Fallen Angel
| This article is about the comic story. For the trade paperback named after it, see Transformers: Fallen Angel. |
| |||||||||||||
| File:Marvel UK 102.JPG Galvatron auditions for the role of The Fallen. | |||||||||||||
| "Fallen Angel" | |||||||||||||
| Publisher | Marvel Comics | ||||||||||||
| Cover date | 21st–28th February 1987 | ||||||||||||
| Script | Simon Furman | ||||||||||||
| Art | Geoff Senior (101), Jeff Anderson (102) | ||||||||||||
| Colour | Steve White | ||||||||||||
| Letters | Annie Halfacree | ||||||||||||
| Editor | Ian Rimmer | ||||||||||||
| Continuity | Marvel Comics continuity | ||||||||||||
Galvatron returns!
Synopsis
The Autobots recently freed by Circuit Breaker head toward the Ark, led by Skids, who is the only one among them with knowledge of Earth. Suddenly, Skids cries out and vanishes. Meanwhile, Centurion investigates something that crashed to the ground, only to be assaulted and blown apart by Galvatron. Galvatron recollects how he met defeat at the hands of Rodimus Prime during the battle with Unicron. Hurtling through space, he activated his time-jump trigger device again and returned to present-day Earth.
While Blaster, Perceptor, and the others try to figure out what happened to Skids, they spot Galvatron approaching and a battle ensues. Shockwave, who currently commands the Decepticons, hears the explosions from the battle and believes it may be Megatron. Galvatron is making quick work of the Autobots until the Dinobots arrive, determined to get revenge for the fallen Centurion.
Galvatron clashes with the Dinobots and Blaster, having incapacitated the rest of the Autobots. Shockwave and the Decepticons watch the battle from nearby, and Soundwave tells Shockwave what he knows of Galvatron. Shockwave admits that, as Galvatron is a bigger threat, the Decepticons may need to aid the Dinobots.
Galvatron blasts Swoop and, nearly unconscious, Swoop hears Professor Morris asking to occupy Swoop's body again. Swoop consents, and Morris distracts Galvatron long enough for the Decepticons to attack. Galvatron retreats, not wanting to fight the Decepticons he hopes to soon command. Shockwave concludes it would be illogical to attack the Dinobots at this point, and the parties go their separate ways.
Featured characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Autobots | Decepticons | Humans | Others |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Notes
- This episode directly follows the events of The Transformers: The Movie. The movie, but not the animated television series, is considered to be part of the UK comic continuity.
- According to Galvatron's flashback, the battle between him and Rodimus Prime that occurs at the end of the movie took place in Unicron's left leg. The movie actually supports this notion, as shortly after Rodimus unleashes the Matrix, Unicron pulls his left leg off, presumably to try and remove the source of what's destroying him.
- It's interesting that Galvatron states that Rodimus was "too strong, even for [him]", as pretty much all of their future interactions have Galvatron being much more powerful than Rodimus.
- Issue #101 featured Transformers AtoZ profiles for Blaster and Blast Off.
Errors
- Pages four and five of part one had the colours printed in reverse in the original printing. This was corrected for reprints.
- Blaster's head is drawn closer to his cartoon model's head instead of the visored head he usually has in these comics. He even lacks this visor in the flashback to when he was captured by RAAT, which he definitely had back then.
Back-up stories
Issue #101:
- Action Force- "Improvisation on a Theme" Part 3
- Robo-Capers
Issue #102:
- Action Force - "Improvisation on a Theme" Part 4
- Robo-Capers
Covers (5)
-
Issue #101
-
Issue #102
-
Transformers Comic-Magazin issue #9: The coming of Safety Megatron. -
1991 Annual -
Fallen Angel TPB
- UK issue #101 cover: Galvatron makes his mental condition as clear as possible, by Lee Sullivan.
- UK issue #102 cover: Galvatron is on fire, by Geoff Senior.
- Transformers Comic-Magazin issue #9 cover: A random assortment of miscolored Transformers that bears no resemblance to the contents of the comic. As usual.
- 1991 Annual cover: Jazz, Ironhide & Wheeljack blast the reader, by Geoff Senior
- Fallen Angel TPB cover: Death's Head, by Geoff Senior and Oliver Harud.
