Robo-Capers issue 97: Difference between revisions

	; Is it ironic that we eventually got the Bullet Trains?
Publisher	Marvel Comics
Published in	The Transformers (UK) #97
First published	17th January 1987
Cover date	24th January 1987
By	Lew Stringer
Continuity	Marvel Comics continuity

Latest revision as of 08:36, 22 June 2023

Featuring the first—~~and only~~—toilet Transformer!

Megatron breaks the fourth wall to introduce four more Transformers that didn't quite make the grade. They are a locomotive, a toilet, a fridge-freezer and a milk float, respectively.

(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Autobots	Decepticons
Trax (2) Goldtop (5)	Megatron (1) John (3) Chiller (4)

"We're getting there" was the slogan of British Railways during the '80s. Trax's colour scheme also matches the blue and yellow livery on their trains.
"Goldtop" is a popular name for milk produced in the Channel Islands, so called because it comes in a bottle with a gold top. It is creamier than regular milk.
Many, many years later, the BotBots franchise would give us Dumpy Downer and Greasebowl.

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+==Notes==
+*"We're getting there" was the slogan of {{w|British Rail|British Railways}} during the '80s. Trax's colour scheme also matches the blue and yellow livery on their trains.
+*"Goldtop" is a popular name for {{w|Channel Island milk|milk produced in the Channel Islands}}, so called because it comes in a bottle with a gold top. It is creamier than regular milk.
+*Many, many years later, the ''[[Transformers: BotBots (toyline)|BotBots]]'' franchise would give us [[Dumpy Downer]] and [[Greasebowl]].
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