You really have to be careful with some 80’s properties including He-Man. The same is true for the UK Mini World picture books which are often mislabeled as comics and Battle for Gobotron with record book. Gobots Escape to Planet Earth is NOT a comic even though sellers advertise it as one.
He also appears in these issues among others. Cy-Kill maintains a sort of cult following for some collectors. There just aren’t a lot of modern appearances for the Gobots so collecting all of them is a reachable goal. Most of the covers are trash but I really like these two variants. IDW brought back the Gobots for a short series. Rock Lords make their first comic appearance in a Gobots named title. If you think I am crazy with all this Rock Lords stuff go try and find a sealed Snarlie and see what you are gonna pay!įirst appearance of the US Rocklords (comic ) If Rock Lords are your thing there are some other rarities like this coloring book which may or may not have some sequential pagesĪnd after seeing what sealed, graded VHS tapes are going for you should be on the look out for this ( sealed only ) It is worth noting as Rock Lords were part of the Gobots universe, in fact they were retconned into Transformers universes a while back. This was a was a mini comic released with Rock Lord toys generation 1 in1986. The Rock Lords toys are shown are the prototype figures, not the ones that Came out later. These are the first foreign appearances as Machine Men because Gobots were rebranded for Australia.Ĭhallenge of the Machine Men is the third Aussie Mini Comic. It was released on 12/18/84 and is easily the rarest Gobots comic but they are rebranded so differences in build and story make them unique.
Machine Men is an Aussie Gobots catalog with comics. The rare library edition for this book which is hardbound and has a white border. Still this is one to own in high grade only unless you can find… Also the cereal comics are clearly comic books. Continuity wise it comes after The Challenge. Because it is a Golden book and there is no way to determine if it predates the cereal release so I cannot say that it is a first appearance. All can be tough for American reader to find.Īll of the Gobots mags are very hard to find in high grade.Ĭan you believe this puppy was illustrated by Ditko! This was released in 1984 and is in a comic format similar to the famed Almost Got Em ( Harley Quinn ) which was also in comic format. Eagle ran Robo Machines comics from Novemto November 27, 1985. Characters are similar but there are major differences in the stories.
When Tonka acquired the rights they changed the US versions into what we know today as the Gobots toy line. In reality these comics are just the European versions of Gobots and they differ in many ways. This book is often cited as the first appearance of the Gobots simply because no one really knows about the cereal comics. How many of these things survived? They appear to be so rare all I could find for images was issue 3! Each was sealed in plastic and came out in consecutive months in early 1984.įirst foreign appearance of the Robot Machines
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This is especially true of their first comic appearance, a three part series only released in Cookie Crisp cereal in the 80’s. As far as comics go there is a short supply of appearances but if you like a good hunt there are a few publications that will make you pull out your hair if you try to find them. Even after their absorption into Transformers mythos they just don’t get any real respect. The much maligned Gobots still remain a sort of joke. Oh and I gotta thank CBSI writer Tim W for sparking renewed interest in finishing this article last week! Thanks dude! But if collecting the Gobots is your thing or if this article helps spark an interest these are my recommendations. The Gobots popularity fizzled quick when the Transformers came out. You definitely won’t find anything as large as the Transformers and for good reason. As for comics the Gobots have an interesting yet limited history.
Trust me though, there are always some gems in lines like this especially ones with a large enough catalog. Decades later most people who know of them do not look back kindly. Based on Japanese toys called Machine Robo, these transforming toys predated the Transfomers US release and were surprisingly quite popular back in the early 80’s. If you haven’t heard of the Gobots but are a fan of Transformers this might interest you. Thank you for stopping by to check out the latest TF.
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