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Chris McFeely at 11:07, 6 October 2025

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	\|caption=Asses: handed to Decepticons.		\|caption=Asses: handed to Decepticons.
	\|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]		\|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
	\|~~date~~=April [[1986]]		\|shippingdate=[[April 22]], [[1986]]
			\|onsaledate=[[May 13]], 1986
	\|coverdate=August 1986		\|coverdate=August 1986
	\|writer=[[Bob Budiansky]]		\|writer=[[Bob Budiansky]]

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	Meanwhile, at the coal mine, the [[Constructicon (G1)\|Constructicons]]—recently found and brought back into the fold by Shockwave—complete the installation of armed fortifications to turn the encampment into a proper base of operations. Co-leaders [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Megatron]] and [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Shockwave]] continue to bicker, with Shockwave mocking the perceived pointlessness of Megatron's exploitation of [[Donny Finkleberg]]'s "Robot-Master" hoax, until Megatron departs with [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Starscream]], [[Skywarp (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Skywarp]], [[Thundercracker (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Thundercracker]], [[Laserbeak (G1)\|Laserbeak]], [[Buzzsaw (G1)\|Buzzsaw]], [[Rumble (G1)\|Rumble]], and [[Frenzy (G1)\|Frenzy]] to greet the Decepticons from [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]] who are expected to be arriving shortly via the [[space bridge]].		Meanwhile, at the coal mine, the [[Constructicon (G1)\|Constructicons]]—recently found and brought back into the fold by Shockwave—complete the installation of armed fortifications to turn the encampment into a proper base of operations. Co-leaders [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Megatron]] and [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Shockwave]] continue to bicker, with Shockwave mocking the perceived pointlessness of Megatron's exploitation of [[Donny Finkleberg]]'s "Robot-Master" hoax, until Megatron departs with [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Starscream]], [[Skywarp (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Skywarp]], [[Thundercracker (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Thundercracker]], [[Laserbeak (G1)\|Laserbeak]], [[Buzzsaw (G1)\|Buzzsaw]], [[Rumble (G1)\|Rumble]], and [[Frenzy (G1)\|Frenzy]] to greet the Decepticons from [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]] who are expected to be arriving shortly via the [[space bridge]].

	[[File:Omega comics.jpg\|left\|thumb\|upright=1.75]]		[[File:Omega comics.jpg\|left\|thumb\|upright=1.75\|I am the terror that FLAPS in the NIGHT!]]
	The Autobots roll out for the Decepticon base, deploying their stealth measures as they pass through the streets of Wyoming to ensure they draw no unwarranted attention. [[Skids (G1)\|Skids]], however, is distracted by the wonders of the human world around him, from the music on his radio to the sights on the streets, and accidentally clips irate motorist [[Jake Dalrymple]]'s expensive Lamborghini. Under orders from Prime not to stop, Skids is forced to drive on, leading the furious Jake and his put-upon girlfriend [[Frannie]] to pursue him and the rest of the Autobots as they head on towards the Decepticon base. Entry to the mine remains barricaded by the military, but the Autobots simply run the barricade and initiate their attack; Jake and Frannie, on the other hand, are brought to a halt by the armed soldiers.		The Autobots roll out for the Decepticon base, deploying their stealth measures as they pass through the streets of Wyoming to ensure they draw no unwarranted attention. [[Skids (G1)\|Skids]], however, is distracted by the wonders of the human world around him, from the music on his radio to the sights on the streets, and accidentally clips irate motorist [[Jake Dalrymple]]'s expensive Lamborghini. Under orders from Prime not to stop, Skids is forced to drive on, leading the furious Jake and his put-upon girlfriend [[Frannie]] to pursue him and the rest of the Autobots as they head on towards the Decepticon base. Entry to the mine remains barricaded by the military, but the Autobots simply run the barricade and initiate their attack; Jake and Frannie, on the other hand, are brought to a halt by the armed soldiers.

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	====IDW ''Transformers Classics'' edits====		====IDW ''Transformers Classics'' edits====
	For ''[[The Transformers Classics]]'' series of trade paperbacks, IDW Publishing "remastered" the coloring of the series with varying degrees of success. These changes were sometimes to fix errors, but often to alter characters' color schemes to make them resemble their toy and/or cartoon selves, and were rarely applied with consistency. IDW's recolored version was also used for Hachette's ''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection\|Definitive G1 Collection]]''.		For ''[[The Transformers Classics]]'' series of trade paperbacks, IDW Publishing "remastered" the coloring of the series with varying degrees of success. These changes were sometimes to fix errors, but often to alter characters' color schemes to make them resemble their toy and/or cartoon selves, and were rarely applied with consistency. IDW's recolored version was also used for Hachette's ''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection\|Definitive G1 Collection]]''. (''n.b. not all the changes made in IDW's The Transformers Classics are present in the Definitive G1 Collection in this instance. Where they differ, a note has been made below''.)
	[[File:CommandPerformance idw omega recoloring.jpg\|upright=1.25\|thumb\|"Remastering" makes Omega's shadows ''lighter'' than the rest of his body, among other weird changes.]]		[[File:CommandPerformance idw omega recoloring.jpg\|upright=1.25\|thumb\|"Remastering" makes Omega's shadows ''lighter'' than the rest of his body, among other weird changes.]]
	[[File:CommandPerformances blastimus prime.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.25\|Don't rise, Blastimus Prime.]]		[[File:CommandPerformances blastimus prime.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.25\|Don't rise, Blastimus Prime.]]
	*As is standard for this series, Soundwave is "corrected" from his purple Marvel color scheme to toy-and-cartoon accurate blue.		*As is standard for this series, Soundwave is "corrected" from his purple Marvel color scheme to toy-and-cartoon accurate blue. (''change not present in Hachette edition'')
	*Throughout the issue, in another great example of the inconsistency of the "reconstruction", the dark grey used to shade areas of Omega Supreme's pale grey body is "remastered" into a pale purple, standing out as ''lighter'' against his body instead of darker (see right).		*Throughout the issue, in another great example of the inconsistency of the "reconstruction", the dark grey used to shade areas of Omega Supreme's pale grey body is "remastered" into a pale purple, standing out as ''lighter'' against his body instead of darker (see right).
	*On the cover, Skywarp's blue trim is changed to purple. Starscream's right rear tailfin has become colored pale blue like the rest of him while his left one remains the same red it was before, and his Decepticon insignias have lost their purple color and also become pale blue.		*On the cover:
			**Skywarp's blue trim is changed to purple. (''change not present in Hachette edition'')
			**Starscream's right rear tailfin has become colored pale blue like the rest of him while his left one remains the same red it was before, and his Decepticon insignias have lost their purple color and also become pale blue.
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	**Optimus Prime's [[mouthplate]] has become miscolored the same pale yellow as the background.		**Optimus Prime's [[mouthplate]] has become miscolored the same pale yellow as the background.
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	*Page 2		*Page 2
	**Panel 1: The "nose" of Omega's Autobot insignia is now uncolored. The blue-black of his tank treads has become the same pale purple that's been subbed in for dark grey, and the fully dark-grey front of his tank mode has now become half grey, half pale purple (again, see right). Worse, the once sharp inks for Optimus Prime, Grapple and Ratchet standing in the background (which are still block colored blue) have sorely eroded.		**Panel 1: The "nose" of Omega's Autobot insignia is now uncolored. The blue-black of his tank treads has become the same pale purple that's been subbed in for dark grey, and the fully dark-grey front of his tank mode has now become half grey, half pale purple (again, see right). Worse, the once sharp inks for Optimus Prime, Grapple and Ratchet standing in the background (which are still block colored blue) have sorely eroded.
	**Panel 6: ~~Skid~~'s helmet ridge is fully colored.		**Panel 6: Skids' helmet ridge is fully colored.
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	**Panel 3: Swoop's white hi-lights are removed, giving him grey eyes and teeth.		**Panel 3: Swoop's white hi-lights are removed, giving him grey eyes and teeth.
	**Panel 4: The right side of Skids's pelvis has become white like his upper leg, instead of blue.		**Panel 4: The right side of Skids' pelvis has become white like his upper leg, instead of blue.
	**Panel 5: Skids is block-colored purple in this panel, but the "remaster" ~~erase~~ the purple area under his neck, giving him the impression of being a head floating behind Optimus Prime.		**Panel 5: Skids is block-colored purple in this panel, but the "remaster" erases the purple area under his neck, giving him the impression of being a head floating behind Optimus Prime.
	*Page 5, panel 7: Some slightly iffy color separation on the original printing that saw yellow ink bleeding out of Starscream's red parts is blown way out of proportion here, giving him full-on yellow stripes and highlights.		*Page 5, panel 7: Some slightly iffy color separation on the original printing that saw yellow ink bleeding out of Starscream's red parts is blown way out of proportion here, giving him full-on yellow stripes and highlights.
	*Page 9, panel 2: The yellow details on Optimus Prime's pelvis are erased.		*Page 9, panel 2: The yellow details on Optimus Prime's pelvis are erased.
	*Page 10, panel 3: Blaster's colors are corrected (right).		*Page 10, panel 3: Blaster's colors are corrected (right). (''change not present in Hachette edition'')
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	**Panel 1: Optimus's yellow pelvis details are gone again.		**Panel 1: Optimus's yellow pelvis details are gone again.

Doglunchuk: /* Reprints */

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	File:Transformers Digest 10-cover.jpg\|'''[[The Transformers Comics Magazine issue 10\|''The Transformers Comics Magazine'' #10]]''' (Marvel US, 1988)		File:Transformers Digest 10-cover.jpg\|'''[[The Transformers Comics Magazine issue 10\|''The Transformers Comics Magazine'' #10]]''' (Marvel US, 1988)
	~~File:Tf commag 06.JPG\|'''[[Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 6\|''Transformers Comic-Magazin'' #6]]''' (Condor Verlag, 1989)~~
	File:Titan-ShowdownSC.jpg\|'''''[[Transformers: Showdown]]'' paperback''' (Titan Books, 2003)		File:Titan-ShowdownSC.jpg\|'''''[[Transformers: Showdown]]'' paperback''' (Titan Books, 2003)
	File:Titan-ShowdownHC.jpg\|'''''[[Transformers: Showdown]]'' hardback''' (Titan Books, 2003)		File:Titan-ShowdownHC.jpg\|'''''[[Transformers: Showdown]]'' hardback''' (Titan Books, 2003)

Doglunchuk: /* UK printing */

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	*'''[[Fact File\|Fact File Interface]]:''' [[Omega Supreme (G1)\|Omega Supreme]]		*'''[[Fact File\|Fact File Interface]]:''' [[Omega Supreme (G1)\|Omega Supreme]]
	*'''Free Gift:''' [[Menasor (G1)\|Menasor]] collector card for the [[Second Generation!#Back-up material\|Special Teams Special Collection Wallchart]]		*'''Free Gift:''' [[Menasor (G1)\|Menasor]] collector card for the [[Second Generation!#Back-up material\|Special Teams Special Collection Wallchart]]
	*Due to the fact that the Dinobots have been active in multiple UK-exclusive stories since their last appearance in US material, Grimlock's complaint that the team never sees any action doesn't fit with UK continuity. Hence, his dialogue is altered for the UK reprint to become solely about their dissatisfaction with Optimus Prime's leadership (see right). Additionally, rather than leave the Autobot forces outright, Grimlock merely orders the Dinobots to return to the Ark to ~~"do some thinking"~~, setting up the events of the next UK-exclusive story in [[In the National Interest\|issues #74-77]]. All this new dialogue for Grimlock is written with "normal" speech, in-keeping with all his other UK appearances, instead of the cartoon-caveman dialect that the US stories begin using with this issue.		*Due to the fact that the Dinobots have been active in multiple UK-exclusive stories since their last appearance in US material, Grimlock's complaint that the team never sees any action doesn't fit with UK continuity. Hence, his dialogue is altered for the UK reprint to become solely about their dissatisfaction with Optimus Prime's leadership (see right). Additionally, rather than leave the Autobot forces outright, Grimlock merely orders the Dinobots to return to the Ark to talk, setting up the events of the next UK-exclusive story in [[In the National Interest\|issues #74-77]]. All this new dialogue for Grimlock is written with "normal" speech, in-keeping with all his other UK appearances, instead of the cartoon-caveman dialect that the US stories begin using with this issue.
	*Similarly, while the Constructicons have not been seen in US material since [[The Next Best Thing to Being There!\|US issue #10]], UK-exclusive stories have shown them to be part of Shockwave's camp for some time. Consequently, Shockwave's claim that he "found and brought back" the Constructicons is edited for the UK reprint so that he is complimenting their work on the base, rather than his boasting about his own accomplishment (again, see right).		*Similarly, while the Constructicons have not been seen in US material since [[The Next Best Thing to Being There!\|US issue #10]], UK-exclusive stories have shown them to be part of Shockwave's camp for some time. Consequently, Shockwave's claim that he "found and brought back" the Constructicons is edited for the UK reprint so that he is complimenting their work on the base, rather than his boasting about his own accomplishment (again, see right).

Doglunchuk: /* Artwork and technical errors */

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Artwork and technical errors

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Transformers references

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	===Transformers references===		===Transformers references===
	*Having spoken perfectly normally in his previous appearance, Grimlock starts adopting the caveman-like speech patterns of his [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|cartoon]] [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|counterpart]] in this issue. It's a mild beginning, amounting to only a few dropped definite and indefinite articles that are inconspicuous enough you might not even notice them; he's not gone full "Me Grimlock!" yet.		*Having spoken perfectly normally in his previous appearance, Grimlock starts adopting the caveman-like speech patterns of his [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|cartoon]] [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|counterpart]] in this issue. It's a mild beginning, amounting to only a few dropped definite and indefinite articles that are inconspicuous enough that you might not even notice them; he's not gone full "Me Grimlock!" yet.

	===Artwork and technical errors===		===Artwork and technical errors===

Doglunchuk: /* Synopsis */

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Synopsis

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	[[File:CommandPerformances autobots vs devastator.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.75]]		[[File:CommandPerformances autobots vs devastator.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.75]]
	Back the Decepticon base, Donny Finkleberg decides to attempt an escape when Shockwave orders the Constructicons to merge into [[Devastator (G1)\|Devastator]]. Spying from nearby, [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Bumblebee]] scans Devastator as he forms, and the Autobots, having gained the information they were looking for, withdraw. As the heroes pull out, however, Dalrymple ~~spot~~ Skids and jumps into his path, trying to flag him down so he can explain his story to the soldiers. Skids swerves, leaving him wide open for a [[proton missile]] fired by [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Ravage]], who has pursued Finkleberg out of the mine. Skids tumbles down the rock face, and Optimus Prime is forced to watch him fall, knowing that if the Autobots stop to help him, they endanger the success of their important mission.		Back at the Decepticon base, Donny Finkleberg decides to attempt an escape when Shockwave orders the Constructicons to merge into [[Devastator (G1)\|Devastator]]. Spying from nearby, [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Bumblebee]] scans Devastator as he forms, and the Autobots, having gained the information they were looking for, withdraw. As the heroes pull out, however, Dalrymple spots Skids and jumps into his path, trying to flag him down so he can explain his story to the soldiers. Skids swerves, leaving him wide open for a [[proton missile]] fired by [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Ravage]], who has pursued Finkleberg out of the mine. Skids tumbles down the rock face, and Optimus Prime is forced to watch him fall, knowing that if the Autobots stop to help him, they endanger the success of their important mission.

	Presently, the battered Megatron returns, met with accusations of gross incompetence from Shockwave. Reasoning that the Autobots' strange attack-and-retreat tactic masked an ulterior motive, Megatron offers a counterpoint: while he may have unwittingly walked into a trap at the Ark, Shockwave sat and did nothing while a trap sprang up around him! After a moment of pained deliberation, Shockwave accepts that Megatron's argument is sound, and Shockwave cedes command of the Decepticons back to him.		Presently, the battered Megatron returns, met with accusations of gross incompetence from Shockwave. Reasoning that the Autobots' strange attack-and-retreat tactic masked an ulterior motive, Megatron offers a counterpoint: while he may have unwittingly walked into a trap at the Ark, Shockwave sat and did nothing while a trap sprang up around him! After a moment of pained deliberation, Shockwave accepts that Megatron's argument is sound, and Shockwave cedes command of the Decepticons back to him.

	The Autobots return to the Ark, enthusiastic over their victory... all save Optimus Prime, who cannot celebrate in the face of the presumed loss of Skids's life. But back in Wyoming, music is still playing on the radio within Skids's wrecked form...		The Autobots return to the Ark, enthusiastic over their victory... all save Optimus Prime, who cannot celebrate in the face of the presumed loss of Skids' life. But back in Wyoming, music is still playing on the radio within Skids' wrecked form...

	==Featured characters==		==Featured characters==

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	===Continuity notes===		===Continuity notes===
	[[File:CommandPerformances introducing omega.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.25\|The entire active roster of Autobots attends the unveiling of Omega Supreme; despite being functional when last seen, Bluestreak and Mirage have disappeared.]]		[[File:CommandPerformances introducing omega.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.25\|The entire active roster of Autobots attends the unveiling of Omega Supreme; despite being functional when last seen, Bluestreak and Mirage have disappeared.]]
	*~~The~~ construction ~~of Omega Supreme~~ is revealed to have been the "project" Optimus Prime asked Grapple to undertake in [[Rock and Roll-Out!\|issue #14]], though the footnote in this issue pointing that out oddly acts as if we should have known this already.		*Omega Supreme’s construction is revealed to have been the "project" Optimus Prime asked Grapple to undertake in [[Rock and Roll-Out!\|issue #14]], though the footnote in this issue pointing that out oddly acts as if we should have known this already.
	*Having both been shown by issue #14 to have remained active following the events of [[Prime Time!\|issue #12]] which offlined so many of their fellow 1984 characters, Mirage and Bluestreak disappear from the series with this issue without explanation. Optimus Prime's dialog seems to indicate that all the available Autobots would be participating in the attack, but they are nowhere to be seen; further, Ratchet says he has ''over'' a dozen Autobots in the repair bay, when previously, he had only the even dozen that were injured in issue #12. Either the pair have been injured in a battle we didn't see, or they've retroactively been placed on the injured list.		*Having both been shown by issue #14 to have remained active following the events of [[Prime Time!\|issue #12]] which offlined so many of their fellow 1984 characters, Mirage and Bluestreak disappear from the series with this issue without explanation. Optimus Prime's dialog seems to indicate that all the available Autobots would be participating in the attack, but they are nowhere to be seen; further, Ratchet says he has ''over'' a dozen Autobots in the repair bay, when previously, he had only the even dozen that were injured in issue #12. Either the pair have been injured in a battle we didn't see, or they've retroactively been placed on the injured list.
	*The Dinobots reappear for the first time since their introduction in [[Warrior School!\|issue #8]]. Their disappearance into off-panel limbo is papered over here by some dialogue from Grimlock, which sees him note that Optimus has prohibited them from joining the other Autobots in battle because their alternate modes would make them "stand out among humans."		*The Dinobots reappear for the first time since their introduction in [[Warrior School!\|issue #8]]. Their disappearance into off-panel limbo is papered over here by some dialogue from Grimlock, which sees him note that Optimus has prohibited them from joining the other Autobots in battle because their alternate modes would make them "stand out among humans."

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	Meanwhile, at the coal mine, the [[Constructicon (G1)\|Constructicons]]—recently found and brought back into the fold by Shockwave—complete the installation of armed fortifications to turn the encampment into a proper base of operations. Co-leaders [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Megatron]] and [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Shockwave]] continue to bicker, with Shockwave mocking the perceived pointlessness of Megatron's exploitation of [[Donny Finkleberg]]'s "Robot-Master" hoax, until Megatron departs with [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Starscream]], [[Skywarp (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Skywarp]], [[Thundercracker (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Thundercracker]], [[Laserbeak (G1)\|Laserbeak]], [[Buzzsaw (G1)\|Buzzsaw]], [[Rumble (G1)\|Rumble]], and [[Frenzy (G1)\|Frenzy]] to greet the Decepticons from [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]] who are expected to be arriving shortly via the [[space bridge]].		Meanwhile, at the coal mine, the [[Constructicon (G1)\|Constructicons]]—recently found and brought back into the fold by Shockwave—complete the installation of armed fortifications to turn the encampment into a proper base of operations. Co-leaders [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Megatron]] and [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Shockwave]] continue to bicker, with Shockwave mocking the perceived pointlessness of Megatron's exploitation of [[Donny Finkleberg]]'s "Robot-Master" hoax, until Megatron departs with [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Starscream]], [[Skywarp (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Skywarp]], [[Thundercracker (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Thundercracker]], [[Laserbeak (G1)\|Laserbeak]], [[Buzzsaw (G1)\|Buzzsaw]], [[Rumble (G1)\|Rumble]], and [[Frenzy (G1)\|Frenzy]] to greet the Decepticons from [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]] who are expected to be arriving shortly via the [[space bridge]].

	[[File:Omega comics.jpg\|left\|thumb\|upright=1.75]]		[[File:Omega comics.jpg\|left\|thumb\|upright=1.75\|I am the terror that FLAPS in the NIGHT!]]
	The Autobots roll out for the Decepticon base, deploying their stealth measures as they pass through the streets of Wyoming to ensure they draw no unwarranted attention. [[Skids (G1)\|Skids]], however, is distracted by the wonders of the human world around him, from the music on his radio to the sights on the streets, and accidentally clips irate motorist [[Jake Dalrymple]]'s expensive Lamborghini. Under orders from Prime not to stop, Skids is forced to drive on, leading the furious Jake and his put-upon girlfriend [[Frannie]] to pursue him and the rest of the Autobots as they head on towards the Decepticon base. Entry to the mine remains barricaded by the military, but the Autobots simply run the barricade and initiate their attack; Jake and Frannie, on the other hand, are brought to a halt by the armed soldiers.		The Autobots roll out for the Decepticon base, deploying their stealth measures as they pass through the streets of Wyoming to ensure they draw no unwarranted attention. [[Skids (G1)\|Skids]], however, is distracted by the wonders of the human world around him, from the music on his radio to the sights on the streets, and accidentally clips irate motorist [[Jake Dalrymple]]'s expensive Lamborghini. Under orders from Prime not to stop, Skids is forced to drive on, leading the furious Jake and his put-upon girlfriend [[Frannie]] to pursue him and the rest of the Autobots as they head on towards the Decepticon base. Entry to the mine remains barricaded by the military, but the Autobots simply run the barricade and initiate their attack; Jake and Frannie, on the other hand, are brought to a halt by the armed soldiers.

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	File:Transformers Digest 10-cover.jpg\|'''[[The Transformers Comics Magazine issue 10\|''The Transformers Comics Magazine'' #10]]''' (Marvel US, 1988)		File:Transformers Digest 10-cover.jpg\|'''[[The Transformers Comics Magazine issue 10\|''The Transformers Comics Magazine'' #10]]''' (Marvel US, 1988)
	~~File:Tf commag 06.JPG\|'''[[Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 6\|''Transformers Comic-Magazin'' #6]]''' (Condor Verlag, 1989)~~
	File:Titan-ShowdownSC.jpg\|'''''[[Transformers: Showdown]]'' paperback''' (Titan Books, 2003)		File:Titan-ShowdownSC.jpg\|'''''[[Transformers: Showdown]]'' paperback''' (Titan Books, 2003)
	File:Titan-ShowdownHC.jpg\|'''''[[Transformers: Showdown]]'' hardback''' (Titan Books, 2003)		File:Titan-ShowdownHC.jpg\|'''''[[Transformers: Showdown]]'' hardback''' (Titan Books, 2003)

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	*'''[[Fact File\|Fact File Interface]]:''' [[Omega Supreme (G1)\|Omega Supreme]]		*'''[[Fact File\|Fact File Interface]]:''' [[Omega Supreme (G1)\|Omega Supreme]]
	*'''Free Gift:''' [[Menasor (G1)\|Menasor]] collector card for the [[Second Generation!#Back-up material\|Special Teams Special Collection Wallchart]]		*'''Free Gift:''' [[Menasor (G1)\|Menasor]] collector card for the [[Second Generation!#Back-up material\|Special Teams Special Collection Wallchart]]
	*Due to the fact that the Dinobots have been active in multiple UK-exclusive stories since their last appearance in US material, Grimlock's complaint that the team never sees any action doesn't fit with UK continuity. Hence, his dialogue is altered for the UK reprint to become solely about their dissatisfaction with Optimus Prime's leadership (see right). Additionally, rather than leave the Autobot forces outright, Grimlock merely orders the Dinobots to return to the Ark to ~~"do some thinking"~~, setting up the events of the next UK-exclusive story in [[In the National Interest\|issues #74-77]]. All this new dialogue for Grimlock is written with "normal" speech, in-keeping with all his other UK appearances, instead of the cartoon-caveman dialect that the US stories begin using with this issue.		*Due to the fact that the Dinobots have been active in multiple UK-exclusive stories since their last appearance in US material, Grimlock's complaint that the team never sees any action doesn't fit with UK continuity. Hence, his dialogue is altered for the UK reprint to become solely about their dissatisfaction with Optimus Prime's leadership (see right). Additionally, rather than leave the Autobot forces outright, Grimlock merely orders the Dinobots to return to the Ark to talk, setting up the events of the next UK-exclusive story in [[In the National Interest\|issues #74-77]]. All this new dialogue for Grimlock is written with "normal" speech, in-keeping with all his other UK appearances, instead of the cartoon-caveman dialect that the US stories begin using with this issue.
	*Similarly, while the Constructicons have not been seen in US material since [[The Next Best Thing to Being There!\|US issue #10]], UK-exclusive stories have shown them to be part of Shockwave's camp for some time. Consequently, Shockwave's claim that he "found and brought back" the Constructicons is edited for the UK reprint so that he is complimenting their work on the base, rather than his boasting about his own accomplishment (again, see right).		*Similarly, while the Constructicons have not been seen in US material since [[The Next Best Thing to Being There!\|US issue #10]], UK-exclusive stories have shown them to be part of Shockwave's camp for some time. Consequently, Shockwave's claim that he "found and brought back" the Constructicons is edited for the UK reprint so that he is complimenting their work on the base, rather than his boasting about his own accomplishment (again, see right).

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	[[File:CommandPerformances introducing omega.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.25\|The entire active roster of Autobots attends the unveiling of Omega Supreme; despite being functional when last seen, Bluestreak and Mirage have disappeared.]]		[[File:CommandPerformances introducing omega.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.25\|The entire active roster of Autobots attends the unveiling of Omega Supreme; despite being functional when last seen, Bluestreak and Mirage have disappeared.]]
	*~~The~~ construction ~~of Omega Supreme~~ is revealed to have been the "project" Optimus Prime asked Grapple to undertake in [[Rock and Roll-Out!\|issue #14]], though the footnote in this issue pointing that out oddly acts as if we should have known this already.		*Omega Supreme’s construction is revealed to have been the "project" Optimus Prime asked Grapple to undertake in [[Rock and Roll-Out!\|issue #14]], though the footnote in this issue pointing that out oddly acts as if we should have known this already.
	*Having both been shown by issue #14 to have remained active following the events of [[Prime Time!\|issue #12]] which offlined so many of their fellow 1984 characters, Mirage and Bluestreak disappear from the series with this issue without explanation. Optimus Prime's dialog seems to indicate that all the available Autobots would be participating in the attack, but they are nowhere to be seen; further, Ratchet says he has ''over'' a dozen Autobots in the repair bay, when previously, he had only the even dozen that were injured in issue #12. Either the pair have been injured in a battle we didn't see, or they've retroactively been placed on the injured list.		*Having both been shown by issue #14 to have remained active following the events of [[Prime Time!\|issue #12]] which offlined so many of their fellow 1984 characters, Mirage and Bluestreak disappear from the series with this issue without explanation. Optimus Prime's dialog seems to indicate that all the available Autobots would be participating in the attack, but they are nowhere to be seen; further, Ratchet says he has ''over'' a dozen Autobots in the repair bay, when previously, he had only the even dozen that were injured in issue #12. Either the pair have been injured in a battle we didn't see, or they've retroactively been placed on the injured list.
	*The Dinobots reappear for the first time since their introduction in [[Warrior School!\|issue #8]]. Their disappearance into off-panel limbo is papered over here by some dialogue from Grimlock, which sees him note that Optimus has prohibited them from joining the other Autobots in battle because their alternate modes would make them "stand out among humans."		*The Dinobots reappear for the first time since their introduction in [[Warrior School!\|issue #8]]. Their disappearance into off-panel limbo is papered over here by some dialogue from Grimlock, which sees him note that Optimus has prohibited them from joining the other Autobots in battle because their alternate modes would make them "stand out among humans."

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	*The cover colors Skywarp and Rumble as grey instead of their usual blue-black; Skywarp has blue trim instead of purple. Rumble and Frenzy both have yellow weapons, and Frenzy has yellow eyes. Starscream has red tailfins with blue decals, instead of blue fins with red stripes.		*The cover colors Skywarp and Rumble as grey instead of their usual blue-black; Skywarp has blue trim instead of purple. Rumble and Frenzy both have yellow weapons, and Frenzy has yellow eyes. Starscream has red tailfins with blue decals, instead of blue fins with red stripes.
	*Page 1: A dodgy color separation job makes Grapple's gun-hand appear greenish instead of blue-black.		*Page 1: A dodgy color separation job makes Grapple's gun-hand appear greenish instead of blue-black.
	*Page 2, panel 6: The side of Skids's helmet ridge is left partially uncolored white.		*Page 2, panel 6: The side of Skids' helmet ridge is left partially uncolored white.
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	**Panel 3: Grimlock's eyes are left uncolored white (like the rest of the Dinobots) instead of their normal red.		**Panel 3: Grimlock's eyes are left uncolored white (like the rest of the Dinobots) instead of their normal red.
	**Panel 4: Skids's gun is colored red (as if it were his fist) instead of pale blue/white.		**Panel 4: Skids' gun is colored red (as if it were his fist) instead of pale blue/white.
	[[File:CommandPerformances-JakeDalrymple.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.5]]		[[File:CommandPerformances-JakeDalrymple.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.5]]
	*Page 6, panel 1: The Autobots are shown driving ''six abreast'' down the streets of a Wyoming town. Smokescreen has a yellow panel on his hood that shouldn't be there.		*Page 6, panel 1: The Autobots are shown driving ''six abreast'' down the streets of a Wyoming town. Smokescreen has a yellow panel on his hood that shouldn't be there.
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	*Page 9, panel 2: In mid-transform, Tracks's trunk is colored red instead of blue.		*Page 9, panel 2: In mid-transform, Tracks's trunk is colored red instead of blue.
	*Page 10, panel 3: Blaster is colored like Optimus Prime.		*Page 10, panel 3: Blaster is colored like Optimus Prime.
	*Page 11, panel 6: Skids's upper legs are colored the same blue as his lower legs (though in this panel, they're a faded purple to indicate he's in the distance).		*Page 11, panel 6: Skids' upper legs are colored the same blue as his lower legs (though in this panel, they're a faded purple to indicate he's in the distance).
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	**Panel 2: Skids's upper legs are the same blue as his lower legs again.		**Panel 2: Skids' upper legs are the same blue as his lower legs again.
	**Panel 3: Skids's face is blue, and his gun is red again.		**Panel 3: Skids' face is blue, and his gun is red again.
	**Panel 7: Devastator's chest shield is colored green instead of purple.		**Panel 7: Devastator's chest shield is colored green instead of purple.
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	[[File:OmegaSupremeintro.jpg\|upright=1.5\|thumb\|Megatron's carefully laid plans come to fruition.]]		[[File:OmegaSupremeintro.jpg\|upright=1.5\|thumb\|Megatron's carefully laid plans come to fruition.]]
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	**Panel 2: Skids's upper legs are blue again, and his torso is solid red.		**Panel 2: Skids' upper legs are blue again, and his torso is solid red.
	**Panel 5: Soundwave's visor is colored pale purple like the rest of his helmet instead of its usual yellow.		**Panel 5: Soundwave's visor is colored pale purple like the rest of his helmet instead of its usual yellow.
	*Page 15, panel 5: The fronts of Megatron's legs, as well as his feet, are colored blue-black instead of white.		*Page 15, panel 5: The fronts of Megatron's legs, as well as his feet, are colored blue-black instead of white.
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	**Panels 3-4: Omega Supreme has gained some grey panels on the front of his torso that should be red. Also, despite the fact that his face was colored in its correct red back on page 2, in both these panels and for the rest of the issue, it's colored grey like the rest of his helmet and body (see right)		**Panels 3-4: Omega Supreme has gained some grey panels on the front of his torso that should be red. Also, despite the fact that his face was colored in its correct red back on page 2, in both these panels and for the rest of the issue, it's colored grey like the rest of his helmet and body (see right)
	**Panel 4: Megatron's blue-black has become a dark purple, and his whole torso is also that color instead of white (again, see right) His feet also still miscolored.		**Panel 4: Megatron's blue-black has become a dark purple, and his whole torso is also that color instead of white (again, see right) His feet are also still miscolored.
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	**Panels 2 & 4: Starscream and Thundercracker are indistinguishable when they are destroyed by Omega Supreme, both colored blue-black.		**Panels 2 & 4: Starscream and Thundercracker are indistinguishable when they are destroyed by Omega Supreme, both colored blue-black.

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	===Continuity notes===		===Continuity notes===
	[[File:CommandPerformances introducing omega.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.25\|The entire active roster of Autobots attends the unveiling of Omega Supreme; despite being functional when last seen, Bluestreak and Mirage have disappeared.]]		[[File:CommandPerformances introducing omega.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.25\|The entire active roster of Autobots attends the unveiling of Omega Supreme; despite being functional when last seen, Bluestreak and Mirage have disappeared.]]
	*Omega ~~Supreme’s~~ construction is revealed to have been the "project" Optimus Prime asked Grapple to undertake in [[Rock and Roll-Out!\|issue #14]], though the footnote in this issue pointing that out oddly acts as if we should have known this already.		*Omega Supreme's construction is revealed to have been the "project" Optimus Prime asked Grapple to undertake in [[Rock and Roll-Out!\|issue #14]], though the footnote in this issue pointing that out oddly acts as if we should have known this already.
	*Having both been shown by issue #14 to have remained active following the events of [[Prime Time!\|issue #12]] which offlined so many of their fellow 1984 characters, Mirage and Bluestreak disappear from the series with this issue without explanation. Optimus Prime's dialog seems to indicate that all the available Autobots would be participating in the attack, but they are nowhere to be seen; further, Ratchet says he has ''over'' a dozen Autobots in the repair bay, when previously, he had only the even dozen that were injured in issue #12. Either the pair have been injured in a battle we didn't see, or they've retroactively been placed on the injured list.		*Having both been shown by issue #14 to have remained active following the events of [[Prime Time!\|issue #12]] which offlined so many of their fellow 1984 characters, Mirage and Bluestreak disappear from the series with this issue without explanation. Optimus Prime's dialog seems to indicate that all the available Autobots would be participating in the attack, but they are nowhere to be seen; further, Ratchet says he has ''over'' a dozen Autobots in the repair bay, when previously, he had only the even dozen that were injured in issue #12. Either the pair have been injured in a battle we didn't see, or they've retroactively been placed on the injured list.
	*The Dinobots reappear for the first time since their introduction in [[Warrior School!\|issue #8]]. Their disappearance into off-panel limbo is papered over here by some dialogue from Grimlock, which sees him note that Optimus has prohibited them from joining the other Autobots in battle because their alternate modes would make them "stand out among humans."		*The Dinobots reappear for the first time since their introduction in [[Warrior School!\|issue #8]]. Their disappearance into off-panel limbo is papered over here by some dialogue from Grimlock, which sees him note that Optimus has prohibited them from joining the other Autobots in battle because their alternate modes would make them "stand out among humans".
	*This issue sees Rumble, Frenzy, and the Constructicons rejoin the Decepticon forces, having previously been missing during the period of Decepticon instability that has seen the faction scattered across the last half-dozen or so issues. Shockwave specifically notes he had to "find and bring back" the Constructicons; Rumble and Frenzy's absence is not remarked upon.		*This issue sees Rumble, Frenzy, and the Constructicons rejoin the Decepticon forces, having previously been missing during the period of Decepticon instability that has seen the faction scattered across the last half-dozen or so issues. Shockwave specifically notes he had to "find and bring back" the Constructicons; Rumble and Frenzy's absence is not remarked upon.
	*The Autobots deploy the "stealth" modifications previously seen in issue #14, hiding their [[insignia]] and deploying their [[facsimile construct]] drivers. Skids misses the order to do so because he's distracted listening to music, a fondness for which he picked up in the same issue.		*The Autobots deploy the "stealth" modifications previously seen in issue #14, hiding their [[insignia]] and deploying their [[facsimile construct]] drivers. Skids misses the order to do so because he's distracted listening to music, a fondness for which he picked up in the same issue.
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	*'''[[Fact File\|Fact File Interface]]:''' [[Omega Supreme (G1)\|Omega Supreme]]		*'''[[Fact File\|Fact File Interface]]:''' [[Omega Supreme (G1)\|Omega Supreme]]
	*'''Free Gift:''' [[Menasor (G1)\|Menasor]] collector card for the [[Second Generation!#Back-up material\|Special Teams Special Collection Wallchart]]		*'''Free Gift:''' [[Menasor (G1)\|Menasor]] collector card for the [[Second Generation!#Back-up material\|Special Teams Special Collection Wallchart]]
	*Due to the fact that the Dinobots have been active in multiple UK-exclusive stories since their last appearance in US material, Grimlock's complaint that the team never sees any action doesn't fit with UK continuity. Hence, his dialogue is altered for the UK reprint to become solely about their dissatisfaction with Optimus Prime's leadership (see right). Additionally, rather than leave the Autobot forces outright, Grimlock merely orders the Dinobots to return to the Ark to "do some thinking," setting up the events of the next UK-exclusive story in [[In the National Interest\|issues #74-77]]. All this new dialogue for Grimlock is written with "normal" speech, in-keeping with all his other UK appearances, instead of the cartoon-caveman dialect that the US stories begin using with this issue.		*Due to the fact that the Dinobots have been active in multiple UK-exclusive stories since their last appearance in US material, Grimlock's complaint that the team never sees any action doesn't fit with UK continuity. Hence, his dialogue is altered for the UK reprint to become solely about their dissatisfaction with Optimus Prime's leadership (see right). Additionally, rather than leave the Autobot forces outright, Grimlock merely orders the Dinobots to return to the Ark to "do some thinking", setting up the events of the next UK-exclusive story in [[In the National Interest\|issues #74-77]]. All this new dialogue for Grimlock is written with "normal" speech, in-keeping with all his other UK appearances, instead of the cartoon-caveman dialect that the US stories begin using with this issue.
	*Similarly, while the Constructicons have not been seen in US material since [[The Next Best Thing to Being There!\|US issue #10]], UK-exclusive stories have shown them to be part of Shockwave's camp for some time. Consequently, Shockwave's claim that he "found and brought back" the Constructicons is edited for the UK reprint so that he is complimenting their work on the base, rather than his boasting about his own accomplishment (again, see right).		*Similarly, while the Constructicons have not been seen in US material since [[The Next Best Thing to Being There!\|US issue #10]], UK-exclusive stories have shown them to be part of Shockwave's camp for some time. Consequently, Shockwave's claim that he "found and brought back" the Constructicons is edited for the UK reprint so that he is complimenting their work on the base, rather than his boasting about his own accomplishment (again, see right).

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	[[File:CommandPerformances blastimus prime.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.25\|Don't rise, Blastimus Prime.]]		[[File:CommandPerformances blastimus prime.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.25\|Don't rise, Blastimus Prime.]]
	*As is standard for this series, Soundwave is "corrected" from his purple Marvel color scheme to toy-and-cartoon accurate blue.		*As is standard for this series, Soundwave is "corrected" from his purple Marvel color scheme to toy-and-cartoon accurate blue.
	*Throughout the issue, in another great example of the inconsistency of the "reconstruction," the dark grey used to shade areas of Omega Supreme's pale grey body is "remastered" into a pale purple, standing out as ''lighter'' against his body instead of darker (see right).		*Throughout the issue, in another great example of the inconsistency of the "reconstruction", the dark grey used to shade areas of Omega Supreme's pale grey body is "remastered" into a pale purple, standing out as ''lighter'' against his body instead of darker (see right).
	*On the cover, Skywarp's blue trim is changed to purple. Starscream's right rear tailfin has become colored pale blue like the rest of him while his left one remains the same red it was before, and his Decepticon insignias have lost their purple color and also become pale blue.		*On the cover, Skywarp's blue trim is changed to purple. Starscream's right rear tailfin has become colored pale blue like the rest of him while his left one remains the same red it was before, and his Decepticon insignias have lost their purple color and also become pale blue.
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