Today is 17 September 2024 - which means it's 40 years since the G1 Cartoon first aired in the US.

The Gamesmen is celebrating this as Transformers Day

The comic book was on sale earlier though, and it's likely the toys were on sale before this date too? Tracking down the date the toys first went on sale might be something hard to track down to an authoritative source.

There was debate about the launch of the toys in Australia a few years ago.

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