1988

«	1988	»

The year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) is the fifth year of the Transformers brand.

For further information, see: Transformers timeline

Events

Births

January

• January 27 — Austin Lin
• January 28 — Alexandra Krosney

April

• April 17 — Rodrigo Contreras
• April 30 — Kamil Dominiak

June

• June 28 — Yui Kondō

July

• July 13 — Chris Sheffield

August

• August 10 — Luis Leonardo Suárez
• August 18 — Giannis Milonogiannis

September

• September 29 — Kate Leth

October

• October 24 — Miyuki Satō

November

• November 11 — Mikako Komatsu

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

• Super-God Masterforce Hit Song Collection

Singles

• "Chōjin Masterforce no Theme"/"Moero! Transformer"

Print

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)

• Autobot Hostage
• Decepticons Underground

Collections

Home Video

Entertainment UK

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

St. Michael Video Library (UK)

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

• The Transformers: The Movie

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.

Cassettes Grand Slam / Raindance		Sparkabots / Firecons Fizzle Guzzle Sizzle		Triggerbots / Triggercons Backstreet Dogfight Override		Micromaster Patrols Assortment 1 Off Road Patrol (Highjump, Mudslinger, Powertrain, Tote) Race Car Patrol (Free Wheeler, Roadhandler, Swindler, Tailspin)
Targetmasters Landfill (w/ Flintlock & Silencer) Quickmix (w/ Boomer & Ricochet) Scoop (w/ Holepunch & Tracer)		Headmasters Hosehead (w/ Lug) Nightbeat (w/ Muzzle) Siren (w/ Quig)		Powermasters Getaway (w/ Rev) Joyride (w/ Hotwire) Slapdash (w/ Lube)		Powermaster Autobot Leader Optimus Prime (w/ Hi-Q)
Pretenders Assortment 1 Cloudburst Landmine Waverider		Pretenders Assortment 2 Groundbreaker Sky High Splashdown		Pretender Beasts Catilla Chainclaw		Pretender Vehicles Gunrunner
Autobot Six Changer Quickswitch

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.

Cassettes Squawktalk / Beastbox		Sparkabots / Firecons Cindersaur Flamefeather Sparkstalker		Triggerbots / Triggercons Crankcase Ruckus Windsweeper		Seacons Nautilator Overbite Seawing Skalor Snaptrap Tentakil Piranacon (giftset)
Targetmasters Needlenose (w/ Sunbeam & Zigzag) Quake (w/ Tiptop & Heater) Spinister (w/ Hairsplitter & Singe)		Headmasters Fangry (w/ Brisko) Horri-Bull (w/ Kreb) Squeezeplay (w/ Lokos)		Powermasters Darkwing (w/ Throttle) Dreadwind (w/ Hi-Test) Doubledealer (w/ Knok & Skar)		Micromaster Patrols Assortment 1 Air Strike Patrol (Nightflight, Storm Cloud, Tailwind, Whisper)
Pretenders Assortment 1 Bomb-Burst Skullgrin Submarauder		Pretenders Assortment 2 Bugly Finback Iguanus		Pretender Beasts Carnivac Snarler		Pretender Vehicles Roadgrabber

Japan

Cybertrons

• Aquastar
• Cab
• Diver
• Doubleclouder
• Super Ginrai
• God Ginrai (giftset)
• Godbomber
• Grand Maximus
• Hardspark
• Hotspark
• Joyride
• Lander
• Lightfoot
• Metalhawk
• Minerva
• Nightbeat
• Phoenix
• Ranger
• Repugg
• Road King
• Goshooter
• Siren
• Sixknight
• Slamdance
• Vollet
• Wildspark
• Zetca

Destrons

• Blood
• Browning
• Bullhorn
• Buster
• Cancer
• Darkwings (giftset)
• Dauros
• Gilmer
• Gulf
• Guzzle
• Hydra
• Javil
• King Poseidon (giftset)
• Kraken
• Lobclaw
• Overbite
• Overlord
• BlackZarak
• Sizzle
• Squawkbox
• Tentakil
• Turtler
• Wilder

Roleplay

• Godmaster Brace
• Headmaster Brace

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).

Autobots

• Backstreet
• Catilla
• Chainclaw
• Cloudburst
• Dogfight
• Fizzle
• Getaway
• Gunrunner
• Guzzle
• Joyride
• Landfill
• Optimus Prime (Powermaster)
• Override
• Quickmix
• Scoop
• Sizzle
• Slapdash
• Waverider

Decepticons

• Carnivac
• Cindersaur
• Crankcase
• Darkwing
• Dreadwind
• Flamefeather
• Nautilator
• Needlenose
• Overbite
• Quake
• Roadgrabber
• Ruckus
• Seawing
• Skullgrin
• Skalor
• Snaptrap
• Snarler
• Sparkstalker
• Spinister
• Submarauder
• Tentakil
• Windsweeper