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{{comicstory|seriesissue=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|''The Transformers'' (UK)]] #130–131
{{comicstory|seriesissue=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|''The Transformers'' (UK)]] #130–131
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|pencils=[[Will Simpson]]
|pencils=[[Will Simpson]]
|inks=[[Tim Perkins]]
|inks=[[Tim Perkins]]
|colour=[[Steve White]] (#130) & [[Nick Abadzis]] (#131)
|colour=[[Steve White]] (#130) & [[Nick Abadzis|Abadzis]] (#131)
|letters=[[Annie Halfacree]]
|letters=[[Annie Halfacree]]
|continuity=[[Marvel Comics continuity]]
|continuity=[[Marvel Comics continuity]]
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==Synopsis==
==Synopsis==
[[Image:Brainstormworldsapart.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Brainstorm would rather fight and die than live with the knowledge that he ran.]]
[[File:Brainstormworldsapart.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Brainstorm would rather fight and die than live with the knowledge that he ran.]]
The [[Autobot]] [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] find out that what [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] termed a "nice little rescue mission" is anything but when their [[Decepticon]] counterparts attack, but the Autobots turn the tide—rather too easily, in fact. As the group debates the significance of this, [[Brainstorm]] reminds them of their goal: rescuing the captured Autobot [[Targetmaster]]s and thus preventing the Decepticons from learning the secrets of the process to perfect their own Targetmasters.
The [[Autobot]] [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] find out that what [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] termed a "nice little rescue mission" is anything but when their [[Decepticon]] counterparts attack, but the Autobots turn the tide—rather too easily, in fact. As the group debates the significance of this, [[Brainstorm]] reminds them of their goal: rescuing the captured Autobot [[Targetmaster]]s and thus preventing the Decepticons from learning the secrets of the process to perfect their own Targetmasters.


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* [[Brainstorm]] (1)
*[[Brainstorm]] (1)
* [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] (2)
*[[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] (2)
* [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] (3)
*[[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] (3)
* [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] (4)
*[[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] (4)
* [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] (10)
*[[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] (10)
* [[Pointblank]] (11)
*[[Pointblank]] (11)
* [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] (12)
*[[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] (12)
 
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*[[Apeface]] (5)
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*[[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]] (6)
* [[Weirdwolf]] (7)
*[[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]] (7)
* [[Skullcruncher]] (8)
*[[Skullcruncher]] (8)
* [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] (9)
*[[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] (9)
* [[Misfire]] (16)
*[[Misfire]] (16)
* [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] (17)
*[[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] (17)
* [[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]] (18)
*[[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]] (18)
* [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] (19)
*[[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] (19)
* [[Triggerhappy]] (20)
*[[Triggerhappy]] (20)
* [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] (21)
*[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] (21)
 
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* [[Galen]] (15)
*[[Galen]] (15)
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*[[Pinpointer (G1)|Pinpointer]] (22)
* [[Spoilsport]] (23)
*[[Spoilsport]] (23)
* [[Peacemaker]] (24)
*[[Peacemaker]] (24)
}}
}}


==Notes==
==Notes==
* Where this story can even fit into the continuity of the [[The Transformers: Headmasters|''Headmasters'' limited series]] is a problem. The Autobot Targetmasters were introduced after the Autobot Headmasters had been captured by the Decepticons, the Decepticon Targetmasters were created just before the Autobot Headmasters escaped, when both sides very quickly fled [[Nebulos]] for [[Earth]], and all that occurs in the space of the single issue "[[Brothers in Armor!!]]". Nevertheless, when the chronology of the ''Headmasters'' series was questioned in the UK [[Letters page (Marvel UK)|letters page]], [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] claimed "Worlds Apart!" took place ''during'' the action of "Brothers in Armour!", presumably shortly before the Transformers left Nebulos.<ref> [http://transfans.co.uk/comics_guide_detail.php?id=166&page=8 142's Grim Grams]</ref>
*Where this story can even fit into the continuity of the [[The Transformers: Headmasters|''Headmasters'' limited series]] is a problem. The Autobot Targetmasters were introduced after the Autobot Headmasters had been captured by the Decepticons, the Decepticon Targetmasters were created just before the Autobot Headmasters escaped, when both sides very quickly fled [[Nebulos]] for [[Earth]], and all that occurs in the space of the single issue "[[Brothers in Armor!!]]". Nevertheless, when the chronology of the ''Headmasters'' series was questioned in the UK [[Letters page (Marvel UK)|letters page]], [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] claimed "Worlds Apart!" took place ''during'' the action of "Brothers in Armour!", presumably shortly before the Transformers left Nebulos.<ref> [http://transfans.co.uk/comics_guide_detail.php?id=166&page=8 142's Grim Grams]</ref>
* Part of this is because the story was specifically ordered by [[Hasbro]] UK, who were heavily promoting the Headmasters at the time, but the full [[The Transformers: Headmasters|''Headmasters'' limited series]] was not yet ready for a more rapid printing. Indeed "[[Brothers in Armor!!]]" only went on sale in the same month as "Worlds Apart!" As a result the story sits awkwardly in a continuity that was not fully available when it was written.<ref>Unknown author "Transformers UK" in ''Legacy of Unicron'' [Trade paperback] (London; [[Titan Books]], 2003), page 5.</ref><ref>Simon Furman: "There were odd occasions where Hasbro UK would actually get it together and coordinate a story with a toy release. The Special Teams (in UK [[Second Generation!|#63–65]]) story was one such instance, and in that case (because we were some way off reprinting the corresponding US issues) we had to work them in somehow (chronologically ahead of time). Same with Headmasters." [http://transfans.co.uk/interviews_furman.php TransFans.co.uk - Interviews: Simon Furman - Part 1 'The Past']</ref>
*Part of this is because the story was specifically ordered by [[Hasbro]] UK, who were heavily promoting the Headmasters at the time, but the full [[The Transformers: Headmasters|''Headmasters'' limited series]] was not yet ready for a more rapid printing. Indeed "[[Brothers in Armor!!]]" only went on sale in the same month as "Worlds Apart!" As a result the story sits awkwardly in a continuity that was not fully available when it was written.<ref>Unknown author "Transformers UK" in ''Legacy of Unicron'' [Trade paperback] (London; [[Titan Books]], 2003), page 5.</ref><ref>Simon Furman: "There were odd occasions where Hasbro UK would actually get it together and coordinate a story with a toy release. The Special Teams (in UK [[Second Generation!|#63–65]]) story was one such instance, and in that case (because we were some way off reprinting the corresponding US issues) we had to work them in somehow (chronologically ahead of time). Same with Headmasters." [http://transfans.co.uk/interviews_furman.php TransFans.co.uk - Interviews: Simon Furman - Part 1 'The Past']</ref>
* Geoff Senior finds the cover boring and says it wasn't his idea.<ref>http://transfans.co.uk/interviews_geoff.php</ref>
*Geoff Senior finds the cover boring and says it wasn't his idea.<ref>http://transfans.co.uk/interviews_geoff.php</ref>
* While the Decepticon Targetmasters include their full roster, the Autobot Targetmasters seem to consist of only the trio of new characters, with the [[The Transformers: The Movie|movie]] trio absent.
*While the Decepticon Targetmasters include their full roster, the Autobot Targetmasters seem to consist of only the trio of new characters, with the [[The Transformers: The Movie|movie]] trio absent.
* Having learned nothing from the events of this issue, Scorponok's next plan involving the capture of an Autobot Headmaster will also target Highbrow with even worse end results in the ''[[Transformers Annual 1989]]'' story "[[All in the Minds!]]".
*Having learned nothing from the events of this issue, Scorponok's next plan involving the capture of an Autobot Headmaster will also target Highbrow with even worse end results in the ''[[Transformers Annual 1989]]'' story "[[All in the Minds!]]".
* Highbrow's retelling of the origins of the Headmaster process references both the events and art of "[[Broken Glass!]]", with the UK reprinting taking place in issues [[Headhunt|#134]]–[[Ladies' Night (issue)|137]].
*Highbrow's retelling of the origins of the Headmaster process references both the events and art of "[[Broken Glass!]]", with the UK reprinting taking place in issues [[Headhunt|#134]]–[[Ladies' Night (issue)|137]].
*Issue subtitles:
*Issue subtitles:
**Issue #130—
**Issue #130—
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===Errors===
===Errors===
* Crosshairs and Sureshot's colour schemes are swapped, but otherwise the pair are drawn to their animation/Marvel model sheets.
*Crosshairs and Sureshot's colour schemes are swapped, but otherwise the pair are drawn to their animation/Marvel model sheets.
* Hardhead refers to his Targetmaster comrades as "Pointblank, ''Triggerhappy'' and Sureshot".
*Hardhead refers to his Targetmaster comrades as "Pointblank, ''Triggerhappy'' and Sureshot".


===Secondary Transformers story===
===Secondary Transformers story===
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===Back-up stories===
===Back-up stories===
'''Issue #130:'''
'''Issue #130:'''
* [[Robo-Capers]]
*[[Robo-Capers]]


'''Issue #131:'''
'''Issue #131:'''
* Robo-Capers
*Robo-Capers


===Covers (11)===
===Covers (13)===
<gallery>
File:MarvelUK-130.jpg|'''UK issue #130'''
File:MarvelUK-131.jpg|'''UK issue #131'''
File:PerchanceToDream.jpg|'''UK issue #255'''
File:MarvelUK-256.jpg|'''UK issue #256'''
</gallery>
*'''UK issue #130 cover:''' the Autobot Headmasters introducing themselves, by [[Geoff Senior]] and [[John Burns]].
*'''UK issue #131 cover:''' Scorponok crushing Highbrow, by [[Lee Sullivan]].
*'''UK issue #255 cover:''' [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] dreams of [[Battlecharger]]s, by [[Stephen Baskerville]].
*'''UK issue #256 cover:''' [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] faces off with terrorists, by Stephen Baskerville.
<gallery>
File:MarvelUK-257.jpg|'''UK issue #257'''
File:MarvelUK-258.jpg|'''UK issue #258'''
File:Tf commag 15.JPG|'''Transformers Comic-Magazin issue #15'''
File:TitanTW.jpg|'''Time Wars TPB'''
</gallery>
*'''UK issue #257 cover:''' [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] is his narcissistic self, by [[Art Wetherell]].
*'''UK issue #258 cover:''' [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] surprises [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], by [[Jeff Anderson]].
*'''''Transformers Comic-Magazin'' issue #15 cover:''' Optimus Prime crushes some planes before the horrified Headmasters.
*'''Time Wars TPB cover:''' [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] takes on [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], by Geoff Senior and [[Oliver Harud]].
<gallery>
File:IDWBofUKSP4A.jpg|'''''Best of UK: Space Pirates'' #4 cover A'''
File:IDWBofUKSP4RI.jpg|'''''Best of UK: Space Pirates'' #4 cover RI'''
File:IDWBofUKSP.jpg|'''''Best of UK: Space Pirates'' TPB'''
File:IDWBofUKSPTPB.jpg|'''''Best of UK: Space Pirates'' TPB'''
</gallery>
*'''Best of UK: Space Pirates issue #4 cover A:''' 'Bot and 'Con battle by [[Dan Khanna]] (art) and [[Josh Burcham]] (colors).
*'''Best of UK: Space Pirates issue #4 Retail Incentive cover:''' Scorponok menaces the Autobot Headmasters, taken from page 1 of issue #131.
*'''Best of UK: Space Pirates TPB cover:''' [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] fights [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]], by [[Nick Roche]]. Reuse of the cover of ''Best of UK: Space Pirates'' issue #1.
*'''''Best of UK: Space Pirates'' TPB cover:'''[[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] leading the [[Decepticon]]s, by [[Dan Khanna]] and [[Liam Shalloo]]. Reuse of the cover of ''Best of UK: Space Pirates'' issue #2.
<gallery>
<gallery>
Image:MarvelUK-130.jpg|'''UK issue #130'''
File:IDWBofUKOmnibus.jpg|'''''Best of UK: Omnibus'' cover'''
Image:MarvelUK-131.jpg|'''UK issue #131'''
Image:Tf commag 15.JPG|'''Transformers Comic-Magazin issue #15'''
Image:PerchanceToDream.jpg|'''UK issue #255'''
Image:MarvelUK-256.jpg|'''UK issue #256'''
Image:MarvelUK-257.jpg|'''UK issue #257'''
Image:MarvelUK-258.jpg|'''UK issue #258'''
Image:TitanTW.jpg|'''Time Wars TPB'''
Image:IDWBofUKSP.jpg|'''Best of UK: Space Pirates TPB'''
</gallery>
</gallery>
* '''UK issue #130 cover:''' the Autobot Headmasters introducing themselves, by [[Geoff Senior]] and [[John Burns]].
*'''''Best of UK: Omnibus'' cover:''' [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] tear into the [[Wrecker]]s and [[Mayhem Attack Squad|Mayhems]], crop of the cover to ''[[The Transformers: Best of UK: Time Wars|Best of UK: Time Wars]]'' issue #4.
* '''UK issue #131 cover:''' Scorponok crushing Highbrow, by [[Lee Sullivan]].
* '''[[Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 15|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue #15]] cover:''' Optimus Prime crushes some planes before the horrified Headmasters
* '''UK issue #255 cover:''' [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] dreams of [[Battlecharger]]s, by [[Stephen Baskerville]].
* '''UK issue #256 cover:''' [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] faces off with terrorists, by Stephen Baskerville.
* '''UK issue #257 cover:''' [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] is his narcissistic self, by [[Art Wetherell]].
* '''UK issue #258 cover:''' [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] surprises [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], by [[Jeff Anderson]].
* '''Time Wars TPB cover:''' [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] takes on [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], by Geoff Senior and [[Oliver Harud]].
* '''Best of UK: Space Pirates issue #4 cover A:'''
* '''Best of UK: Space Pirates issue #4 Retail Incentive cover:'''
* '''Best of UK: Space Pirates TPB cover:''' [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] fights [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]], by [[Nick Roche]].


===Reprints===
===Reprints===
*1990 — ''[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|The Transformers]]'' #255–258
*[[1990]] — ''[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|The Transformers]]'' #255–258
*1991 — [[Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 15|''Transformers Comic-Magazin'' #15]]
*[[1991]] — [[Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 15|''Transformers Comic-Magazin'' #15]]
*2003 — ''[[Transformers: Time Wars]]''  
*[[2003]] — ''[[Transformers: Time Wars]]''  
*2008 — ''[[The Transformers: Best of UK: Space Pirates]]'' #4
*[[2008]] — ''[[The Transformers: Best of UK: Space Pirates]]'' #4
*2008 — ''[[The Transformers: Best of UK: Space Pirates]]''
*2008 — ''[[The Transformers: Best of UK: Space Pirates]]'' TPB
*[[2009]] — ''[[The Transformers: Best of UK Omnibus]]''


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 15:40, 9 February 2014

The Transformers (UK) #130–131

Someday, love will find you. Break those necks that bind you.
"Worlds Apart!"
Publisher Marvel Comics
Cover date 12th - 19th September 1987
Script Simon Furman
Pencils Will Simpson
Inks Tim Perkins
Colour Steve White (#130) & Abadzis (#131)
Letters Annie Halfacree
Continuity Marvel Comics continuity

The Autobot Headmasters attempt to rescue the captured Autobot Targetmasters, but who are the Decepticons really interested in?

Synopsis

Brainstorm would rather fight and die than live with the knowledge that he ran.

The Autobot Headmasters find out that what Highbrow termed a "nice little rescue mission" is anything but when their Decepticon counterparts attack, but the Autobots turn the tide—rather too easily, in fact. As the group debates the significance of this, Brainstorm reminds them of their goal: rescuing the captured Autobot Targetmasters and thus preventing the Decepticons from learning the secrets of the process to perfect their own Targetmasters.

But as Highbrow begins to debate caution, Gort detaches to voice his more proactive opinion and Chromedome's partner, Stylor, also agrees with the need for immediate action. After re-bonding, Highbrow recounts the stated agreement and goal that led to the creation of the Headmasters, along with his opinion that he and Gort are just too far apart mentally to work as an effective team. But when the Autobots arrive at the Decepticons' notorious Fortress of Despair, all agree that the open door and lifeless nature of the base are a real concern.

When the Headmasters finally reach the strung-up bodies of the Targetmasters, Sureshot stirs to shout a warning, that the Decepticons' real goal was to lure and capture the Autobot Headmasters to perfect their own Headmaster process. Before they can flee, Scorponok and the Decepticon Targetmasters burst through the wall.

The Autobots are outnumbered and find themselves overpowered by the Decepticon leader, Scorponok, who batters the others aside as he grabs Highbrow in his claws. Only needing one specimen to examine, he orders the Decepticon Targetmasters to dispose of the rest. Hardhead decides to even the odds by freeing their captured friends, who in turn rescue their Nebulan partners.

Meanwhile, Scorponok is disappointed that Highbrow borders on the catatonic, as the Autobot and his partner violently argue over their best course of action. Scorponok laughs as he realizes that, far from being the perfect example he'd hoped for, Highbrow is just the thing he wanted to learn how to avoid. Back at the Decepticons' base, the combined might of the Autobot Targetmasters and Headmasters turns the tide, allowing Chromedome to race after his captured companion.

Scorponok calmly talks through the facts he knows about Highbrow and Gort, and realizes that the Autobot and Decepticon Headmaster processes are both technically sound and always have been; it's the compatibility between the partners that is the issue. Now that he's sorted out his problem, Scorponok's need for Highbrow and Gort evaporates, and only the timely arrival of Chromedome saves the pair. But Chromedome is greatly outmatched by the Decepticon Headmaster and pleads for Gort to recombine, pointing out that no matter how different Gort and Highbrow are, they both have common ground of wanting to protect peace and liberty.

Convinced, the combined Highbrow fights with renewed vigour, forcing a confused Scorponok to flee as the Autobot realizes the true power of the Headmaster process.

(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Notes

  • Where this story can even fit into the continuity of the Headmasters limited series is a problem. The Autobot Targetmasters were introduced after the Autobot Headmasters had been captured by the Decepticons, the Decepticon Targetmasters were created just before the Autobot Headmasters escaped, when both sides very quickly fled Nebulos for Earth, and all that occurs in the space of the single issue "Brothers in Armor!!". Nevertheless, when the chronology of the Headmasters series was questioned in the UK letters page, Grimlock claimed "Worlds Apart!" took place during the action of "Brothers in Armour!", presumably shortly before the Transformers left Nebulos.[1]
  • Part of this is because the story was specifically ordered by Hasbro UK, who were heavily promoting the Headmasters at the time, but the full Headmasters limited series was not yet ready for a more rapid printing. Indeed "Brothers in Armor!!" only went on sale in the same month as "Worlds Apart!" As a result the story sits awkwardly in a continuity that was not fully available when it was written.[2][3]
  • Geoff Senior finds the cover boring and says it wasn't his idea.[4]
  • While the Decepticon Targetmasters include their full roster, the Autobot Targetmasters seem to consist of only the trio of new characters, with the movie trio absent.
  • Having learned nothing from the events of this issue, Scorponok's next plan involving the capture of an Autobot Headmaster will also target Highbrow with even worse end results in the Transformers Annual 1989 story "All in the Minds!".
  • Highbrow's retelling of the origins of the Headmaster process references both the events and art of "Broken Glass!", with the UK reprinting taking place in issues #134137.
  • Issue subtitles:
    • Issue #130—
    • Issue #131—Scorponok's Sting!

Errors

  • Crosshairs and Sureshot's colour schemes are swapped, but otherwise the pair are drawn to their animation/Marvel model sheets.
  • Hardhead refers to his Targetmaster comrades as "Pointblank, Triggerhappy and Sureshot".

Secondary Transformers story

On rare occasions, the Marvel UK issues ran two new (to the UK audience, at least) Transformers stories in the same issue. This is the case for both parts of "Worlds Apart!" The back-up story in this case being the first half of "Ring of Hate!".

Back-up stories

Issue #130:

Issue #131:

  • Robo-Capers

Covers (13)

  • Best of UK: Space Pirates issue #4 cover A: 'Bot and 'Con battle by Dan Khanna (art) and Josh Burcham (colors).
  • Best of UK: Space Pirates issue #4 Retail Incentive cover: Scorponok menaces the Autobot Headmasters, taken from page 1 of issue #131.
  • Best of UK: Space Pirates TPB cover: Wreck-Gar fights Sharkticons, by Nick Roche. Reuse of the cover of Best of UK: Space Pirates issue #1.
  • Best of UK: Space Pirates TPB cover:Soundwave leading the Decepticons, by Dan Khanna and Liam Shalloo. Reuse of the cover of Best of UK: Space Pirates issue #2.

Reprints

References

  1. 142's Grim Grams
  2. Unknown author "Transformers UK" in Legacy of Unicron [Trade paperback] (London; Titan Books, 2003), page 5.
  3. Simon Furman: "There were odd occasions where Hasbro UK would actually get it together and coordinate a story with a toy release. The Special Teams (in UK #63–65) story was one such instance, and in that case (because we were some way off reprinting the corresponding US issues) we had to work them in somehow (chronologically ahead of time). Same with Headmasters." TransFans.co.uk - Interviews: Simon Furman - Part 1 'The Past'
  4. http://transfans.co.uk/interviews_geoff.php