Transformers Comic issue 4.19

Smoked Out
Smokescreen is taking an idle mountain drive when he's set upon by Skylynx and a team of Vehicons. Although he dispatches the Decepticon grunts with ease, the Predacon proves more challenging, and the Autobot flees the battle. In his flight, Smokescreen is damaged, and falls into a river which carries him to Jackdaw City. The Autobot holes up in a small garage and, unable to transform or deploy weapons, begins self-repairs.
 * Script: Chris Cooper
 * Art: Andres Ponce
 * Lettering: Comicraft
 * Continuity: Transformers: Prime

His efforts are interrupted by the arrival of Joe, the garage's owner. The human quickly realises that Smokescreen is one of the alien robots he's read internet rumours about, and resolves to help fix the Autobot, but not without payment for services rendered!

The next morning, Joe's repairs to Smokescreen are nearly complete, but a police radio, kept by the mechanic to locate accidents faster, alerts them that a "metal dragon" is tearing up the city. The Autobot's T-cog is still offline, but Joe is able to manually jump-start a transformation by wedging a chainsaw between Smokescreen's seams.

Before long, the pair confront Skylynx, with Smokescreen riding atop Joe's pickup truck. The Autobot manages to hook the Predacon with the truck's tow chain, and Skylynx is dragged to the ocean and dumped in, where he later gets out of. With the threat passed, Joe decides that he won't charge Smokescreen for his repairs.

Autobots

 * Smokescreen

Decepticons

 * Vehicons

Humans

 * Joe
 * Jackdaw City citizens

Predacons

 * Skylynx

Errors

 * Once again, this story is pretty much irreconcilable with the cartoon, seeing Skylynx on Earth and working with the Decepticons.

Contents

 * All About... Smokescreen – Facts on Smokescreen.
 * Best of 'Bots! – 'Which Autobot are you?' personality quiz.
 * Double Trouble! – 'Spot the difference' activity.
 * The Trans Files – Facts on Darksteel and Skylynx.
 * Soundwave's Stumpers! – Puzzles with Soundwave.
 * Relic Race – Cut-out board game.
 * Mega Mouth – Arcee and Megatron read fan mail.
 * Poster – Group shot of Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Arcee, Bulkhead, Ratchet and Wheeljack.