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|title=''The Transformers'' issue 18 |
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|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |
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|date=18th May, 1985 |
|date=[[18 May|18th May]], 1985 |
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|offdate=[[31 May|31st May]], 1985 |
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|cover=[[Mike Collins]] and {{TF|Jeff_Anderson|Jeff Anderson}} |
|cover=[[Mike Collins]] and {{TF|Jeff_Anderson|Jeff Anderson}} |
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|price=27p |
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'''THE ARK IS INVADED!''' |
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==Contents== |
==Contents== |
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*Openers: Editor's letter; Fact File on [[Jazz]]; letters, penpals, and stock exchange; "Hello from Hasbro" penned by head of Boys Toys, Anthony Temple; and... |
*Openers: Editor's letter; Fact File on [[Jazz]]; letters, penpals, and stock exchange; "Hello from Hasbro" penned by head of Boys Toys, Anthony Temple; and... |
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*'''''[[Robo-Capers]] |
*'''''[[Robo-Capers]]'':''' [[The Transformers issue 18/Robo-Capers|(issue 18)]] |
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*'''''[[The Chromobots]]''''' |
*'''''[[The Chromobots]]'':''' [[The Transformers issue 18/The Chromobots|(issue 18)]] |
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*Advert: On October 13th 1976, a legend was born. It's 1985, and the legend has come full circle. Again... in his own magazine! {{Marvel|Captain_Britain_Vol_2|CAPTAIN BRITAIN,}} with Night Raven, {{Tardis|Abslom_Daak|Abslom Daak,}} and The SPACE THIEVES. Every Month, 50p. |
*Advert: On October 13th 1976, a legend was born. It's 1985, and the legend has come full circle. Again... in his own magazine! {{Marvel|Captain_Britain_Vol_2|CAPTAIN BRITAIN,}} with Night Raven, {{Tardis|Abslom_Daak|Abslom Daak,}} and The SPACE THIEVES. Every Month, 50p. |
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*'''''The Transformers |
*'''''The Transformers'':''' {{TF|Raiders_of_the_Last_Ark|"Raiders of the Last Ark"}} part 1 |
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*'''''[[Machine Man (comic)|Machine Man]] |
*'''''[[Machine Man (comic)|Machine Man]]'':''' "[[Alone Against Alpha Flight!]]" part 1 |
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*Calendar: June, featuring {{TF|Laserbeak_(G1)|Laserbeak}} |
*Calendar: June, featuring {{TF|Laserbeak_(G1)|Laserbeak}} |
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*Advert: |
*Advert: Hasbro advert for {{TF|Red_Alert_(G1)/toys#The_Transformers|Red Alert,}} {{TF|Jazz_(G1)/toys#The_Transformers|Jazz,}} {{TF|Tracks_(G1)/toys#The_Transformers|Tracks,}} {{TF|Grapple_(G1)#The_Transformers|Grapple,}} {{TF|Seaspray_(G1)#The_Transformers|Seaspray,}} {{TF|Bumblebee_(G1)/toys#The_Transformers|Bumblebee,}} {{TF|Warpath_(G1)/toys#The_Transformers|Warpath,}} {{TF|Mini_Vehicle#The_Transformers_.281984-1986.29|"and others".}} |
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*'''''[[Planet Terry (comic)|Planet Terry]]''''' |
*'''''[[Planet Terry (comic)|Planet Terry]]'':''' "[[Some Answers]]" |
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*Feature: Robot Round-Up, featuring the [[w:Three Mile Island accident|Three Mile Island accident]] and [https://cyberneticzoo.com/teleoperators/1966-herman-mobile-remote-manipulator-par-american/ Herman]; the Trundle, a Sinclair ZX81-controlled wheeled robot featured on multiple editions of [[w:Channel 4|Channel 4]]'s ''Computer Buff''; Hector from ''[[w:Saturn 3|Saturn 3]]''; "some car factory" in Detroit that fired its workers who complained that the factory floor was too hot and replaced them with robots, only for the robots to break down in the heat; and the idea that computers will one day have voice chips, framed around [[w:BT Group|BT]]'s [[w:Speaking clock|speaking clock]] service colloquially known as "TIM" |
*Feature: Robot Round-Up, featuring the [[w:Three Mile Island accident|Three Mile Island accident]] and [https://cyberneticzoo.com/teleoperators/1966-herman-mobile-remote-manipulator-par-american/ Herman]; the Trundle, a Sinclair ZX81-controlled wheeled robot featured on multiple editions of [[w:Channel 4|Channel 4]]'s ''Computer Buff''; Hector from ''[[w:Saturn 3|Saturn 3]]''; "some car factory" in Detroit that fired its workers who complained that the factory floor was too hot and replaced them with robots, only for the robots to break down in the heat; and the idea that computers will one day have voice chips, framed around [[w:BT Group|BT]]'s [[w:Speaking clock|speaking clock]] service colloquially known as "TIM" |
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*'''''[[Matt and the Cat]] |
*'''''[[Matt and the Cat]]'':''' [[The Transformers issue 18/Matt and the Cat|(issue 18)]] |
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*Advert: WANTED! To save the world! CERTIFIED GHOSTBUSTERS (a form to join the [https://ghostbusterscities.com/franchising/official-international-ghostbusters-club/ International GHOSTBUSTERS Club]) |
*Advert: WANTED! To save the world! CERTIFIED [[Ghostbusters|GHOSTBUSTERS]] (a form to join the [https://ghostbusterscities.com/franchising/official-international-ghostbusters-club/ International GHOSTBUSTERS Club]) |
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==Notes== |
==Notes== |
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*In a sign of things to come, a letter in Openers is addressed to {{TF|Ravage_(G1)/Marvel_Comics_continuity|Ravage}} (although it is answered by |
*In a sign of things to come, a letter in Openers is addressed to {{TF|Ravage_(G1)/Marvel_Comics_continuity|Ravage}} (although it is answered by [[Sheila Cranna]] as normal). |
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| The Transformers issue 18 | ||||||||||||||||
| Publisher | Marvel Comics | |||||||||||||||
| First published | 18th May, 1985 | |||||||||||||||
| Off‑sale date | 31st May, 1985 | |||||||||||||||
| Cover | Mike Collins and Jeff Anderson 
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| Price | 27p | |||||||||||||||
THE ARK IS INVADED!
Contents
- Openers: Editor's letter; Fact File on Jazz; letters, penpals, and stock exchange; "Hello from Hasbro" penned by head of Boys Toys, Anthony Temple; and...
- Robo-Capers: (issue 18)
- The Chromobots: (issue 18)
- Advert: On October 13th 1976, a legend was born. It's 1985, and the legend has come full circle. Again... in his own magazine! CAPTAIN BRITAIN,
with Night Raven, Abslom Daak, 
and The SPACE THIEVES. Every Month, 50p. - The Transformers: "Raiders of the Last Ark"
part 1 - Machine Man: "Alone Against Alpha Flight!" part 1
- Calendar: June, featuring Laserbeak
- Advert: Hasbro advert for Red Alert, Jazz, Tracks, Grapple, Seaspray, Bumblebee, Warpath, "and others".
- Planet Terry: "Some Answers"
- Feature: Robot Round-Up, featuring the Three Mile Island accident and Herman; the Trundle, a Sinclair ZX81-controlled wheeled robot featured on multiple editions of Channel 4's Computer Buff; Hector from Saturn 3; "some car factory" in Detroit that fired its workers who complained that the factory floor was too hot and replaced them with robots, only for the robots to break down in the heat; and the idea that computers will one day have voice chips, framed around BT's speaking clock service colloquially known as "TIM"
- Matt and the Cat: (issue 18)
- Advert: WANTED! To save the world! CERTIFIED GHOSTBUSTERS (a form to join the International GHOSTBUSTERS Club)
Notes
- In a sign of things to come, a letter in Openers is addressed to Ravage (although it is answered by Sheila Cranna as normal).
