|caption=To be fair, The Da Vinci Code is pretty awful as well.
|caption=To be fair, ''The Da Vinci Code'' is pretty awful as well.
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|date=[[April 7|7th April]] 1990
|date=[[April 7|7th April]] 1990
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==Synopsis==
==Synopsis==
{{Earthforcefiction}}
{{Earthforcefiction}}
An initially unseen voice tells a story...
An initially unseen voice reads a book...
:''There was once a planet called [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], inhabited by mechanical beings who could change their forms into machinery and weapons. There was a [[Great War (G1)|civil war]] between two factions: the evil [[Decepticon]]s and the heroic [[Autobot]]s. The Decepticons were led by Megatron, who took them to great successes until Optimus Prime emerged and fought back. He had a good lieutenant. Such was the scale of the conflict that Cybertron was knocked out of its orbit and sent drifting through space towards an asteroid belt. So Optimus Prime had the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] constructed to blast a path through the asteroids. He succeeded, but the Decepticons attacked. Prime decided that, as they couldn't win, he had to destroy them all, and he crashed the Ark on a nearby planet. Four million years, later the [[Aunty|Ark's computer]] revived them and gave them all the ability to transform into machinery, weapons and animals. The narrator curses the computer.''
:''There was once a planet called [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], inhabited by mechanical beings who could change their forms into machinery and weapons. There was a [[Great War (G1)|civil war]] between two factions: the evil [[Decepticon]]s and the heroic [[Autobot]]s. The Decepticons were led by [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], who took them to great successes until [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] emerged and fought back. He had a good lieutenant. Such was the scale of the conflict that Cybertron was knocked out of its orbit and sent drifting through space towards an asteroid belt. So Optimus Prime had the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] constructed to blast a path through the asteroids. He succeeded, but the Decepticons attacked. Prime decided that, as they couldn't win, he had to destroy them all, and he crashed the Ark on a nearby planet. Four million years, later the [[Aunty|Ark's computer]] revived them and gave them all the ability to transform into machinery, weapons and animals. The narrator curses the computer.''
[[Image:Earthforce.jpg|left|thumb|Doing things THEIR way!]]
[[Image:Earthforce.jpg|left|thumb|Doing things THEIR way!]]
The art style changes dramatically, indicating some proposed new additions to the story.
:''After that, the Autobots and Decepticons fight over fuel, Megatron and Shockwave fight over the Decepticon leadership, Prime and Megatron get killed off only to come back, some Transformers get [[Nebulan]] companions and more. Optimus Prime loses track of what's going on on Earth and dispatches the narrator and listeners to take care of it.''
The book then takes a shift in style...
:''After that, the Autobots and Decepticons fight over fuel, Megatron and [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] fight over the Decepticon leadership, Optimus Prime and Megatron get killed off only to come back, some Transformers get [[Nebulan]] companions and more. Optimus Prime loses track of what's going on on [[Earth]] and dispatches the narrator and listeners to take care of it.''
:''Megatron is convinced to try peace and that there is room on Earth for both factions. The Decepticons abandon war and settle down to a happy, hippy lifestyle. Everyone lives happily ever after.''
:''Megatron is convinced to try peace and that there is room on Earth for both factions. The Decepticons abandon war and settle down to a happy, hippy lifestyle. Everyone lives happily ever after.''
In Northern [[Canada]], sixteen miles east of [[Churchill]], the [[Earthforce]] [[Ark shuttlecraft|shuttle]] has landed. Inside, Grimlock has been reading to his fellow Autobots. He asks them if they buy the story. The silence is deafening. "Me neither!" exclaims Grimlock as he throws the book out of the window. Grimlock declares that they will do things their own way. [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] are in trouble {{storylink|Starting Over!}}, so he orders them all to move out and "kick Decepticon butt!"
In Northern [[Canada]], sixteen miles east of [[Churchill]], the [[Earthforce]] [[Ark shuttlecraft|shuttle]] has landed. Inside, [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] has been reading to his fellow Autobots. He asks them if they buy the story. The silence is deafening. "Me neither!" exclaims Grimlock as he throws the book out of the window. Grimlock declares that they will do things their own way. [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] are in trouble, so he orders them all to move out and "kick Decepticon butt!"
The book lies abandoned in the snow. It is the [[Autobot Code]].
The book lies abandoned in the snow. It is the [[Autobot Code]].
{{-}}
{{--}}
==Featured characters==
==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
|c1=
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]* (2)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] (2)
* [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]* (5)
* [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (5)
* [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] (7)
* [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] (7)
* [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] (8)
* [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] (8)
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* [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] (14)
* [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] (14)
|c2=* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]* (1)
|c2=
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]* (3)
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (1)
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]* (4)
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (3)
* [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]]* (6)
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (4)
* [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] (6)
}}
}}
''* seen in flashback''
==Errors==
* Sixteen miles ''east'' of Churchill places the Earthforce shuttle in the middle of Hudson Bay. While it's possible that the bay could be frozen over, it would be unlikely that it would be to such an extent that it could support the weight of the shuttle and all those heavy Transformers. Simon Furman may have meant ''west'' of Churchill.
* Grimlock's additions to the story are lettered and drawn in a very childish manner, intended to be the Dinobot's own efforts.
* Grimlock's additions to the story are lettered and drawn in a very childish manner, intended to be the Dinobot's own efforts.
==Reprints==
===Errors===
* This story was reprinted in the [[Titan Books#UK_collections|Titan Books]] trade paperback ''Earthforce''.
* Sixteen miles ''east'' of Churchill places the Earthforce shuttle in the middle of Hudson Bay. While it's possible that the bay could be frozen over, it would be unlikely that it would be to such an extent that it could support the weight of the shuttle and all those heavy Transformers. Simon Furman may have meant ''west'' of Churchill.
==Generics==
===Generics===
The two examples of [[Generic|generics]] from this issue both appear in "book-within-a-comic" The Autobot Code, so they may represent "real" characters or merely generics within the context of the book.
The two examples of [[generic]]s from this issue both appear in "book-within-a-comic" The Autobot Code, so they may represent "real" characters or merely generics within the context of the book.
<gallery>
<gallery>
Image:Generics marvel uk 265.jpg|Another scene of the early days of the war on Cybertron, showing generics from both sides.
Image:Generics marvel uk 265.jpg|Another scene of the early days of the war on Cybertron, showing generics from both sides.
Image:Megatron_generic_marvel_uk_265.jpg|Megatron ruthlessly tortures a generic Autobot.
Image:Megatron_generic_marvel_uk_265.jpg|Megatron ruthlessly tortures a generic Autobot.
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These stories do not fit into the normal Marvel continuity. See Earthforce for details.
An initially unseen voice reads a book...
There was once a planet called Cybertron, inhabited by mechanical beings who could change their forms into machinery and weapons. There was a civil war between two factions: the evil Decepticons and the heroic Autobots. The Decepticons were led by Megatron, who took them to great successes until Optimus Prime emerged and fought back. He had a good lieutenant. Such was the scale of the conflict that Cybertron was knocked out of its orbit and sent drifting through space towards an asteroid belt. So Optimus Prime had the Ark constructed to blast a path through the asteroids. He succeeded, but the Decepticons attacked. Prime decided that, as they couldn't win, he had to destroy them all, and he crashed the Ark on a nearby planet. Four million years, later the Ark's computer revived them and gave them all the ability to transform into machinery, weapons and animals. The narrator curses the computer.
Doing things THEIR way!
The book then takes a shift in style...
After that, the Autobots and Decepticons fight over fuel, Megatron and Shockwave fight over the Decepticon leadership, Optimus Prime and Megatron get killed off only to come back, some Transformers get Nebulan companions and more. Optimus Prime loses track of what's going on on Earth and dispatches the narrator and listeners to take care of it.
Megatron is convinced to try peace and that there is room on Earth for both factions. The Decepticons abandon war and settle down to a happy, hippy lifestyle. Everyone lives happily ever after.
In Northern Canada, sixteen miles east of Churchill, the Earthforceshuttle has landed. Inside, Grimlock has been reading to his fellow Autobots. He asks them if they buy the story. The silence is deafening. "Me neither!" exclaims Grimlock as he throws the book out of the window. Grimlock declares that they will do things their own way. Prowl and Wheeljack are in trouble, so he orders them all to move out and "kick Decepticon butt!"
The book lies abandoned in the snow. It is the Autobot Code.
Featured characters
{{#if: ||(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)}}
Grimlock's additions to the story are lettered and drawn in a very childish manner, intended to be the Dinobot's own efforts.
Errors
Sixteen miles east of Churchill places the Earthforce shuttle in the middle of Hudson Bay. While it's possible that the bay could be frozen over, it would be unlikely that it would be to such an extent that it could support the weight of the shuttle and all those heavy Transformers. Simon Furman may have meant west of Churchill.
Generics
The two examples of generics from this issue both appear in "book-within-a-comic" The Autobot Code, so they may represent "real" characters or merely generics within the context of the book.
Another scene of the early days of the war on Cybertron, showing generics from both sides.
{{#if: To be fair, The Da Vinci Code is pretty awful as well. |
Another scene of the early days of the war on Cybertron, showing generics from both sides.
Megatron ruthlessly tortures a generic Autobot.
