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In the Marvel US comics, the characters only appear in a single issue, namely #46, published in July of 1988, in a story titled "Ca$h and Car-nage!" Wthin the story itself, Flamefeather refers to his team as the "Firecons", whereas the three Autobots are never referred to by a collective name...

Subsequently, the three Autobots find themselves at the very center of a multi-part story alongside Ultra Magnus, beginning with the two-parter "City of Fear" published in issues #164 and #165, in May of 1988. Right on the cover of issue #164, Ultra Magnus refers his the three fellow Autobots as...

A 1988 toy ad by Dutch retailer Bart Smit features the name "Sparkle minibot" (omitting both an "r" and a hyphen, and spelling the work "minibot" in lowercase), but only depicts the two Decepticons Flamefeather and Sparkstalker. A Dutch pack-in catalog included with the 1988 figures...

What exactly does the name "Sparkler mini-bots" refer to? Like with the Overbite/Jawbreaker case above, expect a lot of revisions for the following writeup, in case someone spots a glaring omission or points out something I wasn't aware of. So that batch of model sheets that include "Overbite...

Found photos of a Canadian-packaged Overbite and an English-only Overbite cardback with a Woolworth price sticker in Pounds!

Someone over at TFW2005 pointed out to me that one of Bob Budiansky's early working names for Grimlock was "Jawbreaker". I completely rewrote all the relevant parts, and added a new final part that covers the use of that name in the Beast Wars line.

Not sure if serious or joking... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let%27s_Go_Brandon

Here's another quickie: It's sometimes claimed that the number "38" on G1 Smokescreen's doors and hood, as well as on his Diaclone predecessor, "Fairlady Z Racing Type", was the result of a deliberate change similar to how the sponsor decals on several other Diaclone figures with racing...

The Cyberverse Deluxe three-pack is named "Heroes of Cybertron" according to Target's website. https://www.target.com/p/transformers-buzzworthy-bumblebee-heroes-of-cybertron-3pk/-/A-84794229

There are some scans of the UK letters pages online, but tracking them all down and sifting through them in a systematic order is going to be tough, even for me. I did find some weird conflicting claims elsewhere, though: Wikialpha, for example, claims the following: Meanwhile, the Fandom...

8) August-October 1988: The Seacons make their US debut in issue #47. Because Marvel US writer Bob Budiansky was the same person who wrote Overbite's bio, he was aware which name Hasbro had ultimately approved. Thus, the shark character is referred to by his correct toy name, "Overbite". This is...

So since this next one at least partially involves a toy-specific fandom myth, I thought I'd just keep it to this existing thread as well. Why was Overbite called "Jawbreaker" in the Marvel UK comics? I've tried my best to assemble a comprehensive timeline of events to explain what exactly...

Aaaaaaand there's a third variant for European Razorbeast! The extremely early version of the English/Spanish/Italian packaging variant uses a dark background for the cross-sells on the back, the same also used for the bat Optimus Primal/crocodile Megatron two-pack: The first running...

I was just trying to dispel the popular "Germans are super-organized efficiency machines" stereotype.

Other things Germany messed up big time: The Elbe Philharmonic Hall (massive cost and schedule overruns, finally opened in 2017, seven years later than originally intended) Berlin Brandenburg Airport aka "BER" (massive cost and schedule overruns, finally opened in 2020, nine years later than...

As far as I'm aware, the main reason for the move to Vietnam was the rising cost of labor in China, but the fact that it also stopped the leaks for a while was a welcome benefit. The fact that Hasbro was considerably better at revealing toys well in advance around the same time (which in turn...

Tell that to people who travel by train.

Eh, I'd argue the same applies in Germany.

As a (German) union member, I wholeheartedly disagree. I'd argue that you simply have shitty unions. Still, unions are not just a "necessary evil". They're necessary, and at least here in Germany, they offer additional benefits for their members, with one of the most important ones being legal...

So this is why Q has maintained radio silence for so long.