1988
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The year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) is the fifth year of the Transformers brand.
- For further information, see: Transformers timeline
Events
Births
January
April
June
July
August
October
November
Unknown
- ??? — Nico Sablik
Fiction
Knights of Unicron
Megatron announces that he will no longer record studio albums, preferring to focus on his extensive live performance schedule. Behind the Music pack-in booklet
Media
Television
- The Transformers Season 5: episodes ?
- Transformers: The Headmasters episodes 25–38
- Super-God Masterforce episodes 1–34
Music
Albums
Singles
Comics
Marvel Comics
- The Transformers (issues 40–51, ongoing)
Marvel UK
- The Transformers (issues 147–198, ongoing)
- Transformers Annual 1989
TV Magazine
Manga
- The Headmasters (issues 6–8, 8 issues)
- Super-God Masterforce (issues 1–10, 12 issues)
Story Pages
- Super-God Masterforce (parts ???)
Books
Ladybird Books (UK)
Collections
Home Video
VHS
- Transformers — 1: The Revenge of Bruticus / 2: Dinobot Island (Parts 1 and 2)
Polyband (Germany)
VHS
- Transformers — Die Rückkehr von Optimus Prime (Erster Teil)
- Transformers — Die Rückkehr von Optimus Prime (Zweiter Teil)
- Transformers — Die Wiedergeburt (Erster Teil)
- Transformers — Die Wiedergeburt (Zweiter Teil)
- Transformers — Die Wiedergeburt (Dritter Teil)
- Transformers — Der Alptraum-Planet
VHS
- Transformers — Starscream's Ghost / The Nightmare Planet / The Ghost in the Machine
Tempo Video (UK)
VHS
- The Transformers — Heavy Metal Wars / The Girl Who Loved Powerglide
V.I.P. Video Gems (UK)
VHS
Comics
Marvel UK Collected Comics
- 8 — Spring Special 1988
- 9 — Summer Special 1988
- 10 — Holiday Special 1988
- 11 — Winter Special 1988
Merchandise
- TBD
Toys
U.S.
Autobots
Crosshairs, Pointblank, Sureshot, the 1987 Headmaster Autobots (including Fortress Maximus), the Autobot Clones, Punch~Counterpunch, the Monsterbots, the Technobots and the Rewind/Steeljaw and Ramhorn/Eject mini-cassette two-packs were all re-released. Ratchet, Wheeljack, Mirage, Sunstreaker, Cosmos, Warpath and "Cliffjumper" were available via mail order.
Decepticons
Triggerhappy, Slugslinger, Misfire, the 1987 Decepticon Headmasters (including Scorponok and the Horrorcons), the Decepticon Clones, the Terrorcons, Sixshot and the Overkill/Slugfest mini-cassette two-pack were all re-released. Megatron, Reflector, and Thundercracker were again available via mail order.
- Beastbox
- Bomb-Burst
- Bugly
- Carnivac
- Cindersaur
- Crankcase
- Darkwing
- Doubledealer
- Dreadwind
- Fangry
- Finback
- Flamefeather
- Horri-Bull
- Iguanus
- Nautilator
- Needlenose
- Overbite
- Piranacon (giftset, no Nautilator)
- Quake
- Roadgrabber
- Ruckus
- Seawing
- Skullgrin
- Skalor
- Snaptrap
- Snarler
- Squawktalk
- Squeezeplay
- Sparkstalker
- Spinister
- Submarauder
- Tentakil
- Windsweeper
Japan
Cybertrons
Destrons
Roleplay
Europe
These are toys which have been confirmed as being released in at least one country in Europe in 1988. For more details regarding releases in specific European countries, see The Transformers (European toyline).
