Hasbro Transformers (1984) Series 1 Prowl
Story time! In 1984, after some minor dental surgery (a couple of baby teeth pulled) my parents took me to the pharmacy next door and told me I could have anything I wanted from the toy section. At the time, the Transformers had just debuted and it was so new I had no idea what Autobots or Decepticons were, or who the good guys and bad guys were. Not wanting to accidentally buy an antagonist, I opted for the safe choice, the police car, Prowl.
For at least a week I was a king at my grade school with one of the first Transformers toys anyone had ever seen, but a few months later Prowl met a tragic demise when my aunt accidentally sat on him and shattered the vehicle’s windshield. It was far from being my only Transformers toy, but you never forget your first. Hake’s has valued this Prowl at $400 to $700, with the highest bid at the time of writing being $440. Don’t think I’m not tempted.
