Deadly Obsession - Revision history

Smasher at 00:14, 8 February 2026

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	*[[Pincher (G1)\|Pincher]] (3)		*[[Pincher (G1)\|Pincher]] (3)
	*[[Doubleheader]] (4)		*[[Doubleheader]] (4)
	*[[Xaaron]] (5)		*[[Xaaron (G1)\|Xaaron]] (5)
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	*[[Thunderwing (G1)\|Thunderwing]] (7)		*[[Thunderwing (G1)\|Thunderwing]] (7)
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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	===Artwork and technical errors===		===Artwork and technical errors===
	*The first page announces this as "PART FOUR" of ''Matrix Quest'' instead of part 3.		* The first page announces this as "PART FOUR" of ''Matrix Quest'' instead of part 3.
	*Page 4, panel 4: Pincher's Pretender shell chin strap is colored like flesh.		* Page 4, panel 4: Pincher's Pretender shell chin strap is colored like flesh.
	*Thunderwing's jet backpack is there half the time and missing the other half.		* Thunderwing's jet backpack is there half the time and missing the other half.
	*Thunderwing is colored as if he's a fleshy yellow guy wearing armor, with his upper chest, shoulders and neck being exposed. Usually only his face is visible.		* Thunderwing is colored as if he's a fleshy yellow guy wearing armor, with his upper chest, shoulders and neck being exposed. Usually only his face is visible.
	*José Delbo apparently lost track of what was or wasn't a Pretender shell—Pincher's robot mode is repeatedly drawn and colored with a human face.		* José Delbo apparently lost track of what was or wasn't a Pretender shell—Pincher's robot mode is repeatedly drawn and colored with a human face.
	*Pincher and Doubleheader's Pretender shells aren't seen again after they exit them, raising the question of why they didn't use them in the battle.		* Pincher and Doubleheader's Pretender shells aren't seen again after they exit them, raising the question of why they didn't use them in the battle.

	===Continuity errors===		===Continuity errors===
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	===Continuity notes===		===Continuity notes===
	*Thunderwing's affinity for the Matrix is first mentioned here.		* Thunderwing's affinity for the Matrix is first mentioned here.
	*This may be the most flashback-intensive Transformer story ever; 6 of 20 pages are flashbacks—including at one point a flashback within a flashback within a "several minutes earlier" which could technically be considered yet another flashback.		* This may be the most flashback-intensive Transformer story ever; 6 of 20 pages are flashbacks—including at one point a flashback within a flashback within a "several minutes earlier" which could technically be considered yet another flashback.
	*Xaaron refers back to Primus's awakening from "[[The Primal Scream\|Primal Scream]]" in his mission briefing.		* Xaaron refers back to Primus's awakening from "[[The Primal Scream\|Primal Scream]]" in his mission briefing.

	===Real-life references===		===Real-life references===
	*The issue is an ~~obvious~~ homage to the Herman Melville classic ''{{w\|Moby-Dick}}'', with Longtooth filling the role of the crazed, vengeance-obsessed Captain Ahab. In particular, it borrows the opening line ("Call me Ishmael") and the name of Ahab's whaling vessel (the Pequod)		* The issue is an homage to the Herman Melville classic ''{{w\|Moby-Dick}}'', with Longtooth filling the role of the crazed, vengeance-obsessed Captain Ahab. In particular, it borrows the opening line ("Call me Ishmael") and the name of Ahab's whaling vessel (the Pequod)
	*The story also heavily references the movie ''{{w\|Jaws (film)\|Jaws}}'', with a holiday ground being threatened by a killer beast, the creature's bite radius being a plot point, fortune hunters descending to hunt the creature, and the beleaguered harbor master trying to keep people from sailing into the dangerous waters (he even cops dialogue from oceanographer Hooper, saying that "This was no boat accident!" and "They're all going to die!") The ship that Longtooth steals to hunt the Klud is named "The Orca", the same as the shark-hunting fishing boat from the film.		* The story also heavily references the movie ''{{w\|Jaws (film)\|Jaws}}'', with a holiday ground being threatened by a killer beast, the creature's bite radius being a plot point, fortune hunters descending to hunt the creature, and the beleaguered harbor master trying to keep people from sailing into the dangerous waters (he even cops dialogue from oceanographer Hooper, saying that "This was no boat accident!" and "They're all going to die!") The ship that Longtooth steals to hunt the Klud is named "The Orca", the same as the shark-hunting fishing boat from the film.

	===UK printing===		===UK printing===
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	*'''Additional ''Transformers'' story:''' "[[The Lesser Evil!]]"		*'''Additional ''Transformers'' story:''' "[[The Lesser Evil!]]"
	*'''Other strips:''' ''[[Action Force (comic)\|G.I. Joe the Action Force]]'' - "Fair Trade" and ''[[Combat Colin]]''		*'''Other strips:''' ''[[Action Force (comic)\|G.I. Joe the Action Force]]'' - "Fair Trade" and ''[[Combat Colin]]''
	*'''[[Transformers AtoZ\|AtoZ]]:''' [[Twin Twist]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Ultra Magnus]]		*'''[[Transformers AtoZ\|AtoZ]]:''' [[Twin Twist (G1)\|Twin Twist]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Ultra Magnus]]
	'''Issue #287:'''		'''Issue #287:'''
	*'''Additional ''Transformers'' story:''' "[[Inside Story!]]"		*'''Additional ''Transformers'' story:''' "[[Inside Story!]]"
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	===Other trivia===		===Other trivia===
	*''[[The Transformers Universe\|Transformers Universe]]'' profiles for [[Crankcase (G1)\|Crankcase]] and [[Needlenose (G1)\|Needlenose]] are found after the main story.		* ''[[The Transformers Universe (Marvel)\|Transformers Universe]]'' profiles for [[Crankcase (G1)\|Crankcase]] and [[Needlenose (G1)\|Needlenose]] are found after the main story.
	*The [[letters page]] declared ''[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)\|The Transformers]]'' and Marvel Universes to be separate. It also politely asked the readers to forget about [[Prisoner of War!\|issue #3]] (which guest-starred [[Spider-Man]] and had other Marvel cameos).		* The [[letters page]] declared ''[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)\|The Transformers]]'' and Marvel Universes to be separate. It also politely asked the readers to forget about [[Prisoner of War!\|issue #3]] (which guest-starred [[Spider-Man]] and had other Marvel cameos).
	* The face of Thunderwing's Pretender shell varies a lot depending on the artist; here, inker Dan Reed - notable for his UK work - gives it a heavily organic style. Next issue, penciler Geoff Senior will make it appear strictly robotic.		* The face of Thunderwing's Pretender shell varies a lot depending on the artist; here, inker Dan Reed - notable for his UK work - gives it a heavily organic style. Next issue, penciler Geoff Senior will make it appear strictly robotic.

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	===Covers (5)===		===Covers (5)===
	*'''US cover:''' Longtooth Ahab, by [[~~Jose~~ Delbo]] and [[Ian Akin]].		*'''US cover:''' Longtooth Ahab, by [[José Delbo]] and [[Ian Akin]].
	*'''UK issue #286 cover:''' Starscream and Grimlock defeat Bludgeon, by [[Andrew Wildman]].		*'''UK issue #286 cover:''' Starscream and Grimlock defeat Bludgeon, by [[Andrew Wildman]].
	*'''UK issue #287 cover:''' Springer and Superion, by [[Staz\|Stewart Johnson]].		*'''UK issue #287 cover:''' Springer and Superion, by [[Staz\|Stewart Johnson]].

BerylRoll: /* Synopsis */

2025-12-31T07:39:26Z

Synopsis

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	==Synopsis==		==Synopsis==
	[[File:Klud-us64.jpg\|left\|upright=0.9\|thumb\|Longtooth is issued a cetacean.]]		[[File:Klud-us64.jpg\|left\|upright=0.9\|thumb\|Longtooth is issued a cetacean.]]
	On the mercury seas of [[Pequod]], the one-legged [[Autobot]] [[Longtooth]] is closing in on his prey, the whale-like creature known as the [[Klud]] that tore away his leg. As he aims his [[harpoon]] gun at the creature, his fellow Autobot [[Pretender]]s [[Pincher (G1)\|Pincher]] and [[Doubleheader]] are racing to stop him in another craft. As they near their destination, Pincher thinks back on how things became so desperate...		On the mercury seas of [[Pequod]], the one-legged [[Autobot]] [[Longtooth]] is closing in [[Fishing\|on his prey]], the whale-like creature known as the [[Klud]] that tore away his leg. As he aims his [[harpoon]] gun at the creature, his fellow Autobot [[Pretender]]s [[Pincher (G1)\|Pincher]] and [[Doubleheader]] are racing to stop him in another craft. As they near their destination, Pincher thinks back on how things became so desperate...

	Two weeks earlier, the trio had begun their leg of the [[Matrix Quest]], leaving the [[Ark (G1)\|Ark]] and eventually arriving at the harbor town of [[Gottlieb]] on Pequod. Only a little while ago, the Klud were believed to be extinct, and yet now one had turned up again, attacking boaters. The Pretenders decided to check it out, believing the creature's sudden return to life could have been caused by the Matrix's power.		Two weeks earlier, the trio had begun their leg of the [[Matrix Quest]], leaving the [[Ark (G1)\|Ark]] and eventually arriving at the harbor town of [[Gottlieb]] on Pequod. Only a little while ago, the Klud were believed to be extinct, and yet now one had turned up again, attacking boaters. The Pretenders decided to check it out, believing the creature's sudden return to life could have been caused by the Matrix's power.

Chris McFeely at 13:10, 6 October 2025

2025-10-06T13:10:25Z

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	\|caption=Primus have mercy on us all - Pretenders and Powermasters alike - for we are all somehow dreadfully cracked about the head, and sadly need mending.		\|caption=Primus have mercy on us all - Pretenders and Powermasters alike - for we are all somehow dreadfully cracked about the head, and sadly need mending.
	\|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]		\|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
	\|~~date~~=January [[1990]]		\|shippingdate=[[January 23]], [[1990]]
			\|onsaledate=[[February 13]], 1990
	\|coverdate=March 1990		\|coverdate=March 1990
	\|writer=[[Simon Furman]]		\|writer=[[Simon Furman]]

Escargon: /* Covers (5) */

2025-07-07T10:38:42Z

Covers (5)

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	===Covers (5)===		===Covers (5)===
	*'''US cover:''' Longtooth Ahab, by [[Ian Akin]].		*'''US cover:''' Longtooth Ahab, by [[Jose Delbo]] and [[Ian Akin]].
	*'''UK issue #286 cover:''' Starscream and Grimlock defeat Bludgeon, by [[Andrew Wildman]].		*'''UK issue #286 cover:''' Starscream and Grimlock defeat Bludgeon, by [[Andrew Wildman]].
	*'''UK issue #287 cover:''' Springer and Superion, by [[Staz\|Stewart Johnson]].		*'''UK issue #287 cover:''' Springer and Superion, by [[Staz\|Stewart Johnson]].

TheLastGherkin: /* UK printing */

2023-08-07T17:37:45Z

UK printing

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	*'''Other strips:''' ''G.I. Joe the Action Force'' - "Fair Trade" and ''Combat Colin''		*'''Other strips:''' ''G.I. Joe the Action Force'' - "Fair Trade" and ''Combat Colin''
	*'''AtoZ:''' [[Unicron/Generation 1\|Unicron]]		*'''AtoZ:''' [[Unicron/Generation 1\|Unicron]]
			*[[Mystery!\|<<]] [[Dreadwind (G1)\|Dreadwind]] answers [[Letters page (Marvel UK)\|a letter]] from Steven Mapes who, with his twin David, would go on to become ''Transformers'' rarity collectors, [[Unofficial conventions\|convention organisers]], and webmasters of fansite [http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/ Transformers At The Moon.] [[Surrender!\|>>]]
	'''Issue #288:'''		'''Issue #288:'''
	*'''Additional ''Transformers'' story:''' "[[Front Line! (issue)\|Front Line!]]"		*'''Additional ''Transformers'' story:''' "[[Front Line! (issue)\|Front Line!]]"

Some Dweeb at 12:39, 15 January 2022

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	*The [[letters page]] declared ''[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)\|The Transformers]]'' and Marvel Universes to be separate. It also politely asked the readers to forget about [[Prisoner of War!\|issue #3]] (which guest-starred [[Spider-Man]] and had other Marvel cameos).		*The [[letters page]] declared ''[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)\|The Transformers]]'' and Marvel Universes to be separate. It also politely asked the readers to forget about [[Prisoner of War!\|issue #3]] (which guest-starred [[Spider-Man]] and had other Marvel cameos).
	* The face of Thunderwing's Pretender shell varies a lot depending on the artist; here, inker Dan Reed - notable for his UK work - gives it a heavily organic style. Next issue, penciler Geoff Senior will make it appear strictly robotic.		* The face of Thunderwing's Pretender shell varies a lot depending on the artist; here, inker Dan Reed - notable for his UK work - gives it a heavily organic style. Next issue, penciler Geoff Senior will make it appear strictly robotic.

			===Foreign Localization===
			'''Swedish'''
			*: ''Title (1990):'' "'''Sjöodjuret'''" ("The Sea Monster")
			*: ''Title (2019):'' "'''Dödlig Besatthet'''" ("Deadly Obsession")

	===Covers (5)===		===Covers (5)===

Thylacine 2000: /* Real-life references */

2021-09-28T01:10:59Z

Real-life references

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	===Real-life references===		===Real-life references===
	*The issue is an obvious homage to the Herman Melville classic ''{{w\|Moby-Dick}}'', with Longtooth filling the role of the crazed, vengeance-obsessed Captain Ahab. In particular, it borrows the opening line ("Call me Ishmael") and the name of Ahab's whaling vessel (the Pequod)		*The issue is an obvious homage to the Herman Melville classic ''{{w\|Moby-Dick}}'', with Longtooth filling the role of the crazed, vengeance-obsessed Captain Ahab. In particular, it borrows the opening line ("Call me Ishmael") and the name of Ahab's whaling vessel (the Pequod)
	*The story also heavily references the movie ''{{w\|Jaws (film)\|Jaws}}'', with a holiday ground being threatened by a killer beast, the creature's bite radius being a plot point, fortune hunters descending to hunt the creature, and the beleaguered harbor master trying to keep people from sailing into the dangerous waters (he even cops ~~a line~~ from oceanographer Hooper, saying that "They're all going to die!") The ship that Longtooth steals to hunt the Klud is named "The Orca", the same as the shark-hunting fishing boat from the film.		*The story also heavily references the movie ''{{w\|Jaws (film)\|Jaws}}'', with a holiday ground being threatened by a killer beast, the creature's bite radius being a plot point, fortune hunters descending to hunt the creature, and the beleaguered harbor master trying to keep people from sailing into the dangerous waters (he even cops dialogue from oceanographer Hooper, saying that "This was no boat accident!" and "They're all going to die!") The ship that Longtooth steals to hunt the Klud is named "The Orca", the same as the shark-hunting fishing boat from the film.

	===UK printing===		===UK printing===

Emvee at 20:50, 21 June 2021

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	==Synopsis==		==Synopsis==
	[[File:Klud-us64.jpg\|left\|upright=0.9\|thumb\|Longtooth is issued a cetacean.]]		[[File:Klud-us64.jpg\|left\|upright=0.9\|thumb\|Longtooth is issued a cetacean.]]
	On the mercury seas of [[Pequod]], the one-legged [[Autobot]] [[Longtooth]] is closing in on his prey, the whale-like creature known as the [[Klud]] that tore away his leg. As he aims his [[harpoon ~~gun~~]] at the creature, his fellow Autobot [[Pretender]]s [[Pincher (G1)\|Pincher]] and [[Doubleheader]] are racing to stop him in another craft. As they near their destination, Pincher thinks back on how things became so desperate...		On the mercury seas of [[Pequod]], the one-legged [[Autobot]] [[Longtooth]] is closing in on his prey, the whale-like creature known as the [[Klud]] that tore away his leg. As he aims his [[harpoon]] gun at the creature, his fellow Autobot [[Pretender]]s [[Pincher (G1)\|Pincher]] and [[Doubleheader]] are racing to stop him in another craft. As they near their destination, Pincher thinks back on how things became so desperate...

	Two weeks earlier, the trio had begun their leg of the [[Matrix Quest]], leaving the [[Ark (G1)\|Ark]] and eventually arriving at the harbor town of [[Gottlieb]] on Pequod. Only a little while ago, the Klud were believed to be extinct, and yet now one had turned up again, attacking boaters. The Pretenders decided to check it out, believing the creature's sudden return to life could have been caused by the Matrix's power.		Two weeks earlier, the trio had begun their leg of the [[Matrix Quest]], leaving the [[Ark (G1)\|Ark]] and eventually arriving at the harbor town of [[Gottlieb]] on Pequod. Only a little while ago, the Klud were believed to be extinct, and yet now one had turned up again, attacking boaters. The Pretenders decided to check it out, believing the creature's sudden return to life could have been caused by the Matrix's power.

Emvee at 20:49, 21 June 2021

2021-06-21T20:49:57Z

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	==Synopsis==		==Synopsis==
	[[File:Klud-us64.jpg\|left\|upright=0.9\|thumb\|Longtooth is issued a cetacean.]]		[[File:Klud-us64.jpg\|left\|upright=0.9\|thumb\|Longtooth is issued a cetacean.]]
	On the mercury seas of [[Pequod]], the one-legged [[Autobot]] [[Longtooth]] is closing in on his prey, the whale-like creature known as the [[Klud]] that tore away his leg. As he aims his harpoon gun at the creature, his fellow Autobot [[Pretender]]s [[Pincher (G1)\|Pincher]] and [[Doubleheader]] are racing to stop him in another craft. As they near their destination, Pincher thinks back on how things became so desperate...		On the mercury seas of [[Pequod]], the one-legged [[Autobot]] [[Longtooth]] is closing in on his prey, the whale-like creature known as the [[Klud]] that tore away his leg. As he aims his [[harpoon gun]] at the creature, his fellow Autobot [[Pretender]]s [[Pincher (G1)\|Pincher]] and [[Doubleheader]] are racing to stop him in another craft. As they near their destination, Pincher thinks back on how things became so desperate...

	Two weeks earlier, the trio had begun their leg of the [[Matrix Quest]], leaving the [[Ark (G1)\|Ark]] and eventually arriving at the harbor town of [[Gottlieb]] on Pequod. Only a little while ago, the Klud were believed to be extinct, and yet now one had turned up again, attacking boaters. The Pretenders decided to check it out, believing the creature's sudden return to life could have been caused by the Matrix's power.		Two weeks earlier, the trio had begun their leg of the [[Matrix Quest]], leaving the [[Ark (G1)\|Ark]] and eventually arriving at the harbor town of [[Gottlieb]] on Pequod. Only a little while ago, the Klud were believed to be extinct, and yet now one had turned up again, attacking boaters. The Pretenders decided to check it out, believing the creature's sudden return to life could have been caused by the Matrix's power.

MistaTee: /* Reprints */ credits correction

2020-08-08T20:05:04Z

Reprints: credits correction

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	*'''[[Classic Transformers Volume 5\|''Classic Transformers'' Volume 5]]:''' panels from this issue, "[[Eye of the Storm]]", "[[Deadly Obsession]]" and "[[...All This and Civil War 2]]".		*'''[[Classic Transformers Volume 5\|''Classic Transformers'' Volume 5]]:''' panels from this issue, "[[Eye of the Storm]]", "[[Deadly Obsession]]" and "[[...All This and Civil War 2]]".
	*'''[[The Transformers Classics, Vol. 5\|''The Transformers Classics,'' Vol. 5]] cover:''' [[Prowl (G1)\|Prowl]], by [[Guido Guidi]].		*'''[[The Transformers Classics, Vol. 5\|''The Transformers Classics,'' Vol. 5]] cover:''' [[Prowl (G1)\|Prowl]], by [[Guido Guidi]].
	*'''''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]], Volume 17: Matrix Quest:''''' Nightbeat and Prime's corpse by ~~???~~ and [[Geoff Senior]].		*'''''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]], Volume 17: Matrix Quest:''''' Nightbeat and Prime's corpse by [[Makoto Ono]] and [[Geoff Senior]].
	<gallery>		<gallery>
	File:Titan-MatrixQuestSC.jpg\|'''''Matrix Quest'' TPB''' (Titan Books, 2002)		File:Titan-MatrixQuestSC.jpg\|'''''Matrix Quest'' TPB''' (Titan Books, 2002)