#8 - "Earthshaker!"/"Lost in Space!"

Information provided by Chris McFeely.

Earthshaker!

Credits

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

Story

The Decepticons have built a new base on the Moon, complete with a missile silo targeted at Autobase on Earth! In response, Optimus Prime contacts Smokescreen and Red Alert (who're still on the Moon, from issue #6) to stop it, but the silo is locked down tight and they can't get near it. Red Alert curses the fact that the Autobot Space Bridge is still down, but Optimus Prime has an idea...

In the Moon base, the Decepticons receive a transmission from the Autobot's Mini-Cons: If the Decepticons will spare the Autobots, the Mini-Cons will surrender themselves. Planning a double-cross, Megatron accepts, and sends Cyclonus to retrieve them. While the Autobots on Earth work to jury-rig their Space Bridge to functionality, Smokescreen and Scavenger break into the Decepticon Space Bridge control center.

Just after Cyclonus picks up the Autobot Mini-Cons, Megatron launches his missiles at Autobase! In response, Smokescreen and Scavenger activate the Decepticon Space Bridge, and Hot Shot generates a portal with the damaged Autobot Space Bridge on Earth. Aligning the signals of both bridges, the Autobots send the missiles through their portal and back into the Decepticon base, destroying it!

Unfortunately, the Autobot Mini-Cons are still heading for the moon...

Tales of the Mini-Cons: Lost in Space!

Credits

Script - Simon Furman / Pencils and Inks - Lee Sullivan / Colors - Junior Tomlin / Lettering - Nicholas Norman

Story

Cyclonus is towing a barge containing the Autobot Mini-Cons back to the Moon, but the Mini-Cons have planned a breakout. As the group escapes their cells, Sparkplug and High Wire activate magnetic clamps so they can walk on the surface of the barge and disconnect it from Cyclonus. They succeed, but the recoil sends Sparkplug hurling off through space! Cyclonus turns on the Mini-Cons, but Jolt uses his electric powers to scramble his guidance systems, then grabs Sparkplug, leaving the Mini-Cons free to return to Earth.

Notes and Comments

• This issue's extras consisted of:
  • "Cyber Stickers"
  • Profiles of Red Alert, Longarm, and Lasorbeak
  • Cyber Space: This month's news stories are the release of Overload and Titan's "City of Fear" tade paperback, reprinting the Marvel UK Transformers stories. The web site Paninicomics.co.uk is also featured.
  • A contest to win a copy of Titan's "Cybertron Redux" trade paperback.