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	[[File:Protectobots special teams second generation.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.75\|Artwork of the Protectobots transforming is copied between "Second Generation!" (top) and this mini-comic (bottom).]]		[[File:Protectobots special teams second generation.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.75\|Artwork of the Protectobots transforming is copied between "Second Generation!" (top) and this mini-comic (bottom).]]
	*This story doesn't actually seem to fit into future comic continuity. When they are eventually introduced in [[Afterdeath!\|US issue #24]], the Protectobots and Combaticons appear to be meeting for the first time, after which Optimus Prime dies at the end of the story. That would mean the events of this mini-comic—in which the teams have a separate encounter while Prime is still alive—doesn't fit. ~~You~~ could argue there's a little wiggle-room in issue #24's dialogue to handwave it and fit the events of the story between [[~~Decepticon Graffiti~~!\|issue #23]] and #24, but there's little need; as "Second Generation!" would show, the story is actually a "dream" planted in the mind of [[Buster Witwicky (G1)\|Buster Witwicky]] by the [[Matrix of Leadership\|Creation Matrix]], and can be seen as being merely a non-literal prophecy instead of an actual vision of the future.		*This story doesn't actually seem to fit into future comic continuity. When they are eventually introduced in [[Afterdeath!\|issue #105 (US issue #24)]], the Protectobots and Combaticons appear to be meeting for the first time, after which Optimus Prime dies at the end of the story. That would mean the events of this mini-comic—in which the teams have a separate encounter while Prime is still alive—doesn't fit. One could argue there's a little wiggle-room in issue #105's dialogue to handwave it and fit the events of the story between [[Resurrection!\|issue #104]] and #105, but there's little need; as "Second Generation!" would show, the story is actually a "dream" planted in the mind of [[Buster Witwicky (G1)\|Buster Witwicky]] by the [[Matrix of Leadership\|Creation Matrix]], and can be seen as being merely a non-literal prophecy instead of an actual vision of the future.

	===Errors===		===Errors===
	*Streetwise refers to Blades's alternate mode as a "''police'' helicopter", an error that is later repated with the [[:File:SecondGenerations special teams wallchart.jpg\|wallchart]] included with [[Second Generation!\|issue #63]].		*Streetwise refers to Blades's alternate mode as a "''police'' helicopter", an error that is later repated with the [[:File:SecondGenerations special teams wallchart.jpg\|wallchart]] included with [[Second Generation!\|issue #63]].

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	*Streetwise refers to Blades's alternate mode as a "''police'' helicopter", an error that is later repated with the [[:File:SecondGenerations special teams wallchart.jpg\|wallchart]] included with [[Second Generation!\|issue #63]].		*Streetwise refers to Blades's alternate mode as a "''police'' helicopter", an error that is later repated with the [[:File:SecondGenerations special teams wallchart.jpg\|wallchart]] included with [[Second Generation!\|issue #63]].
	*Skydive identifies Blast Off's alternate mode as a "Space Shuttle [...] An SS-125 Class, to be precise." That's not a real designation for a real-life space shuttle. The only thing even ''close'' in real life was the S'''T'''S-125 mission, which took place in... ''2009''.		*Skydive identifies Blast Off's alternate mode as a "Space Shuttle [...] An SS-125 Class, to be precise." That's not a real designation for a real-life space shuttle. The only thing even ''close'' in real life was the S'''T'''S-125 mission, which took place in... ''2009''.
			*Pullen Power Plant is drawn inconsistently. Several panels on page 1 depict numerous buildings right next to the big cooling towers, but on pages 2 and 3, it appears the only thing close to the cooling towers is a transmission tower.

	===Other trivia===		===Other trivia===

Cyberlink420 at 13:13, 18 July 2023

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	[[File:SpecialTeamHaveArrived poster.jpg\|right\|thumb\|upright=.9]]		[[File:SpecialTeamHaveArrived poster.jpg\|right\|thumb\|upright=.9]]
	*"The Special Teams Have Arrived" came about at the insistence of Hasbro, who requested the UK ''Transformers'' comic do a tie-in story to promote the [[Special Teams]] toys that were hitting shelves in the country at the time. The only problem was, the issues of the US comic introducing the characters were still several months away from being reprinted in the UK title. To circumvent this continuity roadblock, the story "[[Second Generation!]]" was conceived, in which the Autobots and Decepticons were granted a brief look into the future, to a point in time when the Special Teams had already been created.<ref>{{citesocial\|name=Simon Furman\|quote=There were odd occasions where Hasbro UK would actually get it together and coordinate a story with a toy release. The Special Teams (in UK #63-65) story was one such instance, and in that case (because we were some way off reprinting the corresponding US issues) we had to work them in somehow (chronologically ahead of time).\|link=http://~~www.~~transfans.co.uk~~/interviews~~/interviews_furman.~~html~~\|site=TransFans.co.uk - Interviews: Simon Furman - Part 1 'The Past'\|year=2004}}</ref> "The Special Teams Have Arrived" was the "trailer" for that story—a glossy four-page mini-comic (including the cover) that folded out into a poster showing off the toys (right), which was given away free at toy shops, and was also included with [[Rock and Roll-Out!\|issue #54]] of the regular ''Transformers'' series.		*"The Special Teams Have Arrived" came about at the insistence of Hasbro, who requested the UK ''Transformers'' comic do a tie-in story to promote the [[Special Teams]] toys that were hitting shelves in the country at the time. The only problem was, the issues of the US comic introducing the characters were still several months away from being reprinted in the UK title. To circumvent this continuity roadblock, the story "[[Second Generation!]]" was conceived, in which the Autobots and Decepticons were granted a brief look into the future, to a point in time when the Special Teams had already been created.<ref>{{citesocial\|name=Simon Furman\|quote=There were odd occasions where Hasbro UK would actually get it together and coordinate a story with a toy release. The Special Teams (in UK #63-65) story was one such instance, and in that case (because we were some way off reprinting the corresponding US issues) we had to work them in somehow (chronologically ahead of time).\|link=https://web.archive.org/web/20090914233035/http://transfans.co.uk/interviews_furman.php\|site=TransFans.co.uk - Interviews: Simon Furman - Part 1 'The Past'\|year=2004}}</ref> "The Special Teams Have Arrived" was the "trailer" for that story—a glossy four-page mini-comic (including the cover) that folded out into a poster showing off the toys (right), which was given away free at toy shops, and was also included with [[Rock and Roll-Out!\|issue #54]] of the regular ''Transformers'' series.
	*"Second Generation" retells and expands "The Special Teams Have Arrived" (adding an ending after its cliffhanger), with some panels and dialogue directly lifted (below right, and see the [[Second Generation!#Other trivia\|"Second Generation!" trivia section]] for more). The story was also adapted to become the UK audio cassette adventure "[[The Special Teams]]," though we don't know the exact sequence of real-life events: was the story conceived first, then used as the basis of the mini-comic, "Second Generation!", and the audio cassette independently, or did each of these works precipitate the other?		*"Second Generation" retells and expands "The Special Teams Have Arrived" (adding an ending after its cliffhanger), with some panels and dialogue directly lifted (below right, and see the [[Second Generation!#Other trivia\|"Second Generation!" trivia section]] for more). The story was also adapted to become the UK audio cassette adventure "[[The Special Teams]]," though we don't know the exact sequence of real-life events: was the story conceived first, then used as the basis of the mini-comic, "Second Generation!", and the audio cassette independently, or did each of these works precipitate the other?
	*With finished [[character model]]s for the Special Teams obviously unavailable to the comic's artists, all twenty-four of the new arrivals are consistently drawn based on their toys and [[package art]].		*With finished [[character model]]s for the Special Teams obviously unavailable to the comic's artists, all twenty-four of the new arrivals are consistently drawn based on their toys and [[package art]].

Cyberlink420 at 22:41, 17 July 2023

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	[[File:SpecialTeamHaveArrived poster.jpg\|right\|thumb\|upright=.9]]		[[File:SpecialTeamHaveArrived poster.jpg\|right\|thumb\|upright=.9]]
	*"The Special Teams Have Arrived" came about at the insistence of Hasbro, who requested the UK ''Transformers'' comic do a tie-in story to promote the [[Special Teams]] toys that were hitting shelves in the country at the time. The only problem was, the issues of the US comic introducing the characters were still several months away from being reprinted in the UK title. To circumvent this continuity roadblock, the story "[[Second Generation!]]" was conceived, in which the Autobots and Decepticons were granted a brief look into the future, to a point in time when the Special Teams had already been created.<ref>{{citesocial\|name=Simon Furman\|quote=There were odd occasions where Hasbro UK would actually get it together and coordinate a story with a toy release. The Special Teams (in UK #63-65) story was one such instance, and in that case (because we were some way off reprinting the corresponding US issues) we had to work them in somehow (chronologically ahead of time).\|link=http://transfans.co.uk/interviews/interviews_furman.~~php~~\|site=TransFans.co.uk - Interviews: Simon Furman - Part 1 'The Past'\|year=2004}}</ref> "The Special Teams Have Arrived" was the "trailer" for that story—a glossy four-page mini-comic (including the cover) that folded out into a poster showing off the toys (right), which was given away free at toy shops, and was also included with [[Rock and Roll-Out!\|issue #54]] of the regular ''Transformers'' series.		*"The Special Teams Have Arrived" came about at the insistence of Hasbro, who requested the UK ''Transformers'' comic do a tie-in story to promote the [[Special Teams]] toys that were hitting shelves in the country at the time. The only problem was, the issues of the US comic introducing the characters were still several months away from being reprinted in the UK title. To circumvent this continuity roadblock, the story "[[Second Generation!]]" was conceived, in which the Autobots and Decepticons were granted a brief look into the future, to a point in time when the Special Teams had already been created.<ref>{{citesocial\|name=Simon Furman\|quote=There were odd occasions where Hasbro UK would actually get it together and coordinate a story with a toy release. The Special Teams (in UK #63-65) story was one such instance, and in that case (because we were some way off reprinting the corresponding US issues) we had to work them in somehow (chronologically ahead of time).\|link=http://www.transfans.co.uk/interviews/interviews_furman.html\|site=TransFans.co.uk - Interviews: Simon Furman - Part 1 'The Past'\|year=2004}}</ref> "The Special Teams Have Arrived" was the "trailer" for that story—a glossy four-page mini-comic (including the cover) that folded out into a poster showing off the toys (right), which was given away free at toy shops, and was also included with [[Rock and Roll-Out!\|issue #54]] of the regular ''Transformers'' series.
	*"Second Generation" retells and expands "The Special Teams Have Arrived" (adding an ending after its cliffhanger), with some panels and dialogue directly lifted (below right, and see the [[Second Generation!#Other trivia\|"Second Generation!" trivia section]] for more). The story was also adapted to become the UK audio cassette adventure "[[The Special Teams]]," though we don't know the exact sequence of real-life events: was the story conceived first, then used as the basis of the mini-comic, "Second Generation!", and the audio cassette independently, or did each of these works precipitate the other?		*"Second Generation" retells and expands "The Special Teams Have Arrived" (adding an ending after its cliffhanger), with some panels and dialogue directly lifted (below right, and see the [[Second Generation!#Other trivia\|"Second Generation!" trivia section]] for more). The story was also adapted to become the UK audio cassette adventure "[[The Special Teams]]," though we don't know the exact sequence of real-life events: was the story conceived first, then used as the basis of the mini-comic, "Second Generation!", and the audio cassette independently, or did each of these works precipitate the other?
	*With finished [[character model]]s for the Special Teams obviously unavailable to the comic's artists, all twenty-four of the new arrivals are consistently drawn based on their toys and [[package art]].		*With finished [[character model]]s for the Special Teams obviously unavailable to the comic's artists, all twenty-four of the new arrivals are consistently drawn based on their toys and [[package art]].
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	==References==		==References==
	{{reflist\|2}}		{{reflist}}

	{{DEFAULTSORT:Special Teams Have Arrived}}		{{DEFAULTSORT:Special Teams Have Arrived}}
	[[Category:Marvel UK issues]]		[[Category:Marvel UK issues]]

Cyberlink420 at 22:41, 17 July 2023

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	[[File:SpecialTeamHaveArrived poster.jpg\|right\|thumb\|upright=.9]]		[[File:SpecialTeamHaveArrived poster.jpg\|right\|thumb\|upright=.9]]
	*"The Special Teams Have Arrived" came about at the insistence of Hasbro, who requested the UK ''Transformers'' comic do a tie-in story to promote the [[Special Teams]] toys that were hitting shelves in the country at the time. The only problem was, the issues of the US comic introducing the characters were still several months away from being reprinted in the UK title. To circumvent this continuity roadblock, the story "[[Second Generation!]]" was conceived, in which the Autobots and Decepticons were granted a brief look into the future, to a point in time when the Special Teams had already been created.<ref>Simon Furman~~: "~~There were odd occasions where Hasbro UK would actually get it together and coordinate a story with a toy release. The Special Teams (in UK #63-65) story was one such instance, and in that case (because we were some way off reprinting the corresponding US issues) we had to work them in somehow (chronologically ahead of time).~~" [~~http://transfans.co.uk/interviews/interviews_furman.php TransFans.~~net~~ - Interviews: Simon Furman - Part 1 'The Past'].</ref> "The Special Teams Have Arrived" was the "trailer" for that story—a glossy four-page mini-comic (including the cover) that folded out into a poster showing off the toys (right), which was given away free at toy shops, and was also included with [[Rock and Roll-Out!\|issue #54]] of the regular ''Transformers'' series.		*"The Special Teams Have Arrived" came about at the insistence of Hasbro, who requested the UK ''Transformers'' comic do a tie-in story to promote the [[Special Teams]] toys that were hitting shelves in the country at the time. The only problem was, the issues of the US comic introducing the characters were still several months away from being reprinted in the UK title. To circumvent this continuity roadblock, the story "[[Second Generation!]]" was conceived, in which the Autobots and Decepticons were granted a brief look into the future, to a point in time when the Special Teams had already been created.<ref>{{citesocial\|name=Simon Furman\|quote=There were odd occasions where Hasbro UK would actually get it together and coordinate a story with a toy release. The Special Teams (in UK #63-65) story was one such instance, and in that case (because we were some way off reprinting the corresponding US issues) we had to work them in somehow (chronologically ahead of time).\|link=http://transfans.co.uk/interviews/interviews_furman.php\|site=TransFans.co.uk - Interviews: Simon Furman - Part 1 'The Past'\|year=2004}}</ref> "The Special Teams Have Arrived" was the "trailer" for that story—a glossy four-page mini-comic (including the cover) that folded out into a poster showing off the toys (right), which was given away free at toy shops, and was also included with [[Rock and Roll-Out!\|issue #54]] of the regular ''Transformers'' series.
	*"Second Generation" retells and expands "The Special Teams Have Arrived" (adding an ending after its cliffhanger), with some panels and dialogue directly lifted (below right, and see the [[Second Generation!#Other trivia\|"Second Generation!" trivia section]] for more). The story was also adapted to become the UK audio cassette adventure "[[The Special Teams]]," though we don't know the exact sequence of real-life events: was the story conceived first, then used as the basis of the mini-comic, "Second Generation!", and the audio cassette independently, or did each of these works precipitate the other?		*"Second Generation" retells and expands "The Special Teams Have Arrived" (adding an ending after its cliffhanger), with some panels and dialogue directly lifted (below right, and see the [[Second Generation!#Other trivia\|"Second Generation!" trivia section]] for more). The story was also adapted to become the UK audio cassette adventure "[[The Special Teams]]," though we don't know the exact sequence of real-life events: was the story conceived first, then used as the basis of the mini-comic, "Second Generation!", and the audio cassette independently, or did each of these works precipitate the other?
	*With finished [[character model]]s for the Special Teams obviously unavailable to the comic's artists, all twenty-four of the new arrivals are consistently drawn based on their toys and [[package art]].		*With finished [[character model]]s for the Special Teams obviously unavailable to the comic's artists, all twenty-four of the new arrivals are consistently drawn based on their toys and [[package art]].

Cyberlink420 at 22:18, 17 July 2023

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	[[File:SpecialTeamHaveArrived poster.jpg\|right\|thumb\|upright=.9]]		[[File:SpecialTeamHaveArrived poster.jpg\|right\|thumb\|upright=.9]]
	*"The Special Teams Have Arrived" came about at the insistence of Hasbro, who requested the UK ''Transformers'' comic do a tie-in story to promote the [[Special Teams]] toys that were hitting shelves in the country at the time. The only problem was, the issues of the US comic introducing the characters were still several months away from being reprinted in the UK title. To circumvent this continuity roadblock, the story "[[Second Generation!]]" was conceived, in which the Autobots and Decepticons were granted a brief look into the future, to a point in time when the Special Teams had already been created.<ref>Simon Furman: "There were odd occasions where Hasbro UK would actually get it together and coordinate a story with a toy release. The Special Teams (in UK #63-65) story was one such instance, and in that case (because we were some way off reprinting the corresponding US issues) we had to work them in somehow (chronologically ahead of time)." [http://transfans.co.uk/interviews_furman.php TransFans.net - Interviews: Simon Furman - Part 1 'The Past'].</ref> "The Special Teams Have Arrived" was the "trailer" for that story—a glossy four-page mini-comic (including the cover) that folded out into a poster showing off the toys (right), which was given away free at toy shops, and was also included with [[Rock and Roll-Out!\|issue #54]] of the regular ''Transformers'' series.		*"The Special Teams Have Arrived" came about at the insistence of Hasbro, who requested the UK ''Transformers'' comic do a tie-in story to promote the [[Special Teams]] toys that were hitting shelves in the country at the time. The only problem was, the issues of the US comic introducing the characters were still several months away from being reprinted in the UK title. To circumvent this continuity roadblock, the story "[[Second Generation!]]" was conceived, in which the Autobots and Decepticons were granted a brief look into the future, to a point in time when the Special Teams had already been created.<ref>Simon Furman: "There were odd occasions where Hasbro UK would actually get it together and coordinate a story with a toy release. The Special Teams (in UK #63-65) story was one such instance, and in that case (because we were some way off reprinting the corresponding US issues) we had to work them in somehow (chronologically ahead of time)." [http://transfans.co.uk/interviews/interviews_furman.php TransFans.net - Interviews: Simon Furman - Part 1 'The Past'].</ref> "The Special Teams Have Arrived" was the "trailer" for that story—a glossy four-page mini-comic (including the cover) that folded out into a poster showing off the toys (right), which was given away free at toy shops, and was also included with [[Rock and Roll-Out!\|issue #54]] of the regular ''Transformers'' series.
	*"Second Generation" retells and expands "The Special Teams Have Arrived" (adding an ending after its cliffhanger), with some panels and dialogue directly lifted (below right, and see the [[Second Generation!#Other trivia\|"Second Generation!" trivia section]] for more). The story was also adapted to become the UK audio cassette adventure "[[The Special Teams]]," though we don't know the exact sequence of real-life events: was the story conceived first, then used as the basis of the mini-comic, "Second Generation!", and the audio cassette independently, or did each of these works precipitate the other?		*"Second Generation" retells and expands "The Special Teams Have Arrived" (adding an ending after its cliffhanger), with some panels and dialogue directly lifted (below right, and see the [[Second Generation!#Other trivia\|"Second Generation!" trivia section]] for more). The story was also adapted to become the UK audio cassette adventure "[[The Special Teams]]," though we don't know the exact sequence of real-life events: was the story conceived first, then used as the basis of the mini-comic, "Second Generation!", and the audio cassette independently, or did each of these works precipitate the other?
	*With finished [[character model]]s for the Special Teams obviously unavailable to the comic's artists, all twenty-four of the new arrivals are consistently drawn based on their toys and [[package art]].		*With finished [[character model]]s for the Special Teams obviously unavailable to the comic's artists, all twenty-four of the new arrivals are consistently drawn based on their toys and [[package art]].

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

	{{DEFAULTSORT:Special Teams Have Arrived}}		{{DEFAULTSORT:Special Teams Have Arrived}}
	[[Category:Marvel UK issues]]		[[Category:Marvel UK issues]]

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	[[File:SpecialTeamHaveArrived poster.jpg\|right\|thumb\|upright=.9]]		[[File:SpecialTeamHaveArrived poster.jpg\|right\|thumb\|upright=.9]]
	*"The Special Teams Have Arrived" came about at the insistence of Hasbro, who requested the UK ''Transformers'' comic do a tie-in story to promote the [[Special Teams]] toys that were hitting shelves in the country at the time. The only problem was, the issues of the US comic introducing the characters were still several months away from being reprinted in the UK title. To circumvent this continuity roadblock, the story "[[Second Generation!]]" was conceived, in which the Autobots and Decepticons were granted a brief look into the future, to a point in time when the Special Teams had already been created.<ref>Simon Furman: "There were odd occasions where Hasbro UK would actually get it together and coordinate a story with a toy release. The Special Teams (in UK #63-65) story was one such instance, and in that case (because we were some way off reprinting the corresponding US issues) we had to work them in somehow (chronologically ahead of time)." [http://transfans.co.uk/interviews_furman.php TransFans.net - Interviews: Simon Furman - Part 1 'The Past'].</ref> "The Special Teams Have Arrived" was the "trailer" for that story—a glossy four-page mini-comic (including the cover) that folded out into a poster showing off the toys (right), which was given away free at toy shops, and was also included with [[Rock and Roll-Out!\|issue #54]] of the regular ''Transformers'' series.		*"The Special Teams Have Arrived" came about at the insistence of Hasbro, who requested the UK ''Transformers'' comic do a tie-in story to promote the [[Special Teams]] toys that were hitting shelves in the country at the time. The only problem was, the issues of the US comic introducing the characters were still several months away from being reprinted in the UK title. To circumvent this continuity roadblock, the story "[[Second Generation!]]" was conceived, in which the Autobots and Decepticons were granted a brief look into the future, to a point in time when the Special Teams had already been created.<ref>Simon Furman: "There were odd occasions where Hasbro UK would actually get it together and coordinate a story with a toy release. The Special Teams (in UK #63-65) story was one such instance, and in that case (because we were some way off reprinting the corresponding US issues) we had to work them in somehow (chronologically ahead of time)." [http://transfans.co.uk/interviews_furman.php TransFans.net - Interviews: Simon Furman - Part 1 'The Past'].</ref> "The Special Teams Have Arrived" was the "trailer" for that story—a glossy four-page mini-comic (including the cover) that folded out into a poster showing off the toys (right), which was given away free at toy shops, and was also included with [[Rock and Roll-Out!\|issue #54]] of the regular ''Transformers'' series.
	*"Second Generation" retells and expands "The Special Teams Have Arrived" (adding an ending after its cliffhanger), with some panels and dialogue directly lifted (below right, and see the [[Second Generation!#Other trivia\|"Second Generation!" trivia section]] for more). The story was also adapted to become the UK audio cassette adventure, "[[The Special Teams]]," though we don't know the exact sequence of real-life events: was the story conceived first, then used as the basis of the mini-comic, "Second Generation!", and the audio cassette independently, or did each of these works precipitate the other?		*"Second Generation" retells and expands "The Special Teams Have Arrived" (adding an ending after its cliffhanger), with some panels and dialogue directly lifted (below right, and see the [[Second Generation!#Other trivia\|"Second Generation!" trivia section]] for more). The story was also adapted to become the UK audio cassette adventure "[[The Special Teams]]," though we don't know the exact sequence of real-life events: was the story conceived first, then used as the basis of the mini-comic, "Second Generation!", and the audio cassette independently, or did each of these works precipitate the other?
	*With finished [[character model]]s for the Special Teams obviously unavailable to the comic's artists, all twenty-four of the new arrivals are consistently drawn based on their toys and [[package art]].		*With finished [[character model]]s for the Special Teams obviously unavailable to the comic's artists, all twenty-four of the new arrivals are consistently drawn based on their toys and [[package art]].
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	[[File:SpecialTeamHaveArrived poster.jpg\|right\|thumb\|upright=.9]]		[[File:SpecialTeamHaveArrived poster.jpg\|right\|thumb\|upright=.9]]
	*"The Special Teams Have Arrived" came about at the insistence of Hasbro, who requested the UK ''Transformers'' comic do a tie-in story to promote the Special Teams toys that were hitting shelves in the country at the time. The only problem was, the issues of the US comic introducing the characters were still several months away from being reprinted in the UK title. To circumvent this continuity roadblock, the story "[[Second Generation!]]" was conceived, in which the Autobots and Decepticons were granted a brief look into the future, to a point in time when the Special Teams had already been created.<ref>Simon Furman: "There were odd occasions where Hasbro UK would actually get it together and coordinate a story with a toy release. The Special Teams (in UK #63-65) story was one such instance, and in that case (because we were some way off reprinting the corresponding US issues) we had to work them in somehow (chronologically ahead of time)." [http://transfans.co.uk/interviews_furman.php TransFans.net - Interviews: Simon Furman - Part 1 'The Past'].</ref> "The Special Teams Have Arrived" was the "trailer" for that story—a glossy four-page mini-comic (including the cover) that folded out into a poster showing off the toys (right), which was given away free at toy shops, and was also included with [[Rock and Roll-Out!\|issue #54]] of the regular ''Transformers'' series.		*"The Special Teams Have Arrived" came about at the insistence of Hasbro, who requested the UK ''Transformers'' comic do a tie-in story to promote the [[Special Teams]] toys that were hitting shelves in the country at the time. The only problem was, the issues of the US comic introducing the characters were still several months away from being reprinted in the UK title. To circumvent this continuity roadblock, the story "[[Second Generation!]]" was conceived, in which the Autobots and Decepticons were granted a brief look into the future, to a point in time when the Special Teams had already been created.<ref>Simon Furman: "There were odd occasions where Hasbro UK would actually get it together and coordinate a story with a toy release. The Special Teams (in UK #63-65) story was one such instance, and in that case (because we were some way off reprinting the corresponding US issues) we had to work them in somehow (chronologically ahead of time)." [http://transfans.co.uk/interviews_furman.php TransFans.net - Interviews: Simon Furman - Part 1 'The Past'].</ref> "The Special Teams Have Arrived" was the "trailer" for that story—a glossy four-page mini-comic (including the cover) that folded out into a poster showing off the toys (right), which was given away free at toy shops, and was also included with [[Rock and Roll-Out!\|issue #54]] of the regular ''Transformers'' series.
	*"Second Generation" retells and expands "The Special Teams Have Arrived" (adding an ending after its cliffhanger), with some panels and dialogue directly lifted (below right, and see the [[Second Generation!#Other trivia\|"Second Generation!" trivia section]] for more). The story was also adapted to become the UK audio cassette adventure, "[[The Special Teams]]," though we don't know the exact sequence of real-life events: was the story conceived first, then used as the basis of the mini-comic, "Second Generation!", and the audio cassette independently, or did each of these works precipitate the other?		*"Second Generation" retells and expands "The Special Teams Have Arrived" (adding an ending after its cliffhanger), with some panels and dialogue directly lifted (below right, and see the [[Second Generation!#Other trivia\|"Second Generation!" trivia section]] for more). The story was also adapted to become the UK audio cassette adventure, "[[The Special Teams]]," though we don't know the exact sequence of real-life events: was the story conceived first, then used as the basis of the mini-comic, "Second Generation!", and the audio cassette independently, or did each of these works precipitate the other?
	*With finished [[character model]]s for the Special Teams obviously unavailable to the comic's artists, all twenty-four of the new arrivals are consistently drawn based on their toys and [[package art]].		*With finished [[character model]]s for the Special Teams obviously unavailable to the comic's artists, all twenty-four of the new arrivals are consistently drawn based on their toys and [[package art]].

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	*Streetwise refers to Blades's alternate mode as a "''police'' helicopter", an error that is later repated with the [[:File:SecondGenerations special teams wallchart.jpg\|wallchart]] included with [[Second Generation!\|issue #63]].		*Streetwise refers to Blades's alternate mode as a "''police'' helicopter", an error that is later repated with the [[:File:SecondGenerations special teams wallchart.jpg\|wallchart]] included with [[Second Generation!\|issue #63]].
			*Skydive identifies Blast Off's alternate mode as a "Space Shuttle [...] An SS-125 Class, to be precise." That's not a real designation for a real-life space shuttle. The only thing even ''close'' in real life was the S'''T'''S-125 mission, which took place in... ''2009''.

	===Other trivia===		===Other trivia===