Richard Branson - Revision history

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	==References==		==References==
	{{reflist\|2}}		{{reflist}}

	==External links==		==External links==

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			<!-- DON'T EDIT THIS PAGE UNLESS YOU EDIT [[Mister Johnson]] TOO! -->
	{{disambig3\|Richard}}		{{disambig3\|Richard}}
	:''Richard Branson is a [[human]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''		:''Richard Branson is a [[human]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

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bringing back in line with Mister Johnson's page

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*Originally, this story would have featured a character who was merely Branson''esque'', but Lee Sullivan had a bit of fun drawing a full-on Branson likeness. When his bosses saw it, they decided to try for permission to actually use Branson as the character. They were successful, with Branson's appearance being tied into his ongoing environmental "Clean Up Britain" campaign, leading to it even making some UK papers. [[Transformers: Space Pirates#Notes\|One such article]] was reprinted in the [[Titan Books\|Titan]] trade paperback ''[[Transformers: Space Pirates]]'', though it wasn't very complimentary about either Branson or ''Transformers''.		*Originally, this story would have featured a character who was merely Branson''esque'', but Lee Sullivan had a bit of fun drawing a full-on Branson likeness. When his bosses saw it, they decided to try for permission to actually use Branson as the character. They were successful, with Branson's appearance being tied into his ongoing environmental "Clean Up Britain" campaign, leading to it even making some UK papers. [[Transformers: Space Pirates#Notes\|One such article]] was reprinted in the [[Titan Books\|Titan]] trade paperback ''[[Transformers: Space Pirates]]'', though it wasn't very complimentary about either Branson or ''Transformers''.
	*~~Later reprints~~ of ~~"Salvage!" would replace~~ Branson ~~with "~~[[Mister Johnson]]", as ~~they were unable~~ to ~~produce~~ the paperwork ~~showing~~ Branson's ~~prior approval~~ of the use of his likeness ~~and~~ decided to err on the ~~safe~~ side.		*[[Hachette]]'s 2018 reprint of the story in issue 51 of ''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]]'' saw Richard Branson changed into [[Mister Johnson]], ruining the greatest moment in Transformers history in a scandal known as 'The Branson Pickle'. [[Lee Sullivan]] was brought back to redraw Branson's hair and chin. As [[Simon Furman]] explains: ''"In the absence of actual paperwork from those dim distant days proving we had Branson's permission to use his likeness, it was decided to err on the side of caution. I did actually try and contact Branson. But in the end we got Lee Sullivan to make art changes... to his own art."''<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=In the absence of actual paperwork from those dim distant days proving we had Branson's permission to use his likeness, it was decided to err on the side of caution. I did actually try and contact Branson. But in the end we got Lee Sullivan to make art changes... to his own art.\|link=https://twitter.com/SimonFurman3/status/1067685862161477633\|name=Simon Furman\|site=Twitter\|year=2018\|month=11\|day=28\|(defunct=)}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==

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	*Later reprints of "Salvage!" would replace Branson with "[[Mister Johnson]]", as they were unable to produce the paperwork showing Branson's prior approval of the use of his likeness and decided to err on the safe side.		*Later reprints of "Salvage!" would replace Branson with "[[Mister Johnson]]", as they were unable to produce the paperwork showing Branson's prior approval of the use of his likeness and decided to err on the safe side.

	==~~Footnotes~~==		==References==
	{{reflist}}		{{reflist\|2}}

	==External links==		==External links==

Usfmm at 08:11, 28 October 2022

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	{{noteukexclusive\|Richard Branson}}		{{noteukexclusive\|Richard Branson}}
	[[File:Thames branson jawbreaker salvage.jpg\|thumb\|left\|Branson shark! Doo doo doo doo doo doo]]		[[File:Thames branson jawbreaker salvage.jpg\|thumb\|left\|Branson shark! Doo doo doo doo doo doo]]
	Following the discovery of [[Transformer]] bodies in the Thames, Richard Branson led a crew from Virgin to remove them environmental hazards from [[London]]'s main waterway, [[The weather in London\|come rain or shine]]. No sooner had they hauled the bodies of [[Centurion (Marvel)\|Centurion]] and [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Megatron]]<ref>Of course, Centurion isn't actually a Transformer, and Megatron wasn't really Megatron but [[Straxus (G1)\|Straxus]]-as-Megatron at this point.</ref> above the water than a team of Decepticons showed up to steal them and fly them back to [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Shockwave]].		Following the discovery of [[Transformer]] bodies in the Thames, Richard Branson led a crew from Virgin to remove them environmental hazards from [[London]]'s main waterway, [[The weather in London\|come rain or shine]]. No sooner had they hauled the bodies of [[Centurion (Marvel)\|Centurion]] and [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Megatron]]<ref>Of course, Centurion isn't actually a Transformer, and Megatron wasn't really Megatron but [[Straxus (G1)\|Straxus]]-as-Megatron at this point.</ref> above the water than a team of Decepticons showed up to steal them and fly them back to [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Shockwave]].

	Branson appeared cross at the Decepticons as they took the bodies away. In which case he may have had more in mind than simply disposing of them. (Or he just didn't like being put out of a headline.) {{storylink\|Salvage!\|Salvage!}}		Branson appeared cross at the Decepticons as they took the bodies away. In which case he may have had more in mind than simply disposing of them. (Or he just didn't like being put out of a headline.) {{storylink\|Salvage!\|Salvage!}}

Jackpot: /* Marvel The Transformers comics */ Caption

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Marvel The Transformers comics: Caption

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	===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===		===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
	{{noteukexclusive\|Richard Branson}}		{{noteukexclusive\|Richard Branson}}
	[[File:Thames branson jawbreaker salvage.jpg\|thumb\|left]]		[[File:Thames branson jawbreaker salvage.jpg\|thumb\|left\|Branson shark! Doo doo doo doo doo doo]]
	Following the discovery of [[Transformer]] bodies in the Thames, Richard Branson led a crew from Virgin to remove them environmental hazards from [[London]]'s main waterway, [[The weather in London\|come rain or shine]]. No sooner had they hauled the bodies of [[Centurion (Marvel)\|Centurion]] and [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Megatron]]<ref>Of course, Centurion isn't actually a Transformer, and Megatron wasn't really Megatron but [[Straxus (G1)\|Straxus]]-as-Megatron at this point.</ref> above the water than a team of Decepticons showed up to steal them and fly them back to [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Shockwave]].		Following the discovery of [[Transformer]] bodies in the Thames, Richard Branson led a crew from Virgin to remove them environmental hazards from [[London]]'s main waterway, [[The weather in London\|come rain or shine]]. No sooner had they hauled the bodies of [[Centurion (Marvel)\|Centurion]] and [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Megatron]]<ref>Of course, Centurion isn't actually a Transformer, and Megatron wasn't really Megatron but [[Straxus (G1)\|Straxus]]-as-Megatron at this point.</ref> above the water than a team of Decepticons showed up to steal them and fly them back to [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Shockwave]].

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Notes

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*Originally, this story would have featured a character who was merely Branson''esque'', but Lee Sullivan had a bit of fun drawing a full-on Branson likeness. When his bosses saw it, they decided to try for permission to actually use Branson as the character. They were successful, with Branson's appearance being tied into his ongoing environmental "Clean Up Britain" campaign, leading to it even making some UK papers. [[Transformers: Space Pirates#Notes\|One such article]] was reprinted in the [[Titan Books\|Titan]] trade paperback ''[[Transformers: Space Pirates]]'', though it wasn't very complimentary about either Branson or ''Transformers''.		*Originally, this story would have featured a character who was merely Branson''esque'', but Lee Sullivan had a bit of fun drawing a full-on Branson likeness. When his bosses saw it, they decided to try for permission to actually use Branson as the character. They were successful, with Branson's appearance being tied into his ongoing environmental "Clean Up Britain" campaign, leading to it even making some UK papers. [[Transformers: Space Pirates#Notes\|One such article]] was reprinted in the [[Titan Books\|Titan]] trade paperback ''[[Transformers: Space Pirates]]'', though it wasn't very complimentary about either Branson or ''Transformers''.
	*Later reprints of "Salvage!" would replace Branson with "[[~~Johnson (G1)\|~~Mister Johnson]]", as they were unable to produce the paperwork showing Branson's prior approval of the use of his likeness and decided to err on the safe side.		*Later reprints of "Salvage!" would replace Branson with "[[Mister Johnson]]", as they were unable to produce the paperwork showing Branson's prior approval of the use of his likeness and decided to err on the safe side.

	==Footnotes==		==Footnotes==

Broadside at 18:39, 28 November 2018

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			:''Richard Branson is a [[human]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
	[[File:Richardbranson.jpg\|upright=1.55\|thumb\|Yes, {{w\|Richard Branson\|that}} Richard Branson.]]		[[File:Richardbranson.jpg\|upright=1.55\|thumb\|Yes, {{w\|Richard Branson\|that}} Richard Branson.]]
	'''Richard Branson''' runs a large company called [[Virgin]] from the [[United Kingdom]]. Their activities involve clean-up operations, which he oversees personally. His intentions are genuine, but he doesn't object to a little publicity along the way, either.		'''Richard Branson''' runs a large company called [[Virgin]] from the [[United Kingdom]]. Their activities involve clean-up operations, which he oversees personally. His intentions are genuine, but he doesn't object to a little publicity along the way, either.

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	'''Richard Branson''' runs a large company called [[Virgin]] from the [[United Kingdom]]. Their activities involve clean-up operations, which he oversees personally. His intentions are genuine, but he doesn't object to a little publicity along the way, either.		'''Richard Branson''' runs a large company called [[Virgin]] from the [[United Kingdom]]. Their activities involve clean-up operations, which he oversees personally. His intentions are genuine, but he doesn't object to a little publicity along the way, either.

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*Originally, this story would have featured a character who was merely Branson''esque'', but Lee Sullivan had a bit of fun drawing a full-on Branson likeness. When his bosses saw it, they decided to try for permission to actually use Branson as the character. They were successful, with Branson's appearance being tied into his ongoing environmental "Clean Up Britain" campaign, leading to it even making some UK papers. [[Transformers: Space Pirates#Notes\|One such article]] was reprinted in the [[Titan Books\|Titan]] trade paperback ''[[Transformers: Space Pirates]]'', though it wasn't very complimentary about either Branson or ''Transformers''.		*Originally, this story would have featured a character who was merely Branson''esque'', but Lee Sullivan had a bit of fun drawing a full-on Branson likeness. When his bosses saw it, they decided to try for permission to actually use Branson as the character. They were successful, with Branson's appearance being tied into his ongoing environmental "Clean Up Britain" campaign, leading to it even making some UK papers. [[Transformers: Space Pirates#Notes\|One such article]] was reprinted in the [[Titan Books\|Titan]] trade paperback ''[[Transformers: Space Pirates]]'', though it wasn't very complimentary about either Branson or ''Transformers''.
	*~~You know who else is Bransonesque?~~ [[~~R.J. Blackrock~~]].		*Later reprints of "Salvage!" would replace Branson with "[[Johnson (G1)\|Mister Johnson]]", as they were unable to produce the paperwork showing Branson's prior approval of the use of his likeness and decided to err on the safe side.

	==Footnotes==		==Footnotes==

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	{{noteukexclusive\|Richard Branson}}		{{noteukexclusive\|Richard Branson}}
	[[File:Thames branson jawbreaker salvage.jpg\|thumb\|left\|Branson shark! Doo doo doo doo doo doo]]		[[File:Thames branson jawbreaker salvage.jpg\|thumb\|left\|Branson shark! Doo doo doo doo doo doo]]
	Following the discovery of [[Transformer]] bodies in the Thames, Richard Branson led a crew from Virgin to remove them environmental hazards from [[London]]'s main waterway, [[The weather in London\|come rain or shine]]. No sooner had they hauled the bodies of [[Centurion (Marvel)\|Centurion]] and [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Megatron]]<ref>Of course, Centurion isn't actually a Transformer, and Megatron wasn't really Megatron but [[Straxus (G1)\|Straxus]]-as-Megatron at this point.</ref> above the water than a team of Decepticons showed up to steal them and fly them back to [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Shockwave]].		Following the discovery of [[Transformer]] bodies in the Thames, Richard Branson led a crew from Virgin to remove them environmental hazards from [[London]]'s main waterway, [[The weather in London\|come rain or shine]]. No sooner had they hauled the bodies of [[Centurion (Marvel)\|Centurion]] and [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Megatron]]<ref>Of course, Centurion isn't actually a Transformer, and Megatron wasn't really Megatron but [[Straxus (G1)\|Straxus]]-as-Megatron at this point.</ref> above the water than a team of Decepticons showed up to steal them and fly them back to [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Shockwave]].

	Branson appeared cross at the Decepticons as they took the bodies away. In which case he may have had more in mind than simply disposing of them. (Or he just didn't like being put out of a headline.) {{storylink\|Salvage!\|Salvage!}}		Branson appeared cross at the Decepticons as they took the bodies away. In which case he may have had more in mind than simply disposing of them. (Or he just didn't like being put out of a headline.) {{storylink\|Salvage!\|Salvage!}}