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'''Three human women take on the Combaticons, who are trying to dispose of Ultra Magnus and Galvatron.''' | '''Three human women take on the Combaticons, who are trying to dispose of Ultra Magnus and Galvatron.''' | ||
==Synopsis== | ==Synopsis== | ||
[[File:Susanjoycindy.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.7]] | |||
Archaeologist [[Susan Hoffman]] is investigating the dormant volcano [[Mount Verona]] and is shocked to discover the entombed bodies of [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]. She is later interviewed on television by journalist [[Joy Meadows]]. The news report is later seen by the [[Decepticon]]s and by [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]], [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], and the [[Throttlebot]]s. | Archaeologist [[Susan Hoffman]] is investigating the dormant volcano [[Mount Verona]] and is shocked to discover the entombed bodies of [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]. She is later interviewed on television by journalist [[Joy Meadows]]. The news report is later seen by the [[Decepticon]]s and by [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]], [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], and the [[Throttlebot]]s. | ||
[[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], seeing an opportunity to rid himself of Galvatron for good, dispatches [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] and the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] to blow the volcano up. Goldbug, Blaster, and the Throttlebots set out to rescue Ultra Magnus. | [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]], seeing an opportunity to rid himself of Galvatron for good, dispatches [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] and the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] to blow the volcano up. Goldbug, Blaster, and the Throttlebots set out to rescue Ultra Magnus. | ||
Also watching the news is [[Cindy Newell]], who had once befriended Ultra Magnus. Upon seeing his body, she sets out for Mount Verona herself and demands that Susan and Joy help her to free him. | Also watching the news is [[Cindy Newell]], who had once befriended Ultra Magnus. Upon seeing his body, she sets out for Mount Verona herself and demands that Susan and Joy help her to free him. | ||
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Inside the volcano, the earlier explosion has weakened the hardened lava and Galvatron begins to stir. | Inside the volcano, the earlier explosion has weakened the hardened lava and Galvatron begins to stir. | ||
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==Featured characters== | ==Featured characters== | ||
{{featuredcharacters | {{featuredcharacters | ||
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* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] (3) | *[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] (3) | ||
* [[Rollbar (G1)|Rollbar]] (4) | *[[Rollbar (G1)|Rollbar]] (4) | ||
* [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]] (5) | *[[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]] (5) | ||
* [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] (6) | *[[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] (6) | ||
* [[Wideload (G1)|Wideload]] (15) | *[[Wideload (G1)|Wideload]] (15) | ||
* [[Freeway (G1)|Freeway]] (16) | *[[Freeway (G1)|Freeway]] (16) | ||
* [[Searchlight (G1)|Searchlight]] (17) | *[[Searchlight (G1)|Searchlight]] (17) | ||
|c2= | |c2= | ||
* [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] (2) | *[[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] (2) | ||
* [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] (8) | *[[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] (8) | ||
* [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] (9) | *[[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] (9) | ||
* [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] (10) | *[[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] (10) | ||
* [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] (11) | *[[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] (11) | ||
* [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] (12) | *[[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] (12) | ||
* [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] (13) | *[[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] (13) | ||
* [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] (14) | *[[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] (14) | ||
|c3= | |c3= | ||
* [[Susan Hoffman]] (1) | *[[Susan Hoffman]] (1) | ||
* [[Joy Meadows]] (6) | *[[Joy Meadows]] (6) | ||
* [[Cindy Newell]] (7) | *[[Cindy Newell]] (7) | ||
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===Artwork and technical errors=== | ===Artwork and technical errors=== | ||
[[File:LadiesNightSwindleJeepScale.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Gee, I sure wish I had stayed that large.]] | [[File:LadiesNightSwindleJeepScale.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Gee, I sure wish I had stayed that large.]] | ||
* In part 1, Swindle picks up a military Jeep and holds it in one hand, dwarfing it by far. In part 2, the burning Jeep that crashes into him is in [[scale]] with Swindle's [[robot mode]]. What, can he choose the size of his robot mode at will? | *In part 1, Swindle picks up a military Jeep and holds it in one hand, dwarfing it by far. In part 2, the burning Jeep that crashes into him is in [[scale]] with Swindle's [[robot mode]]. What, can he choose the size of his robot mode at will? | ||
===Continuity errors=== | ===Continuity errors=== | ||
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===Continuity notes=== | ===Continuity notes=== | ||
*This is a deliberate team-up of Marvel UK female supporting characters: Susan Hoffman had previously appeared in #125's "[[Ancient Relics!]]", Joy Meadows had befriended the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] in #48's part of "[[Dinobot Hunt!]]" and had been macked on him in "[[In the National Interest]]", and Cindy had befriended Ultra Magnus in #115-6's "[[Burning Sky!]]" before leaving in anger at his apparently suicidal need to keep fighting Galvatron. | *This is a deliberate team-up of Marvel UK female supporting characters: Susan Hoffman had previously appeared in #125's "[[Ancient Relics!]]", Joy Meadows had befriended the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] in #48's part of "[[Dinobot Hunt!]]" and had been macked on him in "[[In the National Interest]]", and Cindy had befriended Ultra Magnus in #115-6's "[[Burning Sky!]]" before leaving in anger at his apparently suicidal need to keep fighting Galvatron. | ||
*This story neatly ties together the UK [[Wanted: Galvatron — Dead or Alive!]] arc (which featured Goldbug) with the US Goldbug, Blaster and the Throttlebots arc. The [[Used Autobots|next US story]] would also feature feature the Combaticons hunting down the Autobot "rebels", which in the UK continuity now becomes a rematch between the two groups. | *This story neatly ties together the UK "[[Wanted: Galvatron — Dead or Alive!]]" arc (which featured Goldbug) with the US Goldbug, Blaster and the Throttlebots arc. The [[Used Autobots|next US story]] would also feature feature the Combaticons hunting down the Autobot "rebels", which in the UK continuity now becomes a rematch between the two groups. | ||
*Teased at the end of the story, it would take Galvatron a number of months before he finally breaks free in [[Enemy Action!]] | *Teased at the end of the story, it would take Galvatron a number of months before he finally breaks free in "[[Enemy Action!]]". | ||
===Real-life references=== | ===Real-life references=== | ||
===Back-up | ===Back-up material=== | ||
'''Issue #137''' | '''Issue #137''' | ||
*'''Backup Transformers | *'''Backup ''Transformers'' story:''' "[[Broken Glass!]]" | ||
*'''Other strips:''' ''[[Robo-Capers]]'' | *'''Other strips:''' ''[[Robo-Capers]]'' | ||
'''Issue #138''' | '''Issue #138''' | ||
*'''Backup Transformers | *'''Backup ''Transformers'' story:''' "[[Love and Steel!]]" | ||
*'''Other strips:''' ''Robo-Capers'' | *'''Other strips:''' ''Robo-Capers'' | ||
*'''[[Transformers AtoZ|AtoZ]]:''' [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] and [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] | *'''[[Transformers AtoZ|AtoZ]]:''' [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] and [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] | ||
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File:MarvelUK-137.jpg|'''Issue #137''' | File:MarvelUK-137.jpg|'''Issue #137''' | ||
File:MarvelUK-138.jpg|'''Issue #138''' | File:MarvelUK-138.jpg|'''Issue #138''' | ||
File:Tf commag 14.JPG|'''Transformers Comic-Magazin | File:Tf commag 14.JPG|'''''Transformers Comic-Magazin'' #14''' | ||
File:TitanLoU.jpg|'''''Legacy of Unicron'' | File:TitanLoU.jpg|'''''Legacy of Unicron''''' | ||
File:Classicuk4.jpg|'''''The Transformers Classics UK Volume 4''' | File:Classicuk4.jpg|'''''The Transformers Classics UK'' Volume 4''' | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
* '''Issue #137 cover: '''Susan Hoffman (looking like Susanna Hoffs from the Bangles) uncovering Ultra Magnus, by [[Lee Sullivan]]. | * '''Issue #137 cover: '''Susan Hoffman (looking like Susanna Hoffs from the Bangles) uncovering Ultra Magnus, by [[Lee Sullivan]]. | ||
* '''Issue #138 cover: '''Susan, Cindy and Joy telling Rollbar & Goldbug to stay back, by [[Barry Kitson]]. | * '''Issue #138 cover: '''Susan, Cindy and Joy telling Rollbar & Goldbug to stay back, by [[Barry Kitson]]. | ||
* '''Transformers Comic-Magazin | * '''''Transformers Comic-Magazin'' #14 cover:''' Optimus Prime shooting Iguanus. | ||
* '''''Legacy of Unicron'' | * '''''Legacy of Unicron'' cover: '''[[Unicron]] gazes at his pawns, by [[Geoff Senior]] & [[Oliver Harud]]. | ||
*'''''The Transformers Classics UK Volume 4 | *'''''The Transformers Classics UK'' Volume 4 cover:''' [[Hot Rod/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus]] and Galvatron fight whilst [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] squeezes [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] and Goldbug rides [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]], by [[Andrew Wildman]]. | ||
===Reprints=== | ===Reprints=== | ||
*[[1991]] — [[Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 14|''Transformers Comic-Magazin'' #14]] | *[[1991]] — [[Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 14|''Transformers Comic-Magazin'' #14]] | ||
*[[2003]] — ''[[Transformers: Legacy of Unicron]]'' | *[[2003]] — ''[[Transformers: Legacy of Unicron]]'' | ||
*[[2013]] — '' | *[[2013]] — [[The Transformers Classics UK Volume 4|''The Transformers Classics UK'' Volume 4]] | ||
[[Category:Marvel UK issues]] | [[Category:Marvel UK issues]] | ||
Revision as of 12:21, 4 February 2016
| This article is about the Marvel UK comic story. For the fictional TV show mentioned within, see Ladies' Night (programme). |
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| "Ladies' Night" | |||||||||||||
| Publisher | Marvel Comics | ||||||||||||
| Cover date | 31st October - 7th November 1987 | ||||||||||||
| Script | Simon Furman | ||||||||||||
| Art | Dan Reed (137), Geoff Senior (138) | ||||||||||||
| Colours | Euan Peters (#137), Nick Abadzis (#138) | ||||||||||||
| Letters | Annie Halfacree | ||||||||||||
| Continuity | Marvel Comics continuity | ||||||||||||
Three human women take on the Combaticons, who are trying to dispose of Ultra Magnus and Galvatron.
Synopsis
Archaeologist Susan Hoffman is investigating the dormant volcano Mount Verona and is shocked to discover the entombed bodies of Galvatron and Ultra Magnus. She is later interviewed on television by journalist Joy Meadows. The news report is later seen by the Decepticons and by Goldbug, Blaster, and the Throttlebots.
Shockwave, seeing an opportunity to rid himself of Galvatron for good, dispatches Soundwave and the Combaticons to blow the volcano up. Goldbug, Blaster, and the Throttlebots set out to rescue Ultra Magnus.
Also watching the news is Cindy Newell, who had once befriended Ultra Magnus. Upon seeing his body, she sets out for Mount Verona herself and demands that Susan and Joy help her to free him.
It is just at that moment that the Combaticons attack. They plan to plant explosives around the volcano burying Galvatron and Ultra Magnus forever.
When they reach the volcano, Goldbug and Rollbar overhear the Combaticons' plan and decide that destroying Galvatron is ultimately more important than freeing Ultra Magnus. As they are about to leave they are confronted by Cindy with Joy and Susan in tow. She demands that they help her free Ultra Magnus but Goldbug refuses and tells her to go home. They then depart to keep an eye on things from a distance.
Cindy is unwilling to leave Ultra Magnus to his fate, however, and with the help of Susan and Joy takes on the Combaticons. Using an abandoned jeep that was left behind by the military when the Combaticons attacked, they first take down Swindle before luring the other Combaticons to a second jeep loaded with explosives. They then attack them with a tank causing the jeep to explode violently.
All the Combaticons except Onslaught are brought down. He is just about to kill his attackers when the Throttlebots return, feeling guilty for having left the women to fight alone.
Onslaught and the Combaticons leave but the Autobots are nervous as they feel that everything was too easy. They realise that the Combaticons have lain explosives around the whole volcano and that they plan to detonate it from a distance. Fortunately, Blaster is able to jam Soundwave’s detonation signal giving them time to defuse the bomb. The Decepticons depart defeated.
Goldbug and the Throttlebots leave as well after expressing their admiration that mere humans could have defeated the Combaticons on their own. (Joy thought he was going to say "mere women" and was not happy)
Inside the volcano, the earlier explosion has weakened the hardened lava and Galvatron begins to stir.
Featured characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Autobots | Decepticons | Humans |
|---|---|---|
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Notes
Artwork and technical errors
- In part 1, Swindle picks up a military Jeep and holds it in one hand, dwarfing it by far. In part 2, the burning Jeep that crashes into him is in scale with Swindle's robot mode. What, can he choose the size of his robot mode at will?
Continuity errors
- How exactly does the discovery of two alien robots that were trapped inside a volcano only a few months ago (as explicitly confirmed by Cindy) constitute "the greatest find" of Susan's career? How would the destruction of those robots make her the "laughing stock of archaeological circles"?
- The Throttlebots walk off and leave Ultra Magnus entombed in the volcano at the end of the story rather than releasing him, despite this being the reason for their involvement in the first place.
- Even though they were defeated, why do the Decepticons not try to kill Galvatron again once the coast is clear?
Continuity notes
- This is a deliberate team-up of Marvel UK female supporting characters: Susan Hoffman had previously appeared in #125's "Ancient Relics!", Joy Meadows had befriended the Dinobot Sludge in #48's part of "Dinobot Hunt!" and had been macked on him in "In the National Interest", and Cindy had befriended Ultra Magnus in #115-6's "Burning Sky!" before leaving in anger at his apparently suicidal need to keep fighting Galvatron.
- This story neatly ties together the UK "Wanted: Galvatron — Dead or Alive!" arc (which featured Goldbug) with the US Goldbug, Blaster and the Throttlebots arc. The next US story would also feature feature the Combaticons hunting down the Autobot "rebels", which in the UK continuity now becomes a rematch between the two groups.
- Teased at the end of the story, it would take Galvatron a number of months before he finally breaks free in "Enemy Action!".
Real-life references
Back-up material
Issue #137
- Backup Transformers story: "Broken Glass!"
- Other strips: Robo-Capers
Issue #138
- Backup Transformers story: "Love and Steel!"
- Other strips: Robo-Capers
- AtoZ: Dirge and Divebomb
Covers (5)
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Issue #137 -
Issue #138 -
Transformers Comic-Magazin #14 -
Legacy of Unicron -
The Transformers Classics UK Volume 4
- Issue #137 cover: Susan Hoffman (looking like Susanna Hoffs from the Bangles) uncovering Ultra Magnus, by Lee Sullivan.
- Issue #138 cover: Susan, Cindy and Joy telling Rollbar & Goldbug to stay back, by Barry Kitson.
- Transformers Comic-Magazin #14 cover: Optimus Prime shooting Iguanus.
- Legacy of Unicron cover: Unicron gazes at his pawns, by Geoff Senior & Oliver Harud.
- The Transformers Classics UK Volume 4 cover: Rodimus and Galvatron fight whilst Scorponok squeezes Highbrow and Goldbug rides Wreck-Gar, by Andrew Wildman.
