Tfs in Germany (thanks to Nevermore)

(April 2005)
Germany - toys since 1985 (MB).
Marvel Comics since 1988, starting with a three issue limited series (US #2 
1-4), then one year later continuing as an ongoing (lasting 24 issues), in 
weird oversized format, poorly translated, ignoring any sense of continuity 
(starting in the middle of a storyarc and never bothering to finish it, 
that kind of stuff), eventually banning the US stuff into tiny pocket book 
format and reprinting some random UK stuff in the regular title. Self-made 
covers, like a pink Ultra Magnus battling a green Megatron when the issue 
itself is about the Throttlebots, and ALWAYS with some generic humans in 
the background.

Cartoon: Originally, some viewers who had cable or satellite could get Sky 
Channel (from the UK), which aired the first season (in English) but was 
later replaced by Eurosport. In 1989, we finally got a dub, which was 
mediocre at best. But the worst thing was the airing order: The cartoon 
STARTED with "Nightmare Planet" (from season 3), followed by "The Return of 
Optimus Prime" and "The Rebirth". After that, we got "Transport to 
Oblivion", "Roll for It" (both season 1), "The Autobot Run", "Auto-Bop", 
"The Girl Who Loved Powerglide" and "Hoist Goes Hollywood" (all four from 
season 2). After that, we got another set of six season 3 episodes, 
followed by even more season 3 stuff, eventually airing the entire third 
season and finally ending (!) with "Five Faces of Darkness". Transformers: 
The Movie aired for the first time (!), only on TV, in 1994. Most of the 
voice actors had either been replaced or swapped their roles (the guy who 
originally voiced Rodimus Prime was now Optimus etc.). The same cast was 
later used for the German dub of Generation 2.
We never got any G2 comics.

Mexican toys: in 1989, then the "Classic Heroes" in 1990, going on with G2, 
Beast Wars etc., which gets more and more bizarre. I'm still in the process 
of dissecting this. My fellow German fan Metro is a great help in this and 
has been researching for longer than I have, and still I managed to dig out 
stuff even he didn't know yet.