On this day, May 8th, twenty-five years ago, the world was taken by storm by the launch of The Transformers. The first, iconic issue of Marvel Comics Transformers miniseries – which was edited by the legendary Bob Budiansky, and accompanied by art by Frank Springer – was published on this day in 1984, and introduced us to the now classic characters of Optimus Prime, Megatron, Ironhide, Starscream, Bumblebee and so many more. In the months that followed, the massively successful toyline would top every child’s “want list”, and Sunbow’s cartoon would captivate the imaginations of children the world over.
In the 25 years that have followed, Transformers has gone from strength to strength, with an animated movie, a blockbuster live action movie (with the sequel, Revenge of the Fallen, due in less than two months!), more than a dozen animated series in both America and Japan with a combined total episode count exceeding 600 episodes, and thousands of toys in every shape and size, from the gigantic Fortress Maximus to the tiny World’s Smallest Transformable Ravage.
Click on the discuss button to share you favorite memories of the Transformers line, whether you have been a fan from the 8th of May 1984, or a new fan captivated by the world of Transformers after seeing Michael Bay’s 2007 Live Action Movie.
s4turn
I got 3 at once, and I cant remember which one I opened first
thrust, blitzwing and soundwave
as i was 3 years old then
27 here
samtastic
Wow. I'm 35, so that means I got my first transformer at 10. 5th Grade. It was Cliffjumper. Soon after I got Snarl – then for the holidays I got Jetfire that year I think. His arm broke off 10 minutes out of the box. I also got that red autobot car mail away, forget his name.
I remember vividly seeing the first commercial for this new afterschool TV show called The Transformers. I remember the catchy song, remember them flying and crashing into a volcano and thought they looked way cooler than Gobots. Then I went to Toys R Us and picked up Cliffjumper and was in love.
Coolhand
Wow, 25 Years. And I have a sneaking feeling that the best is still yet to come.
Well, my first TF was G1 Grapple, who to this day I regret swapping for f**king Topspin. I think my fave TF's of all time have to be Alt Mirage, MP Prime and Henkei Bumblebee, though there are many, MANY wonderful TF toys out there.
Someday, I'll re-buy a G1 Grapple to atone for my sin…
StarSmile
My first is Springer,and my favorite is PRIME.
Seeker
My first TF was the G1 original Optimus Prime which I still have. Happy bday TFS!
Rattrap Primal
First TF: Starscream (G1, 1984, Short Missles all the way. Of course, I was 5 when the Transformers first came out, so parts got lost alot easier in those days)
Favorite G1 Transformers: Prime, Seeker type, Jetfire, Dinobots
billshotrod
First TF: G1 Jazz still have him
Favorite TF: HotRod
I'm 36 now and have been a fan since day 1
I remember that the Transformers that I had were the ones on earth and the ones I didn't have were still on Cybertron witch was ruled by Lord Predaking (because he was another of my favorite that I didn't have at the time)
optimusprime42
my first was thundercracker
soundwave with buzzsaw
5 construcicons
sunstreaker
hoist
red bumble bee
astrotrain i got at a yardsale
and i have this one can't think of his name red and blue
giga-galvatron
I can remember an x-mas when i was 4 or 5 where i got:
fort max
most of the micromasters
monsterbots
terrorcons
technobots
seacons
life was good. i love transformers. planning to get a tat before the movie.
PB379
First one was G1 Rat Bat back in the '80s (still have).
Favorite is Optimus Prime.
34 here.
Xenon
My first was the Ravage/Rumble double pack quickly followed by Skywarp. My favorite character is G1 Starscream. I'm 34
ekocher
first toy was the megatron/prime two pack for beast wars that was a croc and a bat
Alex5
*Feels old*
tranzfan
I can't believe it has been 25 years now. My first transformer was Soundwave and he is still my all time favorite Decepticon. I'm an old fart with Runamuck being 30 too.
fallen_revenge
One should stand one should fall………………………………….happy birthday transformers wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Sonscreen
Wow. I can't believe it's been 25 years. I think my first TF was Cliffjumper.
Happy Birthday TFs!
Runamuck
Well, I didn't say what my first Transformer was and how old I was. But after reading everyone's replies, I guess I should have? lol
Not sure which one was my first. But for some reason, I have Skywarp in my head as my first. Maybe that's why he's one of my favorites today.
And umm….I'm an old fart. 30 years old.
benzo
my first TF that I could remember is G1 Kup and I still have him! and my favourite character would be G1 Starscream.
Rodimus Primal
25 years of enjoying Transformers!!! I'm glad the series has continued and will keep going for years to come.
Smokescreen
My very first TF was Trailbreaker. I remember that I was looking for Gobots in TRU when I found him. From that point on it was all over for my parents' wallets.
As for my favorite TF, it's Smokescreen. Duh.