Rock and Roll-Out!
The Autobots must thwart the Decepticons' attempts to steal sound energy from a rock concert.
Marvel US issue #14
(Story also appears in: Marvel UK issues #53-54, IDW Transformers: Generations #3)
Script: Bob Budiansky
Pencils: Don Perlin
Inks: Al Gordon
Lettering: Janice Chiang
Colors: Nelson Yomtov
Editor: Michael Carlin
- Major characters (in order of appearance): Jetfire, Optimus Prime, Grapple, Hoist, Smokescreen, Skids, Tracks, Bumblebee, G.B. Blackrock, Starscream, Thundercracker, Skywarp, Shockwave
- Originally published: March, 1986
Synopsis
As Jetfire is made a full member of the Autobots, Optimus Prime activates five Autobot warriors whose minds had been encoded on crystals for four million years. While holding Grapple back for a special project, he sends the other four with Bumblebee to acclimate them to their new homeworld, but the Autobots stumble across Shockwave's plan to steal sonic energy from a rock concert. Disobeying Prime's orders, Bumblebee leads the new recruits into battle and they save the concert.
Errors
- If Ratchet is having so much trouble fixing the existing warriors, how come Wheeljack can build new bodies from scratch for the new Autobots so easily?
- The lead singer is alternatively called "Brick Springhorn" and "Brick Springstern."
Items of note
- References to other Transformers continuities/issues: Although Jetfire has been featured since US issue #10, this is the first time he is seen as an Autobot with sentience.
- The special project Optimus commissions Grapple to work on is none other than Omega Supreme, the Autobot defense platform. He is introduced (in front of a full audience, no less) in US issue #19.
- This issue was reprinted as issue 3 of IDW Publishing's Generations series.
