Rock and Roll-Out!

The Autobots must thwart the Decepticons' attempts to steal sound energy from a rock concert.

Marvel US issue #14

(Story also appears in: Marvel UK issues #53-54, IDW Transformers: Generations #3)

Script: Bob Budiansky
Pencils: Don Perlin
Inks: Al Gordon
Lettering: Janice Chiang
Colors: Nelson Yomtov
Editor: Michael Carlin

• Major characters (in order of appearance): Jetfire, Optimus Prime, Grapple, Hoist, Smokescreen, Skids, Tracks, Bumblebee, G.B. Blackrock, Starscream, Thundercracker, Skywarp, Shockwave
• Originally published: March, 1986

Synopsis

As Jetfire is made a full member of the Autobots, Optimus Prime activates five Autobot warriors whose minds had been encoded on crystals for four million years. While holding Grapple back for a special project, he sends the other four with Bumblebee to investigate information that Shockwave intends to steal sonic energy from a rock concert. The Autobots run into various mishaps along the way, but nevertheless discover the Decepticons plans and thwart them.

Errors

• If Ratchet is having so much trouble fixing the existing warriors, how come Wheeljack can build new bodies from scratch for the new Autobots so easily?

• The lead singer is alternatively called "Brick Springhorn" and "Brick Springstern."

Items of note

• References to other Transformers continuities/issues: Although Jetfire has been featured since US issue #10, this is the first time he is seen as an Autobot with sentience.
• This issue was reprinted as issue 3 of IDW Publishing's Generations series.
  
  
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