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===Decepticon Introduction=== | ===Decepticon Introduction=== | ||
The first two-page spread of the annual. Shows the box art with accompanying introductory text of the main Decepticon cast; Megatron, Starscream, Ravage, Skywarp, Soundwave, Rumble and Laserbeak. | The first two-page spread of the annual. Shows the box art with accompanying introductory text of the main Decepticon cast; Megatron, Starscream, Ravage, Skywarp, Soundwave, Rumble and Laserbeak. | ||
===Autobot Introduction=== | ===Autobot Introduction=== | ||
Two page Autobot roll-call as printed in Issue 1 of the comic, introducing all of the 1984 Autobots. | Two page Autobot roll-call as printed in Issue 1 of the comic, introducing all of the 1984 Autobots. | ||
===[[Plague of the Insecticons!]] (Part 1)=== | ===[[Plague of the Insecticons!]] (Part 1)=== | ||
[[Optimus Prime]], [[Prowl]] and [[Warpath]] travel to Washington DC to engage in peace talks with the President | [[Optimus Prime]], [[Prowl]] and [[Warpath]] travel to Washington DC to engage in peace talks with the President, but the [[Insecticons]] arrive and attack the humans while posing as Autobots. | ||
===[[Missing in Action]] (Part 1)=== | ===[[Missing in Action]] (Part 1)=== | ||
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J.D. and his partner-in-crime, Mark, take Tracks to New York to continue their crime spree where Tracks' Autobot symbol is recognised by a young boy named Danny. Meanwhile, Prime hears of Tracks being used as a getaway car and sends [[Inferno]], [[Grapple]] and [[Hoist]] to retrieve him. | J.D. and his partner-in-crime, Mark, take Tracks to New York to continue their crime spree where Tracks' Autobot symbol is recognised by a young boy named Danny. Meanwhile, Prime hears of Tracks being used as a getaway car and sends [[Inferno]], [[Grapple]] and [[Hoist]] to retrieve him. | ||
===[[And There Shall Come...A Leader!]] (Part 1)=== | ===[[And There Shall Come...A Leader!]] (Part 1)=== | ||
The Decepticons are staging a final assault on [[Iacon]]. [[Xaaron]] campaigns the Council of Autobot Elders to relinquish command of the Autobot army to a warrior, Optimus Prime. | The Decepticons are staging a final assault on [[Iacon]]. [[Xaaron]] campaigns the Council of Autobot Elders to relinquish command of the Autobot army to a warrior, Optimus Prime. | ||
===[[Missing in Action]] (Part 2)=== | ===[[Missing in Action]] (Part 2)=== | ||
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The Autobots are thrown to the ground as the front of the bank is blown outwards. Upon hearing of the hostages inside, they begin to evacuate the building and get everyone but Danny clear. Inferno ignores the fact he is 30 foot tall and enters the burning building, shielding Danny with his heat-resistant body. Danny is taken to the hospital, J.D. and Mark are taken by the police, Tracks is brought home and given a lecture by Optimus Prime. | The Autobots are thrown to the ground as the front of the bank is blown outwards. Upon hearing of the hostages inside, they begin to evacuate the building and get everyone but Danny clear. Inferno ignores the fact he is 30 foot tall and enters the burning building, shielding Danny with his heat-resistant body. Danny is taken to the hospital, J.D. and Mark are taken by the police, Tracks is brought home and given a lecture by Optimus Prime. | ||
===[[And There Shall Come...A Leader!]] (Part 2)=== | ===[[And There Shall Come...A Leader!]] (Part 2)=== | ||
Xaaron informs Prime he now has full control of the Autobot army as Megatron advances on Iacon. Prime sets up a gambit to destroy Megatron... | |||
===[[Hunted!]]=== | ===[[Hunted!]]=== | ||
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===[[Plague of the Insecticons!]] (Part 2)=== | ===[[Plague of the Insecticons!]] (Part 2)=== | ||
Prime | Prime counters the Decepticons' deception, but will it salvage relationships with the humans? | ||
==Errors== | ==Errors== | ||
Revision as of 17:00, 3 February 2008
The Transformers Annual 1986 was published in the UK by Marvel Comics Ltd. in association with Grandreams Ltd. in December 1985
ISBN 0-86227-331-5
Pages: 60
List Price: £3.25
Synopsis
Decepticon Introduction
The first two-page spread of the annual. Shows the box art with accompanying introductory text of the main Decepticon cast; Megatron, Starscream, Ravage, Skywarp, Soundwave, Rumble and Laserbeak.
Autobot Introduction
Two page Autobot roll-call as printed in Issue 1 of the comic, introducing all of the 1984 Autobots.
Plague of the Insecticons! (Part 1)
Optimus Prime, Prowl and Warpath travel to Washington DC to engage in peace talks with the President, but the Insecticons arrive and attack the humans while posing as Autobots.
Missing in Action (Part 1)
Tracks travels on a reconnaissance mission to Greater Portland, where he encounters and is critically wounded by Rumble in an alleyway behind Woolworth's. Left to go off-line, Tracks converts to vehicle mode and is found by a young hooligan named J.D., who decides to use Tracks as a getaway car in the robbery he's about to participate in.
J.D. and his partner-in-crime, Mark, take Tracks to New York to continue their crime spree where Tracks' Autobot symbol is recognised by a young boy named Danny. Meanwhile, Prime hears of Tracks being used as a getaway car and sends Inferno, Grapple and Hoist to retrieve him.
And There Shall Come...A Leader! (Part 1)
The Decepticons are staging a final assault on Iacon. Xaaron campaigns the Council of Autobot Elders to relinquish command of the Autobot army to a warrior, Optimus Prime.
Missing in Action (Part 2)
After seeing the Autobot symbol on Tracks' hood, Danny follows the drivers into a bank to tell them what they were driving, only to find they're robbing the bank. Inferno, Grapple and Hoist arrive on the scene, and the sight of three giant robots causes J.D. to inadvertently set off the timer on the bomb he was holding.
The Autobots are thrown to the ground as the front of the bank is blown outwards. Upon hearing of the hostages inside, they begin to evacuate the building and get everyone but Danny clear. Inferno ignores the fact he is 30 foot tall and enters the burning building, shielding Danny with his heat-resistant body. Danny is taken to the hospital, J.D. and Mark are taken by the police, Tracks is brought home and given a lecture by Optimus Prime.
And There Shall Come...A Leader! (Part 2)
Xaaron informs Prime he now has full control of the Autobot army as Megatron advances on Iacon. Prime sets up a gambit to destroy Megatron...
Bumblebee is stuck on-base with Prowl monitoring news channels for Decepticon activity, complaining about being excluded from combat missions. Prowl spots a small piece of metal in the background of a news report, instantly recognising it as a piece of Ravage's hide. What a clever chap Prowl is.
Bumblebee and the Jumpstarters convince Prowl to go to South America, where the report originated, and investigate. After wrecking a military roadblock and wrestling with a Boa Constrictor, they discover Megatron has a secret crystal mine, mining for ultra-rare crystals which can be imbued with artificial intelligence, creating Megatron an army of soldiers! He also has a human expedition team held hostage.
Bumblebee attacks the mine-fortress alone, somehow avoiding Starscream, Thrust and Dirge's fire power. The Jumpstarters manage to shoot down Starscream causing him to crash into the mine, destroying it instantly.
Megatron escapes, leaving the lone Bumblebee unscathed, and tells him there's a bomb in his fortress where the humans are held prisoner. Bumblebee saves them in the nick of time.
Plague of the Insecticons! (Part 2)
Prime counters the Decepticons' deception, but will it salvage relationships with the humans?
Errors
Plague of the Insecticons!
- The Insecticons are coloured in a hybrid of their G1 and Diaclone colour schemes; Shrapnel and Kickback have brown legs and red chests, Bombshell has brown arms and a red chest.
- Warpath is coloured green in one panel, and silver-grey in another.
- Prime's smokestacks frequently disappear, sometimes alternately.
Missing in Action!
- Tracks has a gold hood in robot mode.
- Rumble is taller than Tracks.
And There Shall Come...A Leader!
- Megatron is consistently coloured gold.
- Soundwave has Mirage's head.
Hunted!
- Thrust uses his "sonic boom" to cause an avalanche.
Items of Note
- This was the first annual, published for Christmas 1985. Due to the 1985 print date in the cover it is frequently mistakenly referred to as the 1985 annual, however annuals are always printed at the end of the year before.
- The Annual contains 8 one-page puzzles and a two-page game.
- Rumble is red and black, lending more credence to FIBRIR
