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[[Image:MarvelUS-04.jpg|thumb|right|Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! No! It's ... oh. It actually ''is'' a [[Seeker|plane]].]] | [[Image:MarvelUS-04.jpg|thumb|right|Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! No! It's ... oh. It actually ''is'' a [[Seeker|plane]].]] | ||
'''The Autobots make a desperate gamble to defeat the Decepticons.''' | '''The Autobots make a desperate gamble to defeat the Decepticons.''' | ||
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'''Writer:''' [[Jim Salicrup]] <br> | '''Writer:''' [[Jim Salicrup]] <br> | ||
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'''UK Cover Art:''' Mark Texeria? (#7), [[Barry Kitson]] (#8) <br> | '''UK Cover Art:''' Mark Texeria? (#7), [[Barry Kitson]] (#8) <br> | ||
*''Major characters (in order of appearance):'' [[Buster Witwicky]], [[Sparkplug Witwicky]], [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], others TBA | * ''Major characters (in order of appearance):'' [[Buster Witwicky]], [[Sparkplug Witwicky]], [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], others TBA | ||
*''Originally published:'' March, 1985 | * ''Originally published:'' March, 1985 | ||
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==Synopsis== | ==Synopsis== | ||
Some of the [[Autobot]]s accuse Sparkplug of betraying them by giving the [[Decepticon]]s the fuel conversion they needed. Panicked, Sparkplug and his son attempt to escape, but Sparkplug suffers a heart attack. He is rushed to the hospital by the Autobot Ratchet, and the remaining Autobots are forced to make a desperate gamble to fight the Decepticons one last time. All the Autobots sacrifice their remaining fuel resources to Optimus Prime, Huffer, Ironhide, Bluestreak and Mirage. These five fight the Decepticons within the volcano that the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' has crashed into, as the Decepticons arrive to destroy the Autobots once and for all. Although the Decepticons begin to win the battle by virtue of their greater numbers, at the moment of apparent victory, the Decepticons all begin to fall. Sparkplug had corrupted the fuel he provided to the Decepticons, and they are now poisoned. As Optimus Prime proclaims the debt that they and the entire world owes to Sparkplug Witwicky, a blast from above knocks out the Autobot troops. The Decepticon Shockwave stands supreme! | |||
"NOT the end..." | |||
==Errors== | ==Errors== | ||
* | * None yet identified | ||
==Items of note== | ==Items of note== | ||
*Advertised as part 4 in a 4-issue limited series, but ending and letter column both make clear that issue 5 of what | * Advertised as part 4 in a 4-issue limited series, but the ending and letter column both make clear that issue 5 of what was now an ongoing was forthcoming. | ||
*An alternate ending[http://www.tfarchive.com/comics/faq/alternate.jpg] was scripted and drawn, in case the series was unsuccessful; in this version, Shockwave never strikes, and the series ends with Optimus Prime declaring the Decepticons defeated once and for all. This ending was seen in some overseas printings of the issue. | * An alternate ending [http://www.tfarchive.com/comics/faq/alternate.jpg] was scripted and drawn, in case the series was unsuccessful; in this version, Shockwave never strikes, and the series ends with Optimus Prime declaring the Decepticons defeated once and for all. This ending was seen in some overseas printings of the issue. | ||
*A second alternate ending was published in the ''Federal Comics Super Special edition''. It expands the second panel of the penultimate page (or, the second panel from the link within the previous note) into a final splash page, eliminating the other panels entirely. Additionally, any page that mentioned the Shockwave subplot was dropped. | * A second alternate ending was published in the ''Federal Comics Super Special edition''. It expands the second panel of the penultimate page (or, the second panel from the link within the previous note) into a final splash page, eliminating the other panels entirely. Additionally, any page that mentioned the Shockwave subplot was dropped. | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
Revision as of 10:10, 28 November 2007
The Autobots make a desperate gamble to defeat the Decepticons. Template:Comicnav
Writer: Jim Salicrup
Pencils: Frank Springer
Inks: Ian Akin, Brian Garvey
Lettering: John Workman
Colors: Nelson Yomtov
Editor: Bob Budiansky
US Cover Art: Mark Texeria?
UK Cover Art: Mark Texeria? (#7), Barry Kitson (#8)
- Major characters (in order of appearance): Buster Witwicky, Sparkplug Witwicky, Jazz, Ratchet, Optimus Prime, Megatron, Ironhide, Mirage, others TBA
- Originally published: March, 1985
Synopsis
Some of the Autobots accuse Sparkplug of betraying them by giving the Decepticons the fuel conversion they needed. Panicked, Sparkplug and his son attempt to escape, but Sparkplug suffers a heart attack. He is rushed to the hospital by the Autobot Ratchet, and the remaining Autobots are forced to make a desperate gamble to fight the Decepticons one last time. All the Autobots sacrifice their remaining fuel resources to Optimus Prime, Huffer, Ironhide, Bluestreak and Mirage. These five fight the Decepticons within the volcano that the Ark has crashed into, as the Decepticons arrive to destroy the Autobots once and for all. Although the Decepticons begin to win the battle by virtue of their greater numbers, at the moment of apparent victory, the Decepticons all begin to fall. Sparkplug had corrupted the fuel he provided to the Decepticons, and they are now poisoned. As Optimus Prime proclaims the debt that they and the entire world owes to Sparkplug Witwicky, a blast from above knocks out the Autobot troops. The Decepticon Shockwave stands supreme!
"NOT the end..."
Errors
- None yet identified
Items of note
- Advertised as part 4 in a 4-issue limited series, but the ending and letter column both make clear that issue 5 of what was now an ongoing was forthcoming.
- An alternate ending [1] was scripted and drawn, in case the series was unsuccessful; in this version, Shockwave never strikes, and the series ends with Optimus Prime declaring the Decepticons defeated once and for all. This ending was seen in some overseas printings of the issue.
- A second alternate ending was published in the Federal Comics Super Special edition. It expands the second panel of the penultimate page (or, the second panel from the link within the previous note) into a final splash page, eliminating the other panels entirely. Additionally, any page that mentioned the Shockwave subplot was dropped.
![[1]](http://www.tfarchive.com/comics/faq/alternate.jpg){kind=link}