Monday Mecha Madness SHOGUN WARRIORS "Downfall!" Conclusion

We Have Already Seen...

...the evil Maur-Kon has gained control of giant mecha Combatra V and is using it against the other Shogun Warriors!

Meanwhile, Combatra's unconscious pilot Genji is about to be sacrificed by Maur-Kon's assistant, Magar, to create a mystical creature that will help prove his superiority to his nominal boss...

Written by Doug Moench, penciled by Herb Trimpe, and inked by Mike Esposito, this never-reprinted story from Marvel's Shogun Warriors #6 (1979) concluded the series' first story arc.
So we're taking a break (but only until the New Year) from the Shoguns!
But there's much more Mecha Madness on Mondays!
After a pair of American robot tales for the remainder of November, December will be entirely-dedicated to a groundbreaking Japanese mecha...though not a giant one!

Monday Mecha Madness SHOGUN WARRIORS "Downfall!" Part 1

When Last We Left Our Mecha and Their Pilots...

...while the synopsis covers a few plot points, it doesn't mention what Ilongo and Richard don't know...the third Shogun Warrior, Combatra V, is now in the hands of the evil Maur-Kon and its' pilot, Genji Odashu, is his unconscious prisoner!

To Be Concluded Next Monday!

Written by Doug Moench, pencild by Herb Trimpe and inked by Mike Esposito, Marvel's never-reprinted Shogun Warriors #6 (1979) hurtles towards the conclusion of the first story arc with breakneck speed!

Monday Mecha Madness SHOGUN WARRIORS "Into the Lair of Demons" Conclusion

It's a Trap!

Who, when sitting in a movie theatre doesn't yell at the screen when a character does something incredibly-dumb, like walking into a pitch-black room...alone...with a flashlight whose batteries are dying?

Genji, the pilot of Combatra, is doing something similar...

But, you'll have to wait until November to see it because Next week Monday Mecha Madness will become Monday MONSTER Madness for the spooky month of October!

Monday Mecha Madness SHOGUN WARRIORS "Into the Lair of Demons" Part 1

The Shogun Warrior Known as Combatra Has...

...well, lets let our in-comic narrator explain the whole thing!

Genji!!!

NO!!!

To Be Continued...Next Monday!

Writer Doug Moench, penciler Herb Trimpe, and inker Dan Green certainly know how to keep you on the edge of your seats in this never-reprinted tale from Marvel's Shogun Warriors #5 (1979), eh, True Believers!
BTW, is there a nickname for Shogun Warriors fans?
Note: Since Genji is the sole human piloting this version of Combatra, unlike the Japanese version which has a pilot for each module...

...the Shogun Warriors version has an AI which can telepathically-interact to receive her commands...and then act independently!
Presumably, it possesses strategy and combat programming/skills to do so!

Monday Mecha Madness SHOGUN WARRIORS "Mech-Monster" Conclusion

When Last We Left our Mecha...

...while reviewing the capabilities of their mecha, the new human pilots discovered each has specific, unique, transformational capabilities!

Meanwhile, Maur-Kon, disappointed that his mystic-powered creations had failed to defeat the Shogun Warriors, decided to match their technological power with a new mechanical menace of his own...a move that not all his associates approve of!

To Be Continued...Next Month!
In its' original Japanese incarnation, Combatra (aka Combattler V) is, like the various Voltrons and Power Ranger Zords, a multi-part/multi-operator robot!
Here's a pic of the original team...
...and here's the TV series' opening sequence, demonstrating how the separate vehicles merge...