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{{comicstory|seriesissue=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|''The Transformers'' (UK)]] #238
|prev=Way of the Warrior
|next=A Savage Place!
|title="Survival Run"
|image=MarvelUK-238.jpg
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|date=[[September 30|30th September]] [[1989]]
|coverdate=[[October 7|7th October]] 1989
|writer=[[Simon Furman]]
|art=[[Lee Sullivan]]
|letterer=[[Gary Gilbert|Glib]]
|cover=[[Andrew Wildman]]
|continuity=[[Marvel Comics continuity]]
}}
'''Carnivac tries to run for his survival...'''
'''Carnivac tries to run for his survival...'''


{{comicnav | Generation 1 (Marvel Comics)#Marvel UK | 238 | seriesname=Generation 1 (Marvel UK) | prev=Way of the Warrior | next=A Savage Place!}}
==Synopsis==
In the [[Mexico|Mexican]] desert, [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] staggers on amidst heavy heat but collapses as his circuits start to fuse. He tries to carry on as his mind suddenly flashes back to two hours ago:


=Marvel UK issue #238=
:''Carnivac manages to wound [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] but the other [[Mayhem Attack Squad|Mayhems]] advance on him. Then a blast hits [[Stranglehold]] as US army troops arrive. They were sent to deal with a [[Hellhound|mechanical dog]], not six giants and are rapidly overwhelmed. Carnivac uses the distraction to escape...''


'''Writer:''' [[Simon Furman]] <br>
However, even now, the [[human]] soldiers' death screams ring in his ears. He sees a town on the horizon and crawls towards it.
'''Art:''' [[Lee Sullivan]]<br>
'''Lettering:''' [[Glib]]<br>


*''Major characters (in order of appearance):'' [[Carnivac]], [[Snarler]], [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], [[Octopunch]], [[Spinister]], [[Needlenose]], [[Stranglehold]], US army troops, Texan man, [[Catilla]] and [[Springer]].
[[File:Springer broadside inferno skids survival run.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.6|"You know a threesome makes sense. Don't you?"]]
In [[Dallas]], the man who previously met Carnivac now tells the other [[Survivors]] how their fellow is in trouble. [[Catilla (G1)|Catilla]] realises that the [[Decepticon]]s have come for them and urges the others to help, but [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] is adamant that Carnivac forfeited protection when the others ran off. Catilla is disgusted at this and heads off to help. Springer turns to ask the other [[Autobot]]s if he is right.


*''Minor characters (in order of appearance):'' [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], and [[Skids (G1)|Skids]].
In the Mexican town, Carnivac has discovered [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] and is subduing him, telling him the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]] should not have split up as it makes them easy to pick off one by one. However, [[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]] has also arrived and threatens a group of humans unless Carnivac releases Needlenose and comes out of his [[Pretender]] shell. Carnivac still feels guilty about leaving one group of humans and so complies.


*''Originally published:'' 30th September 1989. Cover date ("off sale") 7th October 1989.
Octopunch can't believe that a Decepticon would do such a thing and blasts Carnivac down. He advances and raises his trident, declaring that Carnivac is weak and deserves to die!
{{--}}


==Synopsis==
==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Catilla (G1)|Catilla]] (10)
*[[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] (11)
*[[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (13)
*[[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] (12)
*[[Skids (G1)|Skids]] (14)
|c2=
*[[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] (1)
*[[Snarler]] (2)
*[[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] (3)
*[[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]] (4)
*[[Stranglehold]] (5)
*[[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] (6)
*[[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] (7)
|c3=
*[[United States military|US army troops]] (8)
*Texan man (9)
}}


In the [[Mexico|Mexican]] desert Carniac staggers on amidst heavy heat but collapses as his circuits start to fuse. He tries to carry on as his mind suddenly flashes back to two hours ago:
==Quotes==


:''Carnivac manages to wound Bludgeon but the other Mayhems advance on him. Then a blast hits Stranglehold as US army troops arrive. They were sent to deal with the mechanical dog {{storylink|Way of the Warrior}} not six giants and are rapidly overwhelmed. Carnivac uses the distraction to escape...''
==Notes==
===Artwork and technical errors===
*In the last panel of page four, Broadside, Inferno and Skids are in a line up with their heads so close together they would have had to contract their bodies to line up like that.


However even now the soldiers' death screams ring in his ears. He sees a town on the horizon and crawls towards it.
===Continuity errors===


In Dallas the man who previously met Carnivac now tells the other [[Survivors]] how their fellow is in trouble. Catilla realises that the Decepticons have come for them and urges the others to help, but Springer is adamant that Carnivac forfeited protection when the others ran off. Catilla is disgusted at this and heads off to help. Springer turns to ask the other Autobots if he is right.
===Continuity notes===
 
*The Survivors storyline would eventually tie into the alternate continuity of the [[Earthforce]] storyline. It's not clear where one draws the line between the main storyline and this portion of the Earthforce branch.
In the Mexican town Carnivac has discovered Needlenose and is subduing him, telling him the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]] should not have split up as it makes them easy to pick off one by one. However Octopunch has also arrived and threatens a group of humans unless Carnivac releases Needlenose and comes out of his [[Pretender]] shell. Carnivac still feels guilty about leaving one group of humans and so complies.
*Needlenose's fate at the end of this issue is unclear but he appears next in "[[Cry Wolf!]]". If the Earthforce continuity branch takes place between this story and then, Needlenose's next appearance is in "[[Bird of Prey!]]".
 
*The Mexican town is unnamed here but identified as [[Los Gravos]] in "[[A Savage Place!]]"
Octopunch can't believe that a Decepticon would do such a thing and blasts Carnivac down. He advances and raises his trident, declaring that Carnivac is weak and deserves to die!


==Errors==
===Real-life references===


* In the last panel of page four Broadside, Inferno and Skids are in a line up with their heads are so close together they would have had to contradict their bodies to line up like that.
===Other trivia===


==Items of note==
===Back-up material===
*'''Additional ''Transformers'' story:''' "[[The Interplanetary Wrestling Championship!]]"
*'''Other strips:''' ''[[Action Force (comic)|Action Force]]'' - "Beginnings... and Endings" and ''[[Combat Colin]]''


* The Survivors storyline would eventually tie into the alternate continuity of the [[Earthforce]] storyline. It's not clear where one draws the line between the main storyline and this portion of the Earthforce branch.
===Foreign Localization===
* Needlenose's fate at the end of this issue is unclear but he appears next in "[[Cry Wolf!]]". If the Earthforce continuity branch takes place between this story and then, Needlenose's next appearance is in "[[Bird of Prey!]]".
'''Swedish'''
* The Mexican town is unnamed here but identified as [[Los Gravos]] in "[[A Savage Place!]]"
:* ''Title:'' "'''Överlevnadsträning'''" ("Survival Run")


==Reprints==
===Covers (1)===
* '''Issue #238 cover:''' Carnivac is surrounded by Mayhems, by [[Andrew Wildman|Andy Wildman]].
<gallery>
File:MarvelUK-238.jpg|'''Issue #238''' - Don't make me drool on you!
</gallery>


* This story was reprinted in the [[Transformers Annual 1992]] with additional colours by [[Steve White]]. This version was subsequently reprinted in the [[Collected Comics (Marvel)|Winter Special 1994]].
===Reprints===
*'''''[[Transformers Annual 1992]]'':''' the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] on the rampage, by [[Jeff Anderson]].
*'''''[[Transformers Collected Comics|Transformers Winter Special 1994]]'':''' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] mourns the dying [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], by [[Staz|Stewart Johnson]].
*'''''[[Transformers: Way of the Warrior]]'':''' Carnivac and Springer stand victorious over a [[Limbo]] nightmare creature, by [[Simon Coleby]].
*'''''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]], Volume 17: Matrix Quest:''''' Nightbeat and Prime's corpse by [[Makoto Ono]] and [[Geoff Senior]].
<gallery>
File:Transformers annual 1992.jpg|'''Transformers Annual 1992''' (Marvel Comics UK, 1992)
File:Tfcolcom27.jpg|'''''Winter Special'' 1994''' (Marvel Comics UK, 1994)
File:Titan B&W Compilation-Way of the Warrior.jpg|'''''Way of the Warrior''''' (Titan Books, 2005)
File:DefinitiveG1Collection v17.jpg|'''''The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 17: Matrix Quest''''' (Hachette Partworks, Ltd., 2018)
</gallery>


* The original black and white version was reprinted in the [[Titan Books#UK collections|Titan Books]] trade paperback "Way of the Warrior".


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« The Transformers (UK) #238 »
"Survival Run"
Publisher Marvel Comics
First published 30th September 1989
Cover date 7th October 1989
Writer Simon Furman
Art Lee Sullivan
Letterer Glib
Cover Andrew Wildman
Continuity Marvel Comics continuity

Carnivac tries to run for his survival...

Synopsis

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In the Mexican desert, Carnivac staggers on amidst heavy heat but collapses as his circuits start to fuse. He tries to carry on as his mind suddenly flashes back to two hours ago:

Carnivac manages to wound Bludgeon but the other Mayhems advance on him. Then a blast hits Stranglehold as US army troops arrive. They were sent to deal with a mechanical dog, not six giants and are rapidly overwhelmed. Carnivac uses the distraction to escape...

However, even now, the human soldiers' death screams ring in his ears. He sees a town on the horizon and crawls towards it.

"You know a threesome makes sense. Don't you?"

In Dallas, the man who previously met Carnivac now tells the other Survivors how their fellow is in trouble. Catilla realises that the Decepticons have come for them and urges the others to help, but Springer is adamant that Carnivac forfeited protection when the others ran off. Catilla is disgusted at this and heads off to help. Springer turns to ask the other Autobots if he is right.

In the Mexican town, Carnivac has discovered Needlenose and is subduing him, telling him the Mayhem Attack Squad should not have split up as it makes them easy to pick off one by one. However, Octopunch has also arrived and threatens a group of humans unless Carnivac releases Needlenose and comes out of his Pretender shell. Carnivac still feels guilty about leaving one group of humans and so complies.

Octopunch can't believe that a Decepticon would do such a thing and blasts Carnivac down. He advances and raises his trident, declaring that Carnivac is weak and deserves to die!

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(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Autobots Decepticons Humans

Quotes

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Notes

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Artwork and technical errors

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  • In the last panel of page four, Broadside, Inferno and Skids are in a line up with their heads so close together they would have had to contract their bodies to line up like that.

Continuity errors

[edit]

Continuity notes

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  • The Survivors storyline would eventually tie into the alternate continuity of the Earthforce storyline. It's not clear where one draws the line between the main storyline and this portion of the Earthforce branch.
  • Needlenose's fate at the end of this issue is unclear but he appears next in "Cry Wolf!". If the Earthforce continuity branch takes place between this story and then, Needlenose's next appearance is in "Bird of Prey!".
  • The Mexican town is unnamed here but identified as Los Gravos in "A Savage Place!"

Real-life references

[edit]

Other trivia

[edit]

Back-up material

[edit]

Foreign Localization

[edit]

Swedish

  • Title: "Överlevnadsträning" ("Survival Run")

Covers (1)

[edit]
  • Issue #238 cover: Carnivac is surrounded by Mayhems, by Andy Wildman.
  • Issue #238 - Don't make me drool on you!
    Issue #238 - Don't make me drool on you!

Reprints

[edit]
  • Transformers Annual 1992 (Marvel Comics UK, 1992)
    Transformers Annual 1992 (Marvel Comics UK, 1992)
  • Winter Special 1994 (Marvel Comics UK, 1994)
    Winter Special 1994 (Marvel Comics UK, 1994)
  • Way of the Warrior (Titan Books, 2005)
    Way of the Warrior (Titan Books, 2005)
  • The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 17: Matrix Quest (Hachette Partworks, Ltd., 2018)
    The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 17: Matrix Quest (Hachette Partworks, Ltd., 2018)
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