Sonic the Comic Issue 163

Sonic the Comic #163
Publication details
Issue	163
Date	25 August 1999
Publishing company	Fleetway Editions Ltd
Cover price	£1.30
Production staff
Writer	Lew Stringer
Cover artist	Mick McMahon
Letters	Elitta Fell
Editor	Deborah Tate
Managing editor	Steve MacManus
Issue chronology
Previous	Sonic the Comic Issue 162
Next	Sonic the Comic Issue 164

Sonic the Comic #163 is the one hundred sixty-third comic issue of the Sonic the Comic series published by Egmont Fleetway.

Staff

• Editor: Deborah Tate
• Designer: Gary Knight
• Managing Editor: Steve MacManus
• Production: Sarah Colley
• Marketing Manager: Douglas Pocock
• Promotions: Michelle French, Jane Ballard
• Marketing Director: Rob McMenemy
• Managing Director: Julie Goldsmith

Featured stories

Medusa

• Script: Lew Stringer
• Art: Mick McMahon
• Lettering: Elitta Fell

Synopsis

After several weeks of searching, Death-Trap have picked up the trail of Sonic the Hedgehog and track him down to a small city. The members bicker about Totem Billy having a cold, but the trio's bike is stopped when an old lady crosses their path. The mercenaries prepare to deal with this nuisance, but she reveals herself to be Medusa and turns Prank and Totem Billy to stone. A shocked Kalus attacks her, but a delayed reaction turns the stone man into sand.

In the city, Sonic and Amy are relaxing until a commotion alerts a bored Sonic. Medusa has entered the settlement and is turning the soldiers into stone. Amy tells Sonic that Medusa can be defeated by her own reflection, but a shiny shield aimed at Medusa proves the legend to be false. Sonic takes the fight into the desert, noticing that Death-Trap are no longer a problem for him. The hedgehog tries to tackle Medusa with his eyes shut but charges straight into a pillar. A sandy Kalus springs into action too, so Sonic spin-attacks him. The resulting sand cloud blinds Medusa and the two heroes take the opportunity to knock her out.

Appearances

Characters:

• Sonic the Hedgehog
• Amy Rose
• Medusa
• Death-Trap
  • Totem Billy
  • Prank
  • Kalus

Reprinted stories

• Tails - "Hero of the Beach" (Sonic the Comic #111)
• Captain Plunder - "Shanghaied, Part 1" (Sonic the Comic #91)
• Sonic the Hedgehog - "Count Down to Disaster, Part 1" (Sonic the Comic #49)

Other features

• Graphic Zone: The Graphic Zone features fan art from readers of the comics. The theme of this issue is "Bank Hol Happenings", showing what Sonic and co. might get up to on their holidays. Winning entries received a Sonic the Hedgehog watch.

Gallery

Preview pages

Gallery
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External links

• Issue 163 at the Sonic the Comic Wiki.

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