The Bridge to Nowhere! - Revision history

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	The bridge rematerializes at its origin point: [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]]. It is a "[[space bridge]]," created on the orders of [[Straxus (G1)\|Straxus]] and designed by the kidnapped neutral scientist [[Spanner (G1)\|Spanner]], designed to teleport troops to join the [[Decepticon]]s on [[Earth]]. Straxus is furious over the bridge's failure to work, but is somewhat less concerned about the fact that one of his own troopers just blew up; he sends [[Crosscut's successor\|another hapless soldier]] to investigate, and the poor Decepticon meets a similarly explosive fate. Before any more troops can be sacrificed, [[Shrapnel (G1)\|Shrapnel]] contacts Spanner and identifies the fatal flaw, nothing more than a fuel line malfunction. The space bridge is shut down for repairs, but observing from a nearby clifftop, [[Blaster (G1)\|Blaster]], sent to hunt for Spanner, notes the info with interest. Presently, Blaster is collected by [[Powerglide (G1)\|Powerglide]] and taken back to [[Autobase]], where he delivers his report on the operational space bridge. Unable to spare further time and resources hunting for Spanner, [[Perceptor (G1)\|Perceptor]] draws up a plan to attack [[Darkmount (Cybertron)\|Darkmount]] and destroy the bridge; Blaster, determined to save Spanner as penance for failing to save [[Scrounge (G1)\|Scrounge]], objects at first, but reluctantly accepts that Perceptor is correct.		The bridge rematerializes at its origin point: [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]]. It is a "[[space bridge]]," created on the orders of [[Straxus (G1)\|Straxus]] and designed by the kidnapped neutral scientist [[Spanner (G1)\|Spanner]], designed to teleport troops to join the [[Decepticon]]s on [[Earth]]. Straxus is furious over the bridge's failure to work, but is somewhat less concerned about the fact that one of his own troopers just blew up; he sends [[Crosscut's successor\|another hapless soldier]] to investigate, and the poor Decepticon meets a similarly explosive fate. Before any more troops can be sacrificed, [[Shrapnel (G1)\|Shrapnel]] contacts Spanner and identifies the fatal flaw, nothing more than a fuel line malfunction. The space bridge is shut down for repairs, but observing from a nearby clifftop, [[Blaster (G1)\|Blaster]], sent to hunt for Spanner, notes the info with interest. Presently, Blaster is collected by [[Powerglide (G1)\|Powerglide]] and taken back to [[Autobase]], where he delivers his report on the operational space bridge. Unable to spare further time and resources hunting for Spanner, [[Perceptor (G1)\|Perceptor]] draws up a plan to attack [[Darkmount (Cybertron)\|Darkmount]] and destroy the bridge; Blaster, determined to save Spanner as penance for failing to save [[Scrounge (G1)\|Scrounge]], objects at first, but reluctantly accepts that Perceptor is correct.
	[[File:Spanner.jpg~~\|right~~\|thumb\|upright=1.5]]
			[[File:Spanner.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.5]]
	At the Decepticon-held [[Wyoming base\|coal mine]] in [[Wyoming]], [[Donny Finkleberg]] is still making broadcasts in his "Robot-Master" role, with a new communication tower built by [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Soundwave]] expanding the reach of his transmissions to span the continent. Finkleberg complains about his working conditions, as all [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Ravage]] brings him for food is a snack machine full of candy, wearing [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Megatron]]'s patience down to his last nerve. Fortunately for Finkleberg, Megatron's attention is drawn away by the return of [[Laserbeak (G1)\|Laserbeak]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)\|Buzzsaw]] from the mission he recently dispatched them on. The condors have found and returned with [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Starscream]], [[Thundercracker (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Thundercracker]], and [[Skywarp (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Skywarp]]... but Megatron's rival for leadership, [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Shockwave]], is also with them! The two would-be commanders square up for another duel, but are suddenly interrupted by a transmission from Straxus, picked up by Soundwave's communications tower. Straxus informs them he is about to open the space bridge, and Megatron and Shockwave agree that, given this development, they will set their rivalry aside and agree to a joint leadership of the Decepticons for the time being.		At the Decepticon-held [[Wyoming base\|coal mine]] in [[Wyoming]], [[Donny Finkleberg]] is still making broadcasts in his "Robot-Master" role, with a new communication tower built by [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Soundwave]] expanding the reach of his transmissions to span the continent. Finkleberg complains about his working conditions, as all [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Ravage]] brings him for food is a snack machine full of candy, wearing [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Megatron]]'s patience down to his last nerve. Fortunately for Finkleberg, Megatron's attention is drawn away by the return of [[Laserbeak (G1)\|Laserbeak]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)\|Buzzsaw]] from the mission he recently dispatched them on. The condors have found and returned with [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Starscream]], [[Thundercracker (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Thundercracker]], and [[Skywarp (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Skywarp]]... but Megatron's rival for leadership, [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Shockwave]], is also with them! The two would-be commanders square up for another duel, but are suddenly interrupted by a transmission from Straxus, picked up by Soundwave's communications tower. Straxus informs them he is about to open the space bridge, and Megatron and Shockwave agree that, given this development, they will set their rivalry aside and agree to a joint leadership of the Decepticons for the time being.

	While Blaster stands by, Perceptor and the other Autobots tunnel below Darkmount and plant explosives in its primary fuel chamber. The resultant blast brings the fortress tumbling down, and most of the Decepticons are drawn away from the bridge to attack the Autobots, Straxus included. Blasting his way through the remaining guards, Blaster bounds onto the space bridge and begins placing [[fission bomb]]s in order to destroy it. As he works, a voice emanates from the bridge itself, urging him to hurry—and to his horror, Blaster realizes that Spanner didn't just ''design'' the bridge... he ''is'' the bridge, forcibly reconfigured by the Decepticons to become part of it! In pain, Spanner pleads with him to destroy his mutilated form; Blaster is naturally reluctant, but before he can decide what to do, [[Shrapnel (G1)\|Shrapnel]] spots him and alerts Straxus and the other Decepticons.		While Blaster stands by, Perceptor and the other Autobots tunnel below Darkmount and plant explosives in its primary fuel chamber. The resultant blast brings the fortress tumbling down, and most of the Decepticons are drawn away from the bridge to attack the Autobots, Straxus included. Blasting his way through the remaining guards, Blaster bounds onto the space bridge and begins placing [[fission bomb]]s in order to destroy it. As he works, a voice emanates from the bridge itself, urging him to hurry—and to his horror, Blaster realizes that Spanner didn't just ''design'' the bridge... he ''is'' the bridge, forcibly reconfigured by the Decepticons to become part of it! In pain, Spanner pleads with him to destroy his mutilated form; Blaster is naturally reluctant, but before he can decide what to do, [[Shrapnel (G1)\|Shrapnel]] spots him and alerts Straxus and the other Decepticons.

	[[File:Marvel18 interdimensional space.jpg\|left\|thumb\|upright=1.5]]		[[File:Marvel18 interdimensional space.jpg\|left\|thumb\|upright=1.5]]
	At Straxus's command, the bridge is successfully activated and the Decepticons begin their march on Earth. Perceptor's Autobots move in, engaging them in battle on the bridge, the two sides battling between two worlds, warriors on both sides toppling over the edge and perishing in the [[unspace\|interdimensional void]] below. As the Autobots find themselves pushed back to the Earth side of the bridge, Straxus himself swoops in and engages Blaster in battle, but Blaster, exploiting the knowledge of the bridge's systems he acquired earlier, strategically ducks and causes Straxus's axe-swing to rupture the key fuel line. As the bridge destabilizes, Blaster kicks the Decepticon back through to the Cybertron side, his body exploding like his unfortunate warriors before him. Unable to cross back over without meeting the same fate and with the unstable space bridge fading away around them, Blaster and his [[Cybertron Seven\|surviving Autobot teammates]] are forced to disembark the bridge on its Earth side, leaving them stranded on a strange new world...		At Straxus's command, the bridge is successfully activated and the Decepticons begin their march on Earth. Perceptor's Autobots move in, engaging them in battle on the bridge, the two sides battling between two worlds, warriors on both sides toppling over the edge and perishing in the [[unspace\|interdimensional void]] below. As the Autobots find themselves pushed back to the Earth side of the bridge, Straxus himself swoops in and engages Blaster in battle, but Blaster, exploiting the knowledge of the bridge's systems he acquired earlier, strategically ducks and causes Straxus's axe-swing to rupture the key fuel line. As the bridge destabilizes, Blaster kicks the Decepticon back through to the Cybertron side, his body exploding like his unfortunate warriors before him. Unable to cross back over without meeting the same fate and with the unstable space bridge fading away around them, Blaster and his [[Cybertron Seven\|surviving Autobot teammates]] are forced to disembark the bridge on its Earth side, leaving them stranded on a strange new world...
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	==Quotes==		==Quotes==

	"Spare me the details, Shrapnel - just '''do it!'''"		"Spare me the details, Shrapnel - just '''do it!'''"
	:—'''Straxus''' spouts his favorite catchphrase		:—'''Straxus''' spouts his favorite catchphrase


	[[File:Straxusaltmode.jpg~~\|right~~\|thumb\|upright=1.5]]		[[File:Straxusaltmode.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.5]]
	"Fleshling, you try my patience... turn off your vocal apparatus or I will turn it off for you -- '''permanently!'''"		"Fleshling, you try my patience... turn off your vocal apparatus or I will turn it off for you -- '''permanently!'''"
	:—As Soundwave tried to explain, '''Megatron''''s circuitry has no tolerance for dissent.		:—As Soundwave tried to explain, '''Megatron''''s circuitry has no tolerance for dissent.
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	:— '''Spanner''', who does not get his wish.		:— '''Spanner''', who does not get his wish.
	{{--}}		{{--}}

	==Notes==		==Notes==
	===Continuity notes===		===Continuity notes===
	[[File:BridgetoNowhere spacebridge appears.jpg~~\|right~~\|thumb\|upright=1.5]]		[[File:BridgetoNowhere spacebridge appears.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.5]]
	*Soundwave has evidently managed to miniaturize the Decepticons' "interspace" communications technology somewhat; the new transmitter tower he builds this issue to expand the range of the Robot-Master broadcasts proves able to make contact with Cybertron despite being notably smaller than the gigantic array he used back in [[The Next Best Thing to Being There!\|issue #10]].		*Soundwave has evidently managed to miniaturize the Decepticons' "interspace" communications technology somewhat; the new transmitter tower he builds this issue to expand the range of the Robot-Master broadcasts proves able to make contact with Cybertron despite being notably smaller than the gigantic array he used back in [[The Next Best Thing to Being There!\|issue #10]].
	*As a footnote reminds us, Donny Finkleberg has been the Decepticons' prisoner since [[I, Robot-Master!\|issue #15]].		*As a footnote reminds us, Donny Finkleberg has been the Decepticons' prisoner since [[I, Robot-Master!\|issue #15]].
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	===Artwork and technical errors===		===Artwork and technical errors===
	[[File:StraxusChangesColors.jpg~~\|right~~\|thumb\|upright=1.25\|[[wikia:mst3k:Dave Ryder\|Slab Bulkhead!]] Gristle McThornbody! Big McLargeHuge!]]		[[File:StraxusChangesColors.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.25\|[[wikia:mst3k:Dave Ryder\|Slab Bulkhead!]] Gristle McThornbody! Big McLargeHuge!]]
	[[File:BridgetoNowhere blasters optics.jpg~~\|right~~\|thumb\|upright=1.25]]		[[File:BridgetoNowhere blasters optics.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.25]]
	*As with last issue, Blaster continues to spend this story drawn to the specifications of an early (or made-up-on-the-fly) [[character model]] rather than the finalized one used for the animated series. The finalized model is again used on the cover of the issue, but noticeably miscolored with red legs and hands.		*As with last issue, Blaster continues to spend this story drawn to the specifications of an early (or made-up-on-the-fly) [[character model]] rather than the finalized one used for the animated series. The finalized model is again used on the cover of the issue, but noticeably miscolored with red legs and hands.
	*Straxus's colors have changed significantly from last issue; most of his red parts are gone, replaced with either silver or blue-black, and he's gained a large yellow-orange stripe down his chest (see right).		*Straxus's colors have changed significantly from last issue; most of his red parts are gone, replaced with either silver or blue-black, and he's gained a large yellow-orange stripe down his chest (see right).
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	===UK printing===		===UK printing===
	[[File:BridgetoNowhere uk reprint.jpg~~\|right~~\|thumb\|upright=1.25]]		[[File:BridgetoNowhere uk reprint.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.25]]
	'''Issue #68:'''		'''Issue #68:'''
	*'''Published:''' [[June 28\|28th June]], 1986		*'''Published:''' [[June 28\|28th June]], 1986
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	===Courtesy of my...===		===Courtesy of my...===
	*Blaster gives two [[generic]] Decepticons "...a case of bad balance, '''courtesy of my''' [[electro-scrambler]]". He also plants [[fission bomb]]s on the space bridge.		*Blaster gives two [[generic]] Decepticons "...a case of bad balance, '''courtesy of my''' [[electro-scrambler]]". He also plants [[fission bomb]]s on the space bridge.
			*Perceptor's team uses an [[ionic disintegrator]] to tunnel beneath Darkmount.

	===Covers (3)===		===Covers (3)===
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	File:DefinitiveG1Collection v5.jpg\|'''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection\|''The Definitive G1 Collection, Vol. 5: The Smelting Pool'']]''' (Hachette Partworks, Ltd., 2019)		File:DefinitiveG1Collection v5.jpg\|'''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection\|''The Definitive G1 Collection, Vol. 5: The Smelting Pool'']]''' (Hachette Partworks, Ltd., 2019)
	</gallery>		</gallery>

	====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]]''. (''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''.)		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:BridgetoNowhere idw reprint.jpg~~\|right~~\|thumb]]		[[File:BridgetoNowhere idw reprint.jpg\|thumb]]
	*Hope you don't like the Spacebridge landscape in the background of this issue's cover, because the reprint omits it completely (right). Blaster is also rendered in a strikingly darker red than normal, even for these reprints.		*Hope you don't like the Spacebridge landscape in the background of this issue's cover, because the reprint omits it completely (right). Blaster is also rendered in a strikingly darker red than normal, even for these reprints.
	*Page 7, panel 1: Powerglide's face is "corrected" to white from its original grey.		*Page 7, panel 1: Powerglide's face is "corrected" to white from its original grey.

Chris McFeely at 11:06, 6 October 2025

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	\|caption="May I '''axe''' you a question?"		\|caption="May I '''axe''' you a question?"
	\|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]		\|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
	\|~~date~~=March [[1986]]		\|shippingdate=[[March 25]], [[1986]]
			\|onsaledate=[[April 15]], 1986
	\|coverdate=July 1986		\|coverdate=July 1986
	\|writer=[[Bob Budiansky]]		\|writer=[[Bob Budiansky]]

Doglunchuk: /* IDW Transformers Classics edits */

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	</gallery>		</gallery>
	====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:BridgetoNowhere idw reprint.jpg\|right\|thumb]]		[[File:BridgetoNowhere idw reprint.jpg\|right\|thumb]]
	*Hope you don't like the Spacebridge landscape in the background of this issue's cover, because the reprint omits it completely (right). Blaster is also rendered in a strikingly darker red than normal, even for these reprints.		*Hope you don't like the Spacebridge landscape in the background of this issue's cover, because the reprint omits it completely (right). Blaster is also rendered in a strikingly darker red than normal, even for these reprints.
	*Page 7, panel 1: Powerglide's face is "corrected" to white from its original grey.		*Page 7, panel 1: Powerglide's face is "corrected" to white from its original grey.
	*Page 8, panel 5: Megatron's miscolored abdominals are corrected to their proper red.		*Page 8, panel 5: Megatron's miscolored abdominals are corrected to their proper red.
	*As usual, Soundwave is "corrected" from his Marvel purple colour scheme to blue in his appearances on pages 8, 9, and 10. This extends to ''mis''coloring his mouthplate blue on page 9, panel 2, but ''not'' to correcting his miscolored crest on page 10, panel 4. He is not recolored at all on page 11 and remains purple. ''Sigh.''		*As usual, Soundwave is "corrected" from his Marvel purple colour scheme to blue in his appearances on pages 8, 9, and 10. This extends to ''mis''coloring his mouthplate blue on page 9, panel 2, but ''not'' to correcting his miscolored crest on page 10, panel 4. He is not recolored at all on page 11 and remains purple. ''Sigh.'' (''change not present in Hachette edition'')
	*Page 10: The inconsistent remastering of the series makes Shockwave a drab, muddy purple instead of his usual violet, with especially pronounced contrast between his helmet and face in panel 7, which was not so bold in the original.		*Page 10: The inconsistent remastering of the series makes Shockwave a drab, muddy purple instead of his usual violet, with especially pronounced contrast between his helmet and face in panel 7, which was not so bold in the original.
	**Panel 5-6: Straxus's holographic transmission is now grey instead of red.		**Panel 5-6: Straxus's holographic transmission is now grey instead of red.

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	*'''[[Fact File\|Fact File Interface]]:''' [[Long Haul (G1)\|Long Haul]]		*'''[[Fact File\|Fact File Interface]]:''' [[Long Haul (G1)\|Long Haul]]
	*'''Free Gift:''' [[Defensor (G1)\|Defensor]] collector card for the [[Second Generation!#Back-up material\|Special Teams Special Collection Wallchart]]		*'''Free Gift:''' [[Defensor (G1)\|Defensor]] collector card for the [[Second Generation!#Back-up material\|Special Teams Special Collection Wallchart]]
	*In US continuity, this issue marks the first meeting of Megatron and Shockwave since the Decepticons became splintered into two groups, but in UK continuity, the pair had their first encounter in the earlier story "[[Second Generation!]]" (issues #63-65), in which they agreed to a joint leadership of the Decepticons ''before'' coming to that decision in this US issue. Accordingly, Megatron and Shockwave's dialogue on pages 9–10 is edited for the UK reprint to ~~refect~~ that they are already co-leaders, and becomes merely about Megatron objecting to Shockwave's tone (see right). You can even see the outlines of the pasted-on pieces of paper the new text was written on!		*In US continuity, this issue marks the first meeting of Megatron and Shockwave since the Decepticons became splintered into two groups, but in UK continuity, the pair had their first encounter in the earlier story "[[Second Generation!]]" (issues #63-65), in which they agreed to a joint leadership of the Decepticons ''before'' coming to that decision in this US issue. Accordingly, Megatron and Shockwave's dialogue on pages 9–10 is edited for the UK reprint to reflect that they are already co-leaders, and becomes merely about Megatron objecting to Shockwave's tone (see right). You can even see the outlines of the pasted-on pieces of paper the new text was written on!

	'''Issue #69:'''		'''Issue #69:'''

Saix: clean up, replaced: Crosscut (Decepticon) → Crosscut (Marvel) (2)

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	==Synopsis==		==Synopsis==
	[[File:Crosscut-aahboom.jpg\|thumb\|left\|upright=1.7]]		[[File:Crosscut-aahboom.jpg\|thumb\|left\|upright=1.7]]
	While out for a drive through the [[Columbia River Gorge]], a [[Rita\|young]] [[Charlie (Rita)\|couple]] is surprised to find a huge suspension bridge in the middle of nowhere. Attempting to cross, they are further shocked to discover that the bridge only goes halfway across the gorge, and as they screech to a halt before going over the edge, a giant [[Crosscut (~~Decepticon~~)\|metal creature]] materializes in front of them and promptly explodes. Not wanting to stick around to see what ''else'' comes over the bridge, the pair flee, casting a backward glance as they go to see the bridge itself vanish into thin air.		While out for a drive through the [[Columbia River Gorge]], a [[Rita\|young]] [[Charlie (Rita)\|couple]] is surprised to find a huge suspension bridge in the middle of nowhere. Attempting to cross, they are further shocked to discover that the bridge only goes halfway across the gorge, and as they screech to a halt before going over the edge, a giant [[Crosscut (Marvel)\|metal creature]] materializes in front of them and promptly explodes. Not wanting to stick around to see what ''else'' comes over the bridge, the pair flee, casting a backward glance as they go to see the bridge itself vanish into thin air.

	The bridge rematerializes at its origin point: [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]]. It is a "[[space bridge]]," created on the orders of [[Straxus (G1)\|Straxus]] and designed by the kidnapped neutral scientist [[Spanner (G1)\|Spanner]], designed to teleport troops to join the [[Decepticon]]s on [[Earth]]. Straxus is furious over the bridge's failure to work, but is somewhat less concerned about the fact that one of his own troopers just blew up; he sends [[Crosscut's successor\|another hapless soldier]] to investigate, and the poor Decepticon meets a similarly explosive fate. Before any more troops can be sacrificed, [[Shrapnel (G1)\|Shrapnel]] contacts Spanner and identifies the fatal flaw, nothing more than a fuel line malfunction. The space bridge is shut down for repairs, but observing from a nearby clifftop, [[Blaster (G1)\|Blaster]], sent to hunt for Spanner, notes the info with interest. Presently, Blaster is collected by [[Powerglide (G1)\|Powerglide]] and taken back to [[Autobase]], where he delivers his report on the operational space bridge. Unable to spare further time and resources hunting for Spanner, [[Perceptor (G1)\|Perceptor]] draws up a plan to attack [[Darkmount (Cybertron)\|Darkmount]] and destroy the bridge; Blaster, determined to save Spanner as penance for failing to save [[Scrounge (G1)\|Scrounge]], objects at first, but reluctantly accepts that Perceptor is correct.		The bridge rematerializes at its origin point: [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]]. It is a "[[space bridge]]," created on the orders of [[Straxus (G1)\|Straxus]] and designed by the kidnapped neutral scientist [[Spanner (G1)\|Spanner]], designed to teleport troops to join the [[Decepticon]]s on [[Earth]]. Straxus is furious over the bridge's failure to work, but is somewhat less concerned about the fact that one of his own troopers just blew up; he sends [[Crosscut's successor\|another hapless soldier]] to investigate, and the poor Decepticon meets a similarly explosive fate. Before any more troops can be sacrificed, [[Shrapnel (G1)\|Shrapnel]] contacts Spanner and identifies the fatal flaw, nothing more than a fuel line malfunction. The space bridge is shut down for repairs, but observing from a nearby clifftop, [[Blaster (G1)\|Blaster]], sent to hunt for Spanner, notes the info with interest. Presently, Blaster is collected by [[Powerglide (G1)\|Powerglide]] and taken back to [[Autobase]], where he delivers his report on the operational space bridge. Unable to spare further time and resources hunting for Spanner, [[Perceptor (G1)\|Perceptor]] draws up a plan to attack [[Darkmount (Cybertron)\|Darkmount]] and destroy the bridge; Blaster, determined to save Spanner as penance for failing to save [[Scrounge (G1)\|Scrounge]], objects at first, but reluctantly accepts that Perceptor is correct.
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	{{collist\|2\|		{{collist\|2\|
	*[[Crosscut (~~Decepticon~~)\|Crosscut]] (3)		*[[Crosscut (Marvel)\|Crosscut]] (3)
	*[[Straxus (G1)\|Straxus]] (4)		*[[Straxus (G1)\|Straxus]] (4)
	*[[Crosscut's successor]] (5)		*[[Crosscut's successor]] (5)

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Continuity notes

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	*Soundwave has evidently managed to miniaturize the Decepticons' "interspace" communications technology somewhat; the new transmitter tower he builds this issue to expand the range of the Robot-Master broadcasts proves able to make contact with Cybertron despite being notably smaller than the gigantic array he used back in [[The Next Best Thing to Being There!\|issue #10]].		*Soundwave has evidently managed to miniaturize the Decepticons' "interspace" communications technology somewhat; the new transmitter tower he builds this issue to expand the range of the Robot-Master broadcasts proves able to make contact with Cybertron despite being notably smaller than the gigantic array he used back in [[The Next Best Thing to Being There!\|issue #10]].
	*As a footnote reminds us, Donny Finkleberg has been the Decepticons' prisoner since [[I, Robot-Master!\|issue #15]].		*As a footnote reminds us, Donny Finkleberg has been the Decepticons' prisoner since [[I, Robot-Master!\|issue #15]].
	*When Shockwave appears with Laserbeak and Buzzsaw to confront Megatron, Megatron comments that he had sent the two condors to retrieve the [[Seeker (body-type)\|three Decepticon jets]], not Shockwave. This is new information, most likely an attempt to explain an earlier continuity hiccup: Laserbeak and Buzzsaw (along with Soundwave and Ravage) had rescued Megatron from his immobility in issue #15, but in [[Plight of the Bumblebee!\|the very ''next'' issue]] (a fill-in story written by a [[Len Kaminski\|different author]]), the two bird-cassettes were working for Shockwave. This issue's revelation that they had been sent out on a mission provides a retroactive explanation: ~~They~~ had succeeded in finding the jets, but since the jets were serving under Shockwave at the time, the condors simply fell into his band.		*When Shockwave appears with Laserbeak and Buzzsaw to confront Megatron, Megatron comments that he had sent the two condors to retrieve the [[Seeker (body-type)\|three Decepticon jets]], not Shockwave. This is new information, most likely an attempt to explain an earlier continuity hiccup: Laserbeak and Buzzsaw (along with Soundwave and Ravage) had rescued Megatron from his immobility in issue #15, but in [[Plight of the Bumblebee!\|the very ''next'' issue]] (a fill-in story written by a [[Len Kaminski\|different author]]), the two bird-cassettes were working for Shockwave. This issue's revelation that they had been sent out on a mission provides a retroactive explanation: they had succeeded in finding the jets, but since the jets were serving under Shockwave at the time, the condors simply fell into his band.
	*Shockwave notes he can build a converter to turn the coal in the Wyoming mine into energon cubes; he previously constructed one of these devices in [[Rock and Roll-Out!\|issue #14]].		*Shockwave notes he can build a converter to turn the coal in the Wyoming mine into energon cubes; he previously constructed one of these devices in [[Rock and Roll-Out!\|issue #14]].

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	While Blaster stands by, Perceptor and the other Autobots tunnel below Darkmount and plant explosives in its primary fuel chamber. The resultant blast brings the fortress tumbling down, and most of the Decepticons are drawn away from the bridge to attack the Autobots, Straxus included. Blasting his way through the remaining guards, Blaster bounds onto the space bridge and begins placing [[fission bomb]]s in order to destroy it. As he works, a voice emanates from the bridge itself, urging him to hurry—and to his horror, Blaster realizes that Spanner didn't just ''design'' the bridge... he ''is'' the bridge, forcibly reconfigured by the Decepticons to become part of it! In pain, Spanner pleads with him to destroy his mutilated form; Blaster is naturally reluctant, but before he can decide what to do, [[Shrapnel (G1)\|Shrapnel]] spots him and alerts Straxus and the other Decepticons.		While Blaster stands by, Perceptor and the other Autobots tunnel below Darkmount and plant explosives in its primary fuel chamber. The resultant blast brings the fortress tumbling down, and most of the Decepticons are drawn away from the bridge to attack the Autobots, Straxus included. Blasting his way through the remaining guards, Blaster bounds onto the space bridge and begins placing [[fission bomb]]s in order to destroy it. As he works, a voice emanates from the bridge itself, urging him to hurry—and to his horror, Blaster realizes that Spanner didn't just ''design'' the bridge... he ''is'' the bridge, forcibly reconfigured by the Decepticons to become part of it! In pain, Spanner pleads with him to destroy his mutilated form; Blaster is naturally reluctant, but before he can decide what to do, [[Shrapnel (G1)\|Shrapnel]] spots him and alerts Straxus and the other Decepticons.
	[[File:Marvel18 interdimensional space.jpg\|left\|thumb\|upright=1.5]]		[[File:Marvel18 interdimensional space.jpg\|left\|thumb\|upright=1.5]]
	At Straxus's command, the bridge is successfully activated and the Decepticons begin their march on Earth. Perceptor's Autobots move in, engaging them in battle on the bridge, the two sides battling between two worlds, warriors on both sides toppling over the edge and perishing in the [[~~transwarp~~\|interdimensional void]] below. As the Autobots find themselves pushed back to the Earth side of the bridge, Straxus himself swoops in and engages Blaster in battle, but Blaster, exploiting the knowledge of the bridge's systems he acquired earlier, strategically ducks and causes Straxus's axe-swing to rupture the key fuel line. As the bridge destabilizes, Blaster kicks the Decepticon back through to the Cybertron side, his body exploding like his unfortunate warriors before him. Unable to cross back over without meeting the same fate and with the unstable space bridge fading away around them, Blaster and his [[Cybertron Seven\|surviving Autobot teammates]] are forced to disembark the bridge on its Earth side, leaving them stranded on a strange new world...		At Straxus's command, the bridge is successfully activated and the Decepticons begin their march on Earth. Perceptor's Autobots move in, engaging them in battle on the bridge, the two sides battling between two worlds, warriors on both sides toppling over the edge and perishing in the [[unspace\|interdimensional void]] below. As the Autobots find themselves pushed back to the Earth side of the bridge, Straxus himself swoops in and engages Blaster in battle, but Blaster, exploiting the knowledge of the bridge's systems he acquired earlier, strategically ducks and causes Straxus's axe-swing to rupture the key fuel line. As the bridge destabilizes, Blaster kicks the Decepticon back through to the Cybertron side, his body exploding like his unfortunate warriors before him. Unable to cross back over without meeting the same fate and with the unstable space bridge fading away around them, Blaster and his [[Cybertron Seven\|surviving Autobot teammates]] are forced to disembark the bridge on its Earth side, leaving them stranded on a strange new world...
	{{--}}		{{--}}

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	*When Shockwave appears with Laserbeak and Buzzsaw to confront Megatron, Megatron comments that he had sent the two condors to retrieve the [[Seeker (body-type)\|three Decepticon jets]], not Shockwave. This is new information, most likely an attempt to explain an earlier continuity hiccup: Laserbeak and Buzzsaw (along with Soundwave and Ravage) had rescued Megatron from his immobility in issue #15, but in [[Plight of the Bumblebee!\|the very ''next'' issue]] (a fill-in story written by a [[Len Kaminski\|different author]]), the two bird-cassettes were working for Shockwave. This issue's revelation that they had been sent out on a mission provides a retroactive explanation: They had succeeded in finding the jets, but since the jets were serving under Shockwave at the time, the condors simply fell into his band.		*When Shockwave appears with Laserbeak and Buzzsaw to confront Megatron, Megatron comments that he had sent the two condors to retrieve the [[Seeker (body-type)\|three Decepticon jets]], not Shockwave. This is new information, most likely an attempt to explain an earlier continuity hiccup: Laserbeak and Buzzsaw (along with Soundwave and Ravage) had rescued Megatron from his immobility in issue #15, but in [[Plight of the Bumblebee!\|the very ''next'' issue]] (a fill-in story written by a [[Len Kaminski\|different author]]), the two bird-cassettes were working for Shockwave. This issue's revelation that they had been sent out on a mission provides a retroactive explanation: They had succeeded in finding the jets, but since the jets were serving under Shockwave at the time, the condors simply fell into his band.
	*Shockwave notes he can build a converter to turn the coal in the Wyoming mine into energon cubes; he previously constructed one of these devices in [[Rock and Roll-Out!\|issue #14]].		*Shockwave notes he can build a converter to turn the coal in the Wyoming mine into energon cubes; he previously constructed one of these devices in [[Rock and Roll-Out!\|issue #14]].
	*'''Bot Roster:'''
	**''Autobots:'' 17 members of Optimus Prime's forces active; 7 new arrivals from Cybertron; 12 offline in repair bay (36 total)
	**Decepticons: All 17 active, but Rumble, Frenzy, and the Constructicons' whereabouts are presently unaccounted for

	===Transformers references===		===Transformers references===
	*Created for the [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|animated series]] eighteen months prior, the Decepticons' space bridge makes its debut in comic continuity with this story (right). It is significantly different from the cartoon bridge, which requires installations at both the Cybertron and Earth ends to function and sends travelers via a beam of light; the comic bridge does not require a receiver at the Earth end to operate, and takes the form of a ''literal'' bridge.		*Created for the [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|animated series]] eighteen months prior, the Decepticons' space bridge makes its debut in comic continuity with this story (right). It is significantly different from the cartoon bridge, which requires installations at both the Cybertron and Earth ends to function and sends travelers via a beam of light; the comic bridge does not require a receiver at the Earth end to operate, and takes the form of a ''literal'' bridge.
	~~{{--}}~~
	===Real-life references===		===Real-life references===
	*The space bridge test happens in the real-life [[Columbia River Gorge]] of northern [[Oregon]].		*The space bridge test happens in the real-life [[Columbia River Gorge]] of northern [[Oregon]].
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	*Page 19, panel 3: Blaster's face is left uncolored white.		*Page 19, panel 3: Blaster's face is left uncolored white.
	*Page 22, panel 1: Powerglide is miscolored blue and white.		*Page 22, panel 1: Powerglide is miscolored blue and white.
	~~{{--}}~~
	===UK printing===		===UK printing===
	[[File:BridgetoNowhere uk reprint.jpg\|right\|thumb\|upright=1.25]]		[[File:BridgetoNowhere uk reprint.jpg\|right\|thumb\|upright=1.25]]
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	*'''Fact File Interface:''' [[Swoop (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Swoop]]		*'''Fact File Interface:''' [[Swoop (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Swoop]]
	*'''Free Gift:''' [[Superion (G1)\|Superion]] collector card for the [[Second Generation!#Back-up material\|Special Teams Special Collection Wallchart]]		*'''Free Gift:''' [[Superion (G1)\|Superion]] collector card for the [[Second Generation!#Back-up material\|Special Teams Special Collection Wallchart]]
	~~{{--}}~~

	===Other trivia===		===Other trivia===
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	*Last issue rather made it seem like Perceptor's resistance cell consisted of only himself, Blaster, and the five [[Mini Vehicle]]s, but this issue features many other [[generic]] Autobots as part of his ranks. Two are named: [[Corkscrew]] and [[Borebit]], both with drill alternate modes. "Dozens" of Autobots and Decepticons are said to perish in the battle for the bridge.		*Last issue rather made it seem like Perceptor's resistance cell consisted of only himself, Blaster, and the five [[Mini Vehicle]]s, but this issue features many other [[generic]] Autobots as part of his ranks. Two are named: [[Corkscrew]] and [[Borebit]], both with drill alternate modes. "Dozens" of Autobots and Decepticons are said to perish in the battle for the bridge.
	*The "Transmissions" [[letters page]] in the US edition of this issue includes a letter from John Kamatani, mentioning his cousin [[Shingo]]. Shingo would go on to become a recurring gag in the letters page.		*The "Transmissions" [[letters page]] in the US edition of this issue includes a letter from John Kamatani, mentioning his cousin [[Shingo]]. Shingo would go on to become a recurring gag in the letters page.
	{{-~~-}}~~
			===Bot Roster===
			*Autobots: 17 members of Optimus Prime's forces active; 7 new arrivals from Cybertron; 12 offline in repair bay. (36 total)
			*Decepticons: All 17 active, but Rumble, Frenzy, and the Constructicons' whereabouts are presently unaccounted for.

			===Courtesy of my...===
			*Blaster gives two [[generic]] Decepticons "...a case of bad balance, '''courtesy of my''' [[electro-scrambler]]". He also plants [[fission bomb]]s on the space bridge.

	===Covers (3)===		===Covers (3)===

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	*'''[[Fact File\|Fact File Interface]]:''' [[Long Haul (G1)\|Long Haul]]		*'''[[Fact File\|Fact File Interface]]:''' [[Long Haul (G1)\|Long Haul]]
	*'''Free Gift:''' [[Defensor (G1)\|Defensor]] collector card for the [[Second Generation!#Back-up material\|Special Teams Special Collection Wallchart]]		*'''Free Gift:''' [[Defensor (G1)\|Defensor]] collector card for the [[Second Generation!#Back-up material\|Special Teams Special Collection Wallchart]]
	*In US continuity, this issue marks the first meeting of Megatron and Shockwave since the Decepticons became splintered into two groups, but in UK continuity, the pair had their first encounter in the earlier story "[[Second Generation!]]" (issues #63-65), in which they agreed to a joint leadership of the Decepticons ''before'' coming to that decision in this US issue. Accordingly, Megatron and Shockwave's dialogue on pages ~~9-10~~ is edited for the UK reprint to refect that they are already co-leaders, and becomes merely about Megatron objecting to Shockwave's tone (see right). You can even see the outlines of the pasted-on pieces of paper the new text was written on!		*In US continuity, this issue marks the first meeting of Megatron and Shockwave since the Decepticons became splintered into two groups, but in UK continuity, the pair had their first encounter in the earlier story "[[Second Generation!]]" (issues #63-65), in which they agreed to a joint leadership of the Decepticons ''before'' coming to that decision in this US issue. Accordingly, Megatron and Shockwave's dialogue on pages 9–10 is edited for the UK reprint to refect that they are already co-leaders, and becomes merely about Megatron objecting to Shockwave's tone (see right). You can even see the outlines of the pasted-on pieces of paper the new text was written on!

	'''Issue #69:'''		'''Issue #69:'''
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	File:IDW Generations 6 Cover B.jpg\|'''[[The Transformers: Generations#"The Bridge to Nowhere!"\|''The Transformers: Generations'' #6]] cover B''' (IDW Publishing, 2006)		File:IDW Generations 6 Cover B.jpg\|'''[[The Transformers: Generations#"The Bridge to Nowhere!"\|''The Transformers: Generations'' #6]] cover B''' (IDW Publishing, 2006)
	File:IDW Generations 6 Cover RI.jpg\|'''[[The Transformers: Generations#"The Bridge to Nowhere!"\|''The Transformers: Generations'' #6]] cover RI''' (IDW Publishing, 2006)		File:IDW Generations 6 Cover RI.jpg\|'''[[The Transformers: Generations#"The Bridge to Nowhere!"\|''The Transformers: Generations'' #6]] cover RI''' (IDW Publishing, 2006)
	File:Generations TPB.jpg\|'''''[[The Transformers: Generations]]'' TPB''' (IDW Publishing, 2007)		File:Generations TPB.jpg\|'''''[[The Transformers: Generations (comic)\|The Transformers: Generations]]'' TPB''' (IDW Publishing, 2007)
	File:Classic Transformers Vol2.jpg\|'''[[Classic Transformers Volume 2\|''Classic Transformers'' Volume 2]]''' (IDW Publishing, 2008)		File:Classic Transformers Vol2.jpg\|'''[[Classic Transformers Volume 2\|''Classic Transformers'' Volume 2]]''' (IDW Publishing, 2008)
	File:TFClassicsVol2.jpg\|'''[[The Transformers Classics, Vol. 2\|''The Transformers Classics'', Vol. 2]]''' (IDW Publishing, 2012)		File:TFClassicsVol2.jpg\|'''[[The Transformers Classics, Vol. 2\|''The Transformers Classics'', Vol. 2]]''' (IDW Publishing, 2012)

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	*Soundwave has evidently managed to miniaturize the Decepticons' "interspace" communications technology somewhat; the new transmitter tower he builds this issue to expand the range of the Robot-Master broadcasts proves able to make contact with Cybertron despite being notably smaller than the gigantic array he used back in [[The Next Best Thing to Being There!\|issue #10]].		*Soundwave has evidently managed to miniaturize the Decepticons' "interspace" communications technology somewhat; the new transmitter tower he builds this issue to expand the range of the Robot-Master broadcasts proves able to make contact with Cybertron despite being notably smaller than the gigantic array he used back in [[The Next Best Thing to Being There!\|issue #10]].
	*As a footnote reminds us, Donny Finkleberg has been the Decepticons' prisoner since [[I, Robot-Master!\|issue #15]].		*As a footnote reminds us, Donny Finkleberg has been the Decepticons' prisoner since [[I, Robot-Master!\|issue #15]].
	*When Shockwave appears with Laserbeak and Buzzsaw to confront Megatron, Megatron comments that he had sent the two condors to retrieve the [[Seeker (body-type)\|three Decepticon jets]], not Shockwave. This is new information, most likely an attempt to explain an earlier continuity hiccup: Laserbeak and Buzzsaw (along with Soundwave and Ravage) had rescued Megatron from his immobility in issue #15, but in [[Plight of the Bumblebee!\|the very ''next'' issue]] (a fill-in story written by a [[Len Kaminski\|different author]]), the two bird-cassettes were working for Shockwave. This issue's revelation that they had been sent out on a mission provides a retroactive explanation: ~~They~~ had succeeded in finding the jets, but since the jets were serving under Shockwave at the time, the condors simply fell into his band.		*When Shockwave appears with Laserbeak and Buzzsaw to confront Megatron, Megatron comments that he had sent the two condors to retrieve the [[Seeker (body-type)\|three Decepticon jets]], not Shockwave. This is new information, most likely an attempt to explain an earlier continuity hiccup: Laserbeak and Buzzsaw (along with Soundwave and Ravage) had rescued Megatron from his immobility in issue #15, but in [[Plight of the Bumblebee!\|the very ''next'' issue]] (a fill-in story written by a [[Len Kaminski\|different author]]), the two bird-cassettes were working for Shockwave. This issue's revelation that they had been sent out on a mission provides a retroactive explanation: they had succeeded in finding the jets, but since the jets were serving under Shockwave at the time, the condors simply fell into his band.
	*Shockwave notes he can build a converter to turn the coal in the Wyoming mine into energon cubes; he previously constructed one of these devices in [[Rock and Roll-Out!\|issue #14]].		*Shockwave notes he can build a converter to turn the coal in the Wyoming mine into energon cubes; he previously constructed one of these devices in [[Rock and Roll-Out!\|issue #14]].

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	*'''[[Fact File\|Fact File Interface]]:''' [[Long Haul (G1)\|Long Haul]]		*'''[[Fact File\|Fact File Interface]]:''' [[Long Haul (G1)\|Long Haul]]
	*'''Free Gift:''' [[Defensor (G1)\|Defensor]] collector card for the [[Second Generation!#Back-up material\|Special Teams Special Collection Wallchart]]		*'''Free Gift:''' [[Defensor (G1)\|Defensor]] collector card for the [[Second Generation!#Back-up material\|Special Teams Special Collection Wallchart]]
	*In US continuity, this issue marks the first meeting of Megatron and Shockwave since the Decepticons became splintered into two groups, but in UK continuity, the pair had their first encounter in the earlier story "[[Second Generation!]]" (issues #63-65), in which they agreed to a joint leadership of the Decepticons ''before'' coming to that decision in this US issue. Accordingly, Megatron and Shockwave's dialogue on pages ~~9-10~~ is edited for the UK reprint to refect that they are already co-leaders, and becomes merely about Megatron objecting to Shockwave's tone (see right). You can even see the outlines of the pasted-on pieces of paper the new text was written on!		*In US continuity, this issue marks the first meeting of Megatron and Shockwave since the Decepticons became splintered into two groups, but in UK continuity, the pair had their first encounter in the earlier story "[[Second Generation!]]" (issues #63-65), in which they agreed to a joint leadership of the Decepticons ''before'' coming to that decision in this US issue. Accordingly, Megatron and Shockwave's dialogue on pages 9–10 is edited for the UK reprint to refect that they are already co-leaders, and becomes merely about Megatron objecting to Shockwave's tone (see right). You can even see the outlines of the pasted-on pieces of paper the new text was written on!

	'''Issue #69:'''		'''Issue #69:'''
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	File:IDW Generations 6 Cover RI.jpg\|'''[[The Transformers: Generations#"The Bridge to Nowhere!"\|''The Transformers: Generations'' #6]] cover RI''' (IDW Publishing, 2006)		File:IDW Generations 6 Cover RI.jpg\|'''[[The Transformers: Generations#"The Bridge to Nowhere!"\|''The Transformers: Generations'' #6]] cover RI''' (IDW Publishing, 2006)
	File:Generations TPB.jpg\|'''''[[The Transformers: Generations]]'' TPB''' (IDW Publishing, 2007)		File:Generations TPB.jpg\|'''''[[The Transformers: Generations (comic)\|The Transformers: Generations]]'' TPB''' (IDW Publishing, 2007)
	File:Classic Transformers Vol2.jpg\|'''[[Classic Transformers Volume 2\|''Classic Transformers'' Volume 2]]''' (IDW Publishing, 2008)		File:Classic Transformers Vol2.jpg\|'''[[Classic Transformers Volume 2\|''Classic Transformers'' Volume 2]]''' (IDW Publishing, 2008)
	File:TFClassicsVol2.jpg\|'''[[The Transformers Classics, Vol. 2\|''The Transformers Classics'', Vol. 2]]''' (IDW Publishing, 2012)		File:TFClassicsVol2.jpg\|'''[[The Transformers Classics, Vol. 2\|''The Transformers Classics'', Vol. 2]]''' (IDW Publishing, 2012)

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	At the Decepticon-held [[Wyoming base\|coal mine]] in [[Wyoming]], [[Donny Finkleberg]] is still making broadcasts in his "Robot-Master" role, with a new communication tower built by [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Soundwave]] expanding the reach of his transmissions to span the continent. Finkleberg complains about his working conditions, as all [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Ravage]] brings him for food is a snack machine full of candy, wearing [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Megatron]]'s patience down to his last nerve. Fortunately for Finkleberg, Megatron's attention is drawn away by the return of [[Laserbeak (G1)\|Laserbeak]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)\|Buzzsaw]] from the mission he recently dispatched them on. The condors have found and returned with [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Starscream]], [[Thundercracker (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Thundercracker]], and [[Skywarp (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Skywarp]]... but Megatron's rival for leadership, [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Shockwave]], is also with them! The two would-be commanders square up for another duel, but are suddenly interrupted by a transmission from Straxus, picked up by Soundwave's communications tower. Straxus informs them he is about to open the space bridge, and Megatron and Shockwave agree that, given this development, they will set their rivalry aside and agree to a joint leadership of the Decepticons for the time being.		At the Decepticon-held [[Wyoming base\|coal mine]] in [[Wyoming]], [[Donny Finkleberg]] is still making broadcasts in his "Robot-Master" role, with a new communication tower built by [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Soundwave]] expanding the reach of his transmissions to span the continent. Finkleberg complains about his working conditions, as all [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Ravage]] brings him for food is a snack machine full of candy, wearing [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Megatron]]'s patience down to his last nerve. Fortunately for Finkleberg, Megatron's attention is drawn away by the return of [[Laserbeak (G1)\|Laserbeak]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)\|Buzzsaw]] from the mission he recently dispatched them on. The condors have found and returned with [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Starscream]], [[Thundercracker (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Thundercracker]], and [[Skywarp (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Skywarp]]... but Megatron's rival for leadership, [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Shockwave]], is also with them! The two would-be commanders square up for another duel, but are suddenly interrupted by a transmission from Straxus, picked up by Soundwave's communications tower. Straxus informs them he is about to open the space bridge, and Megatron and Shockwave agree that, given this development, they will set their rivalry aside and agree to a joint leadership of the Decepticons for the time being.

	While Blaster stands by, Perceptor and the other Autobots tunnel below Darkmount and plant explosives in its primary fuel chamber. The resultant blast brings the fortress tumbling down, and most of the Decepticons are drawn away from the bridge to attack the Autobots, Straxus included. Blasting his way through the remaining guards, Blaster bounds onto the space bridge and begins placing [[fission bomb]]s in order to destroy it. As he works, a voice emanates from the bridge itself, urging him to hurry—and to his horror, Blaster realizes that Spanner didn't just ''design'' the bridge... he ''is'' the bridge, forcibly reconfigured by the Decepticons to become part of it! In pain, Spanner pleads with him to destroy his mutilated form; Blaster is naturally reluctant, but before he can decide what to do, [[Shrapnel (G1)\|Shrapnel]] spots him and alerts Straxus and the other Decepticons.		While Blaster stands by, Perceptor and the other Autobots tunnel below Darkmount and plant explosives in its primary fuel chamber. The resultant blast brings the fortress tumbling down, and most of the Decepticons are drawn away from the bridge to attack the Autobots, Straxus included. Blasting his way through the remaining guards, Blaster bounds onto the space bridge and begins placing [[fission bomb]]s in order to destroy it. As he works, a voice emanates from the bridge itself, urging him to hurry—and to his horror, Blaster realizes that Spanner didn't just ''design'' the bridge... he ''is'' the bridge, forcibly reconfigured by the Decepticons to become part of it! In pain, Spanner pleads with him to destroy his mutilated form; Blaster is naturally reluctant, but before he can decide what to do, [[Shrapnel (G1)\|Shrapnel]] spots him and alerts Straxus and the other Decepticons.

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	*Soundwave has evidently managed to miniaturize the Decepticons' "interspace" communications technology somewhat; the new transmitter tower he builds this issue to expand the range of the Robot-Master broadcasts proves able to make contact with Cybertron despite being notably smaller than the gigantic array he used back in [[The Next Best Thing to Being There!\|issue #10]].		*Soundwave has evidently managed to miniaturize the Decepticons' "interspace" communications technology somewhat; the new transmitter tower he builds this issue to expand the range of the Robot-Master broadcasts proves able to make contact with Cybertron despite being notably smaller than the gigantic array he used back in [[The Next Best Thing to Being There!\|issue #10]].
	*As a footnote reminds us, Donny Finkleberg has been the Decepticons' prisoner since [[I, Robot-Master!\|issue #15]].		*As a footnote reminds us, Donny Finkleberg has been the Decepticons' prisoner since [[I, Robot-Master!\|issue #15]].
	*When Shockwave appears with Laserbeak and Buzzsaw to confront Megatron, Megatron comments that he had sent the two condors to retrieve the [[Seeker (body-type)\|three Decepticon jets]], not Shockwave. This is new information, most likely an attempt to explain an earlier continuity hiccup: Laserbeak and Buzzsaw (along with Soundwave and Ravage) had rescued Megatron from his immobility in issue #15, but in [[Plight of the Bumblebee!\|the very ''next'' issue]] (a fill-in story written by a [[Len Kaminski\|different author]]), the two bird-cassettes were working for Shockwave. This issue's revelation that they had been sent out on a mission provides a retroactive explanation: they had succeeded in finding the jets, but since the jets were serving under Shockwave at the time, the condors simply fell into his band.		*When Shockwave appears with Laserbeak and Buzzsaw to confront Megatron, Megatron comments that he had sent the two condors to retrieve the [[Seeker (body-type)\|three Decepticon jets]], not Shockwave. This is new information, most likely an attempt to explain an earlier continuity hiccup: Laserbeak and Buzzsaw (along with Soundwave and Ravage) had rescued Megatron from his immobility in issue #15, but in [[Plight of the Bumblebee!\|the very ''next'' issue]] (a fill-in story written by a [[Len Kaminski\|different author]]), the two bird-cassettes were working for Shockwave. This issue's revelation that they had been sent out on a mission provides a retroactive explanation: they had succeeded in finding the jets, but since the jets were serving under Shockwave at the time, the condors simply fell into his band.
	*Shockwave notes he can build a converter to turn the coal in the Wyoming mine into energon cubes; he previously constructed one of these devices in [[Rock and Roll-Out!\|issue #14]].		*Shockwave notes he can build a converter to turn the coal in the Wyoming mine into energon cubes; he previously constructed one of these devices in [[Rock and Roll-Out!\|issue #14]].

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