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*This strip was made to tie in with the [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] badge that came free with [[Under Fire!|this issue]]. The [[...The Harder They Die!|previous issue]] featured [[Not Robo Capers|a strip in a similar vein]]. | *This strip was made to tie in with the [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] badge that came free with [[Under Fire!|this issue]]. The [[...The Harder They Die!|previous issue]] featured [[Not Robo Capers|a strip in a similar vein]]. | ||
*A recurring theme in ''Robo-Capers'' is the malfunction of consumer robotics designed for simple tasks. This is the only strip of its kind to involve ''Transformers'' in any way. | *A recurring theme in ''Robo-Capers'' is the malfunction of consumer robotics designed for simple tasks. This is the only strip of its kind to involve ''Transformers'' in any way. | ||
*As confirmed by [[Letters page (Marvel UK)|Grim Grams]] in [[Gone but Not Forgotten!|issue 108]], the old robot is in fact [http://www.internationalhero.co.uk/c/cyril.htm CYRIL], the Editor Droid from Marvel UK's then-recently cancelled [ | *The stubbie in charge appears to be a caricature of then-editor [[Ian Rimmer]], and it's not unlikely that the other staffers are based on real Marvel UK personnel. | ||
*As confirmed by [[Letters page (Marvel UK)|Grim Grams]] in [[Gone but Not Forgotten!|issue 108]], the old robot is in fact [http://www.internationalhero.co.uk/c/cyril.htm CYRIL], the Editor Droid from Marvel UK's then-recently cancelled [[fandom:starwars:Return of the Jedi Weekly|''Return of the Jedi'' weekly comic]]! | |||
[[Category:Robo-Capers issues]] | [[Category:Robo-Capers issues]] | ||
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics | ||||||||||||
| Published in | The Transformers (UK) #99 | ||||||||||||
| First published | 31st January 1987 | ||||||||||||
| Cover date | 7th February 1987 | ||||||||||||
| By | Lew Stringer | ||||||||||||
| Continuity | Marvel Comics continuity | ||||||||||||
Marvel UK can't get the staff.
Synopsis
[edit]When tasked with her first job at Marvel Comics Ltd. – the attaching of free gift stickers to every copy of Transformers 99 – the newly-hired office junior turns her nose up and quits on the spot. The stubbies brainstorm that they need someone to follow orders without question... and, conveniently enough, one proffers a robot he found on the scrapheap! Surely a robot won't be too stuck up for a such a menial task... although the robot in question soon finds himself stuck together with sticky stickers!
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Notes
[edit]- This strip was made to tie in with the Ultra Magnus badge that came free with this issue. The previous issue featured a strip in a similar vein.
- A recurring theme in Robo-Capers is the malfunction of consumer robotics designed for simple tasks. This is the only strip of its kind to involve Transformers in any way.
- The stubbie in charge appears to be a caricature of then-editor Ian Rimmer, and it's not unlikely that the other staffers are based on real Marvel UK personnel.
- As confirmed by Grim Grams in issue 108, the old robot is in fact CYRIL, the Editor Droid from Marvel UK's then-recently cancelled Return of the Jedi weekly comic!
