The Autobots Are Under Attack! - Revision history

AzimuthAcolyte: Propagating credits from image files

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	\|publisher=Hasbro		\|publisher=Hasbro
	\|coverdate=1988		\|coverdate=1988
			\|art by=[[Mark Watts]], possibly others
	}}		}}

Thylacine 2000: /* Notes */

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	** [[Reflector (G1)\|Reflector]] ($10 + 2 robot points)		** [[Reflector (G1)\|Reflector]] ($10 + 2 robot points)
	** [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys\|Wheeljack]] ($8 + 2 robot points)		** [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys\|Wheeljack]] ($8 + 2 robot points)
	** [[Mirage (G1)\|Mirage]] ($8 + 2 robot points)		** [[Mirage (G1)/toys\|Mirage]] ($8 + 2 robot points). This was the final venue for the G1 Mirage toy, which is unique among main roster 1984 figures in never getting an official [[reissue]].
	** [[Ratchet (G1)/toys\|Ratchet]] ($8 + 2 robot points)		** [[Ratchet (G1)/toys\|Ratchet]] ($8 + 2 robot points)
	** [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys\|Sunstreaker]] ($8 + 2 robot points)		** [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys\|Sunstreaker]] ($8 + 2 robot points)

Cyberlink420 at 20:02, 27 October 2020

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	The [[Autobot]]s' fuel is running low in the wake of a [[Decepticon]] attack. A squad of Autobots goes out to search for new energy sources, but [[Reflector (G1)\|Reflector]] uncovers their plan. [[Megatron (G1)\|Megatron]] then masterminds a sneak attack carried out by Thundercracker. The Autobots are tough customers, though, and many of them are furious in battle.		The [[Autobot]]s' fuel is running low in the wake of a [[Decepticon]] attack. A squad of Autobots goes out to search for new energy sources, but [[Reflector (G1)\|Reflector]] uncovers their plan. [[Megatron (G1)\|Megatron]] then masterminds a sneak attack carried out by Thundercracker. The Autobots are tough customers, though, and many of them are furious in battle.

	The reader is told that the outcome is up to ~~him or her~~, and that failing to join S.T.A.R.S. would "let the forces of evil destroy our Autobot allies."		The reader is told that the outcome is up to them, and that failing to join S.T.A.R.S. would "let the forces of evil destroy our Autobot allies."

	==Featured characters==		==Featured characters==

Cyberlink420 at 12:24, 30 August 2018

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	* This continues a loose story that runs through a few years' worth of toy pack-in flyers. The [[micro-continuity]], taken at face value, cannot fit within any known larger [[continuity]]; however, the "~~[[Wikipedia:Unreliable narrator~~\|unreliable narrator]]" factor prevents any declarations on the matter.		* This continues a loose story that runs through a few years' worth of toy pack-in flyers. The [[micro-continuity]], taken at face value, cannot fit within any known larger [[continuity]]; however, the "{{w\|unreliable narrator}}" factor prevents any declarations on the matter.
	* The battle-scene artwork is reused from the [[Transformers Combat Data\|previous flyer]], but the story is new.		* The battle-scene artwork is reused from the [[Transformers Combat Data\|previous flyer]], but the story is new.
	* Though the story involves the reader by declaring that the fate of the protagonists is in the reader's hands, it never explains ''how'' this is so, unlike [[Earthlings: THE S.T.A.R.S. need your help now!\|many]] [[Can one boy, alone, hold back the evil Decepticons?\|other]] [[You Have Been Chosen.\|flyers]].		* Though the story involves the reader by declaring that the fate of the protagonists is in the reader's hands, it never explains ''how'' this is so, unlike [[Earthlings: THE S.T.A.R.S. need your help now!\|many]] [[Can one boy, alone, hold back the evil Decepticons?\|other]] [[You Have Been Chosen.\|flyers]].

Khajidha: condensing

2016-11-04T17:24:05Z

condensing

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	* The battle-scene artwork is reused from the [[Transformers Combat Data\|previous flyer]], but the story is new.		* The battle-scene artwork is reused from the [[Transformers Combat Data\|previous flyer]], but the story is new.
	* Though the story involves the reader by declaring that the fate of the protagonists is in the reader's hands, it never explains ''how'' this is so, unlike [[Earthlings: THE S.T.A.R.S. need your help now!\|many]] [[Can one boy, alone, hold back the evil Decepticons?\|other]] [[You Have Been Chosen.\|flyers]].		* Though the story involves the reader by declaring that the fate of the protagonists is in the reader's hands, it never explains ''how'' this is so, unlike [[Earthlings: THE S.T.A.R.S. need your help now!\|many]] [[Can one boy, alone, hold back the evil Decepticons?\|other]] [[You Have Been Chosen.\|flyers]].
	* Just as in the previous flyers, what is advertised as "Cliffjumper" is actually [[Hubcap (G1)\|Hubcap]].
	* Items available in this brochure include:		* Items available in this brochure include:
	** [[Megatron (G1)/toys\|Megatron]] ($21.50 + 5 [[Robot Point\|robot points]])		** [[Megatron (G1)/toys\|Megatron]] ($21.50 + 5 [[Robot Point\|robot points]])
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	** [[Cosmos (G1)\|Cosmos]] ($3.50 + 1 robot point)		** [[Cosmos (G1)\|Cosmos]] ($3.50 + 1 robot point)
	** [[Warpath (G1)\|Warpath]] ($3.50 + 1 robot point)		** [[Warpath (G1)\|Warpath]] ($3.50 + 1 robot point)
	** [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys\|Cliffjumper]] ($3.50 + 1 robot point). ~~As pictured~~, ~~these were~~ actually Hubcap ~~toys, with~~ instructions ~~that at times~~ showed both Hubcap ''and'' Cliffjumper.		** [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys\|Cliffjumper]] ($3.50 + 1 robot point). Just as in the previous flyers, what is advertised as "Cliffjumper" is actually [[Hubcap (G1)\|Hubcap]]. The toy's instructions showed both Hubcap ''and'' Cliffjumper.
	** S.T.A.R.S. membership ($5.00)		** S.T.A.R.S. membership ($5.00)
	* This flyer's lineup is a variation on the usual mix, bringing the four [[Autobot Cars\|Autobot cars]] back in, but dropping [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys\|Optimus Prime]]. It's possible that [[Hasbro]] wanted to avoid competing with Prime's contemporaneous [[Powermaster]] toy.		* This flyer's lineup is a variation on the usual mix, bringing the four [[Autobot Cars\|Autobot cars]] back in, but dropping [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys\|Optimus Prime]]. It's possible that [[Hasbro]] wanted to avoid competing with Prime's contemporaneous [[Powermaster]] toy.

Saix: /* Notes */

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	{{DEFAULTSORT:Autobots Are Under Attack!}}		{{DEFAULTSORT:Autobots Are Under Attack!}}
	[[Category:~~Generation 1~~ media]]		[[Category:S.T.A.R.S. media]]
	~~[[Category:Pack-in material~~]]

SanityOrMadness at 23:27, 19 April 2015

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	}}		}}

	"'''The Autobots Are Under Attack!'''" is one in a series of [[Pack-in material#Mail-order flyers\|mail-order flyers]] included with [[The Transformers (toyline)\|''Generation 1'' toys]], offering various Transformers which had either been discontinued from the main line or had never been available in retail. A small amount of story content helped sell the characters.		"'''The Autobots Are Under Attack!'''" is one in a series of [[Pack-in material#Mail-order flyers\|mail-order flyers]] included with [[The Transformers (toyline)\|Generation 1 toys]], offering various Transformers which had either been discontinued from the main line or had never been available in retail. A small amount of story content helped sell the characters.

	==Synopsis==		==Synopsis==
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	* Just as in the previous flyers, what is advertised as "Cliffjumper" is actually [[Hubcap (G1)\|Hubcap]].		* Just as in the previous flyers, what is advertised as "Cliffjumper" is actually [[Hubcap (G1)\|Hubcap]].
	* Items available in this brochure include:		* Items available in this brochure include:
	** Megatron ($21.50 + 5 [[Robot Point\|robot points]])		** [[Megatron (G1)/toys\|Megatron]] ($21.50 + 5 [[Robot Point\|robot points]])
	** Thundercracker ($10 + 2 robot points)		** [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys\|Thundercracker]] ($10 + 2 robot points)
	** Reflector ($10 + 2 robot points)		** [[Reflector (G1)\|Reflector]] ($10 + 2 robot points)
	** Wheeljack ($8 + 2 robot points)		** [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys\|Wheeljack]] ($8 + 2 robot points)
	** Mirage ($8 + 2 robot points)		** [[Mirage (G1)\|Mirage]] ($8 + 2 robot points)
	** Ratchet ($8 + 2 robot points)		** [[Ratchet (G1)/toys\|Ratchet]] ($8 + 2 robot points)
	** Sunstreaker ($8 + 2 robot points)		** [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys\|Sunstreaker]] ($8 + 2 robot points)
	** Cosmos ($3.50 + 1 robot point)		** [[Cosmos (G1)\|Cosmos]] ($3.50 + 1 robot point)
	** Warpath ($3.50 + 1 robot point)		** [[Warpath (G1)\|Warpath]] ($3.50 + 1 robot point)
	** Cliffjumper ($3.50 + 1 robot point). As pictured, these were actually Hubcap toys, with instructions that at times showed both Hubcap ''and'' Cliffjumper.		** [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys\|Cliffjumper]] ($3.50 + 1 robot point). As pictured, these were actually Hubcap toys, with instructions that at times showed both Hubcap ''and'' Cliffjumper.
	** S.T.A.R.S. membership ($5.00)		** S.T.A.R.S. membership ($5.00)
	* This flyer's lineup is a variation on the usual mix, bringing the four [[Autobot Cars\|Autobot cars]] back in, but dropping [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]]. It's possible that [[Hasbro]] wanted to avoid competing with Prime's contemporaneous [[Powermaster]] toy.		* This flyer's lineup is a variation on the usual mix, bringing the four [[Autobot Cars\|Autobot cars]] back in, but dropping [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys\|Optimus Prime]]. It's possible that [[Hasbro]] wanted to avoid competing with Prime's contemporaneous [[Powermaster]] toy.
	* Ratchet "[[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 3\|tackles the enemy]] with [[A Savage Circle\|metal-rending fury]]!"		* Ratchet "[[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 3\|tackles the enemy]] with [[A Savage Circle\|metal-rending fury]]!"
	* Offer expires December 31, 1988. Better hurry!		* Offer expires December 31, 1988. Better hurry!

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	{{comicstory\|seriesissue=[[S.T.A.R.S. continuity]]		{{comicstory\|seriesissue=[[S.T.A.R.S. continuity]]
	\|prev=Transformers Combat Data		\|prev=Transformers Combat Data
	\|title=The Autobots Are Under Attack!		\|title="The Autobots Are Under Attack!"
	\|image=Theautobotsareunderattack.jpg		\|image=Theautobotsareunderattack.jpg
	\|caption=The Autobots really need to find a new route.		\|caption=The Autobots really need to find a new route.
	\|publisher=Hasbro		\|publisher=Hasbro
	\|coverdate=1988		\|coverdate=1988
	~~\|written by=''unknown''~~
	~~\|art by=''unknown''~~
	}}		}}

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	{{note\|Some parts of this flyer are written in the second person: The story declares that the [[Autobot]]s' fate is up to "you" to decide. Also, the reader is encouraged to sign up with [[S.T.A.R.S.]] and thereby "join the heroic Autobots". As with the other S.T.A.R.S.-related material, we present the flyer here as though it exists within its own fiction.}}		{{note\|Some parts of this flyer are written in the second person: The story declares that the [[Autobot]]s' fate is up to "you" to decide. Also, the reader is encouraged to sign up with [[S.T.A.R.S.]] and thereby "join the heroic Autobots". As with the other S.T.A.R.S.-related material, we present the flyer here as though it exists within its own fiction.}}

	The ~~Autobots~~' fuel is running low in the wake of a Decepticon attack. A squad of Autobots goes out to search for new energy sources, but Reflector uncovers their plan. Megatron then masterminds a sneak attack carried out by Thundercracker. The Autobots are tough customers, though, and many of them are furious in battle.		The [[Autobot]]s' fuel is running low in the wake of a [[Decepticon]] attack. A squad of Autobots goes out to search for new energy sources, but [[Reflector (G1)\|Reflector]] uncovers their plan. [[Megatron (G1)\|Megatron]] then masterminds a sneak attack carried out by Thundercracker. The Autobots are tough customers, though, and many of them are furious in battle.

	The reader is told that the outcome is up to him or her, and that failing to join S.T.A.R.S. would "let the forces of evil destroy our Autobot allies."		The reader is told that the outcome is up to him or her, and that failing to join S.T.A.R.S. would "let the forces of evil destroy our Autobot allies."

Interrobang at 21:33, 10 March 2011

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	"'''The Autobots Are Under Attack!'''" is one in a series of [[Pack-in material#Mail-order flyers\|mail-order flyers]] included with [[The Transformers (toyline)\|''Generation 1'' toys]], offering various Transformers which had either been discontinued from the main line or had never been available in retail. A small amount of story content helped sell the characters.		"'''The Autobots Are Under Attack!'''" is one in a series of [[Pack-in material#Mail-order flyers\|mail-order flyers]] included with [[The Transformers (toyline)\|''Generation 1'' toys]], offering various Transformers which had either been discontinued from the main line or had never been available in retail. A small amount of story content helped sell the characters.


	==Synopsis==		==Synopsis==
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	* Offer expires December 31, 1988. Better hurry!		* Offer expires December 31, 1988. Better hurry!

	{{DEFAULTSORT:Autobots ~~are under attack~~}}		{{DEFAULTSORT:Autobots Are Under Attack!}}
	[[Category:Generation 1]]		[[Category:Generation 1 media]]
	[[Category:Pack-in material]]		[[Category:Pack-in material]]

Khajidha: navigation box

2009-10-19T19:48:46Z

navigation box

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	{{factions\|autobot}}		{{factions\|autobot}}
	[[~~Image:Theautobotsareunderattack~~.~~jpg~~\|~~right~~\|~~350px~~\|~~thumb~~\|The Autobots really need to find a new route.]]		{{comicstory\|seriesissue=[[S.T.A.R.S. continuity]]
			\|prev=Transformers Combat Data
			\|title=The Autobots Are Under Attack!
			\|image=Theautobotsareunderattack.jpg
			\|caption=The Autobots really need to find a new route.
			\|publisher=Hasbro
			\|coverdate=1988
			\|written by=''unknown''
			\|art by=''unknown''
			}}

	"'''The Autobots Are Under Attack!'''" is one in a series of [[Pack-in material#Mail-order flyers\|mail-order flyers]] included with [[The Transformers (toyline)\|''Generation 1'' toys]], offering various Transformers which had either been discontinued from the main line or had never been available in retail. A small amount of story content helped sell the characters.		"'''The Autobots Are Under Attack!'''" is one in a series of [[Pack-in material#Mail-order flyers\|mail-order flyers]] included with [[The Transformers (toyline)\|''Generation 1'' toys]], offering various Transformers which had either been discontinued from the main line or had never been available in retail. A small amount of story content helped sell the characters.

	~~{{comicnav\|S.T.A.R.S. continuity\|Mail-order flyer\|seriesname=\|prev=Transformers Combat Data\|next=}}~~

	~~==Stats==~~
	* '''Writer:''' ''unknown''
	* '''Originally published:''' 1988
	* '''Art''': ''unknown''

	==Synopsis==		==Synopsis==

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	** [[Reflector (G1)\|Reflector]] ($10 + 2 robot points)		** [[Reflector (G1)\|Reflector]] ($10 + 2 robot points)
	** [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys\|Wheeljack]] ($8 + 2 robot points)		** [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys\|Wheeljack]] ($8 + 2 robot points)
	** [[Mirage (G1)\|Mirage]] ($8 + 2 robot points)		** [[Mirage (G1)/toys\|Mirage]] ($8 + 2 robot points). This was the final venue for the G1 Mirage toy, which is unique among main roster 1984 figures in never getting an official [[reissue]].
	** [[Ratchet (G1)/toys\|Ratchet]] ($8 + 2 robot points)		** [[Ratchet (G1)/toys\|Ratchet]] ($8 + 2 robot points)
	** [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys\|Sunstreaker]] ($8 + 2 robot points)		** [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys\|Sunstreaker]] ($8 + 2 robot points)

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	* The battle-scene artwork is reused from the [[Transformers Combat Data\|previous flyer]], but the story is new.		* The battle-scene artwork is reused from the [[Transformers Combat Data\|previous flyer]], but the story is new.
	* Though the story involves the reader by declaring that the fate of the protagonists is in the reader's hands, it never explains ''how'' this is so, unlike [[Earthlings: THE S.T.A.R.S. need your help now!\|many]] [[Can one boy, alone, hold back the evil Decepticons?\|other]] [[You Have Been Chosen.\|flyers]].		* Though the story involves the reader by declaring that the fate of the protagonists is in the reader's hands, it never explains ''how'' this is so, unlike [[Earthlings: THE S.T.A.R.S. need your help now!\|many]] [[Can one boy, alone, hold back the evil Decepticons?\|other]] [[You Have Been Chosen.\|flyers]].
	* Just as in the previous flyers, what is advertised as "Cliffjumper" is actually [[Hubcap (G1)\|Hubcap]].
	* Items available in this brochure include:		* Items available in this brochure include:
	** [[Megatron (G1)/toys\|Megatron]] ($21.50 + 5 [[Robot Point\|robot points]])		** [[Megatron (G1)/toys\|Megatron]] ($21.50 + 5 [[Robot Point\|robot points]])
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	** [[Cosmos (G1)\|Cosmos]] ($3.50 + 1 robot point)		** [[Cosmos (G1)\|Cosmos]] ($3.50 + 1 robot point)
	** [[Warpath (G1)\|Warpath]] ($3.50 + 1 robot point)		** [[Warpath (G1)\|Warpath]] ($3.50 + 1 robot point)
	** [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys\|Cliffjumper]] ($3.50 + 1 robot point). ~~As pictured~~, ~~these were~~ actually Hubcap ~~toys, with~~ instructions ~~that at times~~ showed both Hubcap ''and'' Cliffjumper.		** [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys\|Cliffjumper]] ($3.50 + 1 robot point). Just as in the previous flyers, what is advertised as "Cliffjumper" is actually [[Hubcap (G1)\|Hubcap]]. The toy's instructions showed both Hubcap ''and'' Cliffjumper.
	** S.T.A.R.S. membership ($5.00)		** S.T.A.R.S. membership ($5.00)
	* This flyer's lineup is a variation on the usual mix, bringing the four [[Autobot Cars\|Autobot cars]] back in, but dropping [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys\|Optimus Prime]]. It's possible that [[Hasbro]] wanted to avoid competing with Prime's contemporaneous [[Powermaster]] toy.		* This flyer's lineup is a variation on the usual mix, bringing the four [[Autobot Cars\|Autobot cars]] back in, but dropping [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys\|Optimus Prime]]. It's possible that [[Hasbro]] wanted to avoid competing with Prime's contemporaneous [[Powermaster]] toy.