#3 - "Deep Trouble!"/"Just A Memory!"

Information provided by Chris McFeely.

Deep Trouble!

Credits

Script - Simon Furman / Pencils - Andrew Wildman / Inks - Bambous Georgiou / Colors - Junior Tomlin / Lettering - Neil Porter

Story

Despite Optimus Prime's misgivings, the kids and their Mini-Cons venture underground to investigate the Mini-Con ship. They find the Locator Log, which enables them to track the other Mini-Cons scattered across the Earth. As Carlos finds the log, Demolishor smashes through the cavern wall and quickly blasts High Wire and Sureshock!

Grindor, pinned under a boulder, tells Rad to destroy the log, but Rad has a better idea -- taking the log, he lures Demolishor into a neighboring cavern, which the thundering Decepticon inadvertently causes to collapse on himself! The kids and Mini-Cons escape, but the log has been lost in the cave-in...

Tales of the Mini-Cons: Just A Memory!

Credits

Script - Simon Furman / Pencils - Keiron Ward / Inks - Bambous Georgiou / Colors - Junior Tomlin / Lettering - Neil Porter

Story

As Carlos and Alexis leave school, Alexis has the feeling that she's been watched. Rad, meanwhile, has been kept after class along with Billy and Fred to finish an experiment in the science lab, and the two bullies tamper with his chemicals. High Wire, watching from a nearby window, is reminded of a time on Cybertron when he was experimenting on a cleaner way of processing waste fuel. Fearful of a disaster, High Wire drags Billy and Fred out of the room, then disappears with Rad before the other two can get their bearings.

Meanwhile, at a skate park, Grindor watches Carlos' skateboarding and is nostalgic for his stunts on Cybertron. Grindor then transforms into his skateboard mode and uses his rockets to perform some impressive moves, but Carlos insists they leave before he has to explain things to the spectators. They run into Rad and High Wire, then find Alexis and Sureshock, who's just overloaded the observatory's computer by uploading too much data into it!

The Mini-Cons apologize, and explain that they just want to help. Rad tells them they have a lot to learn about Earth customs, but at least the humans are there to guide them.

Notes and Comments

• This issue's extras consisted of:
  • A "Secret Soaker Watch" -- a water pistol shaped like a watch
  • Profiles of Demolishor and Blackout
  • A feature page: "Escape from Planet Cybertron" board game
• In "Deep Trouble!", the Locator Log is shown as a Mini-Con panel from the Transformers: Armada cartoon series.