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*Wreck-Gar is uncharacteristically quite quiet in issue #113, dropping only one of the many "British Junkionisms" that he would fling about with abandon in later stories. Here, he refers to ''[[wikipedia:Bob's Full House|Bob's Full House]]'', a BBC quiz show from the late 1980s. On the cover for issue #114, he drops another, with "What's yours called?" referencing a contemporary advert for the [[wikipedia:Renault 5|Renault 5]] car.  
*Wreck-Gar is uncharacteristically quite quiet in issue #113, dropping only one of the many "British Junkionisms" that he would fling about with abandon in later stories. Here, he refers to ''[[wikipedia:Bob's Full House|Bob's Full House]]'', a BBC quiz show from the late 1980s. On the cover for issue #114, he drops another, with "What's yours called?" referencing a contemporary advert for the [[wikipedia:Renault 5|Renault 5]] car.  
*After Death's Head beats the mech-fluid out of him, the barkeep says "That'll do nicely", referencing a contemporary advert for [[wikipedia:American Express|American Express]].
*After Death's Head beats the mech-fluid out of him, the barkeep says "That'll do nicely", referencing a contemporary advert for [[wikipedia:American Express|American Express]].
*On page 7, the scene where Rodimus kills the Decpticon guy-thing, is almost word-for-word Optimus and Megatrons shared scene in the 1986 film.
*[[James Roberts]] became hooked on Transformers due to issue #113, so much so that he grew up to become a Transformer author with a tendency to use the number 113 at [[Bullets|every]] [[Life After the Big Bang|given]] [[Chaos Part Two: Numbers|opportunity]].  
*[[James Roberts]] became hooked on Transformers due to issue #113, so much so that he grew up to become a Transformer author with a tendency to use the number 113 at [[Bullets|every]] [[Life After the Big Bang|given]] [[Chaos Part Two: Numbers|opportunity]].  


Revision as of 22:46, 25 November 2012

« The Transformers (UK) #113–114 »

Rodimus realises that Galvatron has eaten the last muffin!
"Wanted: Galvatron — Dead or Alive!"
Publisher Marvel Comics
Cover date 16th–23rd May 1987
Script Simon Furman
Art Geoff Senior (113)
Pencils Will Simpson (114)
Inks Tim Perkins (114)
Colours Steve White
Letters Annie Halfacree (113), Richard Starkings (114)
Editor Ian Rimmer?
Continuity Marvel Comics continuity

Rodimus Prime offers a bounty on the missing Galvatron which attracts the attention of Death’s Head.

Synopsis

Unable to find any trace of Galvatron after he threw him out of Unicron, Rodimus Prime in desperation places a bounty of 10,000 Shanix on him, dead or alive. This attracts the attention of Death's Head, a bounty hunter (he prefers to be called a freelance peacekeeping agent).

Determined to claim the reward, Death's Head tracks down Cyclonus and Scourge and beats out of them the details of how they and Galvatron travelled back in time. Realising that Galvatron has probably fled back to the past, Death's Head decides to follow him.

Cyclonus and Scourge return to Decepticon headquarters and tell Nautilus, a deep cover Autobot spy, about how Death's Head beat them up. Nautilus breaks cover and tells Rodimus Prime what he has learned. Rodimus is appalled at what he has set in motion.

In the past, Bumblebee witnesses First Aid being displaced to Limbo as Death's Head arrives. Unwilling to allow any witnesses to know he is there, Death’s Head blows Bumblebee apart.

(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Autobots Decepticons Junkions Others

Notes

  • This is the first part of a story arc that continues in "Burning Sky!", "Hunters", "Fire on High!" and "Vicious Circle!"
  • This story sees Bumblebee destroyed, ready to be rebuilt as Goldbug in "Hunters". This is an alternate origin to that shown in G.I. Joe and the Transformers.
  • Nobody can remember Galvatron travelling to Earth's past. Ultra Magnus and Bumblebee are around in both timelines but it's possible the alternate reality theory of time travel is in operation.
  • Wreck-Gar is uncharacteristically quite quiet in issue #113, dropping only one of the many "British Junkionisms" that he would fling about with abandon in later stories. Here, he refers to Bob's Full House, a BBC quiz show from the late 1980s. On the cover for issue #114, he drops another, with "What's yours called?" referencing a contemporary advert for the Renault 5 car.
  • After Death's Head beats the mech-fluid out of him, the barkeep says "That'll do nicely", referencing a contemporary advert for American Express.
  • On page 7, the scene where Rodimus kills the Decpticon guy-thing, is almost word-for-word Optimus and Megatrons shared scene in the 1986 film.
  • James Roberts became hooked on Transformers due to issue #113, so much so that he grew up to become a Transformer author with a tendency to use the number 113 at every given opportunity.

Errors

  • Bumblebee is shown as being functional in 2007, despite being destroyed in 1987 and rebuilt as Goldbug (although as he is later rebuilt again back into Pretender Bumblebee maybe this isn't an error after all).
  • On the cover of UK issue #114, most of Rodimus Prime's wheels clearly are unattached to the body at their hubs. The body is just resting on top of the wheels.

Back-up stories

Issue #113:

Issue #114:

  • The Inhumanoids - "Coming of the Inhumanoids" Part 12
  • Robo-Capers

Covers (7)

  • Issue #113
    Issue #113
  • Issue #114
    Issue #114
  • Issue #221
    Issue #221
  • Issue #222
    Issue #222
  • Issue #223
    Issue #223
  • Issue #224
    Issue #224
  • Fallen Angel TPB
    Fallen Angel TPB

Reprints

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