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Title: Prime Time!
Issue: 12
Released: January 1986
Pages: 22
Writer: Bob Budiansky
Penciler: Herb Trimpe
Inker: Al Gordon
Letterer: Janice Chiang
Colorist: Nel Yomtov
Editor: Michael Carlin
EditorInChief: Jim Shooter
Optimus Prime: Autobot Killer!
Buster Witwicky is captured by the Decepticons. Shockwave creates a fake head of Optimus Prime, and lets it fall into the hands of the Autobots. After the head is installed, it uses OP's body to attack his comrades.
"Optimus Prime! I had not planned on destroying you personally... But now I see it was always logical that I should... irresistably logical. - Shockwave
Disclaimer: This is neither autonoded nor a cut'n'paste writeup. My only source material are the original comics.