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{{Comicstory| | |||
|title="(Double) Deal of the Century!" | |||
|seriesissue=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|''The Transformers'' (UK)]] #228 | |||
|prev=Aspects of Evil! | |||
|next=The Hunting Party (Marvel) | |||
|image=MarvelUK-228.jpg | |||
|caption= | |||
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] | |||
|date=[[July 22|22th July]] [[1989]] | |||
|coverdate=[[July 29|29th July]] 1989 | |||
|writer=[[Simon Furman]] | |||
|art=[[Andrew Wildman|Andy Wildman]] | |||
|letterer=[[Stuart Bartlett]] | |||
|cover=[[Jeff Anderson]] | |||
|editor= | |||
|chronology=[[Marvel Comics timeline|1989]] | |||
|continuity=[[Marvel Comics continuity]] ([[Primax 984.20 Gamma|Marvel UK]]) | |||
}} | |||
'''Never make a deal with a guy named Doubledealer.''' | '''Never make a deal with a guy named Doubledealer.''' | ||
==Synopsis== | ==Synopsis== | ||
[[ | [[File:Doubledealerofthecentury.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Little does Roadhandler know that you can get faction symbols online.]] | ||
Chainclaw is in the process of bringing Optimus Prime | [[Chainclaw (G1)|Chainclaw]] is in the process of bringing [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] battle plans from the Autobot resistance on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to be evaluated, when he is attacked by a [[Decepticon]] falcon named [[Doubledealer|Dealer]], who carries him off right before the optics of Prime and the [[Race Car Patrol]] who were coming to meet him. Dealer radios Prime with an offer: meet him and his price to retrieve the plans, or he'll sell them to the Decepticons. Optimus agrees and, while considering who to send as a courier, is met by the Autobot named [[Doubledealer|Double]]. Double claims to have been Chainclaw's back-up, and wants to take the meeting to make amends for his failure. After a [[Micromaster]] scans his Autobrand as authentic, Optimus Prime agrees to send Double to the exchange. | ||
Dealer meets with Scorponok already at an abandoned barn, and | Dealer meets with [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] already at an abandoned barn, and sells him the Autobot resistance's plans. A short distance away, Optimus Prime and the [[Micromaster]]s are waiting for Double to return from the exchange, only to have him stagger into view carrying Chainclaw. He claims the Decepticon double-crossed him and took the plans, pointing to the barn and saying the enemy is still inside. As Optimus and the Race Car Patrol charge into the building to avenge their comrades on the unsuspecting Scorponok, Doubledealer chuckles to himself about a good day's work and takes to the skies, as the sounds of battle echo behind him. | ||
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==Featured characters== | |||
{{featuredcharacters | |||
|c1= | |||
*[[Chainclaw (G1)|Chainclaw]] (2) | |||
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] (3) | |||
*[[Roadhandler (G1)|Roadhandler]] (4) | |||
*[[Tailspin]] (5) | |||
*[[Swindler]] (6) | |||
*[[Free Wheeler]] (7) | |||
|c2= | |||
*[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] (8) | |||
*[[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]] (9) | |||
*[[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] (10) | |||
|h3=Both|c3= | |||
*[[Doubledealer]] (1) | |||
}} | |||
==Quotes== | |||
"You're right, Autobot. Close...'''but no steam valve!'''" | |||
:— '''Doubledealer''' taunts Chainclaw. | |||
"Well, we have the energon...and it seems we have no option but to pay. Right then, '''Race Car Patrol'''...which of you wants to be '''courier'''?" | |||
:— '''Optimus Prime''', not exactly overwhelmed with volunteers. | |||
"I have to say, '''Doubledealer''', old boy...that was one of the best so far. It's amazing what you can accomplish...when you're '''both''' Autobot '''and''' Decepticon! You can even pull off the '''double deal of the century'''!" | |||
:— '''Doubledealer''' gloats in title drops. | |||
==Notes== | |||
[[File:Tf comextrachainclaw.JPG|thumb|upright=0.85|"Um, what colour is [[Chainclaw (G1)|Chainclaw]]?" "He is EVERY COLOUR!"]] | |||
===Artwork and technical errors=== | |||
*Chainclaw's shell really looks more like a giant rat than an imposing grizzly bear. | |||
*Roadhandler's name is spelled as "Road Handler". | |||
*Weirdwolf is misspelled as "Wierdwolf" on page 13. | |||
===Continuity errors=== | |||
===Continuity notes=== | |||
*Doubledealer and Chainclaw make their first appearances. Technically, so do the Race Car Patrol, although the later stories "[[A Small War!]]" and "[[King Con!]]" in UK #232–235 take place prior to this one. | |||
*Doubledealer is depicted here as a standard [[Triple Changer]], with no mention of any [[Powermaster]] gimmick or partners. | |||
*Chainclaw gets completely battered in this story, and would continue to do so in [[Fallen Star!|subsequent]] [[Rhythms of Darkness!|appearances]]. | |||
===Real-life references=== | |||
===Other trivia=== | |||
== | *The title page of this comic renders the name as "[DOUBLE]DEAL OF THE CENTURY!" An [http://i42.tinypic.com/34zwnj6.jpg introductory paragraph] calls it "(Double) Deal Of The Century". {{SITENAME SHORT}} formatting is unfriendly to square brackets in the title of articles, so we stick with the second version, but with more conventional capitalization and the exclamation point. | ||
* | *Doubledealer would again be known as "Dealer" in the [[2005 IDW continuity]]. | ||
* | ===Back-up material=== | ||
*'''Reprint ''Transformers'' story:''' "[[Headhunt]]" | |||
*'''Back-up strips:''' ''[[Action Force (comic)|Action Force]]'' - "Cross Purposes" and ''[[Combat Colin]]'' | |||
===Foreign Localization=== | |||
'''Swedish''' | |||
* | :*''Title:'' "'''Århundradets dubbelspel'''" ("Double-Deal of the Century") | ||
*Doubledealer | ===Covers (1)=== | ||
*'''UK issue #228 cover:''' Doubledealer, Optimus Prime, and Scorponok, by Jeff Anderson. | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:MarvelUK-228.jpg|'''UK issue #228''' | |||
</gallery> | |||
* | ===Reprints=== | ||
*'''[[Transformers Extra Comic-Sonderheft issue 1|''Transformers Extra Comic-Sonderheft'' #1]] cover:''' Optimus Prime, some [[human]] children, a mis-coloured [[Skullgrin]], a mis-coloured [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] or [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] and some dude wearing [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]'s helmet, by ??? | |||
*'''''[[Transformers: Earthforce]]'' cover:''' [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] thumps a table, by [[Stephen Baskerville]]. | |||
*'''''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]], Volume 17: Matrix Quest:''''' Nightbeat and Prime's corpse by [[Makoto Ono]] and [[Geoff Senior]]. | |||
*'''''[[Transformers: Jakten på Matrixen]]:''''' Close-up on [[Bird of Prey!|US #62]]'s cover, by [[Rodney Ramos]] and [[Eliot Brown]]. | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:Tf comextra 01.JPG|'''''Transformers Extra Comic-Sonderheft'' #1''' (Condor Verlag, 1989) | |||
File:Titan B&W Compilation-Earthforce.jpg|'''''Earthforce''''' (Titan Books, 2005) | |||
File:DefinitiveG1Collection v17.jpg|'''''Definitive G1 Collection vol. 17: Matrix Quest''''' (Hachette Partworks, Ltd., 2018) | |||
File:Matrix Quest SWEcover.jpg|'''''Jakten på Matrixen''''' (Ades Media, 2019) | |||
</gallery> | |||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Double Deal of the Century!}} | |||
[[Category:Marvel UK issues]] | [[Category:Marvel UK issues]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:22, 1 March 2025
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| "(Double) Deal of the Century!" | |||||||||||||
| Publisher | Marvel Comics | ||||||||||||
| First published | 22th July 1989 | ||||||||||||
| Cover date | 29th July 1989 | ||||||||||||
| Writer | Simon Furman | ||||||||||||
| Art | Andy Wildman | ||||||||||||
| Letterer | Stuart Bartlett | ||||||||||||
| Cover | Jeff Anderson | ||||||||||||
| Continuity | Marvel Comics continuity (Marvel UK) | ||||||||||||
| Chronology | 1989 | ||||||||||||
Never make a deal with a guy named Doubledealer.
Synopsis
[edit]
Chainclaw is in the process of bringing Optimus Prime battle plans from the Autobot resistance on Cybertron to be evaluated, when he is attacked by a Decepticon falcon named Dealer, who carries him off right before the optics of Prime and the Race Car Patrol who were coming to meet him. Dealer radios Prime with an offer: meet him and his price to retrieve the plans, or he'll sell them to the Decepticons. Optimus agrees and, while considering who to send as a courier, is met by the Autobot named Double. Double claims to have been Chainclaw's back-up, and wants to take the meeting to make amends for his failure. After a Micromaster scans his Autobrand as authentic, Optimus Prime agrees to send Double to the exchange.
Dealer meets with Scorponok already at an abandoned barn, and sells him the Autobot resistance's plans. A short distance away, Optimus Prime and the Micromasters are waiting for Double to return from the exchange, only to have him stagger into view carrying Chainclaw. He claims the Decepticon double-crossed him and took the plans, pointing to the barn and saying the enemy is still inside. As Optimus and the Race Car Patrol charge into the building to avenge their comrades on the unsuspecting Scorponok, Doubledealer chuckles to himself about a good day's work and takes to the skies, as the sounds of battle echo behind him.
Featured characters
[edit](Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Autobots | Decepticons | Both |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Quotes
[edit]"You're right, Autobot. Close...but no steam valve!"
- — Doubledealer taunts Chainclaw.
"Well, we have the energon...and it seems we have no option but to pay. Right then, Race Car Patrol...which of you wants to be courier?"
- — Optimus Prime, not exactly overwhelmed with volunteers.
"I have to say, Doubledealer, old boy...that was one of the best so far. It's amazing what you can accomplish...when you're both Autobot and Decepticon! You can even pull off the double deal of the century!"
- — Doubledealer gloats in title drops.
Notes
[edit]
Artwork and technical errors
[edit]- Chainclaw's shell really looks more like a giant rat than an imposing grizzly bear.
- Roadhandler's name is spelled as "Road Handler".
- Weirdwolf is misspelled as "Wierdwolf" on page 13.
Continuity errors
[edit]Continuity notes
[edit]- Doubledealer and Chainclaw make their first appearances. Technically, so do the Race Car Patrol, although the later stories "A Small War!" and "King Con!" in UK #232–235 take place prior to this one.
- Doubledealer is depicted here as a standard Triple Changer, with no mention of any Powermaster gimmick or partners.
- Chainclaw gets completely battered in this story, and would continue to do so in subsequent appearances.
Real-life references
[edit]Other trivia
[edit]- The title page of this comic renders the name as "[DOUBLE]DEAL OF THE CENTURY!" An introductory paragraph calls it "(Double) Deal Of The Century". TFWiki.net formatting is unfriendly to square brackets in the title of articles, so we stick with the second version, but with more conventional capitalization and the exclamation point.
- Doubledealer would again be known as "Dealer" in the 2005 IDW continuity.
Back-up material
[edit]- Reprint Transformers story: "Headhunt"
- Back-up strips: Action Force - "Cross Purposes" and Combat Colin
Foreign Localization
[edit]Swedish
- Title: "Århundradets dubbelspel" ("Double-Deal of the Century")
Covers (1)
[edit]- UK issue #228 cover: Doubledealer, Optimus Prime, and Scorponok, by Jeff Anderson.
-
UK issue #228
Reprints
[edit]- Transformers Extra Comic-Sonderheft #1 cover: Optimus Prime, some human children, a mis-coloured Skullgrin, a mis-coloured Laserbeak or Buzzsaw and some dude wearing Megatron's helmet, by ???
- Transformers: Earthforce cover: Grimlock thumps a table, by Stephen Baskerville.
- Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection, Volume 17: Matrix Quest: Nightbeat and Prime's corpse by Makoto Ono and Geoff Senior.
- Transformers: Jakten på Matrixen: Close-up on US #62's cover, by Rodney Ramos and Eliot Brown.
-
Transformers Extra Comic-Sonderheft #1 (Condor Verlag, 1989) -
Earthforce (Titan Books, 2005) -
Definitive G1 Collection vol. 17: Matrix Quest (Hachette Partworks, Ltd., 2018) -
Jakten på Matrixen (Ades Media, 2019)
