Transformers Annual 1989 - Revision history

BerylRoll at 08:39, 13 February 2026

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	===Safeguard your Annual===		===Safeguard your Annual===
	[[File:Firecons.jpg\|thumb\|Who's ticklish?]]		[[File:Firecons.jpg\|thumb\|Who's ticklish?]]
	The first page exhorts [[you\|the reader]] to "Safeguard your Annual from the [[Firecon]]s!" and features [[:File:Firecons.jpg\|artwork]] from issue [[Enemy Action!\|#152]]. The [[Decepticon High Command]] has decreed that the Annual is anti-Decepticon and has sent the Firecons from [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]] to incinerate all copies. Only by signing an Autobot citizenship card can the reader gain the protection of [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron]].		The first page exhorts [[you\|the reader]] to "Safeguard your Annual from the [[Firecon]]s!" and features [[:File:Firecons.jpg\|artwork]] from issue [[Enemy Action!\|#152]]. The [[Decepticon High Command]] has decreed that the Annual is anti-Decepticon and has sent the Firecons from [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]] to incinerate all copies. Only by signing an Autobot citizenship card can the reader gain the protection of [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron (G1)\|Xaaron]].

	===The Saga of the Transformers — So Far!===		===The Saga of the Transformers — So Far!===

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Contents: clean up, replaced: Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity → Scorponok (G1)

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	*The Transformers Puzzle Pathway!		*The Transformers Puzzle Pathway!
	*"[[All in the Minds!]]"		*"[[All in the Minds!]]"
	*Mini-Poster: [[Scorponok (G1)~~/Marvel Comics continuity~~\|Scorponok]] and Highbrow		*Mini-Poster: [[Scorponok (G1)\|Scorponok]] and Highbrow
	*''AtoZ'': [[Skalor]], [[Snaptrap (G1)\|Snaptrap]]		*''AtoZ'': [[Skalor]], [[Snaptrap (G1)\|Snaptrap]]
	*"Prime Bomb!" (Part 2)		*"Prime Bomb!" (Part 2)

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	The '''Transformers Annual 1989''' was published in the UK by Marvel Comics Ltd in October 1988.		The '''Transformers Annual 1989''' was published in the UK by Marvel Comics Ltd in October 1988.

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	==Errors==		==Errors==
	[[File:JawbreakerComic.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.2\|Is his weapon called an Overbite Cannon, then?]]		[[File:JawbreakerComic.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.2\|Is his weapon called an Overbite Cannon, then?]]
	*Continuing a trend from issues [[Enemy Action!\|#152]] and [[Salvage!\|#160]] of the main title, [[Overbite (G1)\|Overbite]] is again called 'Jawbreaker' on his ''AtoZ'' page, despite his toy being released under the name "Overbite" in the UK and the rest of Europe just like in the US.		*Continuing a trend from issues [[Enemy Action!\|#152]] and [[Salvage!\|#160]] of the main title, [[Overbite (G1)\|Overbite]] is again called "Jawbreaker" on his ''AtoZ'' page, despite his toy being released under the name "Overbite" in the UK and the rest of Europe just like in the US.
	{{-}}		{{-}}

Emvee: Again, Seacon weirdness

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Again, Seacon weirdness

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	*"[[Altered Image!]]"		*"[[Altered Image!]]"
	*Mini-Poster: [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Megatron]] and [[Brawl (G1)\|Brawl]]		*Mini-Poster: [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Megatron]] and [[Brawl (G1)\|Brawl]]
	*[[Transformers AtoZ\|AtoZ]]: [[Nautilator]], [[Seawing (G1)\|Seawing]]		*''[[Transformers AtoZ\|AtoZ]]'': [[Nautilator]], [[Seawing (G1)\|Seawing]]
	*"[[Prime Bomb!]]" (Part 1)		*"[[Prime Bomb!]]" (Part 1)
	*The Transformers Puzzle Pathway!		*The Transformers Puzzle Pathway!
	*"[[All in the Minds!]]"		*"[[All in the Minds!]]"
	*Mini-Poster: [[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Scorponok]] and Highbrow		*Mini-Poster: [[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Scorponok]] and Highbrow
	*AtoZ: [[Skalor]], [[Snaptrap (G1)\|Snaptrap]]		*''AtoZ'': [[Skalor]], [[Snaptrap (G1)\|Snaptrap]]
	*"Prime Bomb!" (Part 2)		*"Prime Bomb!" (Part 2)
	*The Transformers Puzzle Pathway: Answers		*The Transformers Puzzle Pathway: Answers
	*"[[Peace]]"		*"[[Peace]]"
	*Mini-Poster: [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Rodimus Prime]]		*Mini-Poster: [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Rodimus Prime]]
	*AtoZ: [[Tentakil (G1)\|Tentakil]], [[Overbite (G1)\|Jawbreaker]]		*''AtoZ'': [[Tentakil (G1)\|Tentakil]], [[Overbite (G1)\|Jawbreaker]]

	==Synopsis==		==Synopsis==
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	==Errors==		==Errors==
	[[File:JawbreakerComic.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.2~~\|right~~\|Is his weapon called an Overbite Cannon, then?]]		[[File:JawbreakerComic.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.2\|Is his weapon called an Overbite Cannon, then?]]
	*Continuing a trend from issues [[Enemy Action!\|#152]] and [[Salvage!\|#160]] of the main title, [[Overbite (G1)\|Overbite]] is again called 'Jawbreaker' on his AtoZ page, despite his toy being released under the name "Overbite" in the UK and the rest of Europe just like in the US.		*Continuing a trend from issues [[Enemy Action!\|#152]] and [[Salvage!\|#160]] of the main title, [[Overbite (G1)\|Overbite]] is again called 'Jawbreaker' on his ''AtoZ'' page, despite his toy being released under the name "Overbite" in the UK and the rest of Europe just like in the US.
	{{-}}		{{-}}

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	*No, the annuals didn't skip a year! In 1988, Marvel changed the dating system they used for the annuals; where previously, they had been promoted as the annuals for the year of publication, starting in '88, they were dated to the ''following'' year.		*No, the annuals didn't skip a year! In 1988, Marvel changed the dating system they used for the annuals; where previously, they had been promoted as the annuals for the year of publication, starting in '88, they were dated to the ''following'' year.
	*The cover used was [[Lee Sullivan]]'s second attempt at the cover. The first version was used as the cover of #157 (and printed as a mini poster in this Annual).		*The cover used was [[Lee Sullivan]]'s second attempt at the cover. The first version was used as the cover of #157 (and printed as a mini poster in this Annual).
			*For some reason, the smaller [[Seacon (G1)\|Seacons]]' ''AtoZ'' profiles completely omit any mention of their third [[Targetmaster (technology)\|Targetmaster]] mode; instead the weapons they transform into are described as being carried alongside their existing weapons.

	[[Category:Annuals\|1989]]		[[Category:Annuals\|1989]]
	[[Category:Marvel UK issues]]		[[Category:Marvel UK issues]]

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Contents

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	*"[[Altered Image!]]"		*"[[Altered Image!]]"
	*Mini-Poster: [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Megatron]] and [[Brawl (G1)\|Brawl]]		*Mini-Poster: [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Megatron]] and [[Brawl (G1)\|Brawl]]
	*[[Transformers AtoZ\|AtoZ]]: [[~~Nautilator (G1)\|~~Nautilator]], [[Seawing (G1)\|Seawing]]		*[[Transformers AtoZ\|AtoZ]]: [[Nautilator]], [[Seawing (G1)\|Seawing]]
	*"[[Prime Bomb!]]" (Part 1)		*"[[Prime Bomb!]]" (Part 1)
	*The Transformers Puzzle Pathway!		*The Transformers Puzzle Pathway!
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	*Mini-Poster: [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Rodimus Prime]]		*Mini-Poster: [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Rodimus Prime]]
	*AtoZ: [[Tentakil (G1)\|Tentakil]], [[Overbite (G1)\|Jawbreaker]]		*AtoZ: [[Tentakil (G1)\|Tentakil]], [[Overbite (G1)\|Jawbreaker]]


	==Synopsis==		==Synopsis==

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	\|caption=He's gonna party like it's 1989.		\|caption=He's gonna party like it's 1989.
	\|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]		\|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
	\|date=~~September~~ [[1988]]		\|date=October [[1988]]
	\|coverdate=[[1989]]		\|coverdate=[[1989]]
	\|editor=[[Simon Furman\|Chris Francis]]		\|editor=[[Simon Furman\|Chris Francis]]
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	The '''Transformers Annual 1989''' was published in the UK by Marvel Comics Ltd in ~~September~~ 1988.		The '''Transformers Annual 1989''' was published in the UK by Marvel Comics Ltd in October 1988.

	==Contents==		==Contents==

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	{{Comicstory\|		{{Comicstory\|
	\|seriesissue=[[Transformers Annual]]		\|seriesissue=[[Transformers Annual]]
	\|prev=Transformers Annual ~~1988~~		\|prev=Transformers Annual 1987
	\|next=Transformers Annual 1990		\|next=Transformers Annual 1990
	\|prev2=The Final Conflict		\|prev2=The Final Conflict

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	==Items of note==		==Items of note==
	The cover used was [[Lee Sullivan]]'s second attempt at the cover. The first version was used as the cover of #157 (and printed as a mini poster in this Annual).		*No, the annuals didn't skip a year! In 1988, Marvel changed the dating system they used for the annuals; where previously, they had been promoted as the annuals for the year of publication, starting in '88, they were dated to the ''following'' year.
			*The cover used was [[Lee Sullivan]]'s second attempt at the cover. The first version was used as the cover of #157 (and printed as a mini poster in this Annual).

	[[Category:Annuals\|1989]]		[[Category:Annuals\|1989]]
	[[Category:Marvel UK issues]]		[[Category:Marvel UK issues]]

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	==Contents==		==Contents==
	*Front Papers: [[Hot Rod/Marvel Comics continuity\|Hot Rod]] and [[Highbrow (G1)\|Highbrow]] vs the Decepticons		*Front Papers: [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Hot Rod]] and [[Highbrow (G1)\|Highbrow]] vs the Decepticons
	*''Safeguard your Annual''		*''Safeguard your Annual''
	*"[[The Saga of the Transformers — So Far!]]"		*"[[The Saga of the Transformers — So Far!]]"
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	*"[[All in the Minds!]]"		*"[[All in the Minds!]]"
	*Mini-Poster: [[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Scorponok]] and Highbrow		*Mini-Poster: [[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Scorponok]] and Highbrow
	*AtoZ: [[~~Skalor (G1)\|~~Skalor]], [[Snaptrap (G1)\|Snaptrap]]		*AtoZ: [[Skalor]], [[Snaptrap (G1)\|Snaptrap]]
	*"Prime Bomb!" (Part 2)		*"Prime Bomb!" (Part 2)
	*The Transformers Puzzle Pathway: Answers		*The Transformers Puzzle Pathway: Answers
	*"[[Peace]]"		*"[[Peace]]"
	*Mini-Poster: [[Hot Rod/Marvel Comics continuity\|Rodimus Prime]]		*Mini-Poster: [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Rodimus Prime]]
	*AtoZ: [[Tentakil (G1)\|Tentakil]], [[Overbite (G1)\|Jawbreaker]]		*AtoZ: [[Tentakil (G1)\|Tentakil]], [[Overbite (G1)\|Jawbreaker]]

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Mini-Poster

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	==Contents==		==Contents==
	*Front Papers: [[Hot Rod/Marvel Comics continuity\|Hot Rod]] and [[Highbrow (G1)\|Highbrow]] vs the Decepticons		*Front Papers: [[Hot Rod/Marvel Comics continuity\|Hot Rod]] and [[Highbrow (G1)\|Highbrow]] vs the Decepticons
	*''Safeguard your ~~annual~~''		*''Safeguard your Annual''
	*"[[The Saga of the Transformers — So Far!]]"		*"[[The Saga of the Transformers — So Far!]]"
	*"[[Altered Image!]]"		*"[[Altered Image!]]"
	*Mini-Poster: Megatron and [[Brawl (G1)\|Brawl]]		*Mini-Poster: [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Megatron]] and [[Brawl (G1)\|Brawl]]
	*[[Transformers AtoZ\|AtoZ]]: [[Nautilator (G1)\|Nautilator]], [[Seawing (G1)\|Seawing]]		*[[Transformers AtoZ\|AtoZ]]: [[Nautilator (G1)\|Nautilator]], [[Seawing (G1)\|Seawing]]
	*"[[Prime Bomb!]]" (Part 1)		*"[[Prime Bomb!]]" (Part 1)
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	==Synopsis==		==Synopsis==
	===Front papers===		===Front papers===
	The inside cover art depicts Highbrow and Hot Rod (or maybe Rodimus Prime) fighting [[Mindwipe (G1)\|Mindwipe]], [[Snapdragon (G1)\|Snapdragon]], [[Apeface]], Scorponok, [[Galvatron (G1)\|Galvatron]], [[Megatron ~~(G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Megatron]]~~ and... [[Triton]]? It's probably safe to say it's not meant to fit into continuity, anyway.		The inside cover art depicts Highbrow and Hot Rod (or maybe Rodimus Prime) fighting [[Mindwipe (G1)\|Mindwipe]], [[Snapdragon (G1)\|Snapdragon]], [[Apeface]], Scorponok, [[Galvatron (G1)\|Galvatron]], Megatron and... [[Triton]]? It's probably safe to say it's not meant to fit into continuity, anyway.

	===Safeguard your Annual===		===Safeguard your Annual===
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	===Peace===		===Peace===
	In the far future the Autobots finally win the war against the Decepticons... but everything doesn't go as planned.		In the far future the Autobots finally win the war against the Decepticons... but everything doesn't go as planned.

			===Mini-Poster: Rodimus Prime===
			Taken from the cover of issue [[Wanted: Galvatron — Dead or Alive!\|#113]].

	==Errors==		==Errors==