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{{comicstory|seriesissue=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|''The Transformers'' (UK)]] #269
{{comicstory|seriesissue=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|''The Transformers'' (UK)]] #269
|prev=Flashback!
|prev=Power Struggle
|next=The Bad Guy's Ball!
|next=The Bad Guy's Ball!
|seriesissue2=[[Earthforce]]
|prev2=Flashback!
|title="Mystery!"
|title="Mystery!"
|image=MarvelUK-269.jpg
|image=MarvelUK-269.jpg
|caption="Can you tell me who I am?"
|caption="Can you tell me who I am?"
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|date=
|date=[[May 5|5th May]] [[1990]]
|coverdate=[[May 12|12th May]] 1990
|writer=[[Simon Furman]]
|writer=[[Simon Furman]]
|pencils=[[Pete Knifton]]
|pencils=[[Pete Knifton]]
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|continuity=[[Marvel Comics continuity]]/[[Earthforce]]
|continuity=[[Marvel Comics continuity]]/[[Earthforce]]
}}
}}
'''An Aerialbot gets confused. And so does the editor.'''
'''An Aerialbot gets confused. And so does the editor.'''


==Synopsis==
==Synopsis==
{{Earthforcefiction}}
{{earthforcefiction}}
'Twas a dark and stormy night.... [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]] arrives for guard duty at the partially built [[Autobot]] [[Earthforce]] [[Earthbase|base]], only to find no sign of [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], whom he was supposed to be relieving. What he does find is a table overturned, a lamp smashed, Wheeljack's blaster lying abandoned outside, and both robot and animal tracks. Suspecting they belong to a [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]], Skydive quickly comes to the only conclusion: [[Fantasy Predacon|A Decepticon]] has attacked and killed Wheeljack and, judging by the footprints, is now heading towards the Autobot [[Ark shuttlecraft|shuttle]].
[[File:Mystery! fantasy Predacon.jpg|thumb|left|Never skip leg day.]]
'Twas a dark and stormy night.... [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]] arrives for guard duty at the partially built [[Autobot]] [[Earthforce]] [[Earthbase|base]], only to find no sign of [[Wheeljack (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Wheeljack]], whom he was supposed to be relieving. What he does find is a table overturned, a lamp smashed, Wheeljack's blaster lying abandoned outside, and both robot and animal tracks. Suspecting they belong to a [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]], Skydive quickly comes to the only conclusion: [[Fantasy Predacon|A Decepticon]] has attacked and killed Wheeljack and, judging by the footprints, is now heading towards the Autobot [[Ark shuttlecraft|shuttle]].


Skydive gives chase and discovers someone has blown their way into the shuttle. Seeing what he believes is a Decepticon carrying Wheeljack's body, he tackles the figure, only to discover it is Wheeljack carrying a thermo-heating unit. Seconds later, a bemused [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] turns on the lights and asks for an explanation.
Skydive gives chase and discovers someone has blown their way into the shuttle. Seeing what he believes is a Decepticon carrying Wheeljack's body, he tackles the figure, only to discover it is Wheeljack carrying a thermo-heating unit. Seconds later, a bemused [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] turns on the lights and asks for an explanation.


After Skydive has related his story, Wheeljack explains he was cold and retrieved the heating unit from storage, only for it to overheat. While attempting to shut it off, he knocked over the table and the lamp and ended up fleeing from a polar bear. Embarrassed, he tried to dispose of the evidence, but he'd lost his key in the confusion and so had to force the door. Air Raid decides they're better off keeping the incident quiet, but advises Wheeljack to learn to bear with the cold and Skydive to lay off the [[human]] mystery videos.
After Skydive has related his story, Wheeljack explains he was cold and retrieved the heating unit from storage, only for it to overheat. While attempting to shut it off, he knocked over the table and the lamp and ended up fleeing from a [[polar bear]]. Embarrassed, he tried to dispose of the evidence, but he'd lost his key in the confusion and so had to force the door. Air Raid decides they're better off keeping the incident quiet, but advises Wheeljack to learn to bear with the cold and Skydive to lay off the [[human]] mystery videos.
{{--}}


==Featured Characters==
==Featured Characters==
(Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in Skydive's imagination.)<br />
{{featuredcharacters
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
|c1=
* [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]] (1)
*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]] (1)
* [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (3)
*[[Wheeljack (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Wheeljack]] (3)
* [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] (4)
*[[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] (4)
|c2=
|c2=
* [[Fantasy Predacon]] (2)
*''[[Fantasy Predacon]]'' (2)
}}
}}
==Quotes==


==Notes==
==Notes==
* This story marked the first appearance of Skydive in the Earthforce saga. No explanation is given for his resurrection, but it is possible he was revived with [[nucleon]] (as it is implied happened with the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s) or repaired by Wheeljack (as later happened with [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]]).
===Artwork and technical errors===
* Skydive recalls [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] saying there were Predacons in the area, probably after the events of "[[Snow Fun!]]".
*TBD
 
===Continuity errors===
*It is not adequately explained how Wheeljack forced his way into the Autobot shuttle without his blaster.
 
===Continuity notes===
*This story marked the first appearance of Skydive and Air Raid in the Earthforce saga. No explanation is given for their resurrection, but it is possible they were revived with [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]] (as it is implied happened with the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]) or repaired by Wheeljack (as later happened with [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]]).
*Skydive recalls [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] saying there were Predacons in the area, probably after the events of "[[Snow Fun!]]".
 
===Real-life references===
*TBD
 
===Other trivia===
*Although the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]] who relieves Wheeljack is referred to as Skydive three times during the strip and is drawn as such, the inside cover blurb claims it is Air Raid. An enquiry to ''[[Letters page (Marvel UK)|Dread Tidings]]'' confirmed that it was indeed Skydive.<ref>[[Letters page (Marvel UK)|Dread Tidings]], issue [[Source:Dread Tidings#Issue 277|277]]</ref>


===Errors===
===Back-up material===
* Although the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]] who relieves Wheeljack is referred to as Skydive three times during the strip and is drawn as such, the inside cover blurb claims it is Air Raid. An enquiry to [[Letters page (Marvel UK)|Dread Tidings]] confirmed that it was indeed Skydive.<ref>[http://transfans.co.uk/popup.php?id=2196 Issue #277's Dread Tidings at transfans.co.uk]</ref>
*'''Additional ''Transformers'' story:''' "[[Power Struggle]]"
* It is not adequately explained how Wheeljack forced his way into the Autobot shuttle without his blaster.
*'''Other strips:''' ''[[Action Force (comic)|G.I. Joe the Action Force]]'' - "Shuttle Complex" and ''[[Combat Colin]]''
*'''[[Transformers AtoZ|AtoZ]]:''' [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] and [[Skids (G1)|Skids]]
*In the issue's ''Dread Tidings'', it is reported that a sign outside a pub in Middlesex is advertising "[[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]], Live here on Monday", and [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] writes in to ask [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] to say hello to his friends Johnny and Iain. Dreadwind also attempts to answer the age-old question of what [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron (G1)|Xaaron]] transforms into, saying that as he hasn't done it for millions of years the shock would probably kill him but it's probably something wimpy like a [[toaster]].
*[[Yesterday's Heroes!|<<]] Said Middlesex reader is Arthur Mapes, father to David and Steven Mapes, who 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.] [[Deadly Obsession|>>]]


===UK printing===
===Cover===
* Back-up stories: ''[[G.I. Joe and the Transformers]]'': "[[Power Struggle]]", ''[[G.I. Joe (team)|GI Joe The Action Force]]'' and ''[[Combat Colin]]''.
*'''Issue #269 cover:''' a worried-looking Skydive by Pete Knifton and Pete Venters, taken from panel 3 of the first page of the story.
* Issue #269 contains ''A to Z''s on [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] and [[Skids (G1)|Skids]].
<gallery>
* In the issue's [[Letters page (Marvel UK)|Dread Tidings]], it is reported that a sign outside a pub in Middlesex is advertising "[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], Live here on Monday", and [[Unicron]] writes in to ask [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] to say hello to his friends Johnny and Iain. Dreadwind also attempts to answer the age-old question of what [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron]] transforms into, saying that as he hasn't done it for millions of years the shock would probably kill him but it's probably something wimpy like a [[toaster]].<ref>[http://transfans.co.uk/popup.php?id=2188 Issue #269's Dread Tidings at transfans.co.uk]</ref>
File:MarvelUK-269.jpg|'''Issue #269'''
</gallery>


===Covers===
===Reprints===
'''Issue #269:''' A worried-looking Skydive by Pete Knifton and Pete Venters, taken from panel 3 of the first page of the story.
*'''''[[Transformers: Earthforce]]'' cover:''' [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] thumps a table — crop of the cover to UK issue [[Break-Away!|#263]], by [[Stephen Baskerville]].
*'''''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]]: Volume 20: End of the Road:'''''  Bludgeon  (art reused from [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' profiles) above an interior scene of Grimlock punching through Fangry (from [[End of the Road! (US)|US issue #80]]), by [[Andrew Wildman]].
<gallery>
File:Titan B&W Compilation-Earthforce.jpg|'''''Transformers: Earthforce'''''<br>(Titan Books, 2005)
File:DefinitiveG1Collection v20.jpg|'''''The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 20: End of the Road'''''<br>(Hachette Partworks, 2018)
</gallery>


==References==
==References==
<references />
{{reflist}}


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

Latest revision as of 08:29, 13 February 2026

« The Transformers (UK) #269 »
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"Can you tell me who I am?"
"Mystery!"
Publisher Marvel Comics
First published 5th May 1990
Cover date 12th May 1990
Writer Simon Furman
Pencils Pete Knifton
Inks Pete Venters
Lettering Glib
Continuity Marvel Comics continuity/Earthforce

An Aerialbot gets confused. And so does the editor.

Synopsis

[edit]
These stories do not fit into the normal Marvel continuity. See Earthforce for details.
Never skip leg day.

'Twas a dark and stormy night.... Skydive arrives for guard duty at the partially built Autobot Earthforce base, only to find no sign of Wheeljack, whom he was supposed to be relieving. What he does find is a table overturned, a lamp smashed, Wheeljack's blaster lying abandoned outside, and both robot and animal tracks. Suspecting they belong to a Predacon, Skydive quickly comes to the only conclusion: A Decepticon has attacked and killed Wheeljack and, judging by the footprints, is now heading towards the Autobot shuttle.

Skydive gives chase and discovers someone has blown their way into the shuttle. Seeing what he believes is a Decepticon carrying Wheeljack's body, he tackles the figure, only to discover it is Wheeljack carrying a thermo-heating unit. Seconds later, a bemused Air Raid turns on the lights and asks for an explanation.

After Skydive has related his story, Wheeljack explains he was cold and retrieved the heating unit from storage, only for it to overheat. While attempting to shut it off, he knocked over the table and the lamp and ended up fleeing from a polar bear. Embarrassed, he tried to dispose of the evidence, but he'd lost his key in the confusion and so had to force the door. Air Raid decides they're better off keeping the incident quiet, but advises Wheeljack to learn to bear with the cold and Skydive to lay off the human mystery videos.

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(Characters in italic text appear only in Skydive's imagination.)
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Autobots Decepticons

Quotes

[edit]

Notes

[edit]

Artwork and technical errors

[edit]
  • TBD

Continuity errors

[edit]
  • It is not adequately explained how Wheeljack forced his way into the Autobot shuttle without his blaster.

Continuity notes

[edit]
  • This story marked the first appearance of Skydive and Air Raid in the Earthforce saga. No explanation is given for their resurrection, but it is possible they were revived with Nucleon (as it is implied happened with the Dinobots) or repaired by Wheeljack (as later happened with Tracks).
  • Skydive recalls Grimlock saying there were Predacons in the area, probably after the events of "Snow Fun!".

Real-life references

[edit]
  • TBD

Other trivia

[edit]
  • Although the Aerialbot who relieves Wheeljack is referred to as Skydive three times during the strip and is drawn as such, the inside cover blurb claims it is Air Raid. An enquiry to Dread Tidings confirmed that it was indeed Skydive.[1]

Back-up material

[edit]
  • Additional Transformers story: "Power Struggle"
  • Other strips: G.I. Joe the Action Force - "Shuttle Complex" and Combat Colin
  • AtoZ: Silverbolt and Skids
  • In the issue's Dread Tidings, it is reported that a sign outside a pub in Middlesex is advertising "Jazz, Live here on Monday", and Unicron writes in to ask Dreadwind to say hello to his friends Johnny and Iain. Dreadwind also attempts to answer the age-old question of what Emirate Xaaron transforms into, saying that as he hasn't done it for millions of years the shock would probably kill him but it's probably something wimpy like a toaster.
  • << Said Middlesex reader is Arthur Mapes, father to David and Steven Mapes, who would go on to become Transformers rarity collectors, convention organisers, and webmasters of fansite Transformers At The Moon. >>

Cover

[edit]
  • Issue #269 cover: a worried-looking Skydive by Pete Knifton and Pete Venters, taken from panel 3 of the first page of the story.
  • Issue #269
    Issue #269

Reprints

[edit]
  • Transformers: Earthforce (Titan Books, 2005)
    Transformers: Earthforce
    (Titan Books, 2005)
  • The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 20: End of the Road (Hachette Partworks, 2018)
    The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 20: End of the Road
    (Hachette Partworks, 2018)

References

[edit]
  1. ↑ Dread Tidings, issue 277
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