Indeed, Buster was fully intended to exist in place of Spike for the comic book series, until the release of the Fortress Maximus toy in 1987, which included Spike as a Headmaster partner, hence necessitating the hurried introduction of Spike into the comic book continuity. Returning home from college to discover that his father's garage had been destroyed, Spike investigated the Autobots' deserted base at Mount Saint Hillary, learning that Buster had been captured by the Earth-based Decepticons.
Indeed, Buster was fully intended to exist in place of Spike for the comic book series, until the release of the Fortress Maximus toy in 1987, which included Spike as a Headmaster partner, hence necessitating the hurried introduction of Spike into the comic book continuity.
advmod
indeed
Indeed
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
Buster
Buster
PROPN
NNP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
advmod
fully
fully
ADV
RB
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
intend
intended
VERB
VBN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
exist
exist
VERB
VB
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
place
place
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Spike
Spike
PROPN
NNP
case
for
for
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
comic
comic
NOUN
NN
flat
Number=Sing
book
book
NOUN
NN
nmod
Number=Sing
series
series
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
until
until
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
release
release
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
Fortress
Fortress
PROPN
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
Maximus
Maximus
PROPN
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
toy
toy
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1987
1987
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
PronType=Rel
which
which
PRON
WDT
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
include
included
VERB
VBD
obj
Number=Sing
Spike
Spike
PROPN
NNP
case
as
as
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
Headmaster
Headmaster
PROPN
NNP
obl
Number=Sing
partner
partner
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
hence
hence
ADV
RB
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
necessitate
necessitating
VERB
VBG
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
hurry
hurried
VERB
VBN
obj
Number=Sing
introduction
introduction
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Spike
Spike
PROPN
NNP
case
into
into
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
comic
comic
NOUN
NN
flat
Number=Sing
book
book
NOUN
NN
nmod
Number=Sing
continuity
continuity
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Returning home from college to discover that his father's garage had been destroyed, Spike investigated the Autobots' deserted base at Mount Saint Hillary, learning that Buster had been captured by the Earth-based Decepticons.
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
return
Returning
VERB
VBG
advmod
home
home
ADV
RB
case
from
from
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
college
college
NOUN
NN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
advcl
VerbForm=Inf
discover
discover
VERB
VB
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
father
father
NOUN
NN
case
's
's
PART
POS
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
garage
garage
NOUN
NN
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
AUX
VBD
aux:pass
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
be
been
AUX
VBN
ccomp
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
destroy
destroyed
VERB
VBN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
Spike
Spike
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
investigate
investigated
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod:poss
Number=Plur
Autobots
Autobots
PROPN
NNPS
case
's
'
PART
POS
amod
Degree=Pos
desert
deserted
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
base
base
NOUN
NN
case
at
at
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Mount
Mount
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Saint
Saint
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Hillary
Hillary
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
learn
learning
VERB
VBG
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
Buster
Buster
PROPN
NNP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
AUX
VBD
aux:pass
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
be
been
AUX
VBN
ccomp
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
capture
captured
VERB
VBN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
Earth
Earth
PROPN
NNP
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
amod
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
base
based
VERB
VBN
obl:agent
Number=Plur
Decepticon
Decepticons
PROPN
NNPS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.