Hasbro UK's G1 Magnus lie

[Brawn]

Until I saw the Movie on VHS I long believed that Ultra Magnus was the Autobot leader.
I was too young for the 84-85 characters really, and the toys I was getting were things like Metroplex, Ultra Magnus, Combiners etc.
As such I relied heavily and drooled over the Product Catalogues we got with the toys like these ones (probably the 86) one:
http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content...eet+4.html
Rodimus wasn't even in it??? And Ultra Magnus is clearly labled as the leader, imagine my dissapointment of him in the movie....!

Why did Hasbro lie to us for two years continously with the next catalogue (probably 87?):

http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content...eet+5.html

Even when Rodimus was released, I assume a year late, he is only a hero and Magnus is still the leader.

Did they just think the Rodimus toy was too lame to be a leader? Did anyone else believe this, or anything else as a kid? .... and yes it still bothers me.