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{{disambig1|This article is about the story pages. For the story page, see [[The Battlestars (story page)]]. For the supgroup, see [[Battlestars]].}}
{{Comicstory|
{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[Return of Convoy (franchise)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars]]''
|seriesissue=''[[Transformers: Return of Convoy (franchise)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars]]''
|title=
|title=
|prev=Zone (manga)
|japanese=戦え!超ロボット生命体トランスフォーマー ザ☆バトルスターズ
|next=Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Comics
|romaji=Tatakae! Chō Robot Seimeitai Transformers The Battlestars
|prev=Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (manga)
|image=BattlestarsManga01.jpg
|image=BattlestarsManga01.jpg
|caption=Battle of the Bands.
|caption=Battle of the Bands.
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|date=August 1991
|date=August 1991
|writer=[[Masumi Kaneda]]  
|writer=[[Masumi Kaneda]]  
|penciler=[[Magami Ban]]  
|penciler=[[Ban Magami]]  
|inker=[[Magami Ban]]  
|inker=[[Ban Magami]]  
|colorist=
|colorist=
|letterer=
|letterer=
|editor=
|editor=
|continuity=[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
|continuity=[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity#1984 - TV Magazine comics and story pages|''TV Magazine'' continuity]], [[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
|chronology=[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon timeline#2031|2031]]
}}
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==Synopsis==
==Synopsis==


Out in space, [[Sky Garry (G1)|Sky Garry]] is handling a number of [[Galaman]] and [[Novaroid]] warriors with relative ease, while [[Grandus (ROC)|Grandus]] is heading an assault on the [[Decepticon]] base at Planet [[Lucifer]].  Their search for [[Megatron (G1)|Super Megatron]] so far being fruitless, they suddenly deduce that their foe must be heading toward [[Earth]].  Realizing their folly, Sky Garry contacts [[Star Convoy]].
Out in space, [[Sky Garry (G1)|Sky Garry]] is handling a number of [[Galaman]] and [[Novaroid]] warriors with relative ease, while [[Grandus (G1)|Grandus]] is heading an assault on the [[Decepticon]] base at Planet [[Lucifer]].  Their search for [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Super Megatron]] so far being fruitless, they suddenly deduce that their foe must be heading toward [[Earth]].  Realizing their folly, Sky Garry contacts [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#The Battlestars story pages and comic|Star Convoy]].


Way over in the [[Dark Nebula]], [[Dark Nova]] snickers over the thought of Super Megatron wringing every last drop of energy out of planet Earth.  At an off-shore oil station, Super Megatron and his Galaman drones are doing just that.  With [[Energon cube|energon cubes]] in hand, Super Megatron prepares to celebrate his victory by dining on the delicious humans being held hostage.  As he licks one up and down with his tongue (!?), his meal is cut short by the arrival of [[Sixliner]].  Not amused, Super Megatron makes short work of the troublesome upstart.
Way over in the [[Dark Nebula]], [[Dark Nova]] snickers over the thought of Super Megatron wringing every last drop of energy out of planet Earth.  At an off-shore [[oil]] station, Super Megatron and his Galaman drones are doing just that.  With [[energon cube]]s in hand, Super Megatron prepares to celebrate his victory by dining on the delicious humans being held hostage.  As he licks one up and down with his tongue (!?), his meal is cut short by the arrival of [[Sixliner]].  Not amused, Super Megatron makes short work of the troublesome upstart.
 
[[Image:MegatronTongue1.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Before there was Legion, there was...]]


Before Super Megatron can return to his meal, he's once again interrupted, this time by Star Convoy!  After he tells Super Megatron that he's about as "super" as a "supermarket", the two tussle, with Star Convoy naturally coming out on top.  Enraged, Super Megatron transforms to his jet mode and strafes Star Convoy.  Star Convoy then transforms to truck mode and lures Super Megatron away.  He manages to trick his foe into crashing headfirst into a massive oil tank, then ignites the whole thing with his ''Galaxy Bomber'' attack.  Defeated, Super Megatron flees the scene of the crime, swearing vengeance.
Before Super Megatron can return to his meal, he's once again interrupted, this time by Star Convoy!  After he tells Super Megatron that he's about as "super" as a "supermarket", the two tussle, with Star Convoy naturally coming out on top.  Enraged, Super Megatron transforms to his jet mode and strafes Star Convoy.  Star Convoy then transforms to truck mode and lures Super Megatron away.  He manages to trick his foe into crashing headfirst into a massive oil tank, then ignites the whole thing with his ''Galaxy Bomber'' attack.  Defeated, Super Megatron flees the scene of the crime, swearing vengeance.
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|c1=
* [[Sky Garry (G1)|Sky Garry]] (3)
* [[Sky Garry (G1)|Sky Garry]] (3)
* [[Grandus (ROC)|Grandus]] (4)
* [[Grandus (G1)|Grandus]] (4)
* [[Sixliner]] (8)
* [[Sixliner]] (8)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Star Convoy]] (9)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#The Battlestars story pages and comic|Star Convoy]] (9)
|c2=
|c2=
* [[Novaroid|Novaroids]] (1)
* [[Novaroid]]s (1)
* [[Galaman|Galamen]] (2)
* [[Galaman|Galamen]] (2)
* [[Dark Nova]] (5)
* [[Dark Nova]] (5)
* [[Megatron (G1)|Super Megatron]] (6)
* [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#The Battlestars story pages and comic|Super Megatron]] (6)
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* Misc. oil rig workers (7)
* Misc. oil rig workers (7)
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==Notes==
==Notes==
*This manga takes place more or less in the middle of ''[[The Battlestars (story page)|The Battlestars]]'' series of story pages.
*This manga takes place more or less in the middle of [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (story page)|''The Battlestars'' series of story pages]].
 
*Super Megatron has a ''[[tongue]]''?  Was that a part of [[Dark Nova]]'s upgrade?  The fact that he has "S&M" tattooed on his forehead only makes matters creepier.
*Super Megatron has a ''tongue''?  Was that a part of [[Dark Nova]]'s upgrade?  The fact that he has "S&M" tatooed on his forehead only makes matters creepier.
*The ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Comics]]'' graphic novel collection prints this special very...''strangely''.  Each original page is reduced in size, tilted counter-clockwise on its side and then stacked two-per-page in the collection.  Presumably done as a space-saving measure, it doesn't do much for the quality of the presentation.


*The ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Comics]]'' graphic novel collection prints this special very...''strangely''.  Each original page is reduced in size, tilted counter-clockwise on its side and then stacked two-per-page in the collection.  Presumably done as a space-saving measure, it doesn't do much for the quality of the presentation.
===Reprints===
*2002 — ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Comics]]''
*2020 — ''[[Transformers: The Manga Volume 3]]''


==External links==
*[http://www.tfarchive.com/comics/japanese/battlestars.php ''The Battlestars'' manga in English]
*[http://www.tfarchive.com/comics/japanese/battlestars1.php ''Return of Convoy'' story pages with summaries in English]


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Latest revision as of 16:07, 20 November 2024

Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars

Battle of the Bands.
戦え!超ロボット生命体トランスフォーマー ザ☆バトルスターズ
(Tatakae! Chō Robot Seimeitai Transformers The Battlestars)
Publisher Kodansha
Published in TV Magazine
First published August 1991
Writer Masumi Kaneda
Penciler Ban Magami
Inker Ban Magami
Continuity TV Magazine continuity, Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity
Chronology 2031

Super Megatron attempts to pillage energon from an oil rig, only to be confronted by Star Convoy!

Synopsis

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Out in space, Sky Garry is handling a number of Galaman and Novaroid warriors with relative ease, while Grandus is heading an assault on the Decepticon base at Planet Lucifer. Their search for Super Megatron so far being fruitless, they suddenly deduce that their foe must be heading toward Earth. Realizing their folly, Sky Garry contacts Star Convoy.

Way over in the Dark Nebula, Dark Nova snickers over the thought of Super Megatron wringing every last drop of energy out of planet Earth. At an off-shore oil station, Super Megatron and his Galaman drones are doing just that. With energon cubes in hand, Super Megatron prepares to celebrate his victory by dining on the delicious humans being held hostage. As he licks one up and down with his tongue (!?), his meal is cut short by the arrival of Sixliner. Not amused, Super Megatron makes short work of the troublesome upstart.

Before Super Megatron can return to his meal, he's once again interrupted, this time by Star Convoy! After he tells Super Megatron that he's about as "super" as a "supermarket", the two tussle, with Star Convoy naturally coming out on top. Enraged, Super Megatron transforms to his jet mode and strafes Star Convoy. Star Convoy then transforms to truck mode and lures Super Megatron away. He manages to trick his foe into crashing headfirst into a massive oil tank, then ignites the whole thing with his Galaxy Bomber attack. Defeated, Super Megatron flees the scene of the crime, swearing vengeance.

Later, Star Convoy apologizes to the humans for destroying their oil, but they forgive him and thank him for their safety. Sixliner then swoons over how cool Star Convoy is and hopes to one day be as a great a warrior as he is.

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(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Autobots Decepticons Humans
  • Misc. oil rig workers (7)

Notes

[edit]
  • This manga takes place more or less in the middle of The Battlestars series of story pages.
  • Super Megatron has a tongue? Was that a part of Dark Nova's upgrade? The fact that he has "S&M" tattooed on his forehead only makes matters creepier.
  • The Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Comics graphic novel collection prints this special very...strangely. Each original page is reduced in size, tilted counter-clockwise on its side and then stacked two-per-page in the collection. Presumably done as a space-saving measure, it doesn't do much for the quality of the presentation.

Reprints

[edit]