The Icarus Theory

A fallen Autobot hero returns to.

=Marvel UK issues #45-46=

Writer: Mike Collins (42 & 44), James Hill (43) Art: Geoff Senior (43 & 43), John Stokes Lettering: Mike Scott Colors: Steve Whitaker (42), Gina Hart (43 & 44)


 * Characters: Swoop, [Professor Morris], Optimus Prime, Ratchet, Bumblebee, Hound


 * Originally published: 25th January 1986 – 1st February 1986

Synopsis
Professor Morris is fishing in Lake Dena, bitterly thinking about how he cannot get financial backing to fight the Transformers, who he things are being controlled by G.B. Blackrock. He has developed a device that allows him to control robots but he is using out of date technology that would be easily beaten. Suddenly he gets a bite.

Morris has found something he can control. But when a guard discovers him, he accidenally kills him. Wrestling with his conscience, he decides he must destroy Blackrock's robots.

At the Ark the Autobots realise they are coming under attack from a flying transformer and prepare for battle. Rockets are fired and out of the smoke comes swoop. Optimus Prime quickly realises that Swoop is being controlled, and orders the Autobots to restrain him without using lethal force. This is harder said than done however....

Prime remembers that Swoop used to hate taking orders from him and orders him to stop his attacks. This causes Swoop to fight the mental control and return to Morris's lab to confront him. An Autobot group led by Prime follows Swoop's signal and arrive in time for Swoop to start attacking them. Morris helps the Autobots disable Swoop before destroying his control device. Back at the Ark Ratchet examines Swoop and finds his primary cybo-dendrons have burnt out, probably because the insulation that protects them has been eroded by [[Repeat Performance ] | 4 million years submerged in a tar-pit].

Ratchet doesn't understand Prime's rising concern at first, until Prime mentions that there were four other Dinbots in that tar-pit that are probably having the same issues. Prime realises that the Autobots will have to go on a [Dinobot Hunt] to round them up before they can harm humans.

Errors

 * Morris must be very strong, being able to reel in and pull Swoop from the lake on his own.
 * Presumably Shockwave has better insulation surronding his primary cybo-dendrons.....