Optimus Primal/Megatron Mini-Comic - "Beast Wars"

Credits

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Story

In the darkness of night, a cheetah, a boar, and a bat search through a dense jungle. The bat -- who is actually Optimus Primal, leader of the Maximals -- uses his advanced sensors to find a secret genetics laboratory. Optimus is then attacked by a nearby crocodile, who is revealed to be Megatron. The Maximals and the Predacons battle each other, and the Maximals quickly weaken the Predacons. But before the Maximals can secure their victory, Megatron detonates the lab, and the Predacons escape.

Notes and Comments

• This was an eight-page mini-comic produced by Kenner (a subsidiary of Hasbro which was producing Transformers toys at the time). It was sold with the Optimus Primal/bat and Megatron/crocodile Beast Wars toys.
• As with all early Beast Wars toy marketing, the mini-comic establishes that the Maximals and Predacons are on present-day Earth. This contradicts the time-travel story later set by the Beast Wars television series and toy descriptions.
• The mini-comic features appearances by Optimus Primal, Megatron, Cheetor, Razorbeast, Waspinator, and Tarantulas. Only Optimus and Megatron have speaking parts.