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==Synopsis==
==Synopsis==
In the [[Primus]] chamber, at the center of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Galvatron grows impatient. He and Emirate Xaaron have fled down here, to escape the loyal minions of [[Unicron]], and to entreat Primus himself to take the necessary steps to gather his children against the Chaos-Bringer. Unfortunately, Xaaron's prayers take both time and patience to awaken Primus properly, neither of which Galvatron has in abundance. The latter is demonstrated when he punches through a wall at Xaaron's slow methods, and the former is shown when Unicron grows suspicious of his herald's undetectable absence, and sends his other minions to track down the wayward time-traveler.
[[File:OutofTime-wakePrimus.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5]]
In the [[Primus]] chamber, at the center of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] grows impatient. He and [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron (G1)|Xaaron]] have fled down here, to escape the [[Acolyte of Unicron|loyal minions of Unicron]], and to entreat Primus himself to take the necessary steps to gather his children against [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. Unfortunately, Xaaron's prayers take both time and patience to awaken Primus properly, neither of which Galvatron has in abundance. The latter is demonstrated when he punches through a wall at Xaaron's slow methods, and the former is shown when Unicron grows suspicious of his herald's undetectable absence, and sends [[Hook, Line, and Sinker|his other minions]] to track down the wayward time-traveler.


Back on [[Earth]], Scorponok is highly amused at the "super humans" who have dared to challenge him. Thunderpunch does little to challenge the humor of the situation, but Dynamo at least manages to temporarily topple Scorponok. To his horror, Optimus Prime realizes it might actually be necessary to step into the fight against the humans, in order to preserve Scorponok and the alliance. As he reaches this conclusion, Rapture and Circuit Breaker both have a go at Scorponok as well, with the latter sizzling his every circuit. The amount of damage she's doing to the [[Decepticon]] is not lost on the observers — Nightbeat cries out against the torture she's inflicting, while the prone Shockwave takes the opportunity to blast her out of the sky. Unfortunately for Nightbeat, Circuit Breaker misinterprets who her attacker was, and her fragile grip on the [[Autobot]]/Decepticon dynamic shatters, as she begins attacking both sides with renewed vigor.
Back on [[Earth]], [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] is highly amused at the "[[Mutant (Marvel)|super humans]]" who have dared to challenge him. [[Thunderpunch]] does little to challenge the humor of the situation, but [[Dynamo]] at least manages to temporarily topple Scorponok. To his horror, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] realizes it might actually be necessary to step into the fight against the humans, in order to preserve Scorponok and the alliance. As he reaches this conclusion, [[Rapture]] and [[Circuit Breaker (G1)|Circuit Breaker]] both have a go at Scorponok as well, with the latter sizzling his every circuit. The amount of damage she's doing to the [[Decepticon]] is not lost on the observers—[[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] cries out against the torture she's inflicting, while the prone [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] takes the opportunity to blast her out of the sky. Unfortunately for Nightbeat, Circuit Breaker misinterprets who her attacker was, and her fragile grip on the [[Autobot]]/Decepticon dynamic shatters, as she begins attacking both sides with renewed vigor.


On Cybertron, Hook, Line, and Sinker have found Galvatron, and quickly assessed that he is up to no good. With Xaaron's entreaties still making no headway, Galvatron takes matters into his own hands, and gears up for the rematch with his former kidnappers. After momentarily stunning Hook, he disarms Line and uses Sinker's pounders to destroy the swordsman's head. With Sinker momentarily shocked at having killed his compatriot, Galvatron converts to cannon mode and annihilates the robot. His winning streak is cut short, though, when Hook skewers him in the back and begins to draw the Decepticon in for the kill.
On Cybertron, Hook, Line, and Sinker have found Galvatron, and quickly assessed that he is up to no good. With Xaaron's entreaties still making no headway, Galvatron takes matters into his own hands, and gears up for the rematch with his former kidnappers. After momentarily stunning Hook, he disarms Line and uses Sinker's pounders to destroy the swordsman's head. With Sinker momentarily shocked at having killed his compatriot, Galvatron converts to cannon mode and annihilates the robot. His winning streak is cut short, though, when Hook skewers him in the back and begins to draw the Decepticon in for the kill.


Amidst the Decepticon Civil War, Mindwipe has managed to snag Field Commander Soundwave in his hypnotic gaze. He plans to use this ace to end the war... and the Autobots who approach him from behind with their guns drawn agree, so long as he ends it ''their way.''
Amidst the Decepticon Civil War, [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] has managed to snag Field Commander [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] in his hypnotic gaze. He plans to use this ace to end the war... and the Autobots who approach him from behind with their guns drawn agree, so long as he ends it ''their way.''


Back in Manhattan, Circuit Breaker has disabled Nightbeat and moved on to Prime himself. Blackrock is desperately trying to find a way to stop her rampage, when he notices Shockwave and remembers the Decepticon from the attack on his oil rig years ago... the attack that crippled Josie Beller. He draws Circuit Breaker's attention to the robot and, as recognition crosses her mind, she unleashes everything she has in a single blast that sends Shockwave fuming to the ground. Scorponok arights himself and prepares to continue the battle with the [[Neo-Knights]], but a sharp word from Optimus Prime gets him to reconsider, and put aside his battlelust.  
Back in [[New York City|Manhattan]], Circuit Breaker has disabled Nightbeat and moved on to Optimus Prime himself. [[G.B. Blackrock]] is desperately trying to find a way to stop her rampage, when he notices Shockwave and remembers the Decepticon from the attack on his [[oil-drilling platform|oil rig]] years ago... the attack that crippled Josie Beller. He draws Circuit Breaker's attention to the robot and, as recognition crosses her mind, she unleashes everything she has in a single blast that sends Shockwave fuming to the ground. Scorponok arights himself and prepares to continue the battle with the [[Neo-Knights]], but a sharp word from Optimus Prime gets him to reconsider, and put aside his battlelust.  


On Cybertron, Galvatron is saved by an act of God — literally. Xaaron has succeeded in awakening Primus, and now serves as the living avatar for the god, a vessel through whom Primus addresses his creation. Galvatron convinces Primus that the time has come to unite his creations against Unicron. And, in that moment, the Transformers on Earth begin vanishing one after another: from New Jersey, to Manhattan, and beyond.
On Cybertron, Galvatron is saved by an act of God—literally. Xaaron has succeeded in awakening Primus, and now serves as the living avatar for the god, a vessel through whom Primus addresses his creation. Galvatron convinces Primus that the time has come to unite his creations against Unicron. And, in that moment, the Transformers on Earth begin vanishing one after another: from [[New Jersey (Earth)|New Jersey]], to Manhattan, and beyond.


And, on a distant planetoid, the Creation Matrix hungers for new sensations once more. It hungers... for revenge...
And, on a distant planetoid, over the inert and impaled body of [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]], the corrupted [[Dark Matrix|Creation Matrix]] hungers for new sensations once more. It hungers... for revenge...


==Featured characters==
==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=* [[Emirate Xaaron]] (2)
|c1=
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] (8)
*[[Xaaron (G1)|Xaaron]] (2)
* [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] (14)
*[[Landfill (G1)|Landfill]] (8)
* [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] (18)
*[[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]] (9)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] (12)
*[[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] (18)
*[[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] (22)
*[[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]] (23)
*[[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] (24)
*[[Waverider]] (25)
|c2=
*[[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] (1)
*[[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] (10)
*[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] (11)
*[[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] (13)
*[[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] (20)
*[[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] (21)
*[[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]] (26)
*[[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] (28)
|c3=
*[[Circuit Breaker (G1)|Circuit Breaker]] (14)
*[[Thunderpunch]] (15)
*[[Dynamo]] (16)
*[[Rapture]] (17)
*[[G.B. Blackrock]] (19)
|c4=
*[[Primus]] (3)
*[[Hook, Line, and Sinker]] (4–6)
*[[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] (7)
*[[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]]/[[Dark Matrix]] (27)
}}
 
==Quotes==
"'''Ah!''' Enough of this hiding, '''cowering!''' I am Galvatron! If you want me, you mindless fools -- '''''come and get me!'''''"
:—'''Galvatron''' throws down the gauntlet for Hook, Line and Sinker
 


|c2=*[[Galvatron II]] (1)
"Hear me, most '''revered''' one. '''Unicron is coming!''' He has found us and intends to end your age-old war by '''devouring''' Cybertron! Bring your children '''home''', Primus -- unite us against the Chaos-Bringer!"<br>
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (6)
"Yes. I see the time is right. We are '''one.'''"<br>
* [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] (7)
'''''Hah.''' For all their supposed omnipotence... even gods can be '''conned!'''''
* [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] (9)
:—'''Galvatron''' entreaties '''Primus'''
* [[Mindwipe]] (16)
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (17)
* [[Fangry]] (19)
* [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] (21)


|c3=
* [[Circuit Breaker]] (10)
* [[Thunderpunch]] (11)
* [[Dynamo]] (12)
* [[Rapture]] (13)
* [[G.B. Blackrock]] (15)


|c4=*[[Primus]] (3)
"Aww, man... How'm I supposed to write '''this''' one up?"
* [[Unicron]] (4)
:—After a giant robot battle, a talking truck, and a team of super-humans all vanish into thin air, a '''New York policeman''' really has seen it all
* [[Hook, Line, and Sinker]] (5)
 
* [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] (20)
==Notes==
}}
===Artwork and technical errors===
* Based from the incorrect colors on his character model, Landfill continues to be colored yellow and red, rather than his toy- and animation-based tan and brown.
 
===Continuity errors===
*TBD


==Items of note==
===Continuity notes===
* Hector Dialonzo is first identified as Dynamo in this story.
* Hector Dialonzo is first identified as Dynamo in this story.
* Before they are called to check on Galvatron, Hook, Line, and Sinker are attacking [[Landfill (G1)|Landfill]] and [[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]].
* There are no ''[[Transformers Universe (Marvel comic)|Transformers Universe]]'' profiles after the main story.
* In an 'All Fan Art Page' of Transmissions, usually filled with letters to the editor, the first piece of fan art is drawn by future pro Transformers artist [[Dan Khanna]].
===References===
* Galvatron's capture by Hook, Line, and Sinker was shown in US issue [[Rhythms of Darkness!|#67]].
* Galvatron's capture by Hook, Line, and Sinker was shown in US issue [[Rhythms of Darkness!|#67]].
* Shockwave crippled Josie Beller waaay back in US issue [[The Worse of Two Evils!|#6]].
* Shockwave crippled Josie Beller waaay back in US issue [[The Worse of Two Evils!|#6]].
* This marks the second of two occasions in Furman's run where Mindwipe uses his hypnotic powers (the other being issue [[Skin Deep|#59]]). This time it actually works.
* The corrupted Matrix, and the possessed Thunderwing, were thought destroyed back in issue [[All Fall Down|#66]].


===Covers===
===Real-life references===
*TBD
 
===Bot Roster===
*Autobots: 34 active; 8 rogue Micromasters; 1 in storage, 28 offline, 24 presumed offline. (95 total)
*Decepticons: 21 active, 7 gone rogue; 25 offline, 25 presumed offline. (78 total)
 
===UK printing===
'''Issue #315:'''
*'''Reprint ''Transformers'' story:''' "[[The Enemy Within!]]"
*'''Other strips:''' ''[[Combat Colin]]''
*'''[[Transformers AtoZ|AtoZ]]:''' [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]]
*'''Free gift:''' a cover-mounted ''{{w|Beetlejuice}}'' joke book
*[[...All This and Civil War 2|<<]] [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] answers [[Letters page (Marvel UK)|a letter]] from David Mapes who, with his twin Steven, would go on to become ''Transformers'' rarity collectors, [[Unofficial conventions|convention organisers]], and webmasters of fansite [http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/ Transformers At The Moon.]
 
'''Issue #316:'''
*'''Reprint ''Transformers'' story:''' "The Enemy Within!"
*'''Other strips:''' ''Combat Colin''
*In other Transformers pro related trivia, a young [[James Roberts]]' letter was published in UK issue #316.<ref>[[Source:Darn 'n' Blast#Issue 316|Darn 'n' Blast, issue 316]]</ref>
 
===Other trivia===
*There are no ''[[The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|Transformers Universes]]'' profiles after the main story. There ''is'' an inexplicable pin-up of Optimus Prime and Megatron fighting in front of the [[World Trade Center]] drawn by [[Alan Kupperberg]]. Stranger still, Megatron's drawn with his early head design!
* In an 'All Fan Art Page' of Transmissions, usually filled with letters to the editor, the first piece of fan art is drawn by future pro ''Transformers'' artist [[Dan Khanna]].
 
===Covers (3)===
*'''US cover:''' Scorponok, Shockwave and Prime transported to Cybertron while the Neo Knights watch, by [[Andrew Wildman]].
*'''UK issue #315 cover:''' Circuit Breaker vs Scorponok, by Andrew Wildman and Robin Bouttell.
*'''UK issue #316 cover:''' US cover slightly recolored.
<gallery>
<gallery>
Image:MarvelUS-73.jpg|'''US issue #73''' - Special Hate-Plague armor edition!
File:MarvelUS-73.jpg|'''US issue #73''' - Special Hate-Plague armor edition!
Image:MarvelUK-315.jpg|'''UK issue #315''' - At least she's wearing a bit more this time.
File:MarvelUK-315.jpg|'''UK issue #315''' - At least she's wearing a bit more this time.
Image:MarvelUK-316.jpg|'''UK issue #316''' - Feeling blue?
File:MarvelUK-316.jpg|'''UK issue #316''' - Feeling blue?
</gallery>
</gallery>
* '''US cover:''' Scorponok, Shockwave and Prime transported to Cybertron while the Neo Knights watch by [[Andrew Wildman]].
* '''UK issue #315 cover:''' Circuit Breaker vs Scorponok by Andrew Wildman and Robin Bouttell.
* '''UK issue #316 cover:''' US cover slightly recolored.


===Advertisements===
===Advertisements===
* None yet identified.
====US====
*Acclaims's wireless Double Player System for [[Nintendo]] [[Family Computer|Entertainment System]] - inside front cover
*CAPCOM ''Street Fighter 2010, the Final Fight'' for Nintendo - between pages 4 & 5
*Fleer Basketball cards - between pages 5 & 6
*NFL Pro Set Collect-A-Books - between pages 7 & 8
*SkyBox basketball cards - between pages 8 & 9
*Glossy 4-page ad section for [[Sega]] Master System II and Sega Genesis, Tiger Electronics hand-held games and free ''Days of Thunder'' poster (and more Nintendo games)
*Marvel Universe trading cards - between pages 13 & 14 (2 pages)
*NBA HOOPS trading cards - between pages 14 & 15
*American Comics & Entertainment
*[[Letters page|Transmissions]] - featuring fan art by [[Dan Khanna]]
*Marvel subscription service
*Revlon and Nintendo ''Super Mario Brothers'' bubble baths and shampoos - inside back cover
*TSR ''Dungeon'' board game (back cover)
 
====UK====
????
 
===Reprints===
* '''''[[Transformers: All Fall Down]]'' TPB:''' Powermaster Optimus Prime, Megatron/Ratchet, Starscream, Shockwave and half of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], by [[Andrew Wildman]].
* '''''Transformers: All Fall Down'' [[BotCon]] exclusive cover:''' Powermaster Optimus Prime and Unicron, by [[Geoff Senior]] & [[Oliver Harud]].
* '''''Transformers: All Fall Down'' standard HC:''' [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], by [[Howard Chaykin]] & [[Chris Blythe]].
*'''''[[Best of Transformers: Eye of the Storm]]'':''' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]] and [[Skywarp (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Skywarp]], by Andrew Wildman.
<gallery>
File:All_fall_down_tpb_cover.jpg|'''''Transformers: All Fall Down'' TPB'''<br>(Titan Books, 2001)
File:All_fall_down_botcon_cover.jpg|'''''Transformers: All Fall Down'' hardback Botcon exclusive cover'''<br>(BotCon Exclusive, 2001)
File:All_fall_down_hb_cover.jpg|'''''Transformers: All Fall Down'' hardback standard cover'''<br>(Titan Books, 2003)
File:Best of Transformers.jpg|'''''Best of Transformers: Eye of the Storm'''''<br>(Titan Books, 2008)
</gallery>
*'''[[Classic Transformers Volume 5|''Classic Transformers'' Volume 5]]:''' panels from this issue, "[[Deadly Obsession]]", "[[All Fall Down]]" and "[[...All This and Civil War 2]]".
*'''[[The Transformers Classics, Vol. 6|''The Transformers Classics,'' Vol. 6]]:''' [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], by [[Guido Guidi]].
*'''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection|''Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection:Volume 18: Edge of Extinction'']]''': [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], above an interior scene ([[The Void! (US)|issue #74]]) of Powermaster [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] battling the [[Acolyte of Unicron|Acolytes of Unicron]]. Grimlock art by [[Guido Guidi]], Retro art by [[Andrew Wildman]] (pencils) and [[Stephen Baskerville]] (inks).
<gallery>
File:Classic Transformers Vol5.jpg|'''''Classic Transformers'' Volume 5'''<br>(IDW Publishing, 2009)
File:TFClassicsVol6.jpg|'''''The Transformers Classics'', Vol. 6'''<br>(IDW Publishing, 2013)
File:DefinitiveG1Collection v18.jpg|'''''The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 18: Edge of Extinction'''''<br>(Hachette Partworks, 2017)
</gallery>
 
==References==
{{Reflist}}


[[Category:Marvel US issues]]
[[Category:Marvel US issues]]
[[Category:Marvel UK issues]]
[[Category:Marvel UK issues]]

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I ain't afraid of no ghosts!
"Out of Time!"
Publisher Marvel Comics
Shipping date October 23, 1990
Cover date December 1990
Writer Simon Furman
Penciler Andrew Wildman
Inker Stephen Baskerville
Colorist Nel Yomtov
Letterer Rick Parker
Editor Rob Tokar
Continuity Marvel Comics continuity

Transformers vs. X-Men! Okay, not really...

Synopsis

[edit]

In the Primus chamber, at the center of Cybertron, Galvatron grows impatient. He and Emirate Xaaron have fled down here, to escape the loyal minions of Unicron, and to entreat Primus himself to take the necessary steps to gather his children against Unicron. Unfortunately, Xaaron's prayers take both time and patience to awaken Primus properly, neither of which Galvatron has in abundance. The latter is demonstrated when he punches through a wall at Xaaron's slow methods, and the former is shown when Unicron grows suspicious of his herald's undetectable absence, and sends his other minions to track down the wayward time-traveler.

Back on Earth, Scorponok is highly amused at the "super humans" who have dared to challenge him. Thunderpunch does little to challenge the humor of the situation, but Dynamo at least manages to temporarily topple Scorponok. To his horror, Optimus Prime realizes it might actually be necessary to step into the fight against the humans, in order to preserve Scorponok and the alliance. As he reaches this conclusion, Rapture and Circuit Breaker both have a go at Scorponok as well, with the latter sizzling his every circuit. The amount of damage she's doing to the Decepticon is not lost on the observers—Nightbeat cries out against the torture she's inflicting, while the prone Shockwave takes the opportunity to blast her out of the sky. Unfortunately for Nightbeat, Circuit Breaker misinterprets who her attacker was, and her fragile grip on the Autobot/Decepticon dynamic shatters, as she begins attacking both sides with renewed vigor.

On Cybertron, Hook, Line, and Sinker have found Galvatron, and quickly assessed that he is up to no good. With Xaaron's entreaties still making no headway, Galvatron takes matters into his own hands, and gears up for the rematch with his former kidnappers. After momentarily stunning Hook, he disarms Line and uses Sinker's pounders to destroy the swordsman's head. With Sinker momentarily shocked at having killed his compatriot, Galvatron converts to cannon mode and annihilates the robot. His winning streak is cut short, though, when Hook skewers him in the back and begins to draw the Decepticon in for the kill.

Amidst the Decepticon Civil War, Mindwipe has managed to snag Field Commander Soundwave in his hypnotic gaze. He plans to use this ace to end the war... and the Autobots who approach him from behind with their guns drawn agree, so long as he ends it their way.

Back in Manhattan, Circuit Breaker has disabled Nightbeat and moved on to Optimus Prime himself. G.B. Blackrock is desperately trying to find a way to stop her rampage, when he notices Shockwave and remembers the Decepticon from the attack on his oil rig years ago... the attack that crippled Josie Beller. He draws Circuit Breaker's attention to the robot and, as recognition crosses her mind, she unleashes everything she has in a single blast that sends Shockwave fuming to the ground. Scorponok arights himself and prepares to continue the battle with the Neo-Knights, but a sharp word from Optimus Prime gets him to reconsider, and put aside his battlelust.

On Cybertron, Galvatron is saved by an act of God—literally. Xaaron has succeeded in awakening Primus, and now serves as the living avatar for the god, a vessel through whom Primus addresses his creation. Galvatron convinces Primus that the time has come to unite his creations against Unicron. And, in that moment, the Transformers on Earth begin vanishing one after another: from New Jersey, to Manhattan, and beyond.

And, on a distant planetoid, over the inert and impaled body of Thunderwing, the corrupted Creation Matrix hungers for new sensations once more. It hungers... for revenge...

[edit]

(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Autobots Decepticons Humans Others

Quotes

[edit]

"Ah! Enough of this hiding, cowering! I am Galvatron! If you want me, you mindless fools -- come and get me!"

—Galvatron throws down the gauntlet for Hook, Line and Sinker


"Hear me, most revered one. Unicron is coming! He has found us and intends to end your age-old war by devouring Cybertron! Bring your children home, Primus -- unite us against the Chaos-Bringer!"
"Yes. I see the time is right. We are one."
Hah. For all their supposed omnipotence... even gods can be conned!

—Galvatron entreaties Primus


"Aww, man... How'm I supposed to write this one up?"

—After a giant robot battle, a talking truck, and a team of super-humans all vanish into thin air, a New York policeman really has seen it all

Notes

[edit]

Artwork and technical errors

[edit]
  • Based from the incorrect colors on his character model, Landfill continues to be colored yellow and red, rather than his toy- and animation-based tan and brown.

Continuity errors

[edit]
  • TBD

Continuity notes

[edit]
  • Hector Dialonzo is first identified as Dynamo in this story.
  • Galvatron's capture by Hook, Line, and Sinker was shown in US issue #67.
  • Shockwave crippled Josie Beller waaay back in US issue #6.
  • This marks the second of two occasions in Furman's run where Mindwipe uses his hypnotic powers (the other being issue #59). This time it actually works.
  • The corrupted Matrix, and the possessed Thunderwing, were thought destroyed back in issue #66.

Real-life references

[edit]
  • TBD

Bot Roster

[edit]
  • Autobots: 34 active; 8 rogue Micromasters; 1 in storage, 28 offline, 24 presumed offline. (95 total)
  • Decepticons: 21 active, 7 gone rogue; 25 offline, 25 presumed offline. (78 total)

UK printing

[edit]

Issue #315:

Issue #316:

  • Reprint Transformers story: "The Enemy Within!"
  • Other strips: Combat Colin
  • In other Transformers pro related trivia, a young James Roberts' letter was published in UK issue #316.[1]

Other trivia

[edit]
  • There are no Transformers Universes profiles after the main story. There is an inexplicable pin-up of Optimus Prime and Megatron fighting in front of the World Trade Center drawn by Alan Kupperberg. Stranger still, Megatron's drawn with his early head design!
  • In an 'All Fan Art Page' of Transmissions, usually filled with letters to the editor, the first piece of fan art is drawn by future pro Transformers artist Dan Khanna.

Covers (3)

[edit]
  • US cover: Scorponok, Shockwave and Prime transported to Cybertron while the Neo Knights watch, by Andrew Wildman.
  • UK issue #315 cover: Circuit Breaker vs Scorponok, by Andrew Wildman and Robin Bouttell.
  • UK issue #316 cover: US cover slightly recolored.
  • US issue #73 - Special Hate-Plague armor edition!
    US issue #73 - Special Hate-Plague armor edition!
  • UK issue #315 - At least she's wearing a bit more this time.
    UK issue #315 - At least she's wearing a bit more this time.
  • UK issue #316 - Feeling blue?
    UK issue #316 - Feeling blue?

Advertisements

[edit]

US

[edit]
  • Acclaims's wireless Double Player System for Nintendo Entertainment System - inside front cover
  • CAPCOM Street Fighter 2010, the Final Fight for Nintendo - between pages 4 & 5
  • Fleer Basketball cards - between pages 5 & 6
  • NFL Pro Set Collect-A-Books - between pages 7 & 8
  • SkyBox basketball cards - between pages 8 & 9
  • Glossy 4-page ad section for Sega Master System II and Sega Genesis, Tiger Electronics hand-held games and free Days of Thunder poster (and more Nintendo games)
  • Marvel Universe trading cards - between pages 13 & 14 (2 pages)
  • NBA HOOPS trading cards - between pages 14 & 15
  • American Comics & Entertainment
  • Transmissions - featuring fan art by Dan Khanna
  • Marvel subscription service
  • Revlon and Nintendo Super Mario Brothers bubble baths and shampoos - inside back cover
  • TSR Dungeon board game (back cover)

UK

[edit]

????

Reprints

[edit]
  • Transformers: All Fall Down TPB (Titan Books, 2001)
    Transformers: All Fall Down TPB
    (Titan Books, 2001)
  • Transformers: All Fall Down hardback Botcon exclusive cover (BotCon Exclusive, 2001)
    Transformers: All Fall Down hardback Botcon exclusive cover
    (BotCon Exclusive, 2001)
  • Transformers: All Fall Down hardback standard cover (Titan Books, 2003)
    Transformers: All Fall Down hardback standard cover
    (Titan Books, 2003)
  • Best of Transformers: Eye of the Storm (Titan Books, 2008)
    Best of Transformers: Eye of the Storm
    (Titan Books, 2008)
  • Classic Transformers Volume 5 (IDW Publishing, 2009)
    Classic Transformers Volume 5
    (IDW Publishing, 2009)
  • The Transformers Classics, Vol. 6 (IDW Publishing, 2013)
    The Transformers Classics, Vol. 6
    (IDW Publishing, 2013)
  • The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 18: Edge of Extinction (Hachette Partworks, 2017)
    The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 18: Edge of Extinction
    (Hachette Partworks, 2017)

References

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  1. ↑ Darn 'n' Blast, issue 316
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