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Continuity notes: Clarity!

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	===Continuity notes===		===Continuity notes===
	*While the Decepticon Targetmasters include their full roster, the Autobot Targetmasters seem to consist of only the trio of new characters, with the [[The Transformers: The Movie\|movie]] trio absent.		*While the Decepticon Targetmasters include their full roster, the Autobot Targetmasters seem to consist of only the trio of new characters, with the [[The Transformers: The Movie\|movie]] trio ([[Hot Rod (G1)\|Hot Rod]], [[Blurr (G1)\|Blurr]], and [[Kup (G1)\|Kup]]) absent.
	*Having learned nothing from the events of this issue, Scorponok's next plan involving the capture of an Autobot Headmaster will also target Highbrow with even worse end results in the ''[[Transformers Annual 1989]]'' story "[[All in the Minds!]]".		*Having learned nothing from the events of this issue, Scorponok's next plan involving the capture of an Autobot Headmaster will also target Highbrow with even worse end results in the ''[[Transformers Annual 1989]]'' story "[[All in the Minds!]]".
	*Highbrow's retelling of the origins of the Headmaster process references both the events and art of "[[Broken Glass!]]", with the UK reprinting taking place in issues [[Headhunt\|#134]]–[[Ladies' Night (issue)\|137]].		*Highbrow's retelling of the origins of the Headmaster process references both the events and art of "[[Broken Glass!]]", with the UK reprinting taking place in issues [[Headhunt\|#134]]–[[Ladies' Night (issue)\|137]].

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clean up, replaced: Fortress Maximus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity → Fortress Maximus (G1), Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity → Scorponok (G1) (2), →

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	But as Highbrow begins to debate caution, [[Gort]] detaches to voice his more proactive opinion and [[Chromedome (G1)\|Chromedome]]'s partner, [[Stylor]], also agrees with the need for immediate action. After re-bonding, Highbrow recounts the stated agreement and goal that led to the creation of the Headmasters, along with his opinion that he and Gort are just too far apart mentally to work as an effective team. But when the Autobots arrive at the Decepticons' notorious [[Fortress of Despair]], all agree that the open door and lifeless nature of the base are a real concern.		But as Highbrow begins to debate caution, [[Gort]] detaches to voice his more proactive opinion and [[Chromedome (G1)\|Chromedome]]'s partner, [[Stylor]], also agrees with the need for immediate action. After re-bonding, Highbrow recounts the stated agreement and goal that led to the creation of the Headmasters, along with his opinion that he and Gort are just too far apart mentally to work as an effective team. But when the Autobots arrive at the Decepticons' notorious [[Fortress of Despair]], all agree that the open door and lifeless nature of the base are a real concern.

	When the Headmasters finally reach the strung-up bodies of the Targetmasters, [[Sureshot (G1)\|Sureshot]] stirs to shout a warning, that the Decepticons' real goal was to lure and capture the Autobot Headmasters to perfect their own Headmaster process. Before they can flee, [[Scorponok (G1)~~/Marvel Comics continuity~~\|Scorponok]] and the Decepticon Targetmasters burst through the wall.		When the Headmasters finally reach the strung-up bodies of the Targetmasters, [[Sureshot (G1)\|Sureshot]] stirs to shout a warning, that the Decepticons' real goal was to lure and capture the Autobot Headmasters to perfect their own Headmaster process. Before they can flee, [[Scorponok (G1)\|Scorponok]] and the Decepticon Targetmasters burst through the wall.

	===Scorponok's Sting!===		===Scorponok's Sting!===
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	*[[Scourge (G1)\|Scourge]] (19)		*[[Scourge (G1)\|Scourge]] (19)
	*[[Triggerhappy (G1)\|Triggerhappy]] (20)		*[[Triggerhappy (G1)\|Triggerhappy]] (20)
	*[[Scorponok (G1)~~/Marvel Comics continuity~~\|Scorponok]] (21)		*[[Scorponok (G1)\|Scorponok]] (21)
	\|h4=[[Nebulan]]s\|c4=		\|h4=[[Nebulan]]s\|c4=
	*[[Gort]] (13)		*[[Gort]] (13)
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	===Other trivia===		===Other trivia===
	*Having been ordered by Hasbro UK, an unsurprising omission from the story is [[Fortress Maximus (G1)~~/Marvel Comics continuity~~\|Fortress Maximus]], who was not included in the 1987 UK [[The Transformers (European toyline)#UK.2C France.2C the Netherlands.2C and Belgium\|toyline]]. Maximus is neither seen nor mentioned once in the story, and a brief flashback to the ''Headmasters'' limited series depicts Galen and only the four smaller Autobot Headmaster heads, specifically omitting Maximus's head.		*Having been ordered by Hasbro UK, an unsurprising omission from the story is [[Fortress Maximus (G1)\|Fortress Maximus]], who was not included in the 1987 UK [[The Transformers (European toyline)#UK.2C France.2C the Netherlands.2C and Belgium\|toyline]]. Maximus is neither seen nor mentioned once in the story, and a brief flashback to the ''Headmasters'' limited series depicts Galen and only the four smaller Autobot Headmaster heads, specifically omitting Maximus's head.
	*The presence of a Headmasters video competition in this issue (see "Back-up material" below) has previously caused some confusion, with this issue's publication and the competition's closing date of [[October 16]], 1987 both preceding the original US broadcast of "[[The Rebirth]]" by a number of weeks. The general retail video tape release of "The Rebirth" in the UK didn't occur until approximately March/April [[1988]] (based on advertisements that appeared in the comic), well after the story's initial US airing in November 1987. In [[2017]], one of the competition winners described<ref name="claimfame">[https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/your-transformers-claim-to-fame.1121810/#post-15018535 "Your Transformers claim to fame!"] at TFW2005.</ref> the tape as not being supplied in a clamshell case (unlike the majority of UK video tape releases up to that point) and only being packaged in a plain cardboard slipcover with no artwork, effectively serving as an "early-bird release". Exactly when the UK competition winners received the video tape in relation to the original airing of "The Rebirth" in the US is unknown.		*The presence of a Headmasters video competition in this issue (see "Back-up material" below) has previously caused some confusion, with this issue's publication and the competition's closing date of [[October 16]], 1987 both preceding the original US broadcast of "[[The Rebirth]]" by a number of weeks. The general retail video tape release of "The Rebirth" in the UK didn't occur until approximately March/April [[1988]] (based on advertisements that appeared in the comic), well after the story's initial US airing in November 1987. In [[2017]], one of the competition winners described<ref name="claimfame">[https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/your-transformers-claim-to-fame.1121810/#post-15018535 "Your Transformers claim to fame!"] at TFW2005.</ref> the tape as not being supplied in a clamshell case (unlike the majority of UK video tape releases up to that point) and only being packaged in a plain cardboard slipcover with no artwork, effectively serving as an "early-bird release". Exactly when the UK competition winners received the video tape in relation to the original airing of "The Rebirth" in the US is unknown.
	*[[Fallen Angel\|Like]] [[Gone but Not Forgotten!\|some]] [[Wanted: Galvatron — Dead or Alive!\|other]] [[Burning Sky!\|issues]], a free version of issue #130 (with an altered corner box) was given out at the chain of British steakhouses Berni Inn.		*[[Fallen Angel\|Like]] [[Gone but Not Forgotten!\|some]] [[Wanted: Galvatron — Dead or Alive!\|other]] [[Burning Sky!\|issues]], a free version of issue #130 (with an altered corner box) was given out at the chain of British steakhouses Berni Inn.
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	*'''''[[The Transformers: Best of UK\|Best of UK Omnibus]]'' cover:''' Galvatron and [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Megatron]] tear into the [[Wreckers]] and [[Mayhem Attack Squad\|Mayhems]], crop of the cover to ''[[The Transformers: Best of UK: Time Wars\|Best of UK: Time Wars]]'' issue #4.		*'''''[[The Transformers: Best of UK\|Best of UK Omnibus]]'' cover:''' Galvatron and [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Megatron]] tear into the [[Wreckers]] and [[Mayhem Attack Squad\|Mayhems]], crop of the cover to ''[[The Transformers: Best of UK: Time Wars\|Best of UK: Time Wars]]'' issue #4.
	*'''[[The Transformers Classics UK Volume 4\|''The Transformers Classics UK'' Volume 4]] cover:''' [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Rodimus]] and Galvatron fight whilst Scorponok squeezes Highbrow and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Goldbug]] rides Wreck-Gar, by [[Andrew Wildman]].		*'''[[The Transformers Classics UK Volume 4\|''The Transformers Classics UK'' Volume 4]] cover:''' [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Rodimus]] and Galvatron fight whilst Scorponok squeezes Highbrow and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Goldbug]] rides Wreck-Gar, by [[Andrew Wildman]].
	* '''''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]]: Volume 10: Trial by Fire''''': Devastator (by [[Don Figueroa]]) and Weirdwolf (by [[Will Simpson]] and [[Tim Perkins]]).		* '''''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]]: Volume 10: Trial by Fire''''': Devastator (by [[Don Figueroa]]) and Weirdwolf (by [[Will Simpson]] and [[Tim Perkins]]).
	<gallery>		<gallery>
	File:IDWBofUKSP.jpg\|'''''Best of UK: Space Pirates'' TPB''' (IDW Publishing, 2008)		File:IDWBofUKSP.jpg\|'''''Best of UK: Space Pirates'' TPB''' (IDW Publishing, 2008)

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	*[[Gort]] (13)		*[[Gort]] (13)
	*[[Stylor]] (14)		*[[Stylor]] (14)
	*[[~~Galen Kord\|~~Galen]] (15)		*[[Galen]] (15)
	*[[Pinpointer (G1)\|Pinpointer]] (22)		*[[Pinpointer (G1)\|Pinpointer]] (22)
	*[[Spoilsport]] (23)		*[[Spoilsport]] (23)

Cyberlink420 at 12:58, 18 July 2023

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	===Continuity errors===		===Continuity errors===
	*Where this story can even fit into the continuity of the [[The Transformers: Headmasters\|''Headmasters'' limited series]] is a problem. The Autobot Targetmasters were introduced after the Autobot Headmasters had been captured by the Decepticons, the Decepticon Targetmasters were created just before the Autobot Headmasters escaped, when both sides very quickly fled [[Nebulos]] for [[Earth]], and all that occurs in the space of the single issue "[[Brothers in Armor!!]]". Nevertheless, when the chronology of the ''Headmasters'' series was questioned in the UK [[Letters page (Marvel UK)\|letters page]], [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Grimlock]] claimed "Worlds Apart!" took place ''during'' the action of "Brothers in Armour!", presumably shortly before the Transformers left Nebulos.<ref>[[Source:Grim Grams#Issue 142\|Grim Grams, issue 142]]</ref>		*Where this story can even fit into the continuity of the [[The Transformers: Headmasters\|''Headmasters'' limited series]] is a problem. The Autobot Targetmasters were introduced after the Autobot Headmasters had been captured by the Decepticons, the Decepticon Targetmasters were created just before the Autobot Headmasters escaped, when both sides very quickly fled [[Nebulos]] for [[Earth]], and all that occurs in the space of the single issue "[[Brothers in Armor!!]]". Nevertheless, when the chronology of the ''Headmasters'' series was questioned in the UK [[Letters page (Marvel UK)\|letters page]], [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Grimlock]] claimed "Worlds Apart!" took place ''during'' the action of "Brothers in Armour!", presumably shortly before the Transformers left Nebulos.<ref>[[Source:Grim Grams#Issue 142\|Grim Grams, issue 142]]</ref>
	*Part of this is because the story was specifically ordered by [[Hasbro]] UK, who were heavily promoting the Headmasters at the time, but the full [[The Transformers: Headmasters\|''Headmasters'' limited series]] was not yet ready for a more rapid printing. Indeed, "[[Brothers in Armor!!]]" only went on sale in the same month as "Worlds Apart!" As a result, the story sits awkwardly in a continuity that was not fully available when it was written.<ref>Unknown author "Transformers UK" in ''Legacy of Unicron'' [Trade paperback] (London; [[Titan Books]], 2003), page 5.</ref><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>		*Part of this is because the story was specifically ordered by [[Hasbro]] UK, who were heavily promoting the Headmasters at the time, but the full [[The Transformers: Headmasters\|''Headmasters'' limited series]] was not yet ready for a more rapid printing. Indeed, "[[Brothers in Armor!!]]" only went on sale in the same month as "Worlds Apart!" As a result, the story sits awkwardly in a continuity that was not fully available when it was written.<ref>Unknown author "Transformers UK" in ''Legacy of Unicron'' [Trade paperback] (London; [[Titan Books]], 2003), page 5.</ref><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://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>
	*Hardhead refers to his Targetmaster comrades as "Pointblank, ''Triggerhappy'' and Sureshot".		*Hardhead refers to his Targetmaster comrades as "Pointblank, ''Triggerhappy'' and Sureshot".

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	*The presence of a Headmasters video competition in this issue (see "Back-up material" below) has previously caused some confusion, with this issue's publication and the competition's closing date of [[October 16]], 1987 both preceding the original US broadcast of "[[The Rebirth]]" by a number of weeks. The general retail video tape release of "The Rebirth" in the UK didn't occur until approximately March/April [[1988]] (based on advertisements that appeared in the comic), well after the story's initial US airing in November 1987. In [[2017]], one of the competition winners described<ref name="claimfame">[https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/your-transformers-claim-to-fame.1121810/#post-15018535 "Your Transformers claim to fame!"] at TFW2005.</ref> the tape as not being supplied in a clamshell case (unlike the majority of UK video tape releases up to that point) and only being packaged in a plain cardboard slipcover with no artwork, effectively serving as an "early-bird release". Exactly when the UK competition winners received the video tape in relation to the original airing of "The Rebirth" in the US is unknown.		*The presence of a Headmasters video competition in this issue (see "Back-up material" below) has previously caused some confusion, with this issue's publication and the competition's closing date of [[October 16]], 1987 both preceding the original US broadcast of "[[The Rebirth]]" by a number of weeks. The general retail video tape release of "The Rebirth" in the UK didn't occur until approximately March/April [[1988]] (based on advertisements that appeared in the comic), well after the story's initial US airing in November 1987. In [[2017]], one of the competition winners described<ref name="claimfame">[https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/your-transformers-claim-to-fame.1121810/#post-15018535 "Your Transformers claim to fame!"] at TFW2005.</ref> the tape as not being supplied in a clamshell case (unlike the majority of UK video tape releases up to that point) and only being packaged in a plain cardboard slipcover with no artwork, effectively serving as an "early-bird release". Exactly when the UK competition winners received the video tape in relation to the original airing of "The Rebirth" in the US is unknown.
	*[[Fallen Angel\|Like]] [[Gone but Not Forgotten!\|some]] [[Wanted: Galvatron — Dead or Alive!\|other]] [[Burning Sky!\|issues]], a free version of issue #130 (with an altered corner box) was given out at the chain of British steakhouses Berni Inn.		*[[Fallen Angel\|Like]] [[Gone but Not Forgotten!\|some]] [[Wanted: Galvatron — Dead or Alive!\|other]] [[Burning Sky!\|issues]], a free version of issue #130 (with an altered corner box) was given out at the chain of British steakhouses Berni Inn.
	*Geoff Senior finds the cover boring and says it wasn't his idea.<ref>[http://www.transfans.co.uk/interviews/interviews_geoff.html Interview with Geoff Senior at TransFans.co.uk]</ref>		*Geoff Senior finds the cover boring and says it wasn't his idea.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230718125243/http://www.transfans.co.uk/interviews/interviews_geoff.html Interview with Geoff Senior at TransFans.co.uk]</ref>

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

Cyberlink420 at 22:50, 17 July 2023

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	*The presence of a Headmasters video competition in this issue (see "Back-up material" below) has previously caused some confusion, with this issue's publication and the competition's closing date of [[October 16]], 1987 both preceding the original US broadcast of "[[The Rebirth]]" by a number of weeks. The general retail video tape release of "The Rebirth" in the UK didn't occur until approximately March/April [[1988]] (based on advertisements that appeared in the comic), well after the story's initial US airing in November 1987. In [[2017]], one of the competition winners described<ref name="claimfame">[https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/your-transformers-claim-to-fame.1121810/#post-15018535 "Your Transformers claim to fame!"] at TFW2005.</ref> the tape as not being supplied in a clamshell case (unlike the majority of UK video tape releases up to that point) and only being packaged in a plain cardboard slipcover with no artwork, effectively serving as an "early-bird release". Exactly when the UK competition winners received the video tape in relation to the original airing of "The Rebirth" in the US is unknown.		*The presence of a Headmasters video competition in this issue (see "Back-up material" below) has previously caused some confusion, with this issue's publication and the competition's closing date of [[October 16]], 1987 both preceding the original US broadcast of "[[The Rebirth]]" by a number of weeks. The general retail video tape release of "The Rebirth" in the UK didn't occur until approximately March/April [[1988]] (based on advertisements that appeared in the comic), well after the story's initial US airing in November 1987. In [[2017]], one of the competition winners described<ref name="claimfame">[https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/your-transformers-claim-to-fame.1121810/#post-15018535 "Your Transformers claim to fame!"] at TFW2005.</ref> the tape as not being supplied in a clamshell case (unlike the majority of UK video tape releases up to that point) and only being packaged in a plain cardboard slipcover with no artwork, effectively serving as an "early-bird release". Exactly when the UK competition winners received the video tape in relation to the original airing of "The Rebirth" in the US is unknown.
	*[[Fallen Angel\|Like]] [[Gone but Not Forgotten!\|some]] [[Wanted: Galvatron — Dead or Alive!\|other]] [[Burning Sky!\|issues]], a free version of issue #130 (with an altered corner box) was given out at the chain of British steakhouses Berni Inn.		*[[Fallen Angel\|Like]] [[Gone but Not Forgotten!\|some]] [[Wanted: Galvatron — Dead or Alive!\|other]] [[Burning Sky!\|issues]], a free version of issue #130 (with an altered corner box) was given out at the chain of British steakhouses Berni Inn.
	*Geoff Senior finds the cover boring and says it wasn't his idea.<ref>http://transfans.co.uk/interviews/interviews_geoff.~~php~~</ref>		*Geoff Senior finds the cover boring and says it wasn't his idea.<ref>[http://www.transfans.co.uk/interviews/interviews_geoff.html Interview with Geoff Senior at TransFans.co.uk]</ref>

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

Cyberlink420 at 22:43, 17 July 2023

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	===Continuity errors===		===Continuity errors===
	*Where this story can even fit into the continuity of the [[The Transformers: Headmasters\|''Headmasters'' limited series]] is a problem. The Autobot Targetmasters were introduced after the Autobot Headmasters had been captured by the Decepticons, the Decepticon Targetmasters were created just before the Autobot Headmasters escaped, when both sides very quickly fled [[Nebulos]] for [[Earth]], and all that occurs in the space of the single issue "[[Brothers in Armor!!]]". Nevertheless, when the chronology of the ''Headmasters'' series was questioned in the UK [[Letters page (Marvel UK)\|letters page]], [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Grimlock]] claimed "Worlds Apart!" took place ''during'' the action of "Brothers in Armour!", presumably shortly before the Transformers left Nebulos.<ref>[[Source:Grim Grams#Issue 142\|Grim Grams, issue 142]]</ref>		*Where this story can even fit into the continuity of the [[The Transformers: Headmasters\|''Headmasters'' limited series]] is a problem. The Autobot Targetmasters were introduced after the Autobot Headmasters had been captured by the Decepticons, the Decepticon Targetmasters were created just before the Autobot Headmasters escaped, when both sides very quickly fled [[Nebulos]] for [[Earth]], and all that occurs in the space of the single issue "[[Brothers in Armor!!]]". Nevertheless, when the chronology of the ''Headmasters'' series was questioned in the UK [[Letters page (Marvel UK)\|letters page]], [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Grimlock]] claimed "Worlds Apart!" took place ''during'' the action of "Brothers in Armour!", presumably shortly before the Transformers left Nebulos.<ref>[[Source:Grim Grams#Issue 142\|Grim Grams, issue 142]]</ref>
	*Part of this is because the story was specifically ordered by [[Hasbro]] UK, who were heavily promoting the Headmasters at the time, but the full [[The Transformers: Headmasters\|''Headmasters'' limited series]] was not yet ready for a more rapid printing. Indeed, "[[Brothers in Armor!!]]" only went on sale in the same month as "Worlds Apart!" As a result, the story sits awkwardly in a continuity that was not fully available when it was written.<ref>Unknown author "Transformers UK" in ''Legacy of Unicron'' [Trade paperback] (London; [[Titan Books]], 2003), page 5.</ref><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 ~~[[Second Generation!\|~~#~~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). ~~Same with Headmasters." [~~http://transfans.co.uk/interviews/interviews_furman.~~php~~ TransFans.co.uk - Interviews: Simon Furman - Part 1 'The Past']</ref>		*Part of this is because the story was specifically ordered by [[Hasbro]] UK, who were heavily promoting the Headmasters at the time, but the full [[The Transformers: Headmasters\|''Headmasters'' limited series]] was not yet ready for a more rapid printing. Indeed, "[[Brothers in Armor!!]]" only went on sale in the same month as "Worlds Apart!" As a result, the story sits awkwardly in a continuity that was not fully available when it was written.<ref>Unknown author "Transformers UK" in ''Legacy of Unicron'' [Trade paperback] (London; [[Titan Books]], 2003), page 5.</ref><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>
	*Hardhead refers to his Targetmaster comrades as "Pointblank, ''Triggerhappy'' and Sureshot".		*Hardhead refers to his Targetmaster comrades as "Pointblank, ''Triggerhappy'' and Sureshot".

Cyberlink420 at 22:16, 17 July 2023

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	===Continuity errors===		===Continuity errors===
	*Where this story can even fit into the continuity of the [[The Transformers: Headmasters\|''Headmasters'' limited series]] is a problem. The Autobot Targetmasters were introduced after the Autobot Headmasters had been captured by the Decepticons, the Decepticon Targetmasters were created just before the Autobot Headmasters escaped, when both sides very quickly fled [[Nebulos]] for [[Earth]], and all that occurs in the space of the single issue "[[Brothers in Armor!!]]". Nevertheless, when the chronology of the ''Headmasters'' series was questioned in the UK [[Letters page (Marvel UK)\|letters page]], [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Grimlock]] claimed "Worlds Apart!" took place ''during'' the action of "Brothers in Armour!", presumably shortly before the Transformers left Nebulos.<ref>[[Source:Grim Grams#Issue 142\|Grim Grams, issue 142]]</ref>		*Where this story can even fit into the continuity of the [[The Transformers: Headmasters\|''Headmasters'' limited series]] is a problem. The Autobot Targetmasters were introduced after the Autobot Headmasters had been captured by the Decepticons, the Decepticon Targetmasters were created just before the Autobot Headmasters escaped, when both sides very quickly fled [[Nebulos]] for [[Earth]], and all that occurs in the space of the single issue "[[Brothers in Armor!!]]". Nevertheless, when the chronology of the ''Headmasters'' series was questioned in the UK [[Letters page (Marvel UK)\|letters page]], [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Grimlock]] claimed "Worlds Apart!" took place ''during'' the action of "Brothers in Armour!", presumably shortly before the Transformers left Nebulos.<ref>[[Source:Grim Grams#Issue 142\|Grim Grams, issue 142]]</ref>
	*Part of this is because the story was specifically ordered by [[Hasbro]] UK, who were heavily promoting the Headmasters at the time, but the full [[The Transformers: Headmasters\|''Headmasters'' limited series]] was not yet ready for a more rapid printing. Indeed, "[[Brothers in Armor!!]]" only went on sale in the same month as "Worlds Apart!" As a result, the story sits awkwardly in a continuity that was not fully available when it was written.<ref>Unknown author "Transformers UK" in ''Legacy of Unicron'' [Trade paperback] (London; [[Titan Books]], 2003), page 5.</ref><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 [[Second Generation!\|#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). Same with Headmasters." [http://transfans.co.uk/interviews_furman.php TransFans.co.uk - Interviews: Simon Furman - Part 1 'The Past']</ref>		*Part of this is because the story was specifically ordered by [[Hasbro]] UK, who were heavily promoting the Headmasters at the time, but the full [[The Transformers: Headmasters\|''Headmasters'' limited series]] was not yet ready for a more rapid printing. Indeed, "[[Brothers in Armor!!]]" only went on sale in the same month as "Worlds Apart!" As a result, the story sits awkwardly in a continuity that was not fully available when it was written.<ref>Unknown author "Transformers UK" in ''Legacy of Unicron'' [Trade paperback] (London; [[Titan Books]], 2003), page 5.</ref><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 [[Second Generation!\|#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). Same with Headmasters." [http://transfans.co.uk/interviews/interviews_furman.php TransFans.co.uk - Interviews: Simon Furman - Part 1 'The Past']</ref>
	*Hardhead refers to his Targetmaster comrades as "Pointblank, ''Triggerhappy'' and Sureshot".		*Hardhead refers to his Targetmaster comrades as "Pointblank, ''Triggerhappy'' and Sureshot".

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	*The presence of a Headmasters video competition in this issue (see "Back-up material" below) has previously caused some confusion, with this issue's publication and the competition's closing date of [[October 16]], 1987 both preceding the original US broadcast of "[[The Rebirth]]" by a number of weeks. The general retail video tape release of "The Rebirth" in the UK didn't occur until approximately March/April [[1988]] (based on advertisements that appeared in the comic), well after the story's initial US airing in November 1987. In [[2017]], one of the competition winners described<ref name="claimfame">[https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/your-transformers-claim-to-fame.1121810/#post-15018535 "Your Transformers claim to fame!"] at TFW2005.</ref> the tape as not being supplied in a clamshell case (unlike the majority of UK video tape releases up to that point) and only being packaged in a plain cardboard slipcover with no artwork, effectively serving as an "early-bird release". Exactly when the UK competition winners received the video tape in relation to the original airing of "The Rebirth" in the US is unknown.		*The presence of a Headmasters video competition in this issue (see "Back-up material" below) has previously caused some confusion, with this issue's publication and the competition's closing date of [[October 16]], 1987 both preceding the original US broadcast of "[[The Rebirth]]" by a number of weeks. The general retail video tape release of "The Rebirth" in the UK didn't occur until approximately March/April [[1988]] (based on advertisements that appeared in the comic), well after the story's initial US airing in November 1987. In [[2017]], one of the competition winners described<ref name="claimfame">[https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/your-transformers-claim-to-fame.1121810/#post-15018535 "Your Transformers claim to fame!"] at TFW2005.</ref> the tape as not being supplied in a clamshell case (unlike the majority of UK video tape releases up to that point) and only being packaged in a plain cardboard slipcover with no artwork, effectively serving as an "early-bird release". Exactly when the UK competition winners received the video tape in relation to the original airing of "The Rebirth" in the US is unknown.
	*[[Fallen Angel\|Like]] [[Gone but Not Forgotten!\|some]] [[Wanted: Galvatron — Dead or Alive!\|other]] [[Burning Sky!\|issues]], a free version of issue #130 (with an altered corner box) was given out at the chain of British steakhouses Berni Inn.		*[[Fallen Angel\|Like]] [[Gone but Not Forgotten!\|some]] [[Wanted: Galvatron — Dead or Alive!\|other]] [[Burning Sky!\|issues]], a free version of issue #130 (with an altered corner box) was given out at the chain of British steakhouses Berni Inn.
	*Geoff Senior finds the cover boring and says it wasn't his idea.<ref>http://transfans.co.uk/interviews_geoff.php</ref>		*Geoff Senior finds the cover boring and says it wasn't his idea.<ref>http://transfans.co.uk/interviews/interviews_geoff.php</ref>

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

TheLastGherkin: /* Continuity errors */

2023-07-17T21:23:29Z

Continuity errors

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	===Continuity errors===		===Continuity errors===
	*Where this story can even fit into the continuity of the [[The Transformers: Headmasters\|''Headmasters'' limited series]] is a problem. The Autobot Targetmasters were introduced after the Autobot Headmasters had been captured by the Decepticons, the Decepticon Targetmasters were created just before the Autobot Headmasters escaped, when both sides very quickly fled [[Nebulos]] for [[Earth]], and all that occurs in the space of the single issue "[[Brothers in Armor!!]]". Nevertheless, when the chronology of the ''Headmasters'' series was questioned in the UK [[Letters page (Marvel UK)\|letters page]], [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Grimlock]] claimed "Worlds Apart!" took place ''during'' the action of "Brothers in Armour!", presumably shortly before the Transformers left Nebulos.<ref>[~~http~~:~~//transfans.co.uk/media/2KX/media/comics/the_transformers_uk/grimgrams/Issue142.jpg~~ 142's Grim Grams]</ref>		*Where this story can even fit into the continuity of the [[The Transformers: Headmasters\|''Headmasters'' limited series]] is a problem. The Autobot Targetmasters were introduced after the Autobot Headmasters had been captured by the Decepticons, the Decepticon Targetmasters were created just before the Autobot Headmasters escaped, when both sides very quickly fled [[Nebulos]] for [[Earth]], and all that occurs in the space of the single issue "[[Brothers in Armor!!]]". Nevertheless, when the chronology of the ''Headmasters'' series was questioned in the UK [[Letters page (Marvel UK)\|letters page]], [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Grimlock]] claimed "Worlds Apart!" took place ''during'' the action of "Brothers in Armour!", presumably shortly before the Transformers left Nebulos.<ref>[[Source:Grim Grams#Issue 142\|Grim Grams, issue 142]]</ref>
	*Part of this is because the story was specifically ordered by [[Hasbro]] UK, who were heavily promoting the Headmasters at the time, but the full [[The Transformers: Headmasters\|''Headmasters'' limited series]] was not yet ready for a more rapid printing. Indeed, "[[Brothers in Armor!!]]" only went on sale in the same month as "Worlds Apart!" As a result, the story sits awkwardly in a continuity that was not fully available when it was written.<ref>Unknown author "Transformers UK" in ''Legacy of Unicron'' [Trade paperback] (London; [[Titan Books]], 2003), page 5.</ref><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 [[Second Generation!\|#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). Same with Headmasters." [http://transfans.co.uk/interviews_furman.php TransFans.co.uk - Interviews: Simon Furman - Part 1 'The Past']</ref>		*Part of this is because the story was specifically ordered by [[Hasbro]] UK, who were heavily promoting the Headmasters at the time, but the full [[The Transformers: Headmasters\|''Headmasters'' limited series]] was not yet ready for a more rapid printing. Indeed, "[[Brothers in Armor!!]]" only went on sale in the same month as "Worlds Apart!" As a result, the story sits awkwardly in a continuity that was not fully available when it was written.<ref>Unknown author "Transformers UK" in ''Legacy of Unicron'' [Trade paperback] (London; [[Titan Books]], 2003), page 5.</ref><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 [[Second Generation!\|#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). Same with Headmasters." [http://transfans.co.uk/interviews_furman.php TransFans.co.uk - Interviews: Simon Furman - Part 1 'The Past']</ref>
	*Hardhead refers to his Targetmaster comrades as "Pointblank, ''Triggerhappy'' and Sureshot".		*Hardhead refers to his Targetmaster comrades as "Pointblank, ''Triggerhappy'' and Sureshot".

Saix: clean up, replaced: Wreckers → Wreckers

2023-01-20T19:15:07Z

clean up, replaced: Wreckers → Wreckers

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	===Other trivia===		===Other trivia===
	*Having been ordered by Hasbro UK, an unsurprising omission from the story is [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Fortress Maximus]], who was not included in the 1987 UK [[~~The_Transformers_~~(~~European_toyline~~)#UK.~~2C_France~~.~~2C_the_Netherlands~~.~~2C_and_Belgium~~\|toyline]]. Maximus is neither seen nor mentioned once in the story, and a brief flashback to the ''Headmasters'' limited series depicts Galen and only the four smaller Autobot Headmaster heads, specifically omitting Maximus's head.		*Having been ordered by Hasbro UK, an unsurprising omission from the story is [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Fortress Maximus]], who was not included in the 1987 UK [[The Transformers (European toyline)#UK.2C France.2C the Netherlands.2C and Belgium\|toyline]]. Maximus is neither seen nor mentioned once in the story, and a brief flashback to the ''Headmasters'' limited series depicts Galen and only the four smaller Autobot Headmaster heads, specifically omitting Maximus's head.
	*The presence of a Headmasters video competition in this issue (see "Back-up material" below) has previously caused some confusion, with this issue's publication and the competition's closing date of [[October 16]], 1987 both preceding the original US broadcast of "[[The Rebirth]]" by a number of weeks. The general retail video tape release of "The Rebirth" in the UK didn't occur until approximately March/April [[1988]] (based on advertisements that appeared in the comic), well after the story's initial US airing in November 1987. In [[2017]], one of the competition winners described<ref name="claimfame">[https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/your-transformers-claim-to-fame.1121810/#post-15018535 "Your Transformers claim to fame!"] at TFW2005.</ref> the tape as not being supplied in a clamshell case (unlike the majority of UK video tape releases up to that point) and only being packaged in a plain cardboard slipcover with no artwork, effectively serving as an "early-bird release". Exactly when the UK competition winners received the video tape in relation to the original airing of "The Rebirth" in the US is unknown.		*The presence of a Headmasters video competition in this issue (see "Back-up material" below) has previously caused some confusion, with this issue's publication and the competition's closing date of [[October 16]], 1987 both preceding the original US broadcast of "[[The Rebirth]]" by a number of weeks. The general retail video tape release of "The Rebirth" in the UK didn't occur until approximately March/April [[1988]] (based on advertisements that appeared in the comic), well after the story's initial US airing in November 1987. In [[2017]], one of the competition winners described<ref name="claimfame">[https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/your-transformers-claim-to-fame.1121810/#post-15018535 "Your Transformers claim to fame!"] at TFW2005.</ref> the tape as not being supplied in a clamshell case (unlike the majority of UK video tape releases up to that point) and only being packaged in a plain cardboard slipcover with no artwork, effectively serving as an "early-bird release". Exactly when the UK competition winners received the video tape in relation to the original airing of "The Rebirth" in the US is unknown.
	*[[Fallen Angel\|Like]] [[Gone but Not Forgotten!\|some]] [[Wanted: Galvatron — Dead or Alive!\|other]] [[Burning Sky!\|issues]], a free version of issue #130 (with an altered corner box) was given out at the chain of British steakhouses Berni Inn.		*[[Fallen Angel\|Like]] [[Gone but Not Forgotten!\|some]] [[Wanted: Galvatron — Dead or Alive!\|other]] [[Burning Sky!\|issues]], a free version of issue #130 (with an altered corner box) was given out at the chain of British steakhouses Berni Inn.
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	*'''''Best of UK: Space Pirates'' TPB cover:''' [[Wreck-Gar (G1)\|Wreck-Gar]] fights [[Sharkticon (species)\|Sharkticons]], art by [[Robby Musso]], colours by [[Kieran Oats]]. Reuse of the cover of ''Best of UK: Space Pirates'' issue #1.		*'''''Best of UK: Space Pirates'' TPB cover:''' [[Wreck-Gar (G1)\|Wreck-Gar]] fights [[Sharkticon (species)\|Sharkticons]], art by [[Robby Musso]], colours by [[Kieran Oats]]. Reuse of the cover of ''Best of UK: Space Pirates'' issue #1.
	*'''''Best of UK: Space Pirates'' TPB cover:''' [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Soundwave]] leading the [[Decepticon]]s, art by Dan Khanna, colours by [[Liam Shalloo]]. Reuse of the cover of ''Best of UK: Space Pirates'' issue #2.		*'''''Best of UK: Space Pirates'' TPB cover:''' [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Soundwave]] leading the [[Decepticon]]s, art by Dan Khanna, colours by [[Liam Shalloo]]. Reuse of the cover of ''Best of UK: Space Pirates'' issue #2.
	*'''''[[The Transformers: Best of UK\|Best of UK Omnibus]]'' cover:''' Galvatron and [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Megatron]] tear into the [[~~Wrecker~~]]s and [[Mayhem Attack Squad\|Mayhems]], crop of the cover to ''[[The Transformers: Best of UK: Time Wars\|Best of UK: Time Wars]]'' issue #4.		*'''''[[The Transformers: Best of UK\|Best of UK Omnibus]]'' cover:''' Galvatron and [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Megatron]] tear into the [[Wreckers]] and [[Mayhem Attack Squad\|Mayhems]], crop of the cover to ''[[The Transformers: Best of UK: Time Wars\|Best of UK: Time Wars]]'' issue #4.
	*'''[[The Transformers Classics UK Volume 4\|''The Transformers Classics UK'' Volume 4]] cover:''' [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Rodimus]] and Galvatron fight whilst Scorponok squeezes Highbrow and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Goldbug]] rides Wreck-Gar, by [[Andrew Wildman]].		*'''[[The Transformers Classics UK Volume 4\|''The Transformers Classics UK'' Volume 4]] cover:''' [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Rodimus]] and Galvatron fight whilst Scorponok squeezes Highbrow and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Goldbug]] rides Wreck-Gar, by [[Andrew Wildman]].
	* '''''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]]: Volume 10: Trial by Fire''''': Devastator (by [[Don Figueroa]]) and Weirdwolf (by [[Will Simpson]] and [[Tim Perkins]]).		* '''''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]]: Volume 10: Trial by Fire''''': Devastator (by [[Don Figueroa]]) and Weirdwolf (by [[Will Simpson]] and [[Tim Perkins]]).

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	</gallery>		</gallery>
	*'''''Best of UK: Space Pirates'' TPB cover:''' [[Wreck-Gar (G1)\|Wreck-Gar]] fights [[Sharkticon (G1)\|Sharkticons]], art by [[Robby Musso]], colours by [[Kieran Oats]]. Reuse of the cover of ''Best of UK: Space Pirates'' issue #1.		*'''''Best of UK: Space Pirates'' TPB cover:''' [[Wreck-Gar (G1)\|Wreck-Gar]] fights [[Sharkticon (species)\|Sharkticons]], art by [[Robby Musso]], colours by [[Kieran Oats]]. Reuse of the cover of ''Best of UK: Space Pirates'' issue #1.
	*'''''Best of UK: Space Pirates'' TPB cover:''' [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Soundwave]] leading the [[Decepticon]]s, art by Dan Khanna, colours by [[Liam Shalloo]]. Reuse of the cover of ''Best of UK: Space Pirates'' issue #2.		*'''''Best of UK: Space Pirates'' TPB cover:''' [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Soundwave]] leading the [[Decepticon]]s, art by Dan Khanna, colours by [[Liam Shalloo]]. Reuse of the cover of ''Best of UK: Space Pirates'' issue #2.
	*'''''[[The Transformers: Best of UK\|Best of UK Omnibus]]'' cover:''' Galvatron and [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Megatron]] tear into the [[Wrecker]]s and [[Mayhem Attack Squad\|Mayhems]], crop of the cover to ''[[The Transformers: Best of UK: Time Wars\|Best of UK: Time Wars]]'' issue #4.		*'''''[[The Transformers: Best of UK\|Best of UK Omnibus]]'' cover:''' Galvatron and [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Megatron]] tear into the [[Wrecker]]s and [[Mayhem Attack Squad\|Mayhems]], crop of the cover to ''[[The Transformers: Best of UK: Time Wars\|Best of UK: Time Wars]]'' issue #4.

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	</gallery>		</gallery>
	*'''''Best of UK: Space Pirates'' TPB cover:''' [[Wreck-Gar (G1)\|Wreck-Gar]] fights [[Sharkticon (G1)\|Sharkticons]], art by [[Robby Musso]], colours by [[Kieran Oats]]. Reuse of the cover of ''Best of UK: Space Pirates'' issue #1.		*'''''Best of UK: Space Pirates'' TPB cover:''' [[Wreck-Gar (G1)\|Wreck-Gar]] fights [[Sharkticon (species)\|Sharkticons]], art by [[Robby Musso]], colours by [[Kieran Oats]]. Reuse of the cover of ''Best of UK: Space Pirates'' issue #1.
	*'''''Best of UK: Space Pirates'' TPB cover:''' [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Soundwave]] leading the [[Decepticon]]s, art by Dan Khanna, colours by [[Liam Shalloo]]. Reuse of the cover of ''Best of UK: Space Pirates'' issue #2.		*'''''Best of UK: Space Pirates'' TPB cover:''' [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Soundwave]] leading the [[Decepticon]]s, art by Dan Khanna, colours by [[Liam Shalloo]]. Reuse of the cover of ''Best of UK: Space Pirates'' issue #2.
	*'''''[[The Transformers: Best of UK\|Best of UK Omnibus]]'' cover:''' Galvatron and [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Megatron]] tear into the [[Wrecker]]s and [[Mayhem Attack Squad\|Mayhems]], crop of the cover to ''[[The Transformers: Best of UK: Time Wars\|Best of UK: Time Wars]]'' issue #4.		*'''''[[The Transformers: Best of UK\|Best of UK Omnibus]]'' cover:''' Galvatron and [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Megatron]] tear into the [[Wrecker]]s and [[Mayhem Attack Squad\|Mayhems]], crop of the cover to ''[[The Transformers: Best of UK: Time Wars\|Best of UK: Time Wars]]'' issue #4.