Prime Time!

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The Autobots attempt to rescue Optimus Prime from the Decepticons.

Marvel US issue #12

(Story also appears in: Marvel UK issues #39-40)

Writer: Bob Budiansky
Pencils: Herb Trimpe
Inks: Al Gordon
Lettering: Janice Chiang
Colors: Nelson Yomtov
Editor: Mike Carlin

• Major characters (in order of appearance): Jetfire, Buster Witwicky, Shockwave, Optimus Prime, Prowl
• Originally published: January, 1986

Synopsis

Buster commands Jetfire to take him to the Decepticons, in hopes of rescuing Optimus Prime. Unfortunately, Buster is knocked unconscious during an encounter with human aircraft, and he becomes the Decepticons' prisoner.

Shockwave takes advantage of the upcoming Autobot rescue mission to send a fake head of Optimus Prime to rejoin the body the Autobots have brought with them. When the fake head is attached to Prime's real body, the Autobots are quickly overpowered by the Decepticon-controlled "Prime." However, Buster is able to use the Creation Matrix to control Jetfire once more, who quickly overpowers Shockwave and returns the real head of Optimus Prime to the body fighting the Autobot warriors. Once Prime's real head is re-attached to his body, the tables are quickly turned back in the Autobots' favor. Prime frees Buster and retakes the Creation Matrix.

Errors

TBA

Items of note

• Optimus Prime's head (both the real one and the impostor head) is apparently able to control his body before the head is actually attached. This may or may not be the case for the Autobots who would become Headmasters in the Headmasters limited series.
  
  
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