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|seriesissue= | |seriesissue=Kids' Comic Special | ||
|title="The Night the Transformers™ Saved Christmas" | |title="The Night the Transformers™ Saved Christmas" | ||
|image=NightTransformersSavedXmasPage01.jpg | |image=NightTransformersSavedXmasPage01.jpg | ||
|caption= | |caption= | ||
| | |published in=''[[Woman's Day]]'' | ||
|date=[[December 26]], [[1985]] | |date=[[December 26]], [[1985]] | ||
|writer=uncredited | |writer=uncredited | ||
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==Synopsis== | ==Synopsis== | ||
Soundwave and Laserbeak | [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] are drawing the power away from [[Midville]] town square by using an [[power siphon|energy siphon]] at an electrical substation. [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] had previously spotted the [[Decepticon]]s while on a scouting mission, so a team of [[Autobot]]s arrive to chase them away. While retreating, Laserbeak knocks a tree across the road to block the Autobots' pursuit. The tree falls on the Perrys' automobile. Bumblebee stops to help them, while the rest of the Autobots try to fix the substation. | ||
Little Megan | Little [[Megan Perry|Megan]] tells Bumblebee that they are on their way to town to deliver [[Christmas]] presents to the needy under Midville's Christmas tree. She says that the best part is when the tree's lights are turned on. Unfortunately, due to the Decepticons' actions, power is out! | ||
After the other Autobots | After the other Autobots finish attempting repairs, they follow Bumblebee's tracks to Midville where he is supplying power to the town Christmas tree. | ||
==Featured characters== | ==Featured characters== | ||
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* [[Megan Perry]] (1) | * [[Megan Perry]] (1) | ||
* [[ | * [[Cynthia Perry]] (2) | ||
* [[ | * [[Bill Perry]] (3) | ||
}} | }} | ||
== | ==Notes== | ||
* This 4-page story was published in ''Woman's Day'' magazine as a "Kids' Comic Special". However, it is obviously a [[Marvel Comics]] production. | |||
* This 4-page story was published in ''Woman's Day'' magazine as a "Kids' Comic Special. | |||
* If presumed to take place in the [[Marvel Comics continuity]], due to the characters featured, the story could only take place on Christmas 1986. The [[Christmas Breaker!|previous Christmas]] was before "[[Rock and Roll-Out!]]," which debuted Tracks and Hoist. By the [[Stargazing|following Christmas]], Bumblebee would have become Goldbug. | * If presumed to take place in the [[Marvel Comics continuity]], due to the characters featured, the story could only take place on Christmas 1986. The [[Christmas Breaker!|previous Christmas]] was before "[[Rock and Roll-Out!]]," which debuted Tracks and Hoist. By the [[Stargazing|following Christmas]], Bumblebee would have become Goldbug. | ||
* There's a neat bit where Laserbeak transports Soundwave in his cassette player mode—Soundwave transforms and Laserbeak picks him up in his beak. | * There's a neat bit where Laserbeak transports Soundwave in his cassette player mode—Soundwave transforms and Laserbeak picks him up in his beak. | ||
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| "The Night the Transformers™ Saved Christmas" | |||||||||||||
| Published in | Woman's Day | ||||||||||||
| First published | December 26, 1985 | ||||||||||||
| Writer | uncredited | ||||||||||||
| Penciler | Herb Trimpe (uncredited) | ||||||||||||
| Inker | uncredited | ||||||||||||
| Colorist | Nelson Yomtov (uncredited) | ||||||||||||
| Letterer | uncredited | ||||||||||||
| Editor | uncredited | ||||||||||||
| Continuity | (probably) Marvel Comics continuity | ||||||||||||
Bumblebee and the Autobots learn the true meaning of Christmas: electricity!
Synopsis
Soundwave and Laserbeak are drawing the power away from Midville town square by using an energy siphon at an electrical substation. Bumblebee had previously spotted the Decepticons while on a scouting mission, so a team of Autobots arrive to chase them away. While retreating, Laserbeak knocks a tree across the road to block the Autobots' pursuit. The tree falls on the Perrys' automobile. Bumblebee stops to help them, while the rest of the Autobots try to fix the substation.
Little Megan tells Bumblebee that they are on their way to town to deliver Christmas presents to the needy under Midville's Christmas tree. She says that the best part is when the tree's lights are turned on. Unfortunately, due to the Decepticons' actions, power is out!
After the other Autobots finish attempting repairs, they follow Bumblebee's tracks to Midville where he is supplying power to the town Christmas tree.
Featured characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Autobots | Decepticons | Humans |
|---|---|---|
|
Notes
- This 4-page story was published in Woman's Day magazine as a "Kids' Comic Special". However, it is obviously a Marvel Comics production.
- If presumed to take place in the Marvel Comics continuity, due to the characters featured, the story could only take place on Christmas 1986. The previous Christmas was before "Rock and Roll-Out!," which debuted Tracks and Hoist. By the following Christmas, Bumblebee would have become Goldbug.
- There's a neat bit where Laserbeak transports Soundwave in his cassette player mode—Soundwave transforms and Laserbeak picks him up in his beak.
- Bumblebee thought the Perrys' car was unconscious. Dude, it's December 1985, you should know better by now.
- Like a real VW Beetle, Bumblebee's battery is in his trunk.
- Hoist gives up repairing the substation stating that the human engineers could fix the substation better than he could. He should really come up with more believable excuses.
