1970

«	1970	»

The year 1970 (MCMLXX) predates the launch of the Transformers brand by fourteen years.

For further information, see: Transformers timeline

Fiction

Generation 1

• Bumblebee, Hot Rod, Jazz and Blitzwing were sent back through time to 1970s San Francisco by a malfunctioning Teletran 3. Zartan formed a rescue team with Storm Shadow, Snake-Eyes and Lady Jaye, to go rescue them, but he was not happy about having to experience the 1970s again. G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #4

Non-Fiction

Events

• Takara secured the license for releasing Hasbro's "G.I. Joe" line on the Japanese market.

Births

June

• June 24 — Tetsuya Iwanaga

July

• July 12 — Phil Jiminez
• July 18 — Kenji Nakano

August

• August 15 — Anthony Anderson

September

• September 13 — Susumu Chiba
• September 28 — Yūji Kish

October

• October 29 — Michael Daingerfield

December

• December 2 — Joshua Seth
• December 24 — Amaury Nolasco
• December 24 — Keith Silverstein