Dinobot Hunt!
The Autobots attempt to round up those crazy Dinobots but the Decepticons interfere....
Marvel UK issues #47-50
Writer: Simon Furman
Art: Will Simpson (#47 & #49), Barry Kitson (#48 & #50)
Lettering: Annie Halfacree
Colors: TBA
Editor: Ian Rimmer
- Originally published: 8th February 1986 – 1st March 1986
Synopsis
After finding out that the Dinobots have probably lost control due to their primary cybo-dendrons having burnt out The Icarus Theory. Optimus Prime assigns the Autobots into teams to capture Snarl, Slag, Sludge and Grimlock before they can do any harm to Humans.
B Team (consiting of Mirage, Brawn and Trailbreaket are assigned to capture Snarl, which they do (thanks to the help of a prototype molecular disintergration bomb being deveopled at a secret army base that Snarl destroys). Unfortunatly Laserbeak has been watching and the Decepticons get wind of the Autobot's mission and make plans to disrupt it as much as possible.
In the waterways of Littlewood, California, Sludge is contentedly being filmed by Joy Meadows while A Team (Windcharger, Gears and Cliffjumper) look for him. Unfortunatly a Decepticon group consisting of Soundwave, Skywarp and Scavenger manage to find and knock out Sludge first. Stumbling upon the unconcious Sludge, A Team get taken out by the Decepticons and Soundwave's plan is going well.
The Decepticon plan suffers a setback when they are too late to capture Slag in Idaho. A fried Laserbeak tells them of how Jetfire, Jazz and Ironhide of D Team managed to capture Slag (mainly by blocking Slag's flamethrower with Laserbeak in an attempt to make Idaho Fried Decepticon. However, Soundwave is unconcerned by this setback.
We soon find out the reason for Soundwave's lack of concern. The Decepticons have found Grimlock before the Autobots and have set Sludge on him. The town of Doonstown is reduced to a war zone as the two Dinobots fight, plunging into a frozen lake as they do. Bluestreak, Huffer and Sideswipe are early casualties as they try to stop the fight. Summoned by an urgent SOS Prime, Bumblebee, Ratchet and Prowl speed to the scene. The first three arrive and Prime attempts to keep the Dinobots in the lake while Ratchet goes to tend the members of C Team and Bumblebee finds a a hidden energy source.
The enery source turns out to be a cloaked Autobot Shuttle with Windcharger, Gears, Cliffjumper and a Sonic Lance on board. Bumblebee rescues the captured Autobots as Prowl transfers his shuttle's electrical systems to the hull and bails out. The shock knocks out Grimlock, but Sludge, still controlled by the Sonic Lance, lunged for Prime. Bumblebee realises that the Sonic Lance is probably booby trapped so blows the shuttle up, causing Sludge to pass out before he can attack Prime.
Nearby the Decepticons (having found an oil rig to steal energy from) hear the explosion and an elated Soundwave shouts that the Decepticons have won emerged triumphant. Prime hears Soundwave but realises he can do nothing until his injured Autobots are repaired.
Errors
Items of note
- Jazz is seen removing his flame thrower from a groinal cavity. One explanation for where Transformers keep their weapons? Good Job Arcee wasn't around at the time otherwise "Is that a gun in your pocket or are you just pleased to see me?" would have been an ackward question to answer.....
