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[[ | [[File:MegatronVsGalvatron.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|So many filthy captions... so little time!]] | ||
[[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] stands in the ruins of a town, musing to himself that he has done all this only to draw out Megatron. He hears his name shouted and turns to see that [[Straxus (G1)|Megatron]] has indeed tracked him down, after being primed as a weapon by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. Galvatron tries to convince Megatron to join forces with him by telling him [[The Transformers: The Movie|the story]] of how in the year 2006, he was left abandonded in space and transformed by [[Unicron]] from Megatron to Galvatron, and then how he was "forced" to [[Fallen Angel|travel back in time]] to 1986. Megatron refuses to believe that the being in front of him could be his future self and violently attacks him, much to Galvatron’s annoyance. Galvatron muses that he could easily | [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] stands in the ruins of a town, musing to himself that he has done all this only to draw out Megatron. He hears his name shouted and turns to see that [[Straxus (G1)|Megatron]] has indeed tracked him down, after being primed as a weapon by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. Galvatron tries to convince Megatron to join forces with him by telling him [[The Transformers: The Movie|the story]] of how in the year 2006, he was left abandonded in space and transformed by [[Unicron]] from Megatron to Galvatron, and then how he was "forced" to [[Fallen Angel|travel back in time]] to 1986. Megatron refuses to believe that the being in front of him could be his future self and violently attacks him, much to Galvatron’s annoyance. Galvatron muses that he could easily destroy Megatron if he fought back with all of his power, but doing to might wipe himself out of existence. He manages to keep Megatron at bay by dropping a building on him, and then mentions that he has worse things to look forward to, like [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] throwing his damaged body into space. | ||
Intrigued, Megatron asks what Galvatron ''did'' to Starscream. Galvatron asks Megatron what he would have done, and Megatron bursts out laughing. Deciding that maybe they do have things in common, Megatron muses that perhaps they should join forces. Galvatron agrees. | Intrigued, Megatron asks what Galvatron ''did'' to Starscream. Galvatron asks Megatron what he would have done, and Megatron bursts out laughing. Deciding that maybe they do have things in common, Megatron muses that perhaps they should join forces. Galvatron agrees. | ||
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* Shockwave conceived the idea of using Megatron as a weapon in "[[Enemy Action!]]" and recovered Megatron's body in "[[Salvage!]]". He sent Megatron out to track down Galvatron at the end of "[[Dry Run!]]". | * Shockwave conceived the idea of using Megatron as a weapon in "[[Enemy Action!]]" and recovered Megatron's body in "[[Salvage!]]". He sent Megatron out to track down Galvatron at the end of "[[Dry Run!]]". | ||
* The reference to Starscream is, of course, a reference to the events of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', after the [[Battle of Autobot City]], which is part of the future-past in one of the UK comic's timelines (albeit one that took place in 2006, rather than 2005). | * The reference to Starscream is, of course, a reference to the events of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', after the [[Battle of Autobot City]], which is part of the future-past in one of the UK comic's timelines (albeit one that took place in 2006, rather than 2005). | ||
* [[Lee Sullivan]] had been doing covers for the UK comic for a while, but this was his first piece of strip work. His portrayal of Galvatron was based on the actor [[Wikipedia:Jack Nicholson|Jack Nicholson]]<ref>[http://leesullivanart.co.uk/LEE/transformers.htm Transformers page at Lee Sullivan's website]</ref> | * [[Lee Sullivan]] had been doing covers for the UK comic for a while, but this was his first piece of strip work. His portrayal of Galvatron was based on the actor [[Wikipedia:Jack Nicholson|Jack Nicholson]],<ref>[http://leesullivanart.co.uk/LEE/transformers.htm Transformers page at Lee Sullivan's website]</ref> though the crazy teeth aren't as prominent as they will be in later stories. | ||
==Reprints== | ==Reprints== | ||
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| "Altered Image!" | |||||||||||||
| Publisher | Marvel Comics | ||||||||||||
| First published | September 1988 | ||||||||||||
| Cover date | 1989 | ||||||||||||
| Plot | Simon Furman | ||||||||||||
| Script | Ian Rimmer | ||||||||||||
| Art | Lee Sullivan | ||||||||||||
| Colour | Steve White | ||||||||||||
| Letters | Tom Frame | ||||||||||||
| Continuity | Marvel Comics continuity | ||||||||||||
Megatron and Galvatron finally come face to face.
Synopsis

Galvatron stands in the ruins of a town, musing to himself that he has done all this only to draw out Megatron. He hears his name shouted and turns to see that Megatron has indeed tracked him down, after being primed as a weapon by Shockwave. Galvatron tries to convince Megatron to join forces with him by telling him the story of how in the year 2006, he was left abandonded in space and transformed by Unicron from Megatron to Galvatron, and then how he was "forced" to travel back in time to 1986. Megatron refuses to believe that the being in front of him could be his future self and violently attacks him, much to Galvatron’s annoyance. Galvatron muses that he could easily destroy Megatron if he fought back with all of his power, but doing to might wipe himself out of existence. He manages to keep Megatron at bay by dropping a building on him, and then mentions that he has worse things to look forward to, like Starscream throwing his damaged body into space.
Intrigued, Megatron asks what Galvatron did to Starscream. Galvatron asks Megatron what he would have done, and Megatron bursts out laughing. Deciding that maybe they do have things in common, Megatron muses that perhaps they should join forces. Galvatron agrees.
Dun-dun-duuuunnnnnnnnnn!
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Notes
- Shockwave conceived the idea of using Megatron as a weapon in "Enemy Action!" and recovered Megatron's body in "Salvage!". He sent Megatron out to track down Galvatron at the end of "Dry Run!".
- The reference to Starscream is, of course, a reference to the events of The Transformers: The Movie, after the Battle of Autobot City, which is part of the future-past in one of the UK comic's timelines (albeit one that took place in 2006, rather than 2005).
- Lee Sullivan had been doing covers for the UK comic for a while, but this was his first piece of strip work. His portrayal of Galvatron was based on the actor Jack Nicholson,[1] though the crazy teeth aren't as prominent as they will be in later stories.
Reprints
- 2003 — Transformers: Time Wars
- 2008 — The Transformers: Best of UK: Time Wars #1
- 2009 — The Transformers: Best of UK: Time Wars



