Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 42

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Publisher	Fun Publications
First published	early December 2011
Cover date	Dec 11/Jan 12

The Toys Are HERE!

Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue #42

Editor-In-Chief: Brian Savage
Editor: Pete Sinclair
Creative Director/Layout: Lanny Lathem
Associate Editor: Ben Yee
Associate Editor: Jesse Wittenrich
Research Editor: Karl Hartman
Columnist: Rob Meyer
Head Proofreader: Heather Choplin
Proofreader: Jeremiah McNatt
Contributor: David Willis, Jim Sorenson
Resident Colorist: Drew Eiden
Resident Artist: Evan Gauntt
Staff: Greg Sepelak, Trent Troop, Rosemary Ward
TCC SD Side Burn Design: Richard Chang
Featured Artist: Casey Coller, Dan Khanna

Contents

• On the cover: Transformers Prime Wheeljack (p. 1)
• Inside cover: "Brian's Bytes and Bolts", "From the Editor's Desk" (p. 2)
• "Screamers Retro-Views", an interview with Michael McConnohie (p. 3)
• "It's 'Prime' Time!: A look at 'Transformers: Prime' First Edition Toys and Generations 2011 Wave 5!" (pp. 4–5)
• Bios in the style of More than Meets the Eye:
  • Hauler (p. 6)
  • Devastator (p. 7)
• "Gone But Not Forgotten, Part 2 by Jim Sorenson" with a look at Action Masters (pp. 8–9)
• Proposed Generation 2 Thundercracker character bio (p. 9)
• "Battle Lines, Part 6" - comic story (pp. 10–15)
• "The Back Cover..." (p. 16)
  • "2011 membership drive 'Fun Pub Photo Contest' winners!" with "Objects in Rear View Window May Be Larger Than They Appear" by Jim Kinsey and "G1 Car Brothers" by Josh Castillejos
  • Recordicons (p. 16)

Notes

• Characters mentioned in Hauler's profile include: Omega Supreme, Hook, Scrapper, Scavenger, Bonecrusher, Mixmaster, Long Haul, and Optimus Prime.
  • Hauler is noted to go by the nickname "Load Hauler", an incorrect romanization of his e-HOBBY toy's name, Road Hauler.
  • Hauler is noted to be among the Constructicon builders of Crystal City, as seen in Transformers episode "The Secret of Omega Supreme". Also noted is the Constructicon's brainwashing, which pushed Hauler to joined the Autobots.
  • Hauler is noted to be constantly changing his cosmetic features, including his colors now that he is no longer a Constructicon, tying in his "identical to Grapple" appearance in "More than Meets the Eye, Part 1".
  • Hauler's alternate mode is described as a "binary loadlifter", a class of droid C-3PO claimed to have worked with in Star Wars: A New Hope.
• Characters mentioned in Devastator's bio include: Hook, Scrapper, Scavenger, Bonecrusher, Mixmaster, Long Haul, Megatron and Bruticus.
  • The Constructicons are noted to have already been Decepticons before Megatron's brainwashing, due to the Decepticon rulers of Kaon-the main hub of Cybertron's construction materials-forcing them into the faction.
  • The eight Constructicons seen building Megatron in "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4" are retconned to be a different set of seven Constructicons who rebelled from Hook to obtain power for themselves, only for Megatron, their creation, to betray them.

Errors

• "Long Haul" is incorrectly given as "Longhaul" in Hauler's profile. Devastator's profile on the facing page gets it right.
• On page 9, Axer's second toy is noted as being from the "Robots in Disquise" toyline.