iteration of ''M.A.S.K.'' eventually came to an end in 2018 as IDW wrapped up the events of that continuity with the ''[[Transformers: Unicron\|Unicron]]'' miniseries.		In 2016, [[IDW Publishing]] announced that they had obtained the ''M.A.S.K.'' license from Hasbro and would be introducing them as part of their ''[[Revolution]]'' event, uniting all their Hasbro titles into a single universe. As had been done with Specialist Trakker and ''Unit:E'', IDW brought the ''M.A.S.K.'' characters into the previously established ''Transformers'' and ''G.I. Joe'' comics by introducing Miles Mayhem (now with the legal name Miles Manheim) in the "[[Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude\|Secret Raiders]]" prelude story. Here, Mayhem is a former member of [[Joe Colton]]'s [[Adventure Team]] who also has connections to the [[Earth Defense Command]] and completed development of the M.A.S.K. vehicles by reverse-engineering technology from the [[Triple Changer]] [[Blitzwing (G1)\|Blitzwing]]. This iteration of ''M.A.S.K.'' eventually came to an end in 2018 as IDW wrapped up the events of that continuity with the ''[[Transformers: Unicron\|Unicron]]'' miniseries.

	In 2025, after [[Skybound Entertainment]] acquired the ''Transformers'' and ''G.I. Joe'' comic license, M.A.S.K. officially joined the [[Energon Universe]] via an appearance by Matt Trakker in the ''[[Energon Universe 2025 Special]]'', where he is introduced as an old friend of [[Clutch (G.I. Joe)\|Clutch]] in a nod to his "Specialist Trakker" days. ~~Currently~~, ~~there are no plans for~~ a M.A.S.K. standalone series from Skybound~~, but as for more guest appearances, who can say?~~		In 2025, after [[Skybound Entertainment]] acquired the ''Transformers'' and ''G.I. Joe'' comic license, M.A.S.K. officially joined the [[Energon Universe]] via an appearance by Matt Trakker in the ''[[Energon Universe 2025 Special]]'', where he is introduced as an old friend of [[Clutch (G.I. Joe)\|Clutch]] in a nod to his "Specialist Trakker" days. In 2026, a M.A.S.K. standalone series from Skybound was announced.

	{{Stub\|M.A.S.K. content in [[Beast Wars: Uprising]], [[Earthrise]], SDCC box set}}		{{Stub\|M.A.S.K. content in [[Beast Wars: Uprising]], [[Earthrise]], SDCC box set}}

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	Like most '80s toylines, M.A.S.K. soon developed into a full franchise, with an animated series developed along with the toys, as well as several tie-in comic books. The cartoon ran for two seasons, from 1985 to [[1986]], while the toys continued for another two years, moving more towards a racing theme than the original crime-fighting motif, with M.A.S.K. and V.E.N.O.M. each being teams competing against one another.		Like most '80s toylines, M.A.S.K. soon developed into a full franchise, with an animated series developed along with the toys, as well as several tie-in comic books. The cartoon ran for two seasons, from 1985 to [[1986]], while the toys continued for another two years, moving more towards a racing theme than the original crime-fighting motif, with M.A.S.K. and V.E.N.O.M. each being teams competing against one another.

	M.A.S.K. remained dormant from [[1988]] to [[2008]], when Hasbro (who by this time had purchased Kenner) introduced Matt Trakker (under the name ~~“Specialist Trakker”~~) into the G.I. Joe universe as a figure. His on-package bio also established M.A.S.K. and V.E.N.O.M. as being sub-divisions of [[G.I. Joe (team)\|G.I. Joe]] and [[Cobra]], respectively.		M.A.S.K. remained dormant from [[1988]] to [[2008]], when Hasbro (who by this time had purchased Kenner) introduced Matt Trakker (under the name "Specialist Trakker") into the G.I. Joe universe as a figure. His on-package bio also established M.A.S.K. and V.E.N.O.M. as being sub-divisions of [[G.I. Joe (team)\|G.I. Joe]] and [[Cobra]], respectively.

	Hasbro later tried to revive the series in 2011 as part of their ''[[Unit:E (issue)\|Unit:E]]'' crossover, which saw several Hasbro brands united (get it?) into a single universe. In this version, M.A.S.K. is a group of rescue workers who use advanced technology to upgrade their vehicles in order to protect the citizens of a war-torn [[Detroit]]. M.A.S.K. was also mentioned in ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)\|Transformers: Prime]]'', as a government division from which [[William Fowler\|Agent Fowler]] obtains [[Optimus Prime (WFC)\|Optimus Prime]]’s [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#BHVoyager\|''Beast Hunters'' alternate mode]]. ''Prime'', like ''Unit:E'', was intended to work as a backdoor to several other properties, including ''M.A.S.K.'', but nothing ever happened.		Hasbro later tried to revive the series in 2011 as part of their ''[[Unit:E (issue)\|Unit:E]]'' crossover, which saw several Hasbro brands united (get it?) into a single universe. In this version, M.A.S.K. is a group of rescue workers who use advanced technology to upgrade their vehicles in order to protect the citizens of a war-torn [[Detroit]]. M.A.S.K. was also mentioned in ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)\|Transformers: Prime]]'', as a government division from which [[William Fowler\|Agent Fowler]] obtains [[Optimus Prime (WFC)\|Optimus Prime]]’s [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#BHVoyager\|''Beast Hunters'' alternate mode]]. ''Prime'', like ''Unit:E'', was intended to work as a backdoor to several other properties, including ''M.A.S.K.'', but nothing ever happened.

	In 2016, [[IDW Publishing]] announced that they had obtained the ''M.A.S.K.'' license from Hasbro and would be introducing them as part of their ''[[Revolution]]'' event, uniting all their Hasbro titles into a single universe. As had been done with Specialist Trakker and ''Unit:E'', IDW brought the ''M.A.S.K.'' characters into the previously established ''Transformers'' and ''G.I. Joe'' comics by introducing Miles Mayhem (now with the legal name Miles Manheim) in the "[[Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude\|Secret Raiders]]" prelude story. Here, Mayhem is a former member of [[Joe Colton]]'s [[Adventure Team]] who also has connections to the [[Earth Defense Command]] and completed development of the M.A.S.K. vehicles by reverse-engineering technology from the [[Triple Changer]] [[Blitzwing (G1)\|Blitzwing]].		In 2016, [[IDW Publishing]] announced that they had obtained the ''M.A.S.K.'' license from Hasbro and would be introducing them as part of their ''[[Revolution]]'' event, uniting all their Hasbro titles into a single universe. As had been done with Specialist Trakker and ''Unit:E'', IDW brought the ''M.A.S.K.'' characters into the previously established ''Transformers'' and ''G.I. Joe'' comics by introducing Miles Mayhem (now with the legal name Miles Manheim) in the "[[Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude\|Secret Raiders]]" prelude story. Here, Mayhem is a former member of [[Joe Colton]]'s [[Adventure Team]] who also has connections to the [[Earth Defense Command]] and completed development of the M.A.S.K. vehicles by reverse-engineering technology from the [[Triple Changer]] [[Blitzwing (G1)\|Blitzwing]]. This iteration of ''M.A.S.K.'' eventually came to an end in 2018 as IDW wrapped up the events of that continuity with the ''[[Transformers: Unicron\|Unicron]]'' miniseries.

			In 2025, after [[Skybound Entertainment]] acquired the ''Transformers'' and ''G.I. Joe'' comic license, M.A.S.K. officially joined the [[Energon Universe]] via an appearance by Matt Trakker in the ''[[Energon Universe 2025 Special]]'', where he is introduced as an old friend of [[Clutch (G.I. Joe)\|Clutch]] in a nod to his "Specialist Trakker" days. Currently, there are no plans for a M.A.S.K. standalone series from Skybound, but as for more guest appearances, who can say?

	{{Stub\|M.A.S.K. content in [[Beast Wars: Uprising]], [[Earthrise]], SDCC box set}}		{{Stub\|M.A.S.K. content in [[Beast Wars: Uprising]], [[Earthrise]], SDCC box set}}

	==External links==		==External links==
	*{{w\|M.A.S.K.\|M.A.S.K. on Wikipedia}}		*{{w\|M.A.S.K.\|M.A.S.K. on Wikipedia}}