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<td colspan="2" style="font-size: 12px; background-color:#ffffff;" align="center"> [[MarvelUK-046.jpg|<img alt="" src="/w2/images2/thumb/7/7f/MarvelUK-046.jpg/230px-MarvelUK-046.jpg" width="230" height="308" border="0" />]]<br />Anthony Morris was able to build this '''IN A CAVE''' with a box of '''SCRAPS!'''
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<td colspan="2" style="font-size: 14px; background-color:#e7d492; color:black;font-weight:bold;" align="center"> "The Icarus Theory"
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<td>'''Publisher''' </td><td> [[Marvel Comics|Marvel Comics]]
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<td>'''Cover date''' </td><td> [[January 25|25th January]] – [[February 1|1st February]] 1986
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<td>'''Writer''' </td><td> [[Simon Furman|Simon Furman]]
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<td>'''Art''' </td><td> [[Barry Kitson|Barry Kitson]]
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<td>'''Colours''' </td><td> [[Gina Hart|Gina Hart]] (45), [[Stuart Place|Stuart Place]] (46)
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<td>'''Lettering''' </td><td> [[Richard Starkings|Richard Starkings]]
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<td>'''Editor''' </td><td> [[Ian Rimmer|Ian Rimmer]]
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<td>'''Continuity''' </td><td> [[Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel Comics continuity]]
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'''Professor Morris goes fishing and shocks the Autobots with what he catches.'''
'''Professor Morris goes fishing and shocks the Autobots with what he catches.'''


==Synopsis==
==Synopsis==
Professor Morris believes that the [[Transformer]]s rampaging across [[Oregon]] are not warring aliens, as they claimed, but rather automatons, controlled by oil tycoon [[G.B. Blackrock]]. When he presents his theory at a meeting at [[Roxxon Oil]] (where he is employed) in [[Portland]], he is shot down by Hemmings. Enraged, he retires to his laboratory, where he takes out his fury at both Blackrock and Hemmings by destroying dummies with his antiquated robots, which he can control through a device he has invented.
Professor Morris believes that the [[Transformer|Transformers]] rampaging across [[Oregon|Oregon]] are not warring aliens, as they claimed, but rather automatons, controlled by oil tycoon [[G.B. Blackrock|G.B. Blackrock]]. When he presents his theory at a meeting at [[Roxxon Oil|Roxxon Oil]] (where he is employed) in [[Portland|Portland]], he is shot down by Hemmings. Enraged, he retires to his laboratory, where he takes out his fury at both Blackrock and Hemmings by destroying dummies with his antiquated robots, which he can control through a device he has invented.
 
The next day, the Professor goes fishing in [[Lake Dena|Lake Dena]], bitterly thinking about how he cannot get financial backing.  Suddenly he gets a bite. Morris has found something he can control, and he practices controlling and flying the robot he has found. But when a guard discovers him and tries blackmail, Morris accidentally kills him. Wrestling with his conscience, he decides he must finish his plan and destroy Blackrock's robots at all costs.
 
At the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], the [[Autobot|Autobots]] realize they are coming under attack from a flying Transformer and prepare for battle. The unknown enemy gets the first strike in with rockets, and as the Autobots are trying to re-group, from out of the smoke comes Swoop. Optimus Prime quickly realizes that Swoop is being controlled and orders the Autobots to restrain him without using lethal force — however, this is easier said than done.
 
Prime remembers that Swoop used to hate taking orders from him on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and orders him to stop his attacks. This causes Swoop to fight the mental control and return to Morris's lab to confront him. An Autobot group led by Prime follows Swoop's signal and arrives in time for Swoop to start attacking them. Morris helps the Autobots disable Swoop before destroying his control device. Back at the Ark, Ratchet examines Swoop and finds his primary [[Cybo-dendrons|cybo-dendrons]] have burnt out, probably because the insulation that protects them has been eroded by 4 million years submerged in a tar-pit.  {{storylink|Repeat Performance!|Repeat Performance!}}
 
Ratchet doesn't understand Prime's rising concern at first, until Prime mentions that there were four other [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] in that tar-pit that are probably having the same issues. Prime realizes that the Autobots will temporarily have to forget the war with the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] and capture the other Dinobots before they can harm any [[Human|humans]].
 


The next day, the Professor goes fishing in [[Lake Dena]], bitterly thinking about how he cannot get financial backing. Suddenly he gets a bite. Morris has found something he can control, and he practices controlling and flying the robot he has found. But when a guard discovers him and tries blackmail, Morris accidentally kills him. Wrestling with his conscience, he decides he must finish his plan and destroy Blackrock's robots at all costs.
<div style="width: 90%; margin: 0 auto .2em auto; background-color:#efefef; border: 2px solid #eeeeee; padding: 2px; text-align: left;">'''Note:''' ''This story is continued in [[Dinobot Hunt!|Dinobot Hunt!]]''</div>
==Featured characters==
(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)''


At the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', the [[Autobot]]s realize they are coming under attack from a flying Transformer and prepare for battle. The unknown enemy gets the first strike in with rockets, and as the Autobots are trying to re-group, from out of the smoke comes Swoop. Optimus Prime quickly realizes that Swoop is being controlled and orders the Autobots to restrain him without using lethal force. This is easier said than done however.


Prime remembers that Swoop used to hate taking orders from him on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and orders him to stop his attacks. This causes Swoop to fight the mental control and return to Morris's lab to confront him. An Autobot group led by Prime follows Swoop's signal and arrives in time for Swoop to start attacking them. Morris helps the Autobots disable Swoop before destroying his control device. Back at the ''Ark'', Ratchet examines Swoop and finds his primary [[cybo-dendrons]] have burnt out, probably because the insulation that protects them has been eroded by [[Repeat Performance|4 million years submerged in a tar-pit]].
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<th style="background:#FFEEEE"> [[Autobots|Autobots]]</th><th style="background:#EEEEFE"> [[Decepticons|Decepticons]]</th><th style="background:antiquewhite"> [[Human|Humans]]
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*[[Optimus Prime (G1)| Optimus Prime]] (6)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)| Bumblebee]] (7)
*[[Ratchet (G1)| Ratchet]] (8)
*[[Swoop (G1)| Swoop]] (9)
*[[Ironhide (G1)| Ironhide]] (11)
*[[Huffer (G1)| Huffer]] (12)
*[[Prowl (G1)| Prowl]] (13)
*[[Jazz (G1)| Jazz]] (14)
*[[Wheeljack (G1)| Wheeljack]] (15)
*[[Sideswipe (G1)| Sideswipe]] (16)
*[[Bluestreak (G1)| Bluestreak]] (17)
*[[Trailbreaker (G1)| Trailbreaker]] (18)
*[[Hound (G1)| Hound]] (19)
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)| Cliffjumper]] (20)
*[[Brawn (G1)| Brawn]] (21)
*[[Grimlock (G1)| Grimlock]] (22)
*[[Slag (G1)| Slag]] (23)
*[[Sludge (G1)| Sludge]] (24)
*[[Snarl (G1)| Snarl]] (25)


Ratchet doesn't understand Prime's rising concern at first, until Prime mentions that there were four other [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] in that tar-pit that are probably having the same issues. Prime realizes that the Autobots will temporarily have to forget the war with the [[Decepticon]]s and [[Dinobot Hunt!|capture the other Dinobots]] before they can harm any [[human]]s.
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*[[Megatron (G1)| Megatron]] (2)
*[[Shockwave (G1)| Shockwave]] (3)


==Credits==
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'''Writer:''' [[Simon Furman]] <br>
*[[Professor Morris|Professor Morris]] (1)
'''Art:''' [[Barry Kitson]] <br>
*[[Hemmings|Hemmings]] (4)
'''Colours:''' [[Gina Hart]] (#45), [[Stuart Place]] (#46)<br>
*[[G.B. Blackrock|G.B. Blackrock]] (5)
'''Lettering:''' [[Richard Starkings]]<br>
*[[Roxxon Oil Security Guard|Roxxon Oil Security Guard]] (10)
'''Editor:''' [[Ian Rimmer]]
* ''Originally published:'' January 25, 1986 – February 1, 1986


===Featured characters===
(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
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* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (3)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (4)
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (5)
* [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] (6)
* [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (8)
* [[Huffer]] (9)
* [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (10)
* [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (11)
* [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (12)
* [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (13)
* [[Bluestreak]] (14)
* [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] (15)
* [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] (16)
* [[Brawn]] (17)


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-->| style="background:antiquewhite" valign="top" |
* [[Professor Morris]] (1)
* [[Hemmings]] (2)
* [[Roxxon security guard]] (7)
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==Errors==
==Errors==
* Morris must be very strong, being able to reel in and pull Swoop from the lake on his own.
* Morris must be very strong, being able to reel in and pull Swoop from the lake on his own.
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==Items of note==
==Items of note==
* '''Cameos:''' [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], [[G.B. Blackrock]] (all on film), [[Guardian]] (flashback), the remaining Dinobots in the final panel.
* The first reference is made to Swoop being part of the [[Elite Flying Corps|Elite Flying Corps]] and his former name of Divebomb.  This would later be expanded in "[[What's in a Name?|What's in a Name?]]"
* The first reference is made to Swoop being part of the [[Elite Flying Corps]] and his former name of Divebomb.  This would later be expanded in "[[What's in a Name?]]"
* Bumblebee was injured in UK issue [[Crisis of Command!|#44]].
* Reprinted as part of [[IDW]]'s ''[[Best of UK: Dinobots]]''.
* Swoop fought [[Guardian (Marvel)|Guardian]] in [[The Wrath of Grimlock!|#32]].
* The Dinobots' fate in the tar pit was told in [[Repeat Performance!|#28]].
 
==Back-up Stories==
'''Issue #45:'''
 
 
*[[Iron Man|Iron Man]] — "Night of the Octopus" Part 3
*[[Robo-Capers|Robo-Capers]]
*[[Matt and the Cat|Matt and the Cat]]
 
'''Issue #46:'''
 
 
*Iron Man — "Night of the Octopus" Part 4
*Robo-Capers
*Matt and the Cat
 
==Reprints==
* This story was reprinted in [[Titan Books| Transformers: Dinobot Hunt]] by Titan Books.
* This story is also featured in issue #1 of [[IDW Publishing|IDW Publishing]]'s [[Best of UK: Dinobots|Best of UK: Dinobots]].
*Inevitably, it was included in IDW's Best of UK: Dinobots Trade Paperback.
 
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'''UK issue #45'''
 
 
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'''UK issue #46'''
 
 
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'''Transformers: Dinobot Hunt'''
 
 
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'''Best of UK: Dinobots #1 A'''
 
 
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'''Best of UK: Dinobots #1 B'''
 
 
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&lt;div class="thumb" style="padding: 13px 0; width: 150px;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 120px;"&gt;[[BoUK Dinobots 1ri a.jpg|&lt;img alt="" src="/w2/images2/thumb/2/22/BoUK_Dinobots_1ri_a.jpg/81px-BoUK_Dinobots_1ri_a.jpg" width="81" height="120" border="0" /&gt;]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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'''Best of UK: Dinobots #1 RI-A'''
 
 
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'''Best of UK: Dinobots #1 RI-B'''
 


===References===
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* Bumblebee was injured in #44.
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* Swoop fought guardian in #32
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* The Dinobots' fate in the tar pit was told in #28.
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&lt;div class="gallerytext"&gt;
'''Best of UK: Dinobots TPB'''


===UK printing===
* Issue #45 contains the back-up strips: ''[[Iron Man]]'' — "Night of the Octopus" Part 3, ''[[Robo-Capers]]'', and ''[[Matt and the Cat]]''.
* Issue #46 contains the back-up strips: ''Iron Man'' — "Night of the Octopus" Part 4, ''Robo-Capers'', and ''Matt and the Cat''.


===Covers (2)===
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* Issue #45: The Autobots attacked by missiles by [[Kev Hopgood]].
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* Issue #46: Wheeljack, Jazz and Swoop by [[Jeff Anderson]].
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Image:MarvelUK-045.jpg|45 cover
*'''UK issue #45 cover:''' the Autobots attacked by missiles, by [[Kev Hopgood|Kev Hopgood]].
Image:MarvelUK-046.jpg|46 cover
*'''UK issue #46 cover:''' Wheeljack, Jazz and Swoop, by [[Jeff Anderson|Jeff Anderson]].
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*'''Transformers: Dinobot Hunt cover:''' the Dinobts crush some log cabins, by&nbsp;???
{{-}}
*'''Best of UK: Dinobots #1 cover A:''' Swoop, by [[Nick Roche|Nick Roche]].
*'''Best of UK: Dinobots #1 cover B:''' Swoop over the volcano by [[Barry Kitson|Barry Kitson]]?
*'''Best of UK: Dinobots #1 Retail Incentive cover A:''' Professor Morris, by Barry Kitson?
*'''Best of UK: Dinobots #1 Retail Incentive cover B:''' uncolored sketch of cover A, by Nick Roche.
*'''Best of UK: Dinobots TPB cover:''' Grimlock, by Nick Roche.


===Advertisements===
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<tr style="font-size:14px;"> <td class="tti_buttonlink">« </td><td align="center">The Transformers (UK) #45-46 </td><td align="right" class="tti_buttonlink">» </td></tr> <tr class="tt1_secondarynav"> <td class="tti_buttonlink"> </td><td align="center"> </td><td align="right" class="tti_buttonlink"> </td></tr></table> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="font-size: 12px; background-color:#ffffff;" align="center"> <img alt="" src="/w2/images2/thumb/7/7f/MarvelUK-046.jpg/230px-MarvelUK-046.jpg" width="230" height="308" border="0" /><br />Anthony Morris was able to build this IN A CAVE with a box of SCRAPS! </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="font-size: 14px; background-color:#e7d492; color:black;font-weight:bold;" align="center"> "The Icarus Theory" </td></tr> <tr> <td>Publisher </td><td> Marvel Comics </td></tr>


<tr> <td>Cover date </td><td> 25th January – 1st February 1986 </td></tr>










<tr> <td>Writer </td><td> Simon Furman </td></tr>



















<tr> <td>Art </td><td> Barry Kitson </td></tr>














































<tr> <td>Colours </td><td> Gina Hart (45), Stuart Place (46) </td></tr>














<tr> <td>Lettering </td><td> Richard Starkings </td></tr>





<tr> <td>Editor </td><td> Ian Rimmer </td></tr>












<tr> <td>Continuity </td><td> Marvel Comics continuity </td></tr>



</table> Professor Morris goes fishing and shocks the Autobots with what he catches.

Synopsis

Professor Morris believes that the Transformers rampaging across Oregon are not warring aliens, as they claimed, but rather automatons, controlled by oil tycoon G.B. Blackrock. When he presents his theory at a meeting at Roxxon Oil (where he is employed) in Portland, he is shot down by Hemmings. Enraged, he retires to his laboratory, where he takes out his fury at both Blackrock and Hemmings by destroying dummies with his antiquated robots, which he can control through a device he has invented.

The next day, the Professor goes fishing in Lake Dena, bitterly thinking about how he cannot get financial backing. Suddenly he gets a bite. Morris has found something he can control, and he practices controlling and flying the robot he has found. But when a guard discovers him and tries blackmail, Morris accidentally kills him. Wrestling with his conscience, he decides he must finish his plan and destroy Blackrock's robots at all costs.

At the Ark, the Autobots realize they are coming under attack from a flying Transformer and prepare for battle. The unknown enemy gets the first strike in with rockets, and as the Autobots are trying to re-group, from out of the smoke comes Swoop. Optimus Prime quickly realizes that Swoop is being controlled and orders the Autobots to restrain him without using lethal force — however, this is easier said than done.

Prime remembers that Swoop used to hate taking orders from him on Cybertron, and orders him to stop his attacks. This causes Swoop to fight the mental control and return to Morris's lab to confront him. An Autobot group led by Prime follows Swoop's signal and arrives in time for Swoop to start attacking them. Morris helps the Autobots disable Swoop before destroying his control device. Back at the Ark, Ratchet examines Swoop and finds his primary cybo-dendrons have burnt out, probably because the insulation that protects them has been eroded by 4 million years submerged in a tar-pit. Repeat Performance!

Ratchet doesn't understand Prime's rising concern at first, until Prime mentions that there were four other Dinobots in that tar-pit that are probably having the same issues. Prime realizes that the Autobots will temporarily have to forget the war with the Decepticons and capture the other Dinobots before they can harm any humans.


<div style="width: 90%; margin: 0 auto .2em auto; background-color:#efefef; border: 2px solid #eeeeee; padding: 2px; text-align: left;">Note: This story is continued in Dinobot Hunt!</div>

(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)


<table border="5" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="5" align="center" style="border:#800000"> <tr> <th style="background:#FFEEEE"> Autobots</th><th style="background:#EEEEFE"> Decepticons</th><th style="background:antiquewhite"> Humans </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top">

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Errors

  • Morris must be very strong, being able to reel in and pull Swoop from the lake on his own.
  • Several colouring errors.
  • Jazz is drawn without his visor and Brawn with his toy's face.

Items of note

  • The first reference is made to Swoop being part of the Elite Flying Corps and his former name of Divebomb. This would later be expanded in "What's in a Name?"
  • Bumblebee was injured in UK issue #44.
  • Swoop fought Guardian in #32.
  • The Dinobots' fate in the tar pit was told in #28.

Back-up Stories

Issue #45:


Issue #46:


  • Iron Man — "Night of the Octopus" Part 4
  • Robo-Capers
  • Matt and the Cat

Reprints

Covers (8)

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  • UK issue #45 cover: the Autobots attacked by missiles, by Kev Hopgood.
  • UK issue #46 cover: Wheeljack, Jazz and Swoop, by Jeff Anderson.
  • Transformers: Dinobot Hunt cover: the Dinobts crush some log cabins, by ???
  • Best of UK: Dinobots #1 cover A: Swoop, by Nick Roche.
  • Best of UK: Dinobots #1 cover B: Swoop over the volcano by Barry Kitson?
  • Best of UK: Dinobots #1 Retail Incentive cover A: Professor Morris, by Barry Kitson?
  • Best of UK: Dinobots #1 Retail Incentive cover B: uncolored sketch of cover A, by Nick Roche.
  • Best of UK: Dinobots TPB cover: Grimlock, by Nick Roche.
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