Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue #43

	; I don't know, "Animated Almanac" doesn't quite have the same ring to it...
Publisher	Fun Publications
First published	early February 2012
Cover date	Feb/Mar 12

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 Artist: Evan Gauntt
Staff: Greg Sepelak, Trent Troop, Rosemary Ward, Drew Eiden
TCC SD Side Burn Design: Richard Chang
Featured Artist: Matthew Armstrong

On the cover: The Motor Master vs Optimus Prime by Marcelo Matere (p. 1)
Inside cover: "Brian's Bytes and Bolts", "From the Editor's Desk" (p. 2)
"Interview: A chat with HASBRO's Michael Verret!" (p. 3)
"Rescue Bots Q&A with LeVar Burton" (pp. 4-5)
"A Flash Forward" - comic story (pp. 6-11)
Bios in the style of More than Meets the Eye:
- Ultra Magnus (p. 12)
- Runamuck (p. 13)
The AllSpark Almanac Addendum (pp. 14-15)
"The Back Cover..." (p. 16)
- Transformers I.Q.
- "Featured Fan Art!" with "TCC Runamuck Puggleformer" by Cally Karishokka
- Recordicons

Notes

Characters mentioned in Ultra Magnus' profile include: Optimus Prime, Rapido, Pyro, and First Aid.
- Ultra Magnus' profile art depicts him wielding a hammer, much like his Animated counterpart.
- Ultra Magnus is noted to have been brought online in the Third Cybertronian War, and was involved in the last days of the Elite Guard; last year's story, "Battle Lines", established he was created from either Dion or Magnum.
Characters mentioned in Runamuck's bio include: Runabout.
- Runamuck and Runabout turned down the option for an additional flight mode due to Runamuck's fear of heights; their new toys are retools of Generations Wheeljack, who was himself redeco of Reveal the Shield Turbo Tracks, the origin of the optional flight mode. Their toys can still turn into it!
Starting this issue, art is only produced for the robot modes in the profile section, with the vehicle modes usually being represented by the toys of the character.
Runamuck takes the place of Side Burn as this year's super deformed "Where It's At..." mascot.
The first Transformers I.Q. feature appears here, taking Around Cybertron's spot on the back cover.

Despite Side Burn getting replaced this issue, Richard Chang is still being credited for that design.
Runamuck's bio repeats "Bio:" a second time under the "Bio" header.