Sonic the Comic Issue 20


 * Editor: Richard Burton
 * Assistant Editor: Deborah Tate
 * Design: Clare Gillmore
 * Managing Editor: Steve MacManus
 * Publisher: Chris Power

Sonic the Hedgehog - "Hill Top Terror"

 * Script: Nigel Kitching
 * Art: Ferran Rodriguez
 * Lettering: Ellie de'Ville

Synopsis
Sonic and Tails arrive in the Hill Top Zone on the Tornado after a quick fight with some Turtloids. They have been called by the local tribsemen, led by Chief Kordon to investigate the Mountain of Destiny, a volcano which has started billowing smoke. They believe the gods are angry, and though Sonic doesn't believe in that superstition, he agrees to check it out.

While Sonic and Tails descend into the volcano by cable-car, they are attacked by a Rexon badnik and begin plummeting towards the lava. Tails grabs onto Sonic but isn't stong enough to get them both to safety. It looks as though SOnic is done for... until he transforms into Super Sonic! Super Sonic destroys the Rexon, while Tails discovers a cave containing the cause of the volcano's recent activity: a giant machine built by Doctor Robotnik, called a Seismatron. Robotnik himself appears on a video screen, saying that Sonic has fallen into another of his traps, and will die when the volcano erupts in just three seconds! Super Sonic immediately flies out of the volcano, with Tails clinging to his leg.

They get out with moments to spare, as molten lava shoots into the sky. Super Sonic is quite willing to let the Hill Top people die, and intends to kill Tails too. But Tails claims that Super Sonic simply can't do anything to stop the eruption, which the hedgehog takes as a challenge. Flying around the spout of lava at super speeds, he cools it down and sends up clouds of dust. When it clears, Sonic is back to his cool blue self, and he has carved a huge statue of himself out of the cooling rock. As he says, "Now these people have really got something to admire!"

Appearances

 * Sonic the Hedgehog
 * Miles "Tails" Prower
 * Super Sonic
 * Doctor Ivo Robotnik
 * Hill Top Zone residents:
 * Chief Kordon
 * Several others
 * Badniks:
 * Turtloids
 * Rexon

Continuity

 * This issue establishes that Sonic has little to no memory of his actions while he's Super Sonic.

Eternal Champions - "Part 2"
The Eternal Champions teleport into the headquarters of Nakano Industrial, attempting to prevent the development of Bio-Key technology. Unfortunately, Nakano's military technology proves too strong, especially when Champions start deviating from the plan. Shadow Yamoto, Slash, and Blade are all rendered unconscious and captured. Larcen Tyler wants to regroup at the Champions' Training Room, but RAX takes the time-travel remote and sends the remaining team somewhere else. He wants bigger guns.
 * Script: Michael Cook
 * Art: Brian Williamson & Steve White
 * Lettering: Tom Frame

Shinobi - "The Art of War, Part 2"
Joe Musashi climbs up the side of the Neo Zeed Building and enters through a high window. Not only a skilled ninja, but also a master hacker, he accesses the Neo Zeed's mainframe in an attempt to locate his lover Naoko. However, the Neo Zeed's security system is very efficient, and he is quickly detected. He hurries to find Naoko before he is cornered, but runs into an armed guard in the hall.
 * Script: Alan McKenzie
 * Art: Jon Haward
 * Lettering: Ellie de'Ville

Tails - "The Land Beyond, Part 3"

 * Script: Nigel Kitching
 * Art: Dave Windett/John M. Burns
 * Lettering: Steve Potter

Synopsis
Errol Blackthorn and Tails free the missing Enchanter King Shirob from his chains, and the three of them flee from the Pit Beast. Tails stays behind to fight the Beast and let the others escape, but fortunately it knocks its head on a low ceiling and stops to cry. Shirob leads his rescuers back to the Dimension Bridge on the surface, except Errol is certain they are actually heading deeper underground... and he's proved right when they are captured by trollish warriors and Shirob transforms into Trogg!

Appearances

 * Miles "Tails" Prower
 * Errol Blackthorn
 * Shirob
 * Land Beyond warriors
 * Pit Beast
 * Trogg

Other features

 * Control Zone
 * Review Zone
 * News Zone
 * Q Zone
 * Speedlines