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'''Megatron and Cobra Commander fetch the | '''Megatron and Cobra Commander fetch the Ark, and land it in Anytown, USA.''' | ||
==Synopsis== | ==Synopsis== | ||
Somewhere over [[Canada]], [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] leads [[Cobra]] to the location of the | Somewhere over [[Canada]], [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] leads [[Cobra]] to the location of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] as part of their technology exchange. Megatron had disguised it as a hillock while it was self-repairing. Now, he remotely orders it into the sky. It impresses the heck out of most of Cobra, especially [[Sidney Biggles-Jones|Doctor Biggles-Jones]], who is nearly orgasmic over the chance to play with [[plasma impeller]]s, [[photon accelerator]]s, and [[anti-gravity]]. | ||
[[Image:Drmindbendernaked.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Wow, [[Wikipedia:Lord Kitchener Wants You|Lord Kitchener]] REALLY wants you.]] | [[Image:Drmindbendernaked.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Wow, [[Wikipedia:Lord Kitchener Wants You|Lord Kitchener]] REALLY wants you.]] | ||
They head south into the [[United States of America|United States]], and [[Cobra Commander]] has them set down in [[Milleville]]. It turns out Cobra has everyone in the town brainwashed. Cobra Commander orders the citizens out to unload the Cobra helicopters and the Ark. During the process, the containment capsule holding [[Doctor Mindbender]] breaks, and he stands up, mostly recovered from being dead. | |||
Meanwhile, [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] has managed to notice a ginormous spaceship drifting into middle America and is sneaking into Milleville. [[Tunnel Rat]] gets a visual on Megatron and radios his findings to [[Mainframe (G.I. Joe)|Mainframe]] (via [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]]). Mainframe and Professor [[Mott]] use some technological gifts left behind by the [[Autobot]]s to radio [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]: "Megatron is back, and he's on [[Earth]]." [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] receive this message and prepare to head back to [[Earth]]. | |||
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Meanwhile, [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] has managed to notice a ginormous spaceship drifting into middle America and is sneaking into Milleville. [[Tunnel Rat]] gets a visual on Megatron and radios his findings to [[Mainframe (G.I. Joe)|Mainframe]] (via [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]]). Mainframe and Professor [[Mott]] use some technological gifts left behind by the [[Autobot]]s to radio [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]: "Megatron is back, and he's on [[Earth]]." [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] receive this message and prepare to head back to Earth. | |||
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==Featured characters== | ==Featured characters== | ||
{{featuredcharacters | {{featuredcharacters | ||
|c1= | |c1= | ||
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (33) | *[[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] (33) | ||
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] (34) | *[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] (34) | ||
|c2= | |c2= | ||
* [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] (1) | *[[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] (1) | ||
|c3= | |c3= | ||
* [[Mott]] (32) | *[[Mott]] (32) | ||
|h4=[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]|c4= | |h4=[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]|c4= | ||
* [[Scarlett]] (10) | *[[Scarlett]] (10) | ||
* [[Freedom]] (13) | *[[Freedom]] (13) | ||
* [[Spirit]] (14) | *[[Spirit]] (14) | ||
* [[Mutt]] (15) | *[[Mutt]] (15) | ||
* [[Junkyard (G.I. Joe)|Junkyard]] (16) | *[[Junkyard (G.I. Joe)|Junkyard]] (16) | ||
* [[Dial-Tone]] (17) | *[[Dial-Tone]] (17) | ||
* [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]] (18) | *[[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]] (18) | ||
* [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]] (19) | *[[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]] (19) | ||
* [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]] (20) | *[[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]] (20) | ||
* [[Rock 'n Roll]] (21) | *[[Rock 'n Roll]] (21) | ||
* [[Tunnel Rat]] (22) | *[[Tunnel Rat]] (22) | ||
* [[Airtight]] (23) | *[[Airtight]] (23) | ||
* [[Storm Shadow]] (24) | *[[Storm Shadow]] (24) | ||
* [[Snake-Eyes]] (25) | *[[Snake-Eyes]] (25) | ||
* [[T'Jbang]] (26) | *[[T'Jbang]] (26) | ||
* [[Nunchuk]] (27) | *[[Nunchuk]] (27) | ||
* [[Dojo]] (28) | *[[Dojo]] (28) | ||
* [[Jinx]] (29) | *[[Jinx]] (29) | ||
* [[Chuckles]] (30) | *[[Chuckles]] (30) | ||
* [[Mainframe (G.I. Joe)|Mainframe]] (31) | *[[Mainframe (G.I. Joe)|Mainframe]] (31) | ||
|h5=[[Cobra]]|c5= | |h5=[[Cobra]]|c5= | ||
* [[Cobra Commander]] (2) | *[[Cobra Commander]] (2) | ||
* [[Zarana]] (3) | *[[Zarana]] (3) | ||
* [[Slice]] (4) | *[[Slice]] (4) | ||
* [[Dice (Cobra)|Dice]] (5) | *[[Dice (Cobra)|Dice]] (5) | ||
* [[Sidney Biggles-Jones]] (6) | *[[Sidney Biggles-Jones]] (6) | ||
* [[Destro]] (7) | *[[Destro]] (7) | ||
* [[Baroness]] (8) | *[[Baroness]] (8) | ||
* [[Zartan]] (9) | *[[Zartan]] (9) | ||
* [[Doctor Mindbender]] (11) | *[[Doctor Mindbender]] (11) | ||
* [[Road Pig (Dreadnok)|Road Pig]] (12) | *[[Road Pig (Dreadnok)|Road Pig]] (12) | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
* The cover title of the series for this issue is ''G.I. Joe Starring Snake-Eyes and Transformers: Generation 2''. However, the title in the indicia (and hence the legal title) is ''G.I. Joe A Real American Hero''. | *The cover title of the series for this issue is ''G.I. Joe Starring Snake-Eyes and Transformers: Generation 2''. However, the title in the indicia (and hence the legal title) is ''G.I. Joe A Real American Hero''. | ||
* Our first exposure to Milleville is a sign reading, "WELCOME TO MILLEVILLE! ...A NICE PLACE TO LIVE..." This makes it the only town in America to put [[Wikipedia:ellipsis|ellipses]] on its welcome signs. | *Our first exposure to Milleville is a sign reading, "WELCOME TO MILLEVILLE! ...A NICE PLACE TO LIVE..." This makes it the only town in America to put [[Wikipedia:ellipsis|ellipses]] on its welcome signs. | ||
* Cobra Commander asks Megatron to switch to tank mode so he'll be less conspicuous to passing aircraft. One assumes they found someplace to hide the aircraft carrier-sized | *Cobra Commander asks Megatron to switch to tank mode so he'll be less conspicuous to passing aircraft. One assumes they found someplace to hide the aircraft carrier-sized Ark. | ||
* Cobra Commander refers to Zarana as "steatopygous". This is a medical condition that can loosely be described as "fat-assed". | *Cobra Commander refers to Zarana as "steatopygous". This is a medical condition that can loosely be described as "fat-assed". | ||
* He also refers to Milleville as "uliginous", meaning "marshy". | *He also refers to Milleville as "uliginous", meaning "marshy". | ||
* When Doctor Biggles-Jones comments unfavorably on all the brainwashing, Cobra Commander tells her to spare him from her "cacophemisms", meaning "bad words". Most people only are familiar with "euphemisms", "good words", but Cobra Commander, he likes to show off his vocabulary, he does. | *When Doctor Biggles-Jones comments unfavorably on all the brainwashing, Cobra Commander tells her to spare him from her "cacophemisms", meaning "bad words". Most people only are familiar with "euphemisms", "good words", but Cobra Commander, he likes to show off his vocabulary, he does. | ||
* Mindbender gives us a 3-line rundown on early 1990s culture, mentioning a [[President of the United States|Democrat in the White House]], the cancellation of ''[[ | *Mindbender gives us a 3-line rundown on early 1990s culture, mentioning a [[President of the United States|Democrat in the White House]], the cancellation of ''[[Television|Cheers]]'', and the hideous changes wrought upon the face of [[Michael Jackson]]. | ||
===Errors=== | ===Errors=== | ||
* Naked Dr. Mindbender is drawn with an extra finger on his pointing hand. | *Naked Dr. Mindbender is drawn with an extra finger on his pointing hand. | ||
* On the last page reveal, Optimus Prime is massively miscolored. | *On the last page reveal, Optimus Prime is massively miscolored. He's got way too much red, and in all the wrong places. | ||
===Covers (1)=== | ===Covers (1)=== | ||
* '''Cover A:''' Megatron and Cobra Commander by [[Chris Batista]] | *'''Cover A:''' Megatron and Cobra Commander by [[Chris Batista]] | ||
===Advertisements=== | ===Advertisements=== | ||
* None yet identified. | *None yet identified. | ||
===Reprints=== | ===Reprints=== | ||
*2012 — ''[[Classic G.I. Joe Volume 14]]'' | *[[2012]] — ''[[Classic G.I. Joe Volume 14]]'' | ||
[[Category:Marvel Generation 2 issues]] | [[Category:Marvel Generation 2 issues]] | ||
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics | ||||||||||||
| Cover date | September 1993 | ||||||||||||
| Script | Larry Hama | ||||||||||||
| Pencils | Chris Batista | ||||||||||||
| Inks | Chip Wallace | ||||||||||||
| Colors | Bob Sharen | ||||||||||||
| Letters | Rick Parker | ||||||||||||
| Editor | David Wohl | ||||||||||||
| Continuity | Marvel Comics continuity | ||||||||||||
Megatron and Cobra Commander fetch the Ark, and land it in Anytown, USA.
Synopsis
Somewhere over Canada, Megatron leads Cobra to the location of the Ark as part of their technology exchange. Megatron had disguised it as a hillock while it was self-repairing. Now, he remotely orders it into the sky. It impresses the heck out of most of Cobra, especially Doctor Biggles-Jones, who is nearly orgasmic over the chance to play with plasma impellers, photon accelerators, and anti-gravity.

They head south into the United States, and Cobra Commander has them set down in Milleville. It turns out Cobra has everyone in the town brainwashed. Cobra Commander orders the citizens out to unload the Cobra helicopters and the Ark. During the process, the containment capsule holding Doctor Mindbender breaks, and he stands up, mostly recovered from being dead.
Meanwhile, G.I. Joe has managed to notice a ginormous spaceship drifting into middle America and is sneaking into Milleville. Tunnel Rat gets a visual on Megatron and radios his findings to Mainframe (via Hawk). Mainframe and Professor Mott use some technological gifts left behind by the Autobots to radio Cybertron: "Megatron is back, and he's on Earth." Bumblebee and Optimus Prime receive this message and prepare to head back to Earth.
Featured characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Autobots | Decepticons | Humans | G.I. Joe | Cobra |
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Notes
- The cover title of the series for this issue is G.I. Joe Starring Snake-Eyes and Transformers: Generation 2. However, the title in the indicia (and hence the legal title) is G.I. Joe A Real American Hero.
- Our first exposure to Milleville is a sign reading, "WELCOME TO MILLEVILLE! ...A NICE PLACE TO LIVE..." This makes it the only town in America to put ellipses on its welcome signs.
- Cobra Commander asks Megatron to switch to tank mode so he'll be less conspicuous to passing aircraft. One assumes they found someplace to hide the aircraft carrier-sized Ark.
- Cobra Commander refers to Zarana as "steatopygous". This is a medical condition that can loosely be described as "fat-assed".
- He also refers to Milleville as "uliginous", meaning "marshy".
- When Doctor Biggles-Jones comments unfavorably on all the brainwashing, Cobra Commander tells her to spare him from her "cacophemisms", meaning "bad words". Most people only are familiar with "euphemisms", "good words", but Cobra Commander, he likes to show off his vocabulary, he does.
- Mindbender gives us a 3-line rundown on early 1990s culture, mentioning a Democrat in the White House, the cancellation of Cheers, and the hideous changes wrought upon the face of Michael Jackson.
Errors
- Naked Dr. Mindbender is drawn with an extra finger on his pointing hand.
- On the last page reveal, Optimus Prime is massively miscolored. He's got way too much red, and in all the wrong places.
Covers (1)
- Cover A: Megatron and Cobra Commander by Chris Batista
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- None yet identified.


