Wanted: Galvatron — Dead or Alive!

Rodimus realises that Galvatron has eaten the last muffin!

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

Marvel UK issues #113-114

Writer: Simon Furman
Art: Geoff Senior
Lettering: Annie Halfacree
Colours: Steve White

• Characters: Death's Head, Cyclonus, Scourge, Rodimus Prime, Kup, Blurr, Wreck-Gar, Nautilus, Bumblebee, First Aid

• Originally published: 16th May 1987 – 23rd May 1987

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. Target 2006 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.

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).

Items of note

• This is the first appearance of Death’s Head in Transformers.
• 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.

Reprints

• This story was reprinted in issues #221-224 of the UK comic.
• It was reprinted again in the Titan Books trade paperback "Fallen Angel".
  
  
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