Iron-on patch

Iron-on patches were a hot promotional item in the 1980s, used to help advertise and cross-promote Transformers.

Generation 1

1985

• An iron-on patch was included with the S.T.A.R.S. membership kit.

1986

• A set of ten different iron-on patches were used to promote the Prizes in Disguise contest. The patches were included with various Mini Vehicles and combiner limbs in specially marked packages. The patches featured shaded line-art versions of package art for ten characters: Blitzwing, Devastator, Inferno, Omega Supreme, Slag, Smokescreen, Snarl, Soundwave, Superion, and Ultra Magnus.

External links

• Extensive list of Transformers artifacts, including iron-on badges, compiled by Raksha
• Complete set of 1986 badges at Roboplastic Apocalypse