Signature Robots in Disguise issue 1

Look Before You Leap!
Bumblebee and Strongarm have just captured Springload and shoved him in a stone casket (that was an exciting adventure!), but they'll need a stasis cell ASAP before he breaks out! Sideswipe is called in to help. Russell Clay spots that Bumblebee's at Lake Oncada, where the new Crash Cragster film is being filmed, and demands to come; his dad makes it clear things are too busy for that...

After calming Strongarm and Sideswipe, Bumblebee hits on a plan to get Springload safely in a cell: Sideswipe lifts the lid and the others tip the 'Con out of the casket. But crafty Springload clings onto the lid so he's taken to safety and acid tongues his way to freedom! The Autobots attempt to bundle him but he dodges them with the power of jumping, and hops it!

The Autobots pursue, with Sideswipe ignoring Bumblebee's orders to stay in formation. Sideswipe is told he doesn't know what Springload can do and proves it when he corners the Decepticon at a broken bridge, only to see the frog jump it. The Autobot almost drives into the hole himself, taking the Clays with him, but Bumblebee saves them. He admonishes the speedster for not using his head.

Springload breaks into the Crash Cragster movie set's hanger, mistaking prop gold for the treasure of Doradus. This lets the Autobots sneak up on him; Sideswipe is told to protect the humans while Bumblebee and Strongarm make the play, but they only run into the set's "booby traps" intended for the film! Sideswipe has to go in and decides to use his head... by letting Springload run for it, as he's worked out Springload is a delusional dumb-dumb and likely to run into the set's painted wall thinking it's actually the outside. And Springload does!

Bumblebee congratulates Sideswipe for being smart, while Denny Clay punishes us by saying "better hop to it!".

Autobots

 * Bumblebee
 * Strongarm
 * Sideswipe
 * Grimlock
 * Fixit

Decepticons

 * Springload

Humans

 * Denny Clay
 * Russell Clay

Articles & features

 * Official ID Form: Are YOU ready to join the Autobots? Fill in your details!
 * Meet the Autobots: Brief character summaries of the six Autobots.
 * Puzzles: Maze puzzles, odd-one-out puzzles, spot-the-difference.
 * Optimus Prime poster and Bumblebee vs. Steeljaw poster.
 * Draw Optimus Prime: Try to copy his truck form from one grid into another! He's telling you to and seems very angry with you, so I'd do it...
 * Colouring: Colour in Bumblebee and Steeljaw in the same pose as that poster
 * Fact File: Bumblebee
 * Transformers Post: Draw a picture and send it to Fixit!
 * Competition to win toys: Mega Optimus Prime, Deployers and One Step Changers.
 * Destroy your back cover in order to create a door-hanger! Simply cut along the dotted line.

Free Gift

 * Bumblebee Disk Shooter

Reprints

 * Fire, When Ready!

Quotes
"And whilst Crash Cragster and the Caverns of Terror was awesome, I think Crash Cragster and the Aztec Amethysts will be even better, because the director..." SIGH!
 * —Russell inflicts suffering on Denny

"Autobots, er, rise up, regroup and roll out!" "Um..." "Oh, never mind. Just stop Springload!"
 * —Bumblebee and Sideswipe