Panini Armada issue 7

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Whoever doesn't blink gets the Star Saber.
"The Two-Edged Blade!" & "Tales of the Mini-Cons... Sale of the Century!"
Publisher	Panini
First published	November 5, 2003
Writer	Simon Furman
Pencilers	Andrew Wildman ("The Two-Edged Blade!" only) Lee Sullivan ("Sale of the Century!" only)
Inker	Bambos Georgiou ("The Two-Edged Blade!" only) Lee Sullivan ("Sale of the Century!" only)
Colorist	Junior Tomlin
Letterer	Neil Porter
Continuity	Armada (Panini comic)

The comic book Panini Armada issue 7 contains multiple stories or features.

Panini Armada issue 7

Contents

• The Two-Edged Blade! (comic, 8 pages)
• Data File #13: Cyclonus
• Star Sabre: The Ultimate Weapon! Power Poster
• Meet: The Land Military Team!
• Data File #14: Crumplezone
• Tales of the Mini-Cons... Sale of the Century! (comic, 6 pages)
• Starscream's Hate Mail!

Free Gift

• Wall Glowers

The Two-Edged Blade!

Synopsis

Starscream has managed to track down and capture the Air Defence Mini-Con Team, but the power of the individual Mini-Cons pales in comparison to that of their combined mode... the Star Sabre! He still needs more power before he can challenge Megatron's rule, however, and makes his way to Lincoln, Nebraska in search of the Street Action Team. The Mini-Cons are racing around with Rad, Carlos and Alexis when the Decepticon appears and tries to capture them. The Street Action Team tell their human friends to get help before merging into Perceptor and attacking Starscream.

Starscream begins pummeling the Mini-Con with the Star Sabre, when things suddenly go out of control and lightning fills the air. Optimus Prime appears and explains that only the Air Defence Team's personality chips keep the Star Sabre's extreme power in check, and by deactivating them, Starscream has unleashed more power than he can handle. He grabs the weapon and urges the Air Defence Team to separate under their own free will before their power goes out of control and tears the planet apart. Thankfully, Prime is successful, and Starscream escapes as Rad and High Wire discuss the Street Action Team's newly revealed combination ability. As High Wire explains that the less people know about Mini-Cons the better, Amos Hume arrives on the scene.

Credits

Script: Simon Furman
Pencils: Andrew Wildman
Inks: Bambos Georgiou
Colour: Junior Tomlin
Lettering: Neil Porter

Featured characters

(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Autobots	Decepticons	Humans	Mini-Cons
Optimus Prime (12)	Starscream (4)	Rad White (5) Carlos Lopez (7) Alexis Thi Dang (9) Amos Hume (13)	Runway (1) Jetstorm (2) Sonar (3) Perceptor (11) High Wire (6) Grindor (8) Sureshock (10)

Quotes

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Errors

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Items of note

• Starscream planted a tracker on Runway back in issue 5.

Sale of the Century!

Synopsis

In the Nevada desert, the Extra-Terrestrial Response Division are holding a secret auction for the Land Military Mini-Con Team: the organisation is getting shut down, so Quint figures he might as well get some money out of it. However, when they try to showcase how you can safely do anything to the Mini-Cons, they go out of control and Wreckage blows up their truck.

Suddenly, an Autobot shuttle arrives, and the Air Defence Team restore the Land Military Team to normal. Aboard the shuttle is Amos Hume, who figured that the code Wreckage gave him years earlier was for locating the Land Military Team. Wreckage thanks him, and is happy to learn that not all humans are like the ERTD. Meanwhile, Quint is left behind for human authorities to deal with.

Credits

Script: Simon Furman
Pencils and ink: Lee Sullivan
Colour: Junior Tomlin
Lettering: Neil Porter

Featured Characters

(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Autobots	Humans	Mini-Cons
Hot Shot (6)	Quint (4) Hathaway (5) Amos Hume (10)	Land Military Mini-Con Team (1-3) Wreckage (1) Bonecrusher (2) Knock Out (3) Air Defence Mini-Con Team (7-9) Jetstorm (7) Runway (8) Sonar (9)

Quotes

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Errors

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Items of note

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