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The general policy of ''The Transformers'', from about issue 29 onwards, was that the comic itself was a close adaptation of the "real" Autobot/Decepticon conflict that happened in real life. This was a blanket policy to explain away the comic's inconsistency with the original cartoon, as well as provide a rationale for how these apparently "fictional" robots could respond to fan mail on the letters page. This results in incongruities such as...
*[[Grimlock]] going to see {{TF|The_Transformers:_The_Movie|''The Transformers: The Movie''.}} {{storylink|The Transformers issue 91/Robo-Capers|''Robo-Capers'' (issue 91)}}
*[[Combat Colin]], [[Dudley]], and [[Humph]] all being readers of ''The Transformers'', and [[Planet Terry]] reading ''Spider-Man''.
*{{TF|Anthony_Duranti|Anthony Duranti}} of ''{{TF|G.I._Joe_and_the_Transformers_(comic)|G.I. Joe and the Transformers}}'' having a toy of [[Bumblebee]]. {{tfstorylink|Power_Struggle#Continuity_notes|Power Struggle}}
*And, though not quite in our purview, the G.I. Joe Slip-Stream owning a toy of {{TF|Jetfire_(G1)|Jetfire}} (albeit one drawn as [[Megatron]]).<ref>[https://gijoe.fandom.com/wiki/Showdown! "Showdown!"] on Joepedia</ref>
So just because a story on {{SITENAME}} depicts ''The Transformers'' (or similar) as fiction, doesn't mean it can't also be in canon with the events of ''The Transformers''.
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