Prime Directive issue 5

While the Autobots fight on two fronts, Spike learns a terrible secret and Hallo plans a final solution. Template:Comicnav

Writers: Chris Sarracini
Pencils: Pat Lee
Inks: Rob Armstrong, Erik Sander
Backgrounds: Edwin Garcia
Colors: Ramil Sunga, Gary Yeung, Alan Wang
Flats: Kenny Li
Letters: Dreamer Design
Pre-Press: Matt Moylan
Edits: Kell-O-Graphics
Graphic Design: Kevin Lee
President, Art Director: Pat Lee
V/P Editor-in-Chief: Roger Lee
Director of Management: Derek Choo-Wing
Director of Sales: Amelia Lo
Production Assistant: Elizabeth Santos
Producer: Adam Fortier
Licensing, Marketing and Merchandising: Hawke Studios
Special Thanks to: Rob Ruffolo

• Cover date: August, 2002
• Release date: ???
• Major characters (in order of appearance): Bumblebee, Jazz, Mirage, Wheeljack, *Red Alert, Huffer, Cliffjumper, Brawn, Trailbreaker, Devastator, Sunstreaker, Sideswipe, Optimus Prime, Megatron, Spike Witwicky, General Hallo, Lazarus, Skywarp, Starscream, Thundercracker, Soundwave, Aerialbots *Later explained as being an art error.
• Chronology: Modern era

Items of note

• The middle of the comic contains a two-page spread by James Raiz and Alan Wang with Kenny Li featuring Armada Transformers.
• After the story, a letter by Adam Fortier apologizes for the delays in some of Dreamwave Productions' titles.
• On the same page is a 3-panel humorous strip with Optimus Prime finding that the Matrix was "made in China".

Covers (2)

• Cover A: (Blaster with tapes) by Pat Lee
• Cover B: (Soundwave with tapes) by Pat Lee

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