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Quirky-artist-charlie: /* Continuity notes */ Spelling!

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	**"[[Recipe for Disaster!]]" had explicitly stated that, in the Marvel continuity, Transformers do not have gender. While this didn't pose any overt problems for the US series, as no female Transformers appeared in it, Arcee had already appeared in the UK comic several times, necessitating a story be written to provide an explanation.		**"[[Recipe for Disaster!]]" had explicitly stated that, in the Marvel continuity, Transformers do not have gender. While this didn't pose any overt problems for the US series, as no female Transformers appeared in it, Arcee had already appeared in the UK comic several times, necessitating a story be written to provide an explanation.
	**Simon Furman didn't think it made sense for Transformers to have genders, as they were robots that didn't reproduce sexually, so if there had to be an origin it wasn't going to be one meant very seriously.		**Simon Furman didn't think it made sense for Transformers to have genders, as they were robots that didn't reproduce sexually, so if there had to be an origin it wasn't going to be one meant very seriously.
	*In terms of story chronology, this is the first UK story set in a future timeline (1995) and ~~centring~~ on the [[The Transformers: The Movie\|movie]] cast. The next story, from the movie characters' point of view at least, would be "[[Ark Duty]]", followed by the Shockwave segment of "[[Aspects of Evil!]]".		*In terms of story chronology, this is the first UK story set in a future timeline (1995) and centering on the [[The Transformers: The Movie\|movie]] cast. The next story, from the movie characters' point of view at least, would be "[[Ark Duty]]", followed by the Shockwave segment of "[[Aspects of Evil!]]".

	===Continuity and plotting errors===		===Continuity and plotting errors===

TheLastGherkin: /* Back-up material */

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	*'''Additional ''Transformers'' story:''' "[[King Con!]]"		*'''Additional ''Transformers'' story:''' "[[King Con!]]"
	*'''Other strips:''' ''[[Action Force (comic)\|Action Force]]'' - "Airshow" and ''Combat Colin''		*'''Other strips:''' ''[[Action Force (comic)\|Action Force]]'' - "Airshow" and ''Combat Colin''
	*'''Classic Covers Calendar:''' September [[Worlds Apart!\|#130]]		*'''[[Classic Covers Calendar]]''': The ninth in a series of monthly calendars that showcased inks from covers of yesteryear with new colours. This September edition used [[Geoff Senior]]'s inks from [[Worlds Apart!\|issue 130]].
	*'''Free gift:''' temporary tattoo (Autobot and Decepticon [[Insignia\|symbols]])		*'''Free gift:''' temporary tattoo (Autobot and Decepticon [[Insignia\|symbols]])

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	*[[Feminist mob\|Feminists]] (3)		*[[Feminist mob\|Feminists]] (3)
	}}		}}

	~~==Quotes==~~

	==Notes==		==Notes==
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	===Continuity and plotting errors===		===Continuity and plotting errors===
	*Optimus Prime appears in his smaller-robot [[Powermaster]] form. As he had stopped using that body before 1995 in the main timeline, then the story possibly takes place in the standard Marvel UK future timeline (which the notes above assume). He was never seen in that body in that timeline either though (which doesn't mean that he couldn't have been a Powermaster in 1995). It's probably best not to think too much about it.		*Optimus Prime appears in his smaller-robot [[Powermaster]] form. As he had stopped using that body before 1995 in the main timeline, then the story possibly takes place in the standard Marvel UK future timeline (which the notes above assume). He was never seen in that body in that timeline either though (which doesn't mean that he couldn't have been a Powermaster in 1995). It's probably best not to think too much about it.

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

	===Real-life references===		===Real-life references===

Autoboty: /* Continuity notes */

2021-10-12T12:30:58Z

Continuity notes

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	[[File:Prime's Rib! enraged feminists.jpg\|thumb\|upright=0.8\|They're right, you know.]]		[[File:Prime's Rib! enraged feminists.jpg\|thumb\|upright=0.8\|They're right, you know.]]
	*This belated origin story for Arcee came about for two reasons:		*This belated origin story for Arcee came about for two reasons:
	**"[[Recipe for Disaster!" had explicitly stated that, in the Marvel continuity, Transformers do not have gender. While this didn't pose any overt problems for the US series, as no female Transformers appeared in it, Arcee had already appeared in the UK comic several times, necessitating a story be written to provide an explanation.		**"[[Recipe for Disaster!]]" had explicitly stated that, in the Marvel continuity, Transformers do not have gender. While this didn't pose any overt problems for the US series, as no female Transformers appeared in it, Arcee had already appeared in the UK comic several times, necessitating a story be written to provide an explanation.
	**Simon Furman didn't think it made sense for Transformers to have genders, as they were robots that didn't reproduce sexually, so if there had to be an origin it wasn't going to be one meant very seriously.		**Simon Furman didn't think it made sense for Transformers to have genders, as they were robots that didn't reproduce sexually, so if there had to be an origin it wasn't going to be one meant very seriously.
	*In terms of story chronology, this is the first UK story set in a future timeline (1995) and centring on the [[The Transformers: The Movie\|movie]] cast. The next story, from the movie characters' point of view at least, would be "[[Ark Duty]]", followed by the Shockwave segment of "[[Aspects of Evil!]]".		*In terms of story chronology, this is the first UK story set in a future timeline (1995) and centring on the [[The Transformers: The Movie\|movie]] cast. The next story, from the movie characters' point of view at least, would be "[[Ark Duty]]", followed by the Shockwave segment of "[[Aspects of Evil!]]".

Charles RB: /* Continuity notes */

2021-05-18T03:48:46Z

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	===Continuity notes===		===Continuity notes===
	[[File:Prime's Rib! enraged feminists.jpg\|thumb\|upright=0.8\|They're right, you know.]]		[[File:Prime's Rib! enraged feminists.jpg\|thumb\|upright=0.8\|They're right, you know.]]
	*This belated origin story for Arcee came about ~~in response to new information introduced in~~ [[Recipe for Disaster!~~\|US issue #53]]. That story introduced the idea~~ that, in the Marvel continuity, Transformers do not have gender. While this didn't pose any overt problems for the US series, as no female Transformers appeared in it, Arcee had already appeared in the UK comic several times, necessitating ~~this~~ story be written to provide an explanation that ~~would square her existence with this new view of gender~~.		*This belated origin story for Arcee came about for two reasons:
			**"[[Recipe for Disaster!" had explicitly stated that, in the Marvel continuity, Transformers do not have gender. While this didn't pose any overt problems for the US series, as no female Transformers appeared in it, Arcee had already appeared in the UK comic several times, necessitating a story be written to provide an explanation.
			**Simon Furman didn't think it made sense for Transformers to have genders, as they were robots that didn't reproduce sexually, so if there had to be an origin it wasn't going to be one meant very seriously.
	*In terms of story chronology, this is the first UK story set in a future timeline (1995) and centring on the [[The Transformers: The Movie\|movie]] cast. The next story, from the movie characters' point of view at least, would be "[[Ark Duty]]", followed by the Shockwave segment of "[[Aspects of Evil!]]".		*In terms of story chronology, this is the first UK story set in a future timeline (1995) and centring on the [[The Transformers: The Movie\|movie]] cast. The next story, from the movie characters' point of view at least, would be "[[Ark Duty]]", followed by the Shockwave segment of "[[Aspects of Evil!]]".

MistaTee: /* Reprints */ credits correction

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	===Reprints===		===Reprints===
	*'''''[[Transformers: Earthforce]]'' cover:''' [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Grimlock]] thumps a table - crop of the cover to UK issue [[Break-Away!\|#263]], by [[Stephen Baskerville]].		*'''''[[Transformers: Earthforce]]'' cover:''' [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Grimlock]] thumps a table - crop of the cover to UK issue [[Break-Away!\|#263]], by [[Stephen Baskerville]].
	*'''''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]]: Volume 17: Matrix Quest''''' Nightbeat and ~~Optimus~~ Prime's corpse.		*'''''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]], Volume 17: Matrix Quest:''''' Nightbeat and Prime's corpse by [[Makoto Ono]] and [[Geoff Senior]].
	<gallery>		<gallery>
	File:Titan B&W Compilation-Earthforce.jpg\|'''''Earthforce''''' (Titan Books, 2005)		File:Titan B&W Compilation-Earthforce.jpg\|'''''Earthforce''''' (Titan Books, 2005)

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	==Synopsis==		==Synopsis==
	On [[July 15]], [[1995]], in an attempt to forge better relationships with the [[human]]s on [[Earth]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Optimus Prime]] unveils a new '[[Female Transformer\|female]]' [[Autobot]] called [[Arcee (G1)\|Arcee]] to counter claims of sexism from human [[Feminist mob\|feminists]]. Much to Prime's bemusement, Arcee ~~doesn’t~~ prove popular with the feminists who complain that she looks weak and shouldn't be pink.		On [[July 15]], [[1995]], in an attempt to forge better relationships with the [[human]]s on [[Earth]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Optimus Prime]] unveils a new '[[Female Transformer\|female]]' [[Autobot]] called [[Arcee (G1)\|Arcee]] to counter claims of sexism from human [[Feminist mob\|feminists]]. Much to Prime's bemusement, Arcee doesn't prove popular with the feminists who complain that she looks weak and shouldn't be pink.

	[[File:Arceeprimesrib.jpg\|left\|upright=1.1\|thumb\|Just like a woman! Complain, complain complain!]]		[[File:Arceeprimesrib.jpg\|left\|upright=1.1\|thumb\|Just like a woman! Complain, complain complain!]]
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	===Other trivia===		===Other trivia===
	*~~Issue~~ [[The Hunting Party (Marvel)\|#229's]] editorial said "[[Prime's Rib!]]" would be the next UK strip after "[[The Big Shutdown!]]", indicating plans got changed fast as "[[A Small War!]]" ran two weeks later. #229 also claimed this story was "for all you feminists out there" because someone was a troll.		*[[The Hunting Party (Marvel)\|Issue #229]]'s editorial said "Prime's Rib!" would be the next UK strip after "[[The Big Shutdown!]]", indicating plans got changed fast as "[[A Small War!]]" ran two weeks later. #229 also claimed this story was "for all you feminists out there" because someone was a troll.

	===Back-up material===		===Back-up material===

S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47 at 19:50, 17 January 2020

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	[[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Jazz]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Hot Rod]] are unable to understand what all the fuss is about as the only thing that they can see that separates Arcee from other Autobot warriors is a variation in the upper chassis design.		[[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Jazz]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Hot Rod]] are unable to understand what all the fuss is about as the only thing that they can see that separates Arcee from other Autobot warriors is a variation in the upper chassis design.

	As Optimus Prime attempts to calm the feminists, the [[Decepticon]] [[Headmaster (technology)\|Headmasters]] [[Fangry (G1)\|Fangry]], [[Squeezeplay (G1)\|Squeezeplay]] and [[Horri-Bull]], led by [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Shockwave]], launch a surprise attack. Prime orders Arcee to stay back while he handles the Decepticons, much to Arcee's disgust.		As Optimus Prime attempts to calm the feminists, the [[Decepticon]] [[Headmaster (technology)\|Headmasters]] [[Fangry (G1)\|Fangry]], [[Squeezeplay (G1)\|Squeezeplay]], and [[Horri-Bull]], led by [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Shockwave]], launch a surprise attack. Prime orders Arcee to stay back while he handles the Decepticons, much to Arcee's disgust.

	Optimus Prime is soon overpowered and Arcee is forced to go to his rescue, managing to drive off the Decepticons. During the confusion, she and Hot Rod collide and end up in a heap on the floor, leading Hot Rod to declare that he's all for female Transformers, much to the feminists' displeasure.		Optimus Prime is soon overpowered and Arcee is forced to go to his rescue, managing to drive off the Decepticons. During the confusion, she and Hot Rod collide and end up in a heap on the floor, leading Hot Rod to declare that he's all for female Transformers, much to the feminists' displeasure.

Locoman: /* Continuity and plotting errors */

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	===Continuity and plotting errors===		===Continuity and plotting errors===
	*Optimus Prime appears in his smaller-robot [[Powermaster]] form. As he had stopped using that body before 1995 in the main timeline, then the story possibly takes place in the standard Marvel UK future timeline (which the notes ~~below~~ assume). He was never seen in that body in that timeline either though (which doesn't mean that he couldn't have been a Powermaster in 1995). It's probably best not to think too much about it.		*Optimus Prime appears in his smaller-robot [[Powermaster]] form. As he had stopped using that body before 1995 in the main timeline, then the story possibly takes place in the standard Marvel UK future timeline (which the notes above assume). He was never seen in that body in that timeline either though (which doesn't mean that he couldn't have been a Powermaster in 1995). It's probably best not to think too much about it.

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

Chris McFeely: /* Notes */ Not to jump ahead in my Marvel re-do wiki project, but given that this story is purely a response to another one, its own quality notwithstanding, it's probably not the article that warrants the grief anyway.

2019-09-30T23:01:44Z

Notes: Not to jump ahead in my Marvel re-do wiki project, but given that this story is purely a response to another one, its own quality notwithstanding, it's probably not the article that warrants the grief anyway.

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	===~~Artwork and technical errors~~===		===Continuity notes===
	[[File:Prime's Rib! enraged feminists.jpg\|thumb\|upright=0.8\|They're right, you know.]]		[[File:Prime's Rib! enraged feminists.jpg\|thumb\|upright=0.8\|They're right, you know.]]
			*This belated origin story for Arcee came about in response to new information introduced in [[Recipe for Disaster!\|US issue #53]]. That story introduced the idea that, in the Marvel continuity, Transformers do not have gender. While this didn't pose any overt problems for the US series, as no female Transformers appeared in it, Arcee had already appeared in the UK comic several times, necessitating this story be written to provide an explanation that would square her existence with this new view of gender.
			*In terms of story chronology, this is the first UK story set in a future timeline (1995) and centring on the [[The Transformers: The Movie\|movie]] cast. The next story, from the movie characters' point of view at least, would be "[[Ark Duty]]", followed by the Shockwave segment of "[[Aspects of Evil!]]".

	===Continuity errors===		===Continuity and plotting errors===
	*Optimus Prime appears in his smaller-robot [[Powermaster]] form. As he had stopped using that body before 1995 in the main timeline, then the story possibly takes place in the standard Marvel UK future timeline (which the notes below assume). He was never seen in that body in that timeline either though (which doesn't mean that he couldn't have been a Powermaster in 1995). It's probably best not to think too much about it.		*Optimus Prime appears in his smaller-robot [[Powermaster]] form. As he had stopped using that body before 1995 in the main timeline, then the story possibly takes place in the standard Marvel UK future timeline (which the notes below assume). He was never seen in that body in that timeline either though (which doesn't mean that he couldn't have been a Powermaster in 1995). It's probably best not to think too much about it.

	===~~Continuity notes~~===		===Artwork and technical errors===
	*In terms of story chronology, this is the first UK story set in a future timeline (1995) and centring on the [[The Transformers: The Movie\|movie]] cast. The next story, from the movie characters' point of view at least, would be "[[Ark Duty]]", followed by the Shockwave segment of "[[Aspects of Evil!]]".

	===Real-life references===		===Real-life references===