Sonic the Comic Issue 176

Sonic the Comic #176
Publication details
Issue	176
Date	8 March 2000
Publishing company	Eggmont Fleetway
Cover price	£1.35
Production staff
Writer	Nigel Kitching
Cover artist	Richard Elson
Letters	Ellie de'Ville
Editor	Andy Diggle
Managing editor	Steve MacManus
Issue chronology
Previous	Sonic the Comic Issue 175
Next	Sonic the Comic Issue 177

Sonic the Comic #176 is the one hundred seventy-sixth comic issue of the Sonic the Comic series published by Egmont Fleetway.

Staff

• Editor: Andy Diggle
• Designer: Gary Knight
• Managing Editor: Steve MacManus
• Production: Sarah Colley
• Marketing Manager: Douglas Pocock
• Promotion Buyer: Michelle Brown
• Marketing Director: Rob McMenemy
• Managing Director: Julie Goldsmith
• Advertising: Steve Goldsmith

Featured stories

What Price Victory?

• Script: Nigel Kitching
• Art: Richard Elson
• Lettering: Ellie de'Ville

Synopsis

Coming into contact with the mysterious monster, Chaos, has turned Sonic's eyes green. The gathered Freedom Fighters are understandably worried, but Sonic insists he feels fine, and the glow gradually fades, though his irises remain green. Porker arrives, having studied the monster and determined that it's made of Chaos energy. He's brought some equipment, but Sonic is confident that they've seen the creature off, just as Chaos bursts out of a manhole behind them. In the dark dimension meanwhile, Robotnik is observing. Grimer released Chaos in an attempt to motivate Robotnik, thinking that when the creature has taken care of Sonic, Robotnik can control it with the Anti-Chaos Nullifier he designed to control Chaos. Unfortunately, the device does not work. Grimer has effectively doomed everyone on Mobius, since Chaos cannot be stopped, but Robotnik is interested in what may happen.

Chaos kills Johnny Lightfoot.

Back in the Metropolis Zone, Porker has rigged up a device which he needs Chaos to stand on. Sonic lures Chaos into it, using his speed to fling a petrol tanker into the monster, agitating it enough to bring it closer. Unfortunately a cable is not connected, and the machine is not working. Sonic tries to connect it, but Chaos' fear effect takes hold again and he cannot manage it. Johnny steps in to try however, and succeeds in connecting the cable, but is too close to Chaos and is knocked away by a vicious swipe from the monster. Porker quickly activates the machine, and the monster shatters into pieces, much to his delight. The Freedom Fighters hurry to Johnny, Sonic impressed with his actions, though not happy about it, given the hedgehog's hero status. Sonic is quickly stunned though as Amy reveals that Johnny is dead.

Appearances

Characters:

• Chaos
• Dr. Ivo Robotnik
• Freedom Fighters
  • Amy Rose
  • Johnny Lightfoot (death)
  • Miles "Tails" Prower
  • Sonic the Hedgehog
• Grimer
• Kintobor Computer (mentioned)
• Porker Lewis

Locations:

• Mobius
  • Metropolis Zone

Reprinted stories

• Knuckles - "Carnival Night Conspiracy, Part 5" (Sonic the Comic #43)
• Tails! - "Fox on the Run, Part 2" (Sonic the Comic #74)
• Sonic the Hedgehog - "The Great Escape! Part 1" (Sonic the Comic #55)

Other features

• Data Zone: The Data Zone acts as a quick reference guide to new readers about the characters. This issue provides data files on Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amy, Tekno, Dr. Robotnik, Grimer Wormtongue and Chaos.
• Graphic Zone: The Graphic Zone features fan art from readers of the comics. This issue's theme is "Fantastic Futures!" which features futuristic images of Sonic, Tails and Knuckles. The owners of the featured images each received a Sonic the Hedgehog watch.
• Part one of a "mega-sized" Sonic the Hedgehog poster
• Next Issue: A splash leading into the encounter between Knuckles and Chaos in the next issue, as well as advertising Part 2 of the "mega-sized" Sonic poster.

Gallery

Cover artwork

The raw cover artwork.

Preview pages

Gallery
Page one Page two Page three Page four Page five

Trivia

• This issue introduced the Data Zone feature.
  • Oddly, the Data Zone's images of Sonic, Tails, Knuckles and Amy Rose were all of their Sonic Adventure designs. Also, despite getting a profile, Tekno made her last appearance in the Sonic the Comic series in Sonic the Comic #174.

External links

• Issue 176 at the Sonic the Comic Wiki.

Sonic the Comic issues