1988
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The year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) is the fifth year of the Transformers brand.
- For further information, see: Transformers timeline
Events
[edit]Births
[edit]January
[edit]- January 2 — Satomi Akesaka
- January 12 — Nozomi Furuki
- January 20 — Paweł Krucz
- January 23 — Maciej Kosmala
- January 27 — Austin Lin
- January 28 — Alexandra Krosney
February
[edit]April
[edit]May
[edit]June
[edit]July
[edit]- July 7 — István Fábián
- July 11 — Jesse Grimm
- July 12 — Jessica Monceau
- July 13 — Chris Sheffield
- July 14 — Tarcisio Pureza
- July 20 — Kaze Uzumaki
August
[edit]September
[edit]- September 27 — Douglas Silva
- September 28 — Caio César
- September 29 — Kate Leth
- September 30 — Isabela Dentini
October
[edit]- October 2 — Ivan Zaytsev
- October 3 — Arturo Castañeda
- October 12 — Priscilla Tramontano, João Cappelli
- October 24 — Miyuki Satō
November
[edit]- November 1 — Osvaldo Trejo Rodríguez
- November 2 — Bence Berkes
- November 11 — Mikako Komatsu
- November 20 — Karim El Kammouchi
- November 30 — Flavia Vinzens
December
[edit]- December 1 — Kim Shin-woo
- December 10 — Roman Molodiy
- December 20 —Gabriel Ebling
- December 24 — Abigail Klein
Unknown
[edit]- ??? — Nico Sablik, Alice Bauer, Igor Obłoza
Deaths
[edit]Fiction
[edit]Shattered Glass
[edit]World War III occurs. One particularly cataclysmic attack results in the complete destruction of California and the formation of Arizona Bay. Eye in the Sky
Knights of Unicron
[edit]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
[edit]Television
[edit]- The Transformers Season 5: episodes ?
- Transformers: The Headmasters episodes 24–38
- Super-God Masterforce episodes 1–34
Music
[edit]Albums
[edit]Singles
[edit]Comics
[edit]Marvel Comics
[edit]- The Transformers (issues 40–51, ongoing)
Marvel UK
[edit]- The Transformers (issues 147–198, ongoing)
- Transformers Annual 1989
TV Magazine
[edit]Manga
[edit]- The Headmasters (issues 6–8, 8 issues)
- Super-God Masterforce (issues 1–10, 12 issues)
Story Pages
[edit]- Super-God Masterforce (parts ???)
Books
[edit]Ladybird Books (UK)
[edit]Collections
[edit]Home Video
[edit]VHS
- Transformers — 1: The Revenge of Bruticus / 2: Dinobot Island (Parts 1 and 2)
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)
[edit]VHS
- The Transformers — Heavy Metal Wars / The Girl Who Loved Powerglide
V.I.P. Video Gems (UK)
[edit]VHS
Comics
[edit]Marvel UK Collected Comics
[edit]- 8 — Spring Special 1988
- 9 — Summer Special 1988
- 10 — Holiday Special 1988
- 11 — Winter Special 1988
Merchandise
[edit]- TBD
Toys
[edit]U.S.
[edit]Autobots
[edit]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 | Sparkabots | Triggerbots | Micromaster Patrols Assortment 1<ref group="C" name="microtrans">Micromaster Patrol Assortment 1 began shipping in late 1988, and sported packaging that looked drastically different from the "proper" 1989 Micromaster output. Instead of the redesigned silver packaging with the all-new "Transformers" logo, they came on cards that pretty much still resembled the packaging style that had been used up to that point, and sported a unique "Micro Transformers" logo.</ref> | |||||
| Targetmasters | Headmasters | Powermasters | Powermaster Autobot Leader
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| Pretenders Assortment 1 | Pretenders Assortment 2 | Pretender Beasts | Pretender Vehicles | |||||
| Autobot Six Changer |
Decepticons
[edit]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 | Firecons | Triggercons | Seacons | |||||
Targetmasters
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Headmasters
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Powermasters | Micromaster Patrols Assortment 1 | |||||
| Pretenders Assortment 1 | Pretenders Assortment 2 | Pretender Beasts | Pretender Vehicles |
Notes
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Japan
[edit]Cybertrons
[edit]| Pretenders | Headmaster Junior Autobots (The Headmasters)
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Godmaster Autobots (Godmaster)
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Godmaster
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| The Headmasters
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Sixknight
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Sparkdash
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Masterforce Warriors |
Destrons
[edit]| Pretenders
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Headmaster Junior Monsters (The Headmasters)
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Godmaster Jetrons (Godmaster)
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Godmaster
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| Browning
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The Headmasters
(w/ Black Roritchi) |
Seacons
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Sparkdash
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Robot Point mail order items
Role-play items
Europe
[edit]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).
UK, France, the Netherlands, and Belgium
[edit]Autobots
[edit]| Sparkabots | Triggerbots | Double Targetmasters | Powermasters | |||||
| Six Changer |
Decepticons
[edit]| Firecons | Triggercons | Seacons | Double Targetmasters | |||||
| Powermasters |
Italy
[edit]Autobots
[edit]Triggerbots
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Pretenders Autorobot
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Grandi Set/Superset Transformers |
Decepticons
[edit]Triggercons
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Pretenders Distructor
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Grandi Set/Superset Transformers
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