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solidhorse

Help finding a book

Hi. I was wondering if anybody could help me with identifying the name or where to buy a copy of a transformers book from the 90's. It was an encyclopedia style book with full colour art and a description and back story on each page. It is similar to the ark book i have seen on amazon but that is not the one as this was more 1986 movie style art. any help would be very appreciated i want to read it again and cannot find it or any reference to it anywhere.

Posted Apr 30, 2012, 7:47 AM UTC

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ScoobySnacks801•

I think I have that book. Large magazine sized? Maybe 100ish pages? Optimus on the cover? I definitely did not get it in the 90s though. Picked it up in a store about 5 years ago, but it could be a reprint. I'm at work now, so I'll post it tomorrow.

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solidhorseOP•

Nice one. I hope its the one i am after

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ScoobySnacks801•

i just had a look. sorry, no luck today. its The Ultimate Guide that alwc37 links to on Amazon. wish i could have helped.

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solidhorseOP•

No worrys.Thanks for having a look for me though.

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ScoobySnacks801•

ok this could be a longshot, but i remember in the original 80's run G.I. Joe comic book series that they had a couple of special issues that profiled each character. it gave background info and whatnot, in encyclopedia style, with one character on each page. and i think i remember there being one of these kinds of issues after the G.I Joe vs Transformers story arc. my dad had all of the G.I Joe comics when i was a kid. i'm pretty sure i seen an issue with a Bumblebee character profile in it. are you sure you're thinking of an actual book and not a comic book? it could have been one of these types of issues, but for the TF comic books from the 80s. i tried google, but all i can tell is that it for sure is NOT the G.I. Joe Yearbook issues. they might be called G.I. Joe Declassified though. i dunno if this info helps you or not, but i figure it wouldnt hurt to look into.

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alwc37•

So not this or this?

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solidhorseOP•

Unfortunately not. The book in question was published in the late 80s early 90s although the first link does look quite interesting . I may purchase that at some point if i cannot find what i am looking for.

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arariel•

Was each page a different transformer, alphabetically, with info on each one?

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solidhorseOP•

Yeah it was.Exactly like that.

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arariel•

Give me a bit, I know EXACTLY what you're talking about. It was released by Marvel, right around the time of the movie. It was 4 issues, and one of those focused entirely on the new characters from the movie.

Edit: Found it! Was called "Transformers Universe" http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Transformers_Universe_(Marvel_comic)

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whitehusky•

Since they're out-of-print, I believe, and not available to purchase anywhere (if that's not correct, someone please tell me), I think I can probably tell you that they are out on torrents where you could get scanned CBR copies of them.

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ScoobySnacks801•

nice. i had a feeling it was the comic book profile issues.

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solidhorseOP•

YES! Thats it. I had the compendium version.Its been years since i have seen my copy. Nice one man i really appreciate the help.

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arariel•

No problem... I loved that thing when I was a kid! Glad to be of service :)

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