User:Ryangut/Marvel Comics timeline/Reading order

TRANSFORMERS MARVEL COMIC UNOFFICIAL READING ORDER with speculative explanatory notes

Four Million years ago State Games					ANNUAL 1986 And There Shall Come A Leader			ANNUAL 1985

Several hundred years ago Kup's Story					UK#132

1984 The Transformers				US#1 Powerplay					US#2 Prisoner of War					US#3 Man of Iron					UK# 9-12

1985 The Enemy Within				UK#13-17 Raiders of the Last Ark				UK#18-21 Autobot's Last Stand				US#4 New Order					US#5 Worse of Two Evils				US#6 Warrior School					US#7 Repeat Performance				US#8 Decepticon Dambusters				UK#29-30 Wrath of Guardian				UK#31 Wrath of Grimlock				UK#32 Dis-integrated Circuits				US#9 The Next Best Thing to Being There		US#10 Brainstorm					US#11 Primetime					US#12 Christmas Breaker				UK#41

1986 Crisis of Command				UK#42-44 The Icarus Theory				UK#45-46 Dinobot Hunt					UK#47-50 Shooting Star					US#13 Rock 'n' Roll Out				US#14 I, Robot Master					US#15 Plight of the Bumblebee				US#16 Victory						ANNUAL 1986 Robot Buster					UK#59-60 Devastation Derby				UK#61-62 Second Generation				UK#63-65 The Smelting Pool				US#17 In The Beginning				ANNUAL 1986 To a Power Unknown				ANNUAL 1986 Bridge to Nowhere				US#18 Command Performances				US#19 Showdown					US#20 In The National Interest			UK#74-77 Original Future:1987 Cover		UK#100 Original Future:1992 Destiny of the Dinobots ANNUAL 1989 Original Future:2003 Ark Duty		ANNUAL 1987 Original Future:2006 The Planet Eater MOVIE ADAPTATION#1 1986 continued Target:2006	UK#78-88 Original Future:2006 continued Judgement day	MOVIE ADAPTATION#2 Original Future:2006 continued The Final battle				MOVIE ADAPTATION#3 1986 continued Aerialbots Over America		               US#21 Heavy Traffic					US#22 Decepticon Graffiti				US#23 Prey						UK#96-97 The Harder They Die				UK#98 Under Fire					UK#99 Distant Thunder					UK#100 Fallen Angel					UK#101-102 Resurrection					UK#103-104 Missing in Action				ANNUAL 1985 Inner Annual Cover				ANNUAL 1986 The Gift					UK#93 Stargazing					UK#145

1987 Hunted						ANNUAL 1985 Plague of the Insecticons			ANNUAL 1985 The Mission					ANNUAL 1986 Return of The Transformers			ANNUAL 1986 Blood on The Tracks				GI;JOE/TF#1 Afterdeath					US#24 Power Struggle					GI;JOE/TF#2 Gone but not forgotten				US#25 Funeral for a Friend				US#26 Ashes to Ashes					GI;JOE/TF#3 All Fall Down					GI;JOE/TF#4 King of the Hill				US#27 Ring of Hate					HEADMASTERS#1 Original future 2007: Wanted Galvatron: Dead or Alive	UK#113-114 1987 continued Burning Sky					UK#115-116 Hunters						UK#117-118 In the present Bumblebee is already Goldbug Fire on High					UK#119-120 Vicious Circle					ANNUAL 1987 Broken Glass					HEADMASTERS#2 Mechanical Difficulties				US#28 Crater Critters					US#29 The Cure					US#30 Ancient Relics					UK#125, ACTION FORCE 24-27 Buster Witwicky and the Carwash of Doom		US#31 Doomsday For Nebulos				ANNUAL 1987 Stylor's Story					ANNUAL 1987 Original future:2007 Headhunt 			UK#133-134 1987 continued What's in a Name? ANNUAL 1987 Grudge Match					UK#135-136 Ladies Night					UK#137-138 Used Autobots					US#32 Child's Play					US#35 Space Hikers					US#36 Love and Steel					HEADMASTERS#3 Original Future:2008 Legacy Of Unicron	UK#146-151 1988  Toy Soldiers					US#37 Brothers in Armour				HEADMASTERS#4 World's Apart					UK#130-132 The Final Conflict				ANNUAL 1987 Enemy Action					UK#152-153 Trial by Fire					US#38 Desert Island Space				US#39 Salvage						UK#160-161 The Saga of the Transformers-So Far		ANNUAL 1988 Pretender to the Throne				US#40 City of Fear					UK#164-165 Legion of the Lost				UK#166-167 Meltdown					UK#168-169 Deadly Games					UK#170-171 Wrecking Havoc					UK#172-173 Totalled					US#41 People Power 					US#42 Cosmic Carnival					US#43 Monstercon from Mars				US#45 A Bonus Story					COMIC ADVERT Original future: 2008 Prologue		UK#180 Original future: 2008 Epilogue		UK#181 Original future: 2008 Space Pirates	UK#182-187 1988 continued Fire Bug					UK#188 Chain Gang					ANNUAL 1989 Autobot Hostage					LADYBIRD BOOK Decepticons Underground				LADYBIRD BOOK Dry Run						UK#189 Altered Image					ANNUAL 1988 Cash and Carnage				US#46 A Pictorial History				UK#200 All in the Minds				ANNUAL 1988 Cold Comfort and Joy				UK#198

1989 Time Wars					UK#199-205 The Quest					ANNUAL 1989 The space-time rift repairs itself Dark Future:2006 Big Broadcast Of 2006	US#44 Dark Future:2006 Inner Annual Cover	ANNUAL 1987 1989 continued Clubcon						US#47 Flames of Boltax				US#48 Cold War					US#49 Dark Star					US#50 Man in the Machine				US#51 Fall and Rise of the Decepticon Empire		UK#213-214 A Small War					UK#232-233 ignore date Survivors					UK#219-222 Triggerhappy					ANNUAL 1989 Guess who the Mecannibals are having for Dinner?US#52 Recipe for Disaster				US#53 Mind Games					UK#243 Two Megatrons					UK#244 King Con					US#54 The Interplanetary Wrestling Championship	US#55 [Double] Deal of the Century			UK#228 The Hunting Party				UK#229 The Big Shutdown				UK#230-231 A Race with the Devil				UK#215-216 Deathbringer					UK#235-236 Way of the Warrior				UK#237 Survival Run					UK#238 A Savage Place					UK#239 Rage						UK#241 Assault on the Ark				UK#242 Back from the Dead				US#56 Resurrection Gambit				US#57 All the Familiar Faces				US#58 Skindeep					US#59 Out to Lunch					UK#240 Underworld					UK#245 Demons						UK#246 Dawn Of Darkness				UK#247 Fallen Star					UK#248 Yesterday's Heroes				US#60 Primal Scream					US#61 Whose life force is it anyway? UK#249 The Greatest Gift of All			UK#250

1990 Bird Of Prey					US#62 Kings of the Wild Frontier			US#63 Deadly Obsession				US#64 Dark Creation					US#65 All Fall Down					US#66 Dark Future:2010 Rhythms Of Darkness	US#67 1990 continued The Human Factor			       US#68 Eye of the Storm				US#69 The Price of Life				US#70 ''Grimlock revives the Dinobots and arrives back at the Ark. The Nucleon is poured in to many Autobot pods. Megatron and Ratchet are the next to be revived. '' Inner Annual Cover				ANNUAL 1989 Megatron escapes. Inner Annual Cover				ANNUAL 1991 Optimus Prime decides not to surrender but to strike a deal instead Perchance To Dream				UK#255-260 ''The flashbacks take place as follows: Prowl was during “Decepticon Graffiti”. Ironhide was after “Man of Iron”. Sunstreaker was before “The Enemy Within”. Wheeljack was during “Shooting Star” and Silverbolt was before “The Gift”. Galvatron’s bug accelerated the revival of the five Autobots. During this story the Ark is deserted because the Autobots are striking a deal with Scorponok. The captured Decepticons are released.'' ''Scorponok is convinced to return to Cybertron but leaves a contingent of newly repaired Decepticons, led by Soundwave, on Earth. The Decepticons leave first, across the space bridge. Megatron then meets and leads Soundwave’s group. So Runamuck, Runabout and Motormaster leave and join Shockwave’s group but Mindwipe and Triggerhappy leave Shockwave.'' Starting Over					UK#261 Two Steps Back					UK#262 Breakaway					UK#263 Once Upon A Time				UK#265 Desert Island Risks				UK#264 Life in the slow lane				UK#266 Mistake – the Decepticons dialogue is the wrong way round. Shockwave manages to steal some Nucleon from the Autobots and uses it to revive the Predacons and the triplechangers Snow Fun					UK#267 Flashback					UK#268 Mystery						UK#269 Bad Guys Ball					UK#270 The Living Nightlights				UK#271 Cry Wolf					UK#272 Wolf In The Fold				UK#273 Where Wolf? UK#274 Secrets						UK#275 Bugged						UK#276 Internal Affairs				UK#277 The House That Wheeljack Built			UK#278 Divide and Conquer				UK#279 The Four Million Year Itch			UK#280 Makin' Tracks					UK#281 ''Optimus Prime returns to Cybertron. On Cybertron, Scorponok has acquired some Nucleon and used it to revive the Seacons. Other injured Decepticons, like the Combaticons, are also repaired.'' Shut Up						UK#282 Manoeuvres					UK#283 Assassins					UK#284 External Forces					UK#285 The Lesser Evil					UK#286 Inside Story					UK#287 Front Line					UK#288 End Of The Road					UK#289 ''Optimus Prime and Scorponok return to Earth. Scorponok has waited too long for Unicron to arrive and no longer believes he exists. The Decepticon Earthforce splits. Some join Scorponok,. Others join Megatron and Shockwave. Some join Galvatron. ''Prime Bomb 					ANNUAL 1988 Inner Annual Cover				ANNUAL 1988

1991 Dreadwing Down					ANNUAL 1989 Cover 						UK#300 ''Galvatron leads his own group of Decepticons in a massive strike against the Autobots. There are massive casualties. Hook, Line and Sinker arrive on Earth and take Galvatron back to Cybertron'' Magnificent Six					ANNUAL 1990 Inner Annual Cover				ANNUAL 1990 ''During this battle there are many casualties. Megatron is knocked out and captured by the Autobots. Therefore Ratchet is also deactivated automatically.'' Prime's Rib					UK#235 ''ignore date. Arcee was brought to life with the part of the Matrix that Longtooth sent to Earth. The Decepticon Headmsters teamed up with Shockwave only to deal with Arcee. The entire date must be ignored. The Dinobots are dispatched to Hydrus 4 to bring back more Nucleon.'' Surrender					US#71 All This and Civil War 2 			US#72 Out of Time					US#73 The Void 					US#74 On the Edge of Extinction			US#75 Still Life 					US#76 Exodus 						US#77 There are many injured Autobots and Decepticons on board the shuttles, mostly Micromasters because of their small size. A Savage Circle					US#78 The Last Autobot				US#79 End of the Road					US#80 ''Shockwave and Starscream leave the Ark before Fortress Maximus returns. They take some Nucleon to revive the de-activated Decepticons on Earth. The Autobots aboard the Ark continue to revive.'' ''Optimus Prime returns the Neo Knights to Earth and meets up with Fortress Maximus The remaining Autobots on Klo return to Cybertron. Optimus Prime regains the Matrix.'' Another Time and Place				ANNUAL 1991 ''The new Nucleon is used and the Autobots regain their transformation capabilities. Shockwave and Starscream are now Action-masters. Devastator is built as an Action-master because the Constructicons cannot combine.'' ''Some time later Shockwave’s Decepticons powered by Nucleon, can no longer transform but win a major victory against the Autobots. They take control of the Ark. This prompts the Autobots to create the Actionmaster process. ''

1992 ''Megatron and Bludgeon are both repaired. The Decepticons injured on Klo are repaired.'' ''Megatron’s Decepticons arrive on Earth. They meet Shockwave’s Decepticons and reluctantly join forces.'' ''The Autobot Actionmasters are given transforming vehicles, partners and weapons. They win a major victory against the Decepticons.'' ''Some Decepticons become Action-masters. They are also given transforming vehicles, partners and weapons.'' The Decepticons also acquire new Nucleon. The remaining Micromaster patrols are appear i.e. Hotrod patrol, Military patrol etc.  Galvatron returns, joins the Decepticons and is repaired.

1993 The Decepticons leave Earth The Decepticons head for Cybertron. ''The Transformers fight on Cybertron. There are many casualties including Galvatron and the Last Autobot. The Decepticons lose half their army.'' The Decepticons leave Cybertron The Decepticons return to Earth ''The Decepticons stop using Nucleon because its side effects start to take affect. The Decepticons use the new Nucleon to cure themselves''. ''The remaining Decepticons make a last stand on Earth. The Decepticons lose the war. Bludgeon is disillusioned with Megatron and leaves him behind''.

Later the Autobots also stop using Nucleon. Ghosts						US-G:2#2 Unfoldings					GI:JOE#138 Re-Alignments					GI:JOE#139 War Without End					US-G:2#1 Primal Fear					US-G:2#3 Going South					GI:JOE#140 Sucker Punch					GI:JOE#141 Final Transformations				GI:JOE#142 All or Nothing					US-G:2#2

1994 Old Evils					US-G:2#3 War Without End					UK-G:2#1 Warzone						UK-G:2#2 Devices and Desires				US-G:2#4 The Power and the Glory				US-G:2#5 The Gathering Darkness				US-G:2#6 New Dawn					US-G:2#7 Escalation					US-G:2#8 Swarm						US-G:2#9 Total War					US-G:2#10 Dark Shadows					US-G:2#11 A Rage in Heaven 				US-G:2#12

''The alliance is short lived and the Autobots and the Decepticons go back to fighting each other. Megatron upgrades to his Archforce body''.

1995 ''Jetfire, Strafe and Air raid are injured then rebuilt as Cyberjets. Roadrocket, Roadpig and the other Generation: 2 toys appear. Optimus Prime gains his new Laser rod/ Illuminator body. Galvatron returns''.

''A few years later the Transformers return to Cybertron. Hotrod, Kup and Arcee die. Strafe returns to his original body. The Autobots are defeated by Galvatron and the remaining Decepticons. Galvatron then rules Cybertron''. 2010 The Void					UK#251 Edge Of Impact					UK#252 Shadow Of Evil					UK#253 White Fire					UK#254 The space-time rift erased the original universe so Rodimus Prime destroyed his time travel device before he realised he was trapped in the wrong universe. Cover 						UK#150

2356 Aspects of Evil					UK#223-227 ''The flashbacks shown take place in the following order: Megatron was in O:1990, Scorponok was in O:1991. After Hotrod’s partner Firebolt is killed the Headmasters, Pretenders, Micromasters return to Cyberton. Shockwave in O:2003. Then Hotrod becomes Rodimus Prime. After “Time Wars” he ends up in M:2009. Galvatron was in M:2009 and Unicron in M:2010''.

2510 Peace						ANNUAL 1988 The Autobot civil war ends with the return of Optimus Prime

Thousands of years in the future Alignment					TRANSFORCE ''Many years later the Autobots and Decepticons become the Maximals and Predacons. The Maximals and Predacons include the McDonald toys''.

Thousands of years in the future The Last Days Of Optimus Prime			TRANSFORCE