- C.O.P.S. (comics)
Infobox comic book title
title = C.O.P.S.
caption = The first issue of C.O.P.S. comic book series by DC Comics.
schedule = monthly
format =
ongoing=y
publisher =DC Comics
date = 1988-1989
issues = 15
main_char_team = C.O.P.S (Central organization of Police Specialists)
writers =Doug Moench
artists =Pat Broderick Pablo Marcos Alan Kupperberg Robert Campanella
pencilers =Bart Sears Pat Broderick Alan Kupperberg
inkers =Pablo Marcos Robert Campanella Josef Rubenstein
subcat=DC Comics
sort=PAGENAMEC.O.P.S. (Central Organization of Police Specialists) is a fifteen-issue
comic book series created to help with the promotion of the toys,DC Comics put out a series of comics written byDoug Moench .These comics carries on a much different storyline than what is shown in the animated series and the characters within the comics all bear an exact resemblance to the toy figures.
Note that, at the time, Marvel was still doing both the G.I. Joe and Transformers comics. It is unknown why Hasbro gave the license to a competing company.
Complete list of Issues
Issue 1
The Case of COPS File #1: BadVibes - Dr. BadVibes join forces with Big Boss and his gang of Crooks and creates a device that shakes buildings to the ground. Special Agent Baldwin P. Vess arrives in Empire City to experience the following: get blown up by an attack made by Turbo Tu-tone and
Rock Krusher on the 647 Precinct (A.K.A. "Purgatory "), fixed with a cyborgnetic torso, apprehendingBerserko , and forming a team of the best law enforcers there is in thecountry known as C.O.P.S. (Central Organization of Police Specialists). Together, Baldwin Vess (Code name: Bulletproof) and his C.O.P.S. team, with the help of Donny Brooks in his armored assault vehicle and Tina Cassidy in front of the terminal, destroys the vibrating machine built by Dr. BadVibes at an old abandoned sewage plant, thwarting the first of many Big Boss' crooked plans. As a result Bulletproof graciously welcomed Tina (Codename: Mainframe) and Donny (Codename: Hardtop) to the C.O.P.S. team.Issue 2
The Case of the COPS File #2: The Long Cuff of the Law - Big Boss takes revenge on
Longarm by sendingButtons McBoomBoom to harass his family. Longarm, after learning about what happened, goes after and arrests Mc BoomBoom.Issue 3
The Case of COPS File #3: The Vibe Piper of Empire City - Dr. BadVibes unleashes an army of mechanical rats to free all of the inmates at the Empire City Prison. His plan is thwarted by C.O.P.S. officers Highway and Sgt. Mace, who shoots his laser bazooka and destroys Buzzbomb while stopping the parade of crooks who were making their way out of prison, only to get stopped in their tracks by Highway. Meanwhile, Buttons McBoomBoom escapes.
Issue 4
The Case of the COPS File #4: Sundown Hates Bugs! - Like Buttons McBoomBoom in the cartoon, Sundown in the comics hates bugs. Big Boss takes advantage of this and sends Ms. Demeanor to plant all over the 647th Precinct mechanical bugs to serve as
radio transmitters that will send out messages to Big Boss about what's going on with the C.O.P.S. However, thanks to Bowser who turns on hiselectric razor to shave hismustache only to pick up the signal coming from the bugs, the C.O.P.S. found out all about it. At once, the C.O.P.S. team located the bugs and destroy them. Then they geared up to defend the precinct from the attacks from the crooks who laid siege on the precinct to get their hands on the 5 million dollars in cash the C.O.P.S. are assign to guard. The C.O.P.S., however, stopped the broadcast and defeated the Crooks while Ms. Demeanor carries out a much different plan to usurp Big Boss and become the new crimelord of Empire City.Issue 5
The Case of COPS File #5: A Bowser and his Blitz - Rock Krusher destroys Blitz, leaving Bowser deeply traumatized. Bowser reminisces about Blitz and his first
dog Maxie while the lab boys rebuild Blitz. Bowser decides to avenge Blitz by going after Dr. BadVibes and Rock Krusher. Blitz broke loose after being rebuilt and joins Bowser in taking down Rock Krusher and send him behind bars.Issue 6
The Case of COPS File #6: Ms. Demeanor’s Capital Crime - Big Boss fakes a
vacation to secretly transferred some stolen loot hidden in a mechanicalfish from one area to another. Ms Demeanor also got into the act only to catch a real fish while Big Boss catches another mechanical fish withcounterfeit money inside that burst into flames and Highway and Mainframe nets the real catch with the real money inside.Issue 7 & 8
The Case of COPS File #7: Rogue Cop! and The Case of COPS File #8: Rogue Cop II The TRAMPLUR Rampant! - Both C.O.P.S. and Crooks encounters a crooked cop named Paxton Dern, also known as Rouge, and his robotic elephant, T.R.A.M.P.L.U.R. (Titanic Radio Activated Multi-Purpose Laserized Urban Ravager) who wants to not only go after the Crooks, but go after the COPS as well.
Issue 9
The Case of the COPS file #9: The Big Krush - C.O.P.S. goes after Rock Krusher who has escaped from prison and swipes a
jackhammer he stole from aconstruction site and uses it as a weapon. He was able to take control of anmilitary robot factory and used the robots made there to destroy the C.O.P.S. Fortunately, Mace was there to destroy the robots and free the hostages held inside the factory. Krusher, however, escaped.Issue 10
The Case of the COPS file #10: Week of the Good BadVibes - Thanks to some mishap brought on by Rock Krusher, Dr. BadVibes becomes a good person and agrees to join on the side of C.O.P.S. and become a law enforcer. As he rebuilds Buzzbomb and brought him back to life after his robot companion was destroyed by Mace in Issue 3, then rebuilt and destroyed once again by T.R.A.M.P.L.U.R. in Issue 7, BadVibes helps the C.O.P.S. team thwart a week long crimewave Big Boss is planning. But his goodness is short lived thanks to another mishap that occurred when Berserko threw a
silver ingot at Barricade, only for him to deflect it with his shield, sending it ricocheting right back at BadVibes, conking him in the head and bringing themad scientist back to his old self again.Issue 11
The Case of the COPS file #11: Barricading the Man - To redeem himself, BadVibes captures Barricade and put him in the
arena where Barricade is forced to go after an army of rioting robots as entertainment for Big Boss. But Barricade, to maintain his calm, cool behavior, goes after the Crooks instead.Issue 12
The Case of the COPS File #12: The Bride of Berserko - Ms. Demeanor tries to marry Berserko as an attempt to usurped Big Boss again, only to have a major, unpleasant, face changing experience and a much literal, stronger status, no thanks to BadVibes, who was ordered by Big Boss to make her much more dumber than Berserko. But the
experiment never worked out as planned. She called thewedding off just after she punched Berserko in the face, sending him crashing into a large wedding cake.Issue 13
The Case of the COPS File #13: T.H.U.G.S. - Dr. BadVibes created 5 coneheaded robots, a reminiscent of the
Coneheads fromSaturday Night Live , known as T.H.U.G.S. (Titanium Humanoid Ugly Goon Squad) to commit 5 different robberies at the same time, only for the robots to get fried by Blitz and be sent to the nearest scrap recycling center by the orders of the judge. BadVibes: [sobbing] "My poor T.H.U.G.G.I.E. W.U.G.G.I.E.S!"Issue 14
The Case of COPS File #14: Buttons on a Vess - A jealous
crook named Drago wants revenge on Bulletproof for an incident involving a certain "person" who was named "Lucille" that happened years ago, when Drago was a kid growing up inWashington D.C. along with Bulletproof. So, he went to Big Boss and got his permission to used Buttons McBoomBoom to help him carry out his vengeful plan. That night, Bulletproof had anightmare about his past that goes like this:Bulletproof, as a child back in his hometown, was riding his bike when he saw the streets, the building, and everything else melting right before his eyes. Next thing he knew, he was falling into a void of darkness and landed on the ground with a thud. When he got up a bit, he found himself having a cybernetic armor chest on him and wondering what was happening to his hometown. Suddenly he heard guns blazing. He turned around and look at a skull bullet design being made by none other than Buttons McBoomBoom who kicked the door open and utters, "Hi Kid." and "Bye Kid." just as he opened the chest to reveal his twin
machine gun torso that he fires at his target....and Bulletproof wakes up in cold sweat.Not having a good day as a result, he stews in his
office trying to figure out if it was a nightmare or apremonition (He does not believe in premonitions.). Finally as night approaches, Bulletproof took to the streets and winds up chasing a getaway car driven by Drago with Buttons McBoomBoom inside. When the car stops, out popped Buttons who gave Bulletproof a chase while ripping his shirt andtrenchcoat apart with his machine gun bullets. When he finally took him down, Buttons let Drago have at it with him. Drago reveals himself to Bulletproof and told him why he wanted his revenge on him for getting back Lucille just after Drago has stole her from him. Drago, with vengeance almost his, orders McBoomBoom to finish him off. But McBoomBoom refuses to kill him. He prefers to let his targets live after he breaks him down. McBoomBoom leaves, leaving Drago to try to take care of Bulletproof himself. But Bulletproof got the best of him, pounding him down with his fists, vowing he will never be broken no matter how many nightmares McBoomBoom throws at him.In the end as Drago, who has now lost his sanity over Lucille, is being lead away to prison,
Longarm just had to ask Bulletproof about Lucille. Was it really a fight over a woman named Lucille? "Not quite, Longarm." Bulletproof replied. "Lucille was a bike." Longarm got a kick out of that one.Issue 15
The Case of the COPS File #15: Operation: Big Bust! - Mainframe while doing her daily routine at the terminal makes a surprising discovery of multiple parking tickets that have not been paid by the Big Boss himself. This reminds the C.O.P.S. team how
Al Capone was brought in fortax evasion , thus giving them the opportunity needed to get out there and bring Big Boss to justice once and for all. At once they mobilize on Big Boss's penthouse and give the crooks a gunfight they'll never soon forget. The crooks desperately fight back, but inevitably they rack up more offenses to the point where in the end, they are all arrested and taken into custody, including Big Boss.External links
* [http://copshq.generalsjoes.com/comics/index.htm#1 COPS HQ: The Comics]
* [http://www.wizarduniverse.com/magazine/toyfare/004165286.cfm POLICE REPORT: ToyFare talks to the creators behind the C.O.P.S. toys and comic, and shows you never-before-seen artwork!]
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