The New Order



Shockwave has destroyed the Autobots, and begins his plans for the conquest of Earth.

=Marvel US issue #5= (Story also appears in: Marvel UK issues #22-23)

Script: Bob Budiansky Art: Alan Kupperberg Lettering: Rick Parker Colors: Nelson Yomtov Editor: Jim Owsley


 * Major characters (in order of appearance): Shockwave, G.B. Blackrock, Josie Beller, Megatron, Buster Witwicky, Ratchet, Optimus Prime
 * Originally published: June, 1985

Synopsis
Having destroyed the Autobots, and with the Decepticons poisoned by Sparkplug's corrosive fuel, Shockwave now leads the Decepticons. He and the Decepticons move into the Ark to begin a new age of conquest. The age begins by planning an attack on Oil-Drilling platform financed by G.B. Blackrock and designed by Josie Beller. Meanwhile, as Sparkplug recovers from his heart attack, he makes Buster promise not to have anything more to do with the Transformers. Ratchet takes Buster back to the Ark to say his good-byes, only to discover that the Decepticons have taken over. Buster convinces Ratchet to stay outside while he sneaks in to investigate. Buster discovers the Autobots, deactivated, hanging within the Ark to be used as spare parts. When Buster realizes that Optimus Prime is among them, he holds out hope, only to have that hope destroyed when he discovers Prime's detached head located in another room. Prime, still functional despite this, informs Buster that he is the Autobots' last hope.

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