Brothers in Armor!!

To ensure the safety of Nebulos, Galen and Lord Zarak must each make a huge sacrifice.
Headmasters issue #4
(Story also appears in: Marvel UK issues #142-145)
Script: Bob Budiansky
Pencils: Frank Springer
Inks: Ian Akin & Brian Garvey
Lettering: Jack Morelli
Colors: Nelson Yomtov
Editor: Don Daley
- Major characters (in order of appearance): Scorponok, Snapdragon, Mindwipe, Apeface, Spasma, Vorath, Krunk, Monzo, Lord Zarak, Blurr, Kup, Hot Rod, Galen, Slugslinger, Triggerhappy, Scourge, Misfire, Cyclonus, Duros, Gort, Arcana, Stylor, Fortress Maximus, Hardhead, Highbrow, Brainstorm, Chromedome
- Originally published: January, 1988
Synopsis
With most of their opposition incapacitated, the Decepticons continue their conquest of Nebulos. Lord Zarak finds himself torn by his loyalties to the world he loves and his link to the Headmaster leader, Scorponok. As the Autobots further experiment with Nebulan binary-bonding by creating the Targetmasters, Galen pleads with Zarak to see what the Decepticons are doing to their world. After being defeated in an attack by the Autobot Targetmasters, Zarak begins to see that Galen was right, and while the Decepticons escalate the conflict by creating their own Targetmasters, Zarak frees his prisoners, pleading with them to take the battle offworld to join Transformers already on the planet Earth. Zarak knows that if the Autobots leave Nebulos, the Decepticons will follow, and his world might yet be saved. The Autobots agree to this proposal, and abandon the planet, leaving a war-torn Nebulos to rebuild once the Transformers have left.
Errors
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Items of note
- References to other Transformers continuities/issues: The message Hot Rod receives on page 6 was sent by Goldbug in Marvel US issue #37.
- Advertised as part 4 in a 4-issue limited series.

