Earthlings: THE S.T.A.R.S. need your help now!

Earthlings: The S.T.A.R.S. Need Your Help Now! was the second toy pack-in flyer from which other toys could be ordered. The Transformers available were the Omnibots and Time Warrior. A selection of G.I. Joe vehicles could also be purchased. A small amount of story content helped sell the characters, who were only available through mail-order.


 * Preceded by: Reinforcements From Cybertron!
 * Followed by: Have the Decepticons Defeated Us Once and For All?
 * Release date: 1985? (Note: The flyer bears no copyright date. Its assumed timeframe is based on the story/toy content.)
 * Characters (in order of appearance): Overdrive, Optimus Prime, Camshaft, Downshift, Time Warriors, G.I. Joe, Cobra

Synopsis
''Note: This flyer is written in the second person, recruiting the reader into an Autobot-allied human organization. Thus, we include the message itself as part of the fiction.''

Seeking to expand the newly-formed Secret Transformers Autobot Rescue Squad, Overdrive sent a message to potential recruits (apparently within the U.S. military, judging by the tail-end of the message). It began, "Earthlings: The S.T.A.R.S. need your help now!" He explained that the reinforcements from Cybertron (of which he was a part) had helped the Autobots overcome what had been desperate odds against the Decepticons. But the Decepticons wanted revenge, and they were building fortresses all over the planet from which to strike anew. Some of the fortresses had been found, but Optimus Prime wanted human allies in place before the Autobots mounted their assaults. So Overdrive's audience was invited to join S.T.A.R.S. and was treated to these "top-secret plans":

An assault on a Decepticon fortress would begin with the Omnibots using Time Warriors to synchronize their attack to the minute. Racing onto the scene in car mode, they would deploy their missile systems. And... presumably they would fire the missiles, but the plans ended there without saying so. One would hope that they had strategized beyond that point, and Overdrive just didn't want to reveal any more "top secret" information. But whatever the case, he switched gears with a quote from Optimus Prime: "Earth allies like you are desperately needed! We must thwart the forces of evil now!"

Overdrive touted the benefits of joining S.T.A.R.S., such as receiving:
 * A Transformers Control Center, from which the recipient could "command" his or her "own Earth sector"
 * A S.T.A.R.S. iron-on patch, the display of which would ensure "instant respect from Autobot allies"
 * A poster
 * A S.T.A.R.S. membership card with "a magical picture that changes from Autobot to Decepticon"
 * And an Autobot Tech Spec Manual with information about Cybertron and the Transformers.

"Be one of the S.T.A.R.S.!" Overdrive lamely insisted.

His message then took an interesting and revealing turn, segueing into the subject of G.I. Joe. "And don't forget," he added, "while you're battling for the S.T.A.R.S., the G.I. Joe Mobile Strike Force is fighting other battles in other places." He encouraged his audience to use vehicles such as the Manta ("for your G.I. Joe amphibious missions"), Polar Battle Bear, and JUMP Jet Pack in its battles against Cobra. He also mentioned the Heavy Artillery Laser, Wolverine, Field Light Artillery Cannon, and even the Cobra H.I.S.S.