Prime Directive Preview - Revision history

S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47 at 02:48, 3 October 2025

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	\|seriesissue=[[Transformers: Generation 1 (Dreamwave)\|''Transformers: Generation 1'']] Preview		\|seriesissue=[[Transformers: Generation 1 (Dreamwave)\|''Transformers: Generation 1'']] Volume 1 Preview
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GhostPrime11708: /* Covers (2) */

2025-06-28T21:04:48Z

Covers (2)

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	===Covers (2)===		===Covers (2)===
	*First edition: The excavation of Soundwave		*'''First edition''': The excavation of Soundwave
	*Reprint: Optimus Prime, along with his combat deck and Roller		*'''Reprint''': Optimus Prime, along with his combat deck and Roller
	<gallery>		<gallery>
	Image:G1_Vol.1_Issue0_1.jpg\|		Image:G1_Vol.1_Issue0_1.jpg\|

Prime Radiant: /* Notes */ Pat Lee's "top secret" Transformer

2020-08-04T15:09:13Z

Notes: Pat Lee's "top secret" Transformer

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
			[[Image:PatLeeTopSecretTF.jpg\|right\|thumb\|''Shhh!'' Top secret!]]
	*This six-page preview was initially released in March 2002 to retailers only.		*This six-page preview was initially released in March 2002 to retailers only.
	*The first edition included seven pages of Transformers sketches.		*The first edition included seven pages of Transformers sketches, including a sketch of "Pat's top secret Transformer" (see image).
	*Only around 4500 of the first edition were produced.		*Only around 4500 of the first edition were produced.
	*The reprint edition also featured the same sketches, but omitted a pencil rendering of the issue #1 Autobot cover.		*The reprint edition also featured the same sketches, but omitted a pencil rendering of the issue #1 Autobot cover.

Mammalian Verisimilitude at 17:09, 18 January 2019

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	===Advertisements (reprint)===		===Advertisements (reprint)===
	*G1 calendar		*G1 calendar
	*[[Dreamwave Armada issue 1\|''Armada'' #1]]		*[[Dreamwave Armada issue 1\|''Transformers: Armada'' #1]]
	*''Armada'' calendar		*''Transformers: Armada'' calendar
	*[[BotCon]] 2002		*[[BotCon]] 2002
	*[[Titan Books]] G1 reprints		*[[Titan Books]] G1 reprints
	*''Spriggan'' DVDs		*''Spriggan'' DVDs
	*[[Prime Directive issue 2\|''~~Prime Directive~~'' #2]]		*[[Prime Directive issue 2\|''Transformers: Generation 1'' #2]]
	*''Darkminds: Macropolis'' #3		*''Darkminds: Macropolis'' #3
	*''Warlands'' TPB #2		*''Warlands'' TPB #2

Nevermore: /* Notes */

2017-08-28T20:58:53Z

Notes

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	*The reprint also included an eight-page "[[Armada Preview\|''Armada'' Preview]]", along with a written piece and four pages of art by [[James Raiz]], mainly for ''[[Transformers: Armada (Dreamwave)\|Armada]]'' but including concept art for ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)\|Robots in Disguise]]'' for proposal purposes for [[Hasbro]].		*The reprint also included an eight-page "[[Armada Preview\|''Armada'' Preview]]", along with a written piece and four pages of art by [[James Raiz]], mainly for ''[[Transformers: Armada (Dreamwave)\|Armada]]'' but including concept art for ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)\|Robots in Disguise]]'' for proposal purposes for [[Hasbro]].
	*The first edition had a pin-up of [[Starscream (G1)\|Starscream]] on the back cover which was later sold as a full-sized poster.		*The first edition had a pin-up of [[Starscream (G1)\|Starscream]] on the back cover which was later sold as a full-sized poster.
			*The inside cover of this issue marks the first official use of the term "Generation 1" outside of Japan.

	===Covers (2)===		===Covers (2)===

Saix: clean up, replaced: * → * (24), Lazarus (G1) → Lazarus (2)

2016-03-12T19:03:30Z

clean up, replaced: * → * (24), Lazarus (G1) → Lazarus (2)

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	==Synopsis==		==Synopsis==
	[[~~Lazarus (G1)\|~~Lazarus]] and Mr. [[Ratzenberg]] walk in the [[Arctic]]. Ratzenberg complains about the conditions and the fact that he does not even know what they are going to see. Lazarus asks for patience, but Ratzenberg still complains, finally putting his hand on Lazarus' shoulder to ask if he's listening. Lazarus bends Ratzenberg's hand back, forcing him to the ground. Lazarus does most of the talking now, asking if Ratzenberg believes in second chances. He makes allusions to the [[Transformer]]s, how great it would be to be allied with them, and how much people would pay to align themselves with them. Ratzenberg remains clueless. They finally reach the excavation site and see [[Soundwave (G1)\|Soundwave]] partially revealed. Ratzenberg asks who to make his check out to.		[[Lazarus]] and Mr. [[Ratzenberg]] walk in the [[Arctic]]. Ratzenberg complains about the conditions and the fact that he does not even know what they are going to see. Lazarus asks for patience, but Ratzenberg still complains, finally putting his hand on Lazarus' shoulder to ask if he's listening. Lazarus bends Ratzenberg's hand back, forcing him to the ground. Lazarus does most of the talking now, asking if Ratzenberg believes in second chances. He makes allusions to the [[Transformer]]s, how great it would be to be allied with them, and how much people would pay to align themselves with them. Ratzenberg remains clueless. They finally reach the excavation site and see [[Soundwave (G1)\|Soundwave]] partially revealed. Ratzenberg asks who to make his check out to.

	==Featured characters==		==Featured characters==
	{{featuredcharacters		{{featuredcharacters
	\|c2=		\|c2=
	* [[Soundwave (G1)\|Soundwave]] (3)		*[[Soundwave (G1)\|Soundwave]] (3)
	\|c3=		\|c3=
	* [[~~Lazarus (G1)\|~~Lazarus]] (1)		*[[Lazarus]] (1)
	* [[Ratzenberg]] (2)		*[[Ratzenberg]] (2)
	}}		}}

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	* This six-page preview was initially released in March 2002 to retailers only.		*This six-page preview was initially released in March 2002 to retailers only.
	* The first edition included seven pages of Transformers sketches.		*The first edition included seven pages of Transformers sketches.
	* Only around 4500 of the first edition were produced.		*Only around 4500 of the first edition were produced.
	* The reprint edition also featured the same sketches, but omitted a pencil rendering of the issue #1 Autobot cover.		*The reprint edition also featured the same sketches, but omitted a pencil rendering of the issue #1 Autobot cover.
	* The reprint also included an eight-page "[[Armada Preview\|''Armada'' Preview]]", along with a written piece and four pages of art by [[James Raiz]], mainly for ''[[Transformers: Armada (Dreamwave)\|Armada]]'' but including concept art for ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)\|Robots in Disguise]]'' for proposal purposes for [[Hasbro]].		*The reprint also included an eight-page "[[Armada Preview\|''Armada'' Preview]]", along with a written piece and four pages of art by [[James Raiz]], mainly for ''[[Transformers: Armada (Dreamwave)\|Armada]]'' but including concept art for ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)\|Robots in Disguise]]'' for proposal purposes for [[Hasbro]].
	* The first edition had a pin-up of [[Starscream (G1)\|Starscream]] on the back cover which was later sold as a full-sized poster.		*The first edition had a pin-up of [[Starscream (G1)\|Starscream]] on the back cover which was later sold as a full-sized poster.

	===Covers (2)===		===Covers (2)===
	* First edition: The excavation of Soundwave		*First edition: The excavation of Soundwave
	* Reprint: Optimus Prime, along with his combat deck and Roller		*Reprint: Optimus Prime, along with his combat deck and Roller
	<gallery>		<gallery>
	Image:G1_Vol.1_Issue0_1.jpg\|		Image:G1_Vol.1_Issue0_1.jpg\|
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	===Advertisements (reprint)===		===Advertisements (reprint)===
	* G1 calendar		*G1 calendar
	* [[Dreamwave Armada issue 1\|''Armada'' #1]]		*[[Dreamwave Armada issue 1\|''Armada'' #1]]
	* ''Armada'' calendar		*''Armada'' calendar
	* [[BotCon]] 2002		*[[BotCon]] 2002
	* [[Titan Books]] G1 reprints		*[[Titan Books]] G1 reprints
	* ''Spriggan'' DVDs		*''Spriggan'' DVDs
	* [[Prime Directive issue 2\|''Prime Directive'' #2]]		*[[Prime Directive issue 2\|''Prime Directive'' #2]]
	* ''Darkminds: Macropolis'' #3		*''Darkminds: Macropolis'' #3
	* ''Warlands'' TPB #2		*''Warlands'' TPB #2
	* [[Predaking (G1)\|Predaking]] lithograph		*[[Predaking (G1)\|Predaking]] lithograph
	* [[Starscream (G1)\|Starscream]] poster		*[[Starscream (G1)\|Starscream]] poster
	* dreamwaveprod.com (back interior cover)		*dreamwaveprod.com (back interior cover)
	* Soundwave poster (back cover)		*Soundwave poster (back cover)

	===Reprints===		===Reprints===

Saix at 20:47, 22 July 2015

2015-07-22T20:47:10Z

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	\|caption=What's cooler than being cool? ''ICE COLD!''		\|caption=What's cooler than being cool? ''ICE COLD!''
	\|publisher=[[Dreamwave Productions]]		\|publisher=[[Dreamwave Productions]]
	\|date=[[March 6]] [[2002]]		\|date=[[March 6]], [[2002]]
	\|coverdate=April 2002		\|coverdate=April 2002
	\|writer=[[Chris Sarracini]]		\|writer=[[Chris Sarracini]]

Jimsorenson at 13:51, 11 June 2015

2015-06-11T13:51:51Z

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	\|caption=What's cooler than being cool? ''ICE COLD!''		\|caption=What's cooler than being cool? ''ICE COLD!''
	\|publisher=[[Dreamwave Productions]]		\|publisher=[[Dreamwave Productions]]
	\|date=March [[2002]]		\|date=[[March 6]] [[2002]]
	\|coverdate=April 2002		\|coverdate=April 2002
	\|writer=[[Chris Sarracini]]		\|writer=[[Chris Sarracini]]

Abates at 09:18, 20 September 2014

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	==Synopsis==		==Synopsis==
	[[Lazarus]] and Mr. [[Ratzenberg]] walk in the [[Arctic]]. Ratzenberg complains about the conditions and the fact that he does not even know what they are going to see. Lazarus asks for patience, but Ratzenberg still complains, finally putting his hand on Lazarus' shoulder to ask if he's listening. Lazarus bends Ratzenberg's hand back, forcing him to the ground. Lazarus does most of the talking now, asking if Ratzenberg believes in second chances. He makes allusions to the [[Transformer]]s, how great it would be to be allied with them, and how much people would pay to align themselves with them. Ratzenberg remains clueless. They finally reach the excavation site and see [[Soundwave (G1)\|Soundwave]] partially revealed. Ratzenberg asks who to make his check out to.		[[Lazarus (G1)\|Lazarus]] and Mr. [[Ratzenberg]] walk in the [[Arctic]]. Ratzenberg complains about the conditions and the fact that he does not even know what they are going to see. Lazarus asks for patience, but Ratzenberg still complains, finally putting his hand on Lazarus' shoulder to ask if he's listening. Lazarus bends Ratzenberg's hand back, forcing him to the ground. Lazarus does most of the talking now, asking if Ratzenberg believes in second chances. He makes allusions to the [[Transformer]]s, how great it would be to be allied with them, and how much people would pay to align themselves with them. Ratzenberg remains clueless. They finally reach the excavation site and see [[Soundwave (G1)\|Soundwave]] partially revealed. Ratzenberg asks who to make his check out to.

	==Featured characters==		==Featured characters==
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	* [[Soundwave (G1)\|Soundwave]] (3)		* [[Soundwave (G1)\|Soundwave]] (3)
	\|c3=		\|c3=
	* [[Lazarus]] (1)		* [[Lazarus (G1)\|Lazarus]] (1)
	* [[Ratzenberg]] (2)		* [[Ratzenberg]] (2)
	}}		}}
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	* Only around 4500 of the first edition were produced.		* Only around 4500 of the first edition were produced.
	* The reprint edition also featured the same sketches, but omitted a pencil rendering of the issue #1 Autobot cover.		* The reprint edition also featured the same sketches, but omitted a pencil rendering of the issue #1 Autobot cover.
	* The reprint also included an eight-page "[[Armada Preview\|''Armada'' Preview]]", along with a written piece and four pages of art by [[James Raiz]], mainly for ''[[Transformers: Armada (Dreamwave)\|Armada]]'' but including concept art for ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (franchise)\|Robots in Disguise]]'' for proposal purposes for [[Hasbro]].		* The reprint also included an eight-page "[[Armada Preview\|''Armada'' Preview]]", along with a written piece and four pages of art by [[James Raiz]], mainly for ''[[Transformers: Armada (Dreamwave)\|Armada]]'' but including concept art for ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)\|Robots in Disguise]]'' for proposal purposes for [[Hasbro]].
	* The first edition had a pin-up of [[Starscream (G1)\|Starscream]] on the back cover which was later sold as a full-sized poster.		* The first edition had a pin-up of [[Starscream (G1)\|Starscream]] on the back cover which was later sold as a full-sized poster.

Abates at 07:00, 17 October 2012

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	* ''Darkminds: Macropolis'' #3		* ''Darkminds: Macropolis'' #3
	* ''Warlands'' TPB #2		* ''Warlands'' TPB #2
	* [[Predaking]] lithograph		* [[Predaking (G1)\|Predaking]] lithograph
	* [[Starscream (G1)\|Starscream]] poster		* [[Starscream (G1)\|Starscream]] poster
	* dreamwaveprod.com (back interior cover)		* dreamwaveprod.com (back interior cover)