1988

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

*For further information, see: Transformers timeline*

Contents
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* 1 Events
	+ 1.1 Births
		- 1.1.1 January
		- 1.1.2 April
		- 1.1.3 June
		- 1.1.4 July
		- 1.1.5 August
		- 1.1.6 September
		- 1.1.7 October
		- 1.1.8 November
		- 1.1.9 Unknown
	+ 1.2 Fiction
		- 1.2.1 *Knights of Unicron*
* 2 Media
	+ 2.1 Television
	+ 2.2 Music
		- 2.2.1 Albums
		- 2.2.2 Singles
* 3 Print
	+ 3.1 Comics
		- 3.1.1 Marvel Comics
		- 3.1.2 Marvel UK
		- 3.1.3 TV Magazine
			* 3.1.3.1 Manga
			* 3.1.3.2 Story Pages
	+ 3.2 Books
		- 3.2.1 Ladybird Books (UK)
* 4 Collections
	+ 4.1 Home Video
		- 4.1.1 Entertainment UK
		- 4.1.2 Polyband (Germany)
		- 4.1.3 St. Michael Video Library (UK)
		- 4.1.4 Tempo Video (UK)
		- 4.1.5 V.I.P. Video Gems (UK)
	+ 4.2 Comics
		- 4.2.1 Marvel UK Collected Comics
* 5 Merchandise
* 6 Toys
	+ 6.1 U.S.
		- 6.1.1 Autobots
		- 6.1.2 Decepticons
	+ 6.2 Japan
		- 6.2.1 Cybertrons
		- 6.2.2 Destrons
		- 6.2.3 Roleplay
	+ 6.3 Europe
		- 6.3.1 Autobots
		- 6.3.2 Decepticons

#### *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)

### 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

## 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.

* Backstreet
* Catilla
* Chainclaw
* Cloudburst
* Dogfight
* Fizzle
* Getaway
* Grand Slam
* Groundbreaker
* Gunrunner
* Guzzle
* Hosehead
* Joyride
* Landfill
* Landmine
* Nightbeat
* Optimus Prime (Powermaster)
* Override
* Quickmix
* Quickswitch
* Raindance
* Scoop
* Siren
* Sizzle
* Sky High
* Slapdash
* Splashdown
* Waverider

#### 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

* Aquastar
* Bullet
* 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
* 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

Categories:

* Fictional events by year
* Real-world events by year