{"product_id":"transformers-52-menace-of-the-meccanibals-1989","title":"Transformers #52 Menace of the Meccanibals (1989)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-215\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-215 citation-end-215\"\u003e Bob Budiansky\u003c\/span\u003e Art: Jose Delbo, Dave Hunt \u003cspan class=\"citation-214\"\u003eCover Art:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-214 citation-end-214\"\u003e Jose Delbo, Danny Bulanadi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_1c01b947566c1176-96\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-203 citation-end-203\"\u003eIn this classic space-faring adventure, Optimus Prime tasks the Autobot Pretenders, Landmine and Cloudburst, with a desperate mission to secure black-market microchips needed to repair their severely damaged comrades.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-202 citation-end-202\"\u003eTo acquire the technology, they travel to the Grand Central Space Station, a location where robots are strictly forbidden and deeply despised by the local inhabitants.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-201 citation-end-201\"\u003eThe Pretenders are forced to rely entirely on their organic, human-looking outer shells to blend in with the anti-robot populace and conduct their shady business.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_1c01b947566c1176-97\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-200 citation-end-200\"\u003eTheir mission takes a dire turn when they negotiate with a pair of Nebulan Powermasters and are taken to meet the suppliers: the terrifying Mecannibals, giant spider-like aliens that consume mechanical lifeforms.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-199 citation-end-199\"\u003eThe Pretenders discover that their fellow Autobot, Sky Lynx, is on the menu for dinner and must execute a daring rescue using their inner robot forms without blowing their fleshy cover.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-198 citation-end-198\"\u003eThough they manage to save Sky Lynx and secure the chips, a costly mistake on the space station reveals their true robotic nature, leading them to be jettisoned from an airlock, captured by Decepticons, and served up as the Mecannibals' newest main course.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dreamworld Comics \u0026 Collectibles","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54415988228406,"sku":null,"price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0765\/7105\/0294\/files\/E4FC2AB9-6A82-4F89-9EC8-5C1FADC99C9A.jpg?v=1786920304","url":"https:\/\/dreamworldcomicbooks.com\/products\/transformers-52-menace-of-the-meccanibals-1989","provider":"Dreamworld Comics \u0026 Collectibles","version":"1.0","type":"link"}