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|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] | |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] | ||
|date=[[December 9|9th December]] 1989 | |date=[[December 9|9th December]] [[1989]] | ||
|coverdate=[[December 16|16th December]] 1989 | |coverdate=[[December 16|16th December]] 1989 | ||
|writer=[[Simon Furman]] | |writer=[[Simon Furman]] | ||
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==Reprints== | ==Reprints== | ||
* This story was reprinted in the [[Titan Books]] trade paperback ''Fallen Star''. | * This story was reprinted in the [[Titan Books]] trade paperback ''[[Fallen Star]]''. | ||
* It was reprinted for the first time in the US as part of [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[Best of Starscream]]'' in [[2010]]. | * It was reprinted for the first time in the US as part of [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[Best of Starscream]]'' in [[2010]]. | ||
Revision as of 12:58, 12 June 2011
| This article is about the original Marvel UK comic. For the Titan Books trade paperback, see Fallen Star. |
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| "Fallen Star!" | |||||||||||||
| Publisher | Marvel Comics | ||||||||||||
| First published | 9th December 1989 | ||||||||||||
| Cover date | 16th December 1989 | ||||||||||||
| Writer | Simon Furman | ||||||||||||
| Art | Andy Wildman | ||||||||||||
| Letterer | Helen Stone | ||||||||||||
| Continuity | Marvel Comics continuity | ||||||||||||
Starscream was once one of the most feared Decepticons of all. But is he still that?
Synopsis
Starscream remembers how the world once trembled before him and even his name alone terrified Autobots and Decepticons. Dark Star But things have changed...
First Starscream couldn't even die properly, being resurrected by Megatron as a mindless tool to attack Scorponok and Optimus Prime. All the Familiar Faces! And Starscream had to cringe, grovel and beg to survive. Skin Deep Scorponok may have taken him back, but Starscream now feels he is little more than a joke to the other Decepticons. He goes for a walk through the base, noting how the others stop and stare at him. He thinks they're laughing at him, but they are actually all deeply scared. Starscream exits the base wondering what the Autobots think of him.
The answer confronts him directly in the form of Cloudburst, Chainclaw and Getaway. They have been sent by Optimus Prime to see what Starscream's up to, not fight him, and are scared of his power, enhanced by his Pretender shell. But Starscream thinks they're laughing at him. Frustrated with this, Starscream pulls a gun and blasts Cloudburst down, then pummels Chainclaw before transforming and blasting Getaway who is trying to escape with the message.
As Starscream lands he decides that once more his name alone will scare other Transformers. "I'M BACK!"
Featured characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Autobots | Decepticons |
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* Seen in flashback
Errors
- This story takes place after "Skin Deep" and even references the events in it, but was printed before it. This was because the comic's presentation of the US stories had been interrupted by reprints of past UK stories, throwing off attempts to tie the two strips together.
Items of note
- This is the first clear confirmation that Soundwave has survived the events of "Dark Star"
- This issue begins the trend of Getaway being badly injured or worse every time he appears, no matter which timeline, which continues in "Shadow of Evil", "All Fall Down", "Rhythms of Darkness!" and "End of the Road!"
- Also continuing this trend is poor Chainclaw, who never survived an issue intact where he appeared. "Rhythms of Darkness!" "(Double) Deal of the Century!"
- From this issue the Action Force back-up strip was now titled G.I. Joe the Action Force, although the cover logo would not change until issue #249.
Reprints
- This story was reprinted in the Titan Books trade paperback Fallen Star.
- It was reprinted for the first time in the US as part of IDW Publishing's Best of Starscream in 2010.
Covers (2)
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"I'll choke the logic out of you, Shockwave!" -
"Muahahaha!"
- Fallen Star TPB cover: Megatron vs Shockwave; art by Staz.
- Best of Starscream cover: Starscream schemes; art by Klaus Scherwinski.
