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The Who's Who was a feature in the Marvel UK comics that kept readers up to date with the current status of their favourite Transformers characters. Three editions of Who's Who were produced: one for the Decepticons in issue #48, a two-parter for the Autobots in issues #53-54 and one for the humans in issue #59. The Autobot Who's Who and the Decepticon Who's Who were subsequently reprinted in the Transformers Annual 1987.

They are in line with the then-current UK continuity where, for example, many of the Autobot characters that were deactivated during "Prime Time!" in the US comics were still active, and the human edition includes UK-only characters. Despite calls for its return on the letters page, the idea was never revisited, probably because the rapidly-growing Transformers cast rendered it impractical.

Decepticon Who's Who

Decepticon leaders

Shockwave — Missing, but presumed functional
Soundwave — Acting Commander
Megatron — Missing, presumed destroyed

Spy cassettes

Jet planes

Starscream — Aerospace Commander
Skywarp
Thundercracker

The Constructicons

Autobot Who's Who

High Command

Optimus Prime — Autobot Commander
Jazz — Joint second-in-command, injured
Prowl — Joint second-in-command
Jetfire — Aerospace Commander
Mirage — Military Intelligence Officer

Technicians

Ratchet — Chief Medical Officer, honorary member of High Command
Ironhide — Security Officer
Wheeljack — Chief Mechanical Engineer
Grapple — Architect
Hoist — Maintenance

Dinobots

Grimlock — Dinobot Commander, injured
Slag — Flamethrower, injured
Sludge — Jungle Warrior, injured
Snarl — Desert Warrior, injured
Swoop — Aerial Commando, injured

Speedsters

Bluestreak — Gunner, injured
Tracks — Warrior
Skids — Theoretician
Smokescreen — Diversionary Tactician
Sunstreaker — Warrior, injured with little possibility of revival
Sideswipe — Warrior, injured

Mini-Autobots

Huffer — Construction Engineer, injured
Bumblebee — Espionage
Gears — Transport and Reconnaissance, injured
Brawn — Demolitions
Cliffjumper — Warrior, injured
Windcharger — Warrior, injured

Trackers

Hound — Scout
Trailbreaker — Strategist

Human Who's Who

Friends/Allies

Enemies/Antagonists

Notes

Though Megatron is listed as "presumed destroyed" following his battle with Ratchet and the Dinobots, he returns to the comic just three issues later in issue #51.
Jetfire is referred to as a "Valkyrie jet-fighter".
Sunstreaker was not so badly injured after all — he would be revived twice, sometime before issue #174 and during issue #260.

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 ===[[Decepticon leader]]s===
 *[[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] — Missing, but presumed functional
-*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] — Acting Commander
+*[[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] — Acting Commander
 *[[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] — Missing, presumed destroyed
 ===[[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|Spy cassettes]]===
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 *[[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]
 ===[[Seeker (body-type)|Jet planes]]===
-*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] — Aerospace Commander
+*[[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] — Aerospace Commander
 *[[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]
 *[[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]]
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 ===[[Mini Vehicle|Mini-Autobots]]===
 *[[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] — Construction Engineer, injured
-*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] — Espionage
+*[[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] — Espionage
 *[[Gears (G1)|Gears]] — Transport and Reconnaissance, injured
 *[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] — Demolitions