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[[Image:GalvatronInAlteredImage.jpg|thumb|right|Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the nuttiest of them all?]]
{{Comicstory|
'''Megatron and Galvatron finally come face to face.'''
|seriesissue=[[Transformers Annual 1987]]
|seriesissue2=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|''The Transformers'' (UK)]]
|prev=Doomsday for Nebulos
|prev2=Fire on High!
|next=Stylor's Story
|title="Vicious Circle!"
|image=Vicious-circle-Power-Syphon.jpg
|caption=Galvatron completes work on Unicron's toilet.
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|date=[[August 1|1st August]] [[1987]]
|coverdate=[[1987]]
|writer=[[Simon Furman]]
|pencils=[[Jeff Anderson]]
|inks=[[Dave Harwood]]
|colours=
|editor=
|continuity=[[Marvel Comics continuity]]
}}
'''Ultra Magnus makes a last ditch attempt to stop Galvatron from activating his power siphon.'''


=Marvel UK Annual 1988=
==Synopsis==
[[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] and [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]]'s plan to return [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] to the future has failed. Only [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]] remain to stop the insane [[Decepticon]] from using the [[power siphon]] that he has built atop [[Mount Verona]]. At first, Ultra Magnus refuses to fight, tired of being beaten. Goldbug is disgusted and goes to face Galvatron alone.


'''Writer:''' [[Simon Furman]] (Plot), [[Ian Rimmer]] (Script) <br>
Goldbug is quickly overpowered but before Galvatron can deliver the killing blow, Ultra Magnus arrives, having roused himself from his depression. During the course of the ensuing battle, Galvatron rips a piece of the siphon's control equipment loose. This results in the siphon losing control of the volcano's eruption. Ultra Magnus tells Goldbug to escape while he holds Galvatron at bay. Galvatron is too crazed to notice the danger and as Goldbug makes his way clear the volcano erupts, destroying the siphon and entombing Ultra Magnus and Galvatron within the crater.
'''Pencillers:''' [[Jeff Anderson]], [[Geoff Senior]], [[Will Simpson]], [[Ron Smith]]<br>
'''Art:''' [[Lee Sullivan]]<br>
'''Lettering:''' [[Tom Frame]]<br>
'''Colouring:''' [[Steve White]]


*''Characters: ''[[Megatron]], [[Galvatron]]
==Featured characters==
*''Originally published:'' Decmeber 1987
(Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashbacks.)<br>
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (1)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]]'' (3)
*''[[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]]'' (4)
*''[[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] (6)
|c2=
*[[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] (2)
|c4=
*''[[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]]'' (5)
}}


==Synopsis==
==Quotes==
[[Image:MegatronVsGalvatron.jpg|thumb|right|So many rude captions...so little time!]]
"'''You should have stayed dead, Autobot! This just means I've got to kill you all over again!'''"<br>
Megatron tracks down Galvatron after being primed as a weapon by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. Unwilling to believe that Galvatron could be his future self, Megatron violently attacks him, much to Galvatron’s annoyance. Afraid that he might destroy himself if he fights back with all his power, Galvatron manages to keep Megatron at bay. Only when Galvatron mentions that [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] would one day throw the damaged Megatron into space does Megatron calm down. {{storylink|Transformers: The Movie}} Intrigued he asks what Galvatron did to Starscream and upon learning the answer decides that the two have a lot in common and that they should perhaps join forces.
"Thanks...but one death per day is my limit!"
:—'''Galvatron''' and '''Ultra Magnus'''
{{-}}
 
==Notes==
*Galvatron escapes from the volcano in "[[Enemy Action!]]"
*Ultra Magnus is rescued from the volcano by the Sparkabots in "[[Salvage!]]"
*No letterer or colourist is credited.


==Errors==
===Errors===
[[File:Vicious Circle Goldbug Marvel UK vs Titan vs IDW.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|right|Forget "show-accuracy". This is ''toy-accuracy'' versus ''Marvel-accuracy''.]]
*Goldbug's head is coloured blue and his forearms and thighs are golden like the rest of his body (like the toy), and for whatever reason, he also sports a blue Autobot [[Insignia|faction symbol]]. All of these were color-corrected to the regular Marvel colors (yellow for the head, blue for the forearms and thighs, red for the Autobot symbol, although the thighs remain golden in the last panel on the final page) for [[Titan Books|Titan]]'s 2002 ''[[Transformers: Fallen Angel|Fallen Angel]]'' trade paperback reprint. However, [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s 2013 [[The Transformers Classics UK Volume 4|''Classics UK'' Volume 4]] trade paperback reprint features the original printing's colors again.
*On pages 5 & 6 Galvatron is initially lacking his cannon. He appears to pick it up, mount it on his left arm, fire at Goldbug then switch it to his right arm. This accurate to the toy but not otherwise seen in the comic. On the first panel of page 7 the cannon and its attachment are both coloured the same green as the background. In occasional subsequent panels in his fight with Ultra Magnus the cannon disappears only to reappear in his next appearance.
*The line "Ultra Magnus! You came!" is presumably supposed to be spoken by Goldbug but the speech bubble looks as though it's pointing at Ultra Magnus.
{{-}}


===Cover===
*'''Transformers Annual 1987 cover:''' Ultra Magnus versus Galvatron, by [[Robin Smith]].
<gallery>
File:Transformers annual 1988.jpg|'''Transformers Annual 1987'''
</gallery>


==Items of note==
===Reprints===
*Shockwave conceived the idea of using Megatron as a weapon in [[Enemy Action]] and recovered Megatron's body in [[Salvage!]]
*'''''[[Transformers: Fallen Angel]]'' cover:''' Death's Head, by [[Geoff Senior]] and [[Oliver Harud]].
*The results of Megatron and Galvatron's alliance are revealed in [[Time Wars]].
*'''[[The Transformers Classics UK Volume 4|''The Transformers Classics UK'' Volume 4]] cover:''' Rodimus and Galvatron fight whilst [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] squeezes [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] and Goldbug rides Wreck-Gar, by [[Andrew Wildman]].
*'''''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]]: Volume 8: Wanted: Galvatron – Dead or Alive ''''': [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] by ??? and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] by [[Dan Reed]]
<gallery>
File:TitanFA.jpg|'''''Fallen Angel''''' (Titan Books, 2003)
File:Classicuk4.jpg|'''''The Transformers Classics UK'' Volume 4''' (IDW Publishing, 2013)
File:DefinitiveG1Collection v8.jpg|'''''Definitive G1 Collection Vol. 8''''' (Hachette Partworks Ltd, 2017)
</gallery>


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Galvatron completes work on Unicron's toilet.
"Vicious Circle!"
Publisher Marvel Comics
First published 1st August 1987
Cover date 1987
Writer Simon Furman
Pencils Jeff Anderson
Inks Dave Harwood
Continuity Marvel Comics continuity

Ultra Magnus makes a last ditch attempt to stop Galvatron from activating his power siphon.

Synopsis

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Rodimus Prime and Wreck-Gar's plan to return Galvatron to the future has failed. Only Ultra Magnus and Goldbug remain to stop the insane Decepticon from using the power siphon that he has built atop Mount Verona. At first, Ultra Magnus refuses to fight, tired of being beaten. Goldbug is disgusted and goes to face Galvatron alone.

Goldbug is quickly overpowered but before Galvatron can deliver the killing blow, Ultra Magnus arrives, having roused himself from his depression. During the course of the ensuing battle, Galvatron rips a piece of the siphon's control equipment loose. This results in the siphon losing control of the volcano's eruption. Ultra Magnus tells Goldbug to escape while he holds Galvatron at bay. Galvatron is too crazed to notice the danger and as Goldbug makes his way clear the volcano erupts, destroying the siphon and entombing Ultra Magnus and Galvatron within the crater.

[edit]

(Characters in italic text appear only in flashbacks.)
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Autobots Decepticons Others

Quotes

[edit]

"You should have stayed dead, Autobot! This just means I've got to kill you all over again!"
"Thanks...but one death per day is my limit!"

—Galvatron and Ultra Magnus


Notes

[edit]
  • Galvatron escapes from the volcano in "Enemy Action!"
  • Ultra Magnus is rescued from the volcano by the Sparkabots in "Salvage!"
  • No letterer or colourist is credited.

Errors

[edit]
Forget "show-accuracy". This is toy-accuracy versus Marvel-accuracy.
  • Goldbug's head is coloured blue and his forearms and thighs are golden like the rest of his body (like the toy), and for whatever reason, he also sports a blue Autobot faction symbol. All of these were color-corrected to the regular Marvel colors (yellow for the head, blue for the forearms and thighs, red for the Autobot symbol, although the thighs remain golden in the last panel on the final page) for Titan's 2002 Fallen Angel trade paperback reprint. However, IDW's 2013 Classics UK Volume 4 trade paperback reprint features the original printing's colors again.
  • On pages 5 & 6 Galvatron is initially lacking his cannon. He appears to pick it up, mount it on his left arm, fire at Goldbug then switch it to his right arm. This accurate to the toy but not otherwise seen in the comic. On the first panel of page 7 the cannon and its attachment are both coloured the same green as the background. In occasional subsequent panels in his fight with Ultra Magnus the cannon disappears only to reappear in his next appearance.
  • The line "Ultra Magnus! You came!" is presumably supposed to be spoken by Goldbug but the speech bubble looks as though it's pointing at Ultra Magnus.


Cover

[edit]
  • Transformers Annual 1987 cover: Ultra Magnus versus Galvatron, by Robin Smith.
  • Transformers Annual 1987
    Transformers Annual 1987

Reprints

[edit]
  • Fallen Angel (Titan Books, 2003)
    Fallen Angel (Titan Books, 2003)
  • The Transformers Classics UK Volume 4 (IDW Publishing, 2013)
    The Transformers Classics UK Volume 4 (IDW Publishing, 2013)
  • Definitive G1 Collection Vol. 8 (Hachette Partworks Ltd, 2017)
    Definitive G1 Collection Vol. 8 (Hachette Partworks Ltd, 2017)
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