"The Big Broadcast of 2006" the Transformers#43 (August 1988) with credits to Ralph Maccho (adaptation), Allen Kupperburg (pencils), Dave Elliot (inks), Nel Yomtov (colors), Kurt Hathaway (letters), and Don Daley (editor)
And we see the return of the glorious tradition-the fill-in issue. Adapting both a UK story and an episode of the cartoon, we open with the Quintessons sending a detachment of Sharkticons to the planet of Junk. Why? For a canister, why else?
When Wreck-Gar and the other Junkicons drive the robotic sharks off, the Quintessons figure they need to use more carrot and less stick. So the next day when the pop-culture quoting robots all wake up, they find the universe's largest big screen TV-with CABLE!
Of course the TV is also blasting out a signal to hypnotize the viewers into hating all outsider, also to love cleanliness and order. Sky Lynx and Astrotrain see this and report back to their respective sides. Rodimus Prime sends the Aerialbots to investigate, whereas Galvatron doesn't care.
The Autobot jets get caught in the crossfire between the now paranoid Junkicons and the Quintessons, as those hypno orders? Yeah, they forget outsiders includes them. They hurridly add a 'sharing is caring' message but is too late?
A bit rushed and the canister is such a McGuffin I'm shocked it wasn't labeled that. No one learns anything and even the Autobots are a bit puzzled why they're there.
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