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[[Image:MarvelUS-30.jpg|thumb|right|Show me, show me, show me how you do that trick, the one that makes me scream "she's sick".]]
{{Disambig2|the comic issue|the mobile game event|The Cure (Earth Wars)}}


{{comicstory|seriesissue=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|''The Transformers'' (US)]] #30
|prev=Crater Critters
|next=Buster Witwicky and the Car Wash of Doom
|title="The Cure!"
|seriesissue2=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|''The Transformers'' (UK)]] #126–127
|prev2=Ancient Relics!
|next2=Buster Witwicky and the Car Wash of Doom
|image=MarvelUS-30.jpg
|caption=[[The New Order|Monday, you can fall apart / Tuesday, Wednesday, break my heart]]
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|shippingdate=[[March 24]], [[1987]]
|onsaledate=[[April 14]], 1987
|coverdate=July 1987
|writer=[[Bob Budiansky]]
|breakdowns=[[Don Perlin]]
|finishes=[[Ian Akin]] & [[Brian Garvey]]
|colorist=[[Nelson Yomtov|Nel Yomtov]]
|letterer=[[Janice Chiang]]
|editor=[[Don Daley]]
|continuity=[[Marvel Comics continuity]]
}}
'''Ratbat sends a team of Autobot prisoners to kill all Transformers infected with the Scraplets.  If they don't comply, the Earth will be destroyed.'''
'''Ratbat sends a team of Autobot prisoners to kill all Transformers infected with the Scraplets.  If they don't comply, the Earth will be destroyed.'''


=Marvel US issue #30=
==Synopsis==
''(Story also appears in: Marvel UK issues #126-127)''
[[Image:Goldbugthecure.jpg|left|200px|thumb|[[Gold Plastic Syndrome|Gold Metal Syndrome]].]]
[[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] captures the [[Throttlebot]]s during a fuel raid on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Rather than have them executed, he sends them to [[Earth]] on a mission to destroy all [[Transformer]]s infected with [[Scraplet]]s, using canisters of acid. They are given 10 hours to complete this mission, after which Ratbat threatens to destroy the Earth. Arriving at the crater, they find [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]]'s tire tracks heading off into the desert. [[Rollbar (G1)|Rollbar]] and [[Wideload (G1)|Wide Load]] take an acid canister and follow them.
 
Meanwhile, an exhausted [[Charlie Fong]] pushes the decrepit Goldbug to a filling station, where the attendants are alarmed by his condition. They offer him some [[water]], some of which spills on Goldbug. Instantly, the Scraplets there wither and die. The legendary cure is nothing more than water! Before Charlie can "wash his car", however, Rollbar and Wideload arrive, intent on slagging Goldbug. Once Charlie demonstrates the cure on Wideload, the two Throttlebots are more than happy to back down.
 
Goldbug arranges for [[G.B. Blackrock]] to have water transported to the crater to cure all the infected Transformers, but when Goldbug prepares to cure [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and the [[Triple Changer]]s, Blaster tells Goldbug to kill him rather than save the [[Decepticon]]s. During Goldbug's hesitation, the Scraplets merge into a conglomerate monster to fight back. The Scraplet monster proves more than a match for the weaponless Throttlebots, and Goldbug decides to cure Blaster and the Decepticons to provide enough firepower to fight against the monster. The gambit proves effective, and Blaster finishes the Scraplets off with the acid that Throttlebots brought with them. Goldbug uses the last of the water Blackrock brought to the crater to remove the Scraplets that had infected the Throttlebots during the fight.
 
[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] learns enough about Blackrock to believe him to be of use to the Decepticons, and attaches a portable [[stroboscopic opticon]] to Blackrock's forehead. The chip flashes a light pattern in front of Blackrock's eyes, then falls away unseen by anyone else. The Decepticons then escape, carrying the cargo from the freighter which brought the Scraplets to Earth.
 
==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Chase (G1)|Chase]] (1)
*[[Searchlight (G1)|Searchlight]] (2)
*[[Wideload (G1)|Wide Load]] (3)
*[[Freeway (G1)|Freeway]] (4)
*[[Rollbar (G1)|Rollbar]] (5)
*[[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] (10)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]] (13)
|c2=
*[[Titanium-class Destruction Drone]] (6)
*[[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] (7)
*[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] (8)
*[[Octane]] (9)
*[[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] (11)
|c3=
*[[Charlie Fong]] (12)
*[[Jim (Marvel)|Jim]] (14)
*[[Ernie (G1)|Ernie]] (15)
*[[G.B. Blackrock]] (16)
}}
 
==Quotes==
"'''''Throw down your weapons and I will spare your miserable lives, Autobots!'''''"<br>
"That's the '''best''' offer we've had all day... I think we'll take you up on it!"
:— a '''destruction drone''' and '''Rollbar''', who clearly hasn't been having a very good day.
 
 
"Sorry I tried to '''slag''' you a few moments ago."<br>
"Yeah, no hard feelings, okay?"
:—'''Wide Load''' and '''Rollbar''' help Goldbug to his feet.
 
 
"Careful, Goldbug! I may be a big shot in the energy business, but tank trucks don't grow on trees!"<br>
"Of course not! Trucks and trees aren't even the same species!"
:—'''G.B. Blackrock''' and '''Goldbug'''


'''Script:''' [[Bob Budiansky]] <br>
'''Pencils:''' [[Don Perlin]]<br>
'''Inks:''' [[Ian Akin]] and [[Brian Garvey]]<br>
'''Lettering:''' [[Janice Chiang]]<br>
'''Colors:''' [[Nelson Yomtov]]<br>
'''Editor:''' [[Don Daley]]<br>


*''Major characters (in order of appearance):'' [[Chase (G1)|Chase]], [[Freeway (G1)|Freeway]], [[Searchlight (G1)|Searchlight]], [[Wide Load (G1)|Wide Load]], [[Rollbar (G1)|Rollbar]], [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], [[Octane (G1)|Octane]], [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], [[Charlie Fong]], [[Bumblebee (G1)|Goldbug]], [[G.B. Blackrock]]
"I'm glad you came back, Goldbug. You made me '''see''' the true you again. I guess every ill has its cure!"
*''Originally published:'' July, 1987
:—'''Blaster''' makes up with Goldbug


==Synopsis==
==Notes==
Ratbat captures the Throttlebots during a fuel raid. Rather than have them executed, he sends them to Earth on a mission to destroy all Transformers infected with [[Scraplets]].  They are given 10 hours to complete this mission, after which Ratbat threatens to destroy the Earth.  Meanwhile, Charlie Fong discovers the cure for Scraplets: Water.
===Artwork and technical errors===
*Cover: Freeway is missing  his hood, while the other two sports car Throttlebots are unidentifiable and miscolored.
*Throughout this issue, and indeed, the entire Marvel series, Chase and Searchlight have switched color schemes, with Chase appearing white, and Searchlight appearing red (but only in robot mode - in vehicle mode, they're the right colors!). This is probably related to the production error that caused their head designs to be swapped, which appears on their character models, and in all classic media that uses them, including the original animated series.
*It's even more confusing page 1, though, where Searchlight and Freeway have their colours ''further'' swapped on top of this error, meanwhile Searchlight appears blue, and Freeway is red!
*Page 3, panel 3: Blitzwing is drawn with a big thick chinstrap.
*Page 4, panel 4: Rollbar's head is olive green instead of gray.
*Page 11, panel 2: Rollbar is missing his hood.
*Page 15, panel 4: Goldbug is missing ''his'' hood.
*Page 16: Chase has Rollbar's colors.
*On page 20, a rear view of Astrotrain shows him with his wings attached to the front of his torso instead of the back, and no arms.
 
===Continuity errors===
*Despite Ratbat's threat to destroy the Earth, no effort is made by the Autobots to contact him after the Scraplets threat is averted. Apparently, the Earth does not get destroyed.
 
===Continuity notes===
*The Transformers' discussions of the "[[water|rare chemical]]" that cures [[scraplet]]s have caused a great deal of confusion (and amusement) in the fandom over the years.  Many fans interpret various lines in isolation as meaning that the Transformers consider water to be a rare chemical, have never heard of it, and/or don't believe in its existence, all of which would be patently ridiculous beliefs for a spacefaring race (and would contradict Bumblebee's statement way back in issue #1 that he is excited that Earth is covered in water because he loves a good swim.) <br>However, much of this interpretation hinges on the idea that the Transformers know exactly what the cure's chemical formula is, and simply don't believe it exists.  This notion is flatly contradicted by various statements in this issue and the previous one, which make it clear that they don't know the ''identity'' of the chemical:
**Octane: "Legend has it that, thousands of vorns ago during an outbreak on Cybertron, a rare chemical was found that killed the scraplets!  But I doubt any of us will live long enough to rediscover it."
**Ratbat: "The only cure is a chemical so ''rare'' that its very existence is suspect!  But whether the ancient legends about this substance are true matters not."
**Wideload: "I never ''heard'' of such a substance!"<br>Rollbar: "Hmm... maybe it doesn't ''exist'' on our world!" <P>The only thing the Transformers have been told about the cure is that it's rare, which fits with most of what we've seen and been told of Cybertron (Bumblebee never claims that there IS water on Cybertron.)  Nobody denies the existence of water; they just don't know that it's the cure.  In fact, the very next issue reveals that Ratbat's entire operation is centered around an evil, hypnotic, ''water-using'' car wash!  At best, we can chastise Rollbar and Wideload for not knowing much about water, which isn't too surprising since 1) they're scouts and 2) they spend most of their time fighting for their lives on Cybertron.
*The freighter was sent by Ratbat on a secret mission in issue [[Crater Critters|#29]] before becoming infected by Scraplets. The nature of its secret cargo will be revealed in issue [[Buster Witwicky and the Car Wash of Doom|#31]].
 
===Real-life references===
*Picking up from last issue, the action is set in northern [[Arizona]], excepting a brief aside to Blackrock's headquarters in [[Portland]].
 
===UK printing===
'''Issue #126'''
*'''Back-up strips:''' ''[[Iron Man]]'' - "Deep Trouble!" and ''[[Robo-Capers]]''
'''Issue #127'''
*'''Back-up strips:''' ''Iron Man'' - "Deep Trouble!" and ''Robo-Capers''
 
===Other trivia===
*[[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] occupies the Marvel corner box space for the next eight US issues, beginning with this one, reflecting his current status as leader of the Earth-bound Autobots in the series, even though he doesn't actually appear in this issue.
*This issue was reprinted by [[IDW Publishing]] as ''[[The Transformers: Generations (comic)|Generations]]'' #11. It featured a new cover by [[Nick Roche]].
 
===Bot Roster===
*Autobots: 30 active, 7 "deserters" as the Throttlebots arrive on Earth and join Blaster & Goldbug, and 14 in repair bay. (51 total)
*Decepticons: 34 active; 9 offline. (43 total)
 
===Courtesy of my...===
*Ratbat arms the Throttlebots with some pretty brutal [[acid canister]]s.
*Astrotrain calls out his [[ionic displacer rifle]].
*Blitzwing likewise namechecks his [[electron scimitar]].


Goldbug arranges for G.B. Blackrock to have water transported to the crater to cure all the infected Transformers, but when Goldbug prepares to cure Blaster and the Triple Changers, Blaster tells Goldbug to kill him rather than save the Decepticons. During Goldbug's hesitation, the Scraplets merge into a conglomerate monster to fight back.  The Scraplet monster proves more than a match for the weaponless Throttlebots, and Goldbug decides to cure Blaster and the Decepticons to provide enough firepower to fight against the monster. The gambit proves effective, and Blaster finishes the Scraplets off with the last of the water Blackrock brought to the crater. 
===Covers (3)===
* '''US cover:''' Rollbar punching through the Scraplet monster, by [[Herb Trimpe]].
* '''UK issue #126 cover:''' the Throttlebots attack Goldbug, by [[Lee Sullivan]].
* '''UK issue #127 cover:''' the Scraplet monster attacks the Throttlebots, by [[Robin Smith]].
<gallery>
File:MarvelUS-30.jpg|'''US issue #30''' - Yay, Throttlebots, so... ineffective.
File:MarvelUK-126.jpg|'''UK issue #126''' - Well, that's what they told Goldbug afterwards...
File:MarvelUK-127.jpg|'''UK issue #127''' - Throttlebots - easy on the eye AND the stomach!
</gallery>


Astrotrain learns enough about Blackrock to believe him to be of use to the Decepticons, and attaches a small microchip to Blackrock's forehead.  The chip flashes a light pattern in front of Blackrock's eyes, then falls away unseen by anyone else.  The Decepticons then escape carrying the cargo from the freighter which brought the Scraplets to Earth.
===Advertisements===
====US====
*[[M&M's]] - inside front cover
*[[Oreo Transformer|Oreo]] Cookies and the [[Mickey Mouse]] Club - between pages 4 & 5
*[[TakaraTomy|Tomy]]'s Aurora racing cars - between pages 5 & 6
*Tang - between pages 7 & 8
*''Robotech'' RPG - between pages 8 & 9
*Rain-Blo/Super Bubble bubble gum - between pages 16 & 17
*Ninja Star Target Game / ''Amazing [[Spider-Man]]'' #290 / J&S Comics - between pages 17 & 18
*MPC Model Kits - between pages 19 & 20
*Bullpen Bulletins and checklist - between pages 20 & 21
*''[[Captain America]]'' #332
*Marvel subscription service
*''House II: The Second Story'' - inside back cover
*TSR ''Dragonlance: The Magic of Krynn'' (back cover)


====UK====
'''Issue #126'''
*''[[Beastformers (franchise)|Battle Beasts]]'' toys - page 14
*Classifieds - page 16
*[[Transformers Annual 1987|The Transformers 1987 Annual]] - page 17
*Weetabix Lego offer - back cover


==Errors==
'''Issue #127'''
*Despite Ratbat's threat to destroy the Earth, no effort is made by the Autobots to contact him after the Scraplets threat is averted.  Apparently, the Earth does not get destroyed...


==Items of note==
===Reprints===
*On page 13, Goldbug refers to Blackrock's company as "Blackrock Enterprises"
*'''''[[Transformers: Breakdown]]'' TPB cover:''' [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]], [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] and half of [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], by [[Andrew Wildman]].
*''References to other Transformers continuities/issues:'' The freighter was sent by Ratbat on a secret mission last issue before becoming infected by Scraplets. The nature of its intent has still not been revealed.
*'''''Breakdown'' hardback cover:''' [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] fighting [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], by [[Kev Walker]], [[Simon Coleby]] and [[Chris Blythe]].
* '''''[[The Transformers: Generations (comic)|The Transformers: Generations]]'' #11 cover A:''' a new version of the US cover, by [[Nick Roche]].
* '''''Generations'' #11 cover B:''' line-art version of cover A.
* '''''Generations'' #11 incentive cover:''' reuse of a panel from this issue.
* '''''Generations'' TPB cover:''' reuse of the Nick Roche cover to ''Generations'' issue #1.
<gallery>
File:Titan-BreakdownSC.jpg|'''''Breakdown'' TPB'''
File:Titan-BreakdownHC.jpg|'''''Breakdown'' hardback'''
File:IDW Generations 11 Cover A.jpg|'''''Generations'' #11 cover A'''
File:IDW Generations 11 Cover B.jpg|'''''Generations'' #11 cover B'''
File:IDW Generations 11 Cover RI.jpg|'''''Generations'' #11 incentive cover'''
File:Generations_TPB.jpg|'''''Generations'' TPB'''
</gallery>
* '''[[Classic Transformers Volume 2|''Classic Transformers'' Volume 2]] cover:''' panels from US issues [[Showdown!|#20]] and [[Gone but Not Forgotten!|#25]].
* '''[[The Transformers Classics, Vol. 3|''The Transformers Classics'', Vol. 3]] cover:''' [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]], by [[Guido Guidi]].
* '''''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]]: Volume 9: Toy Soldiers'' cover:''' [[Searchlight (G1)|Searchlight]] by "unknown"/Ratbat by [[Don Perlin]] & [[Jim Fern]]
<gallery>
File:Classic_Transformers_Vol2.jpg|'''''Classic Transformers'' Volume 2'''
File:TFClassicsVol3.jpg|'''''The Transformers Classics'', Vol. 3'''
File:DefinitiveG1Collection v9.jpg|'''''Definitive G1 Collection: Vol. 9: Toy Soldiers'''''
</gallery>


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Latest revision as of 20:03, 24 December 2025

This article is about the comic issue. For the mobile game event, see The Cure (Earth Wars).
« The Transformers (US) #30 »
« The Transformers (UK) #126–127 »

Monday, you can fall apart / Tuesday, Wednesday, break my heart
"The Cure!"
Publisher Marvel Comics
Shipping date March 24, 1987
On-sale date April 14, 1987
Cover date July 1987
Writer Bob Budiansky
Breakdowns Don Perlin
Finishes Ian Akin & Brian Garvey
Colorist Nel Yomtov
Letterer Janice Chiang
Editor Don Daley
Continuity Marvel Comics continuity

Ratbat sends a team of Autobot prisoners to kill all Transformers infected with the Scraplets. If they don't comply, the Earth will be destroyed.

Synopsis

[edit]
Gold Metal Syndrome.

Ratbat captures the Throttlebots during a fuel raid on Cybertron. Rather than have them executed, he sends them to Earth on a mission to destroy all Transformers infected with Scraplets, using canisters of acid. They are given 10 hours to complete this mission, after which Ratbat threatens to destroy the Earth. Arriving at the crater, they find Goldbug's tire tracks heading off into the desert. Rollbar and Wide Load take an acid canister and follow them.

Meanwhile, an exhausted Charlie Fong pushes the decrepit Goldbug to a filling station, where the attendants are alarmed by his condition. They offer him some water, some of which spills on Goldbug. Instantly, the Scraplets there wither and die. The legendary cure is nothing more than water! Before Charlie can "wash his car", however, Rollbar and Wideload arrive, intent on slagging Goldbug. Once Charlie demonstrates the cure on Wideload, the two Throttlebots are more than happy to back down.

Goldbug arranges for G.B. Blackrock to have water transported to the crater to cure all the infected Transformers, but when Goldbug prepares to cure Blaster and the Triple Changers, Blaster tells Goldbug to kill him rather than save the Decepticons. During Goldbug's hesitation, the Scraplets merge into a conglomerate monster to fight back. The Scraplet monster proves more than a match for the weaponless Throttlebots, and Goldbug decides to cure Blaster and the Decepticons to provide enough firepower to fight against the monster. The gambit proves effective, and Blaster finishes the Scraplets off with the acid that Throttlebots brought with them. Goldbug uses the last of the water Blackrock brought to the crater to remove the Scraplets that had infected the Throttlebots during the fight.

Astrotrain learns enough about Blackrock to believe him to be of use to the Decepticons, and attaches a portable stroboscopic opticon to Blackrock's forehead. The chip flashes a light pattern in front of Blackrock's eyes, then falls away unseen by anyone else. The Decepticons then escape, carrying the cargo from the freighter which brought the Scraplets to Earth.

[edit]

(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Autobots Decepticons Humans

Quotes

[edit]

"Throw down your weapons and I will spare your miserable lives, Autobots!"
"That's the best offer we've had all day... I think we'll take you up on it!"

— a destruction drone and Rollbar, who clearly hasn't been having a very good day.


"Sorry I tried to slag you a few moments ago."
"Yeah, no hard feelings, okay?"

—Wide Load and Rollbar help Goldbug to his feet.


"Careful, Goldbug! I may be a big shot in the energy business, but tank trucks don't grow on trees!"
"Of course not! Trucks and trees aren't even the same species!"

—G.B. Blackrock and Goldbug


"I'm glad you came back, Goldbug. You made me see the true you again. I guess every ill has its cure!"

—Blaster makes up with Goldbug

Notes

[edit]

Artwork and technical errors

[edit]
  • Cover: Freeway is missing his hood, while the other two sports car Throttlebots are unidentifiable and miscolored.
  • Throughout this issue, and indeed, the entire Marvel series, Chase and Searchlight have switched color schemes, with Chase appearing white, and Searchlight appearing red (but only in robot mode - in vehicle mode, they're the right colors!). This is probably related to the production error that caused their head designs to be swapped, which appears on their character models, and in all classic media that uses them, including the original animated series.
  • It's even more confusing page 1, though, where Searchlight and Freeway have their colours further swapped on top of this error, meanwhile Searchlight appears blue, and Freeway is red!
  • Page 3, panel 3: Blitzwing is drawn with a big thick chinstrap.
  • Page 4, panel 4: Rollbar's head is olive green instead of gray.
  • Page 11, panel 2: Rollbar is missing his hood.
  • Page 15, panel 4: Goldbug is missing his hood.
  • Page 16: Chase has Rollbar's colors.
  • On page 20, a rear view of Astrotrain shows him with his wings attached to the front of his torso instead of the back, and no arms.

Continuity errors

[edit]
  • Despite Ratbat's threat to destroy the Earth, no effort is made by the Autobots to contact him after the Scraplets threat is averted. Apparently, the Earth does not get destroyed.

Continuity notes

[edit]
  • The Transformers' discussions of the "rare chemical" that cures scraplets have caused a great deal of confusion (and amusement) in the fandom over the years. Many fans interpret various lines in isolation as meaning that the Transformers consider water to be a rare chemical, have never heard of it, and/or don't believe in its existence, all of which would be patently ridiculous beliefs for a spacefaring race (and would contradict Bumblebee's statement way back in issue #1 that he is excited that Earth is covered in water because he loves a good swim.)
    However, much of this interpretation hinges on the idea that the Transformers know exactly what the cure's chemical formula is, and simply don't believe it exists. This notion is flatly contradicted by various statements in this issue and the previous one, which make it clear that they don't know the identity of the chemical:
    • Octane: "Legend has it that, thousands of vorns ago during an outbreak on Cybertron, a rare chemical was found that killed the scraplets! But I doubt any of us will live long enough to rediscover it."
    • Ratbat: "The only cure is a chemical so rare that its very existence is suspect! But whether the ancient legends about this substance are true matters not."
    • Wideload: "I never heard of such a substance!"
      Rollbar: "Hmm... maybe it doesn't exist on our world!"

      The only thing the Transformers have been told about the cure is that it's rare, which fits with most of what we've seen and been told of Cybertron (Bumblebee never claims that there IS water on Cybertron.) Nobody denies the existence of water; they just don't know that it's the cure. In fact, the very next issue reveals that Ratbat's entire operation is centered around an evil, hypnotic, water-using car wash! At best, we can chastise Rollbar and Wideload for not knowing much about water, which isn't too surprising since 1) they're scouts and 2) they spend most of their time fighting for their lives on Cybertron.

  • The freighter was sent by Ratbat on a secret mission in issue #29 before becoming infected by Scraplets. The nature of its secret cargo will be revealed in issue #31.

Real-life references

[edit]
  • Picking up from last issue, the action is set in northern Arizona, excepting a brief aside to Blackrock's headquarters in Portland.

UK printing

[edit]

Issue #126

Issue #127

  • Back-up strips: Iron Man - "Deep Trouble!" and Robo-Capers

Other trivia

[edit]
  • Grimlock occupies the Marvel corner box space for the next eight US issues, beginning with this one, reflecting his current status as leader of the Earth-bound Autobots in the series, even though he doesn't actually appear in this issue.
  • This issue was reprinted by IDW Publishing as Generations #11. It featured a new cover by Nick Roche.

Bot Roster

[edit]
  • Autobots: 30 active, 7 "deserters" as the Throttlebots arrive on Earth and join Blaster & Goldbug, and 14 in repair bay. (51 total)
  • Decepticons: 34 active; 9 offline. (43 total)

Courtesy of my...

[edit]

Covers (3)

[edit]
  • US cover: Rollbar punching through the Scraplet monster, by Herb Trimpe.
  • UK issue #126 cover: the Throttlebots attack Goldbug, by Lee Sullivan.
  • UK issue #127 cover: the Scraplet monster attacks the Throttlebots, by Robin Smith.
  • US issue #30 - Yay, Throttlebots, so... ineffective.
    US issue #30 - Yay, Throttlebots, so... ineffective.
  • UK issue #126 - Well, that's what they told Goldbug afterwards...
    UK issue #126 - Well, that's what they told Goldbug afterwards...
  • UK issue #127 - Throttlebots - easy on the eye AND the stomach!
    UK issue #127 - Throttlebots - easy on the eye AND the stomach!

Advertisements

[edit]

US

[edit]
  • M&M's - inside front cover
  • Oreo Cookies and the Mickey Mouse Club - between pages 4 & 5
  • Tomy's Aurora racing cars - between pages 5 & 6
  • Tang - between pages 7 & 8
  • Robotech RPG - between pages 8 & 9
  • Rain-Blo/Super Bubble bubble gum - between pages 16 & 17
  • Ninja Star Target Game / Amazing Spider-Man #290 / J&S Comics - between pages 17 & 18
  • MPC Model Kits - between pages 19 & 20
  • Bullpen Bulletins and checklist - between pages 20 & 21
  • Captain America #332
  • Marvel subscription service
  • House II: The Second Story - inside back cover
  • TSR Dragonlance: The Magic of Krynn (back cover)

UK

[edit]

Issue #126

Issue #127

Reprints

[edit]
  • Breakdown TPB
    Breakdown TPB
  • Breakdown hardback
    Breakdown hardback
  • Generations #11 cover A
    Generations #11 cover A
  • Generations #11 cover B
    Generations #11 cover B
  • Generations #11 incentive cover
    Generations #11 incentive cover
  • Generations TPB
    Generations TPB
  • Classic Transformers Volume 2
    Classic Transformers Volume 2
  • The Transformers Classics, Vol. 3
    The Transformers Classics, Vol. 3
  • Definitive G1 Collection: Vol. 9: Toy Soldiers
    Definitive G1 Collection: Vol. 9: Toy Soldiers
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