Command Performances!
Omega Supreme defends the Ark while the Autobots invade the Decepticon base.
Marvel US issue #19
(Story also appears in: Marvel UK issues #70-71)
Script: Bob Budiansky
Pencils: Don Perlin
Inks: Ian Akin and Brian Garvey
Lettering: Janice Chiang
Colors: Nelson Yomtov
Editor: Michael Carlin
- Major characters (in order of appearance): Omega Supreme, Optimus Prime, Grapple, Skids, Shockwave, Megatron, Donny Finkleberg, Jake Dalrymple, Devastator
- Originally published: August, 1986
Synopsis
The Autobots raid the Decepticon base in order to steal the technology required to create combining robots. While nearly the entire Autobot force goes on the mission, Omega Supreme is left behind to guard the Ark. Megatron, meanwhile, takes most of his original crew to greet the Decepticons who are anticipated to be arriving shortly via the Space Bridge.
During their journey to the Decepticon base, Skids runs afoul of a human driving an expensive Lamborghini. The Autobots arrive at the Decepticons' baes and attack. Megatron, meanwhile, finds that a group of Autobots has crossed the bridge instead of Decepticons; but before he can lead an attack, Shockwave radios him about the Autobot attack at their base. Megatron tries to take advantage of the situation by attacking the Ark, but his squad is soundly defeated by Omega Supreme, with only Megatron and Laserbeak escaping. At the Decepticon base, Donny Finkleberg takes advantage of the battle to attempt an escape. When Shockwave sends Devastator against the Autobots, they gain the information they were looking for, and retreat. As the Autobots leave, the Lamborghini driver cuts Skids off, allowing Ravage to blast Skids with one of his missiles.
The battered Megatron returns, and though Shockwave accuses him of gross incompetence, Megatron reasons that Shockwave sat and did nothing while a trap -- an attack that surely had an ulterior motive -- sprang up around him. Shockwave cedes command in the face of Megatron's argument.
The Autobots are enthusiastic at their victory, but Optimus Prime cannot celebrate, as Skids is presumed lost....
Errors
- Megatron hated Finkleberg so much that it took Soundwave's agreement with Finkleberg's argument keep Megatron from killing Finkleberg in issue #15. Why is he the one to tell Shockwave how good an idea it is to keep Finkleberg around now?
Items of note
- References to other Transformers continuities/issues: Grapple began work on Omega Supreme in US issue #14
