Anyway, since the splash page synopsized what happened, let's keep going...
To Be Continued Next Monday!
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...
...so let's get the pilots aboard their mecha...and let them cut loose!
Well, three-on-one was a tad unfair!
To Be Continued Next Month!
But, Next Week
Another Mechanical Marvel!
This never-reprinted conclusion to the story from Marvel's Shogun Warriors #2 was written by Doug Moench, penciled by Herb Trimpe, and inked by Dan Green.
...normally, I'd explain what's going on, but the characters themselves, a rather chatty bunch, are happy to do so...
You and me both, Richard!
We'll return to the robot controller training session
Next Monday!
But I have a question...are all the robots designed for multiple controllers? And, if so, why don't we have more potential pilots being trained? Will Raydeen function as effectively with only one pilot?
..an ancient society of benevolent alien scientists called the Followers of the Light have recruited expert human pilots of land, sea, and air vehicles to operate a giant robot named Raydeen against a huge extraterrestrial menace known as Roc-Korr.
The recruits are about to learn why they were chosen and what threat the planet Earth faces...
We'll return to the tale of the three titanic robots next month!
Next week, however, a quite different mechanical man takes the stage!
...as we feature robots big and small, some sentient, some controled by humans and/or aliens!
You'll have to wait until next Monday to learn the backstory created by writer Doug Moench, penciler Herb Trimpe and inker Dan Green in this never-reprinted tale from Marvel's Shogun Warriors #1 (1979)! (They ignored all the backstory and plotlines used in the Japanese animated series and packaging info for the toys.)
But we're not totally-heartless!
Here's a kool video about how the Shogun Warriors were assembled by Mattel out of three totally-unrelated robots, all with their own animated series from different Japanese TV studios, but all the toys were from the same Japanese toy company, Popy!
You'll note the TV commercials have the robots interacting with Godzilla, also from Mattel, but the characters never met up in the comics, although both the Godzilla and Shogun Warriors series were drawn by Herb Trimpe! In fact, Mattel utilized Herb's artwork in some of their advertising!
...on Christmas Eve, Santa Claus runs into trouble when he's forced down over Florida by a tropical storm!
Luckily, Barbie is nearby...
Normally, we'd run Part 3 next week, but the chapters are so short, we're going to present it now...
Written by Angelo DeCesare, penciled by Mario Capaldi, and inked by John Lucas, this never-reprinted tale from Marvel's Barbie #50 (1995) was typical of the kool flights of fancy the series specialized in.
Barbie, and its' sister title Barbie Fashion, were two secret success stories for Marvel in the 1990s.
Because they weren't superhero titles, the hardcore (mostly male) fans never even noticed them, but the two books ran an impressive 63 and 53 issues respectively at a time when many titles lasted 12 issues...or less!
