Sonic the Comic Issue 2

Sonic the Comic #2
Publication details
Issue	2
Date	12 June 1993
Publishing company	Fleetway Editions Ltd
Cover price	95p
Free gift	Sonic badge
Production staff
Cover artist	Kev Hopgood
Issue chronology
Previous	Sonic the Comic Issue 1
Next	Sonic the Comic Issue 3

Sonic the Comic #2 is the second comic issue in the Sonic the Comic series published by Fleetway Editions.

Staff

• Editor: Richard Burton
• Design: Clare Gillmore
• Publisher: Chris Power

Featured stories

Sonic the Hedgehog - "Robofox"

• Script: Mark Millar
• Art: Woodrow Phoenix
• Lettering: John Aldrich

Synopsis

Sonic the Hedgehog searches the Green Hill Zone for his friend Tails, having just returned from the Marble Zone. However, a young rabbit reveals that Tails was captured, along with everyone else in the Zone, by Dr Robotnik. Sonic puts on a new pair of Power-Grip Trainers (and some sunglasses), then zooms off. He uses his Super-Sonic Spin Attack to defeat some Buzz Bombers and Choppers, releasing the captive Mobians inside.

Elsewhere, Robotnik (whose Flying Egg is equipped with the checkerboard-pattern wrecking ball from the first Zone of Sonic 1) is waiting with his new ally: Tails, who is half-covered in a robotic exo-skeleton. When Sonic arrives, Tails attacks him with his own Super-Sonic Spin and accuses Sonic of playing the big hero while he had to stay in the Green Hill Zone (even though he used to love that Zone). When Sonic is down, Robotnik moves to crush him with his wrecking ball, promising that he will do to the world what he has already done to Tails. At the last minute, Tails remembers that Sonic is his pal and attacks Robotnik, shattering the exo-skeleton and forcing Robotnik to flee.

Tails admits feeling guilty for attacking Sonic, while Sonic says that there's no Badnik yet made that can beat him. His new trainers are ruined, unable to keep up with him. Sonic and Tails go home.

Appearances

Characters:

• Badniks
  • Buzz Bombers
  • Chopper (first appearance)
• Dr. Ivo Robotnik
• Miles "Tails" Prower (first appearance)
  • Robofox (only appearance)
• Sally Acorn (first appearance)
• Sonic the Hedgehog

Races and species:

• Human
• Mobian

Locations:

• Mobius
  • Green Hill Zone
  • Marble Zone (mentioned)

Items:

• Power-Grip Trainers (only appearance)
• Power Sneakers

Vehicules:

• Egg-O-Matic
  • Egg Wrecker (first appearance)

Misc.:

• Spin Attack

Continuity

• Sonic is still searching for Tails after the events of Sonic the Comic #1, "Enter: Sonic".

Trivia

• This story was reprinted in Sonic the Hedgehog Beats the Badniks.

Shinobi - "The Fear Pavilion, Part 2"

• Script: Alan McKenzie
• Art: Jon Haward
• Lettering: Ellie de Ville

The ninja Joe Musashi has infiltrated the fortress of the Neo Zeed assassins, searching for his kidnapped lover Naoko. He defeats a group of armed warriors, only to learn that Naoko is not in the stronghold: Musashi was lured into a trap. He must now descend through the floors of the pavilion, each one of which is guarded by a martial arts master. He moves to the next level, where an old man is waiting in a darkened room, surrounded by candles.

The Legend of the Golden Axe - "Citadel of Dead Souls, Part 2"

• Script: Mark Eyles
• Art: Mike White
• Lettering: Richard Bird

Tyris-Flare and Gilius-Thunderhead have been captured by the sorcerer Blackspell, who wants to sacrifice them in order to resurrect Dark Guld. They are chained in the dungeon. Meanwhile, their companion Ax-Battler wakes up in the village and sets off to rescue them. He reaches the Citadel of Dead Souls at the center of the ruined city of Auropolis. He enters the sewer and finds a lizardman egg chamber. He kills the two lizardmen guards, but not before one sends a warning to Blackspell. Blackspell sends his captain of the guard, Rigia Mortius, to fetch Ax-Battler, and gives her a potion to use on him.

Wonder Boy - "Wonder Boy in Demon World, Part 1"

• Script: Mark Eyles
• Art: M. DJ. Boyann
• Lettering: Steve Potter

Following the events of Wonder Boy in Monster World, Shion the Wonder Boy is attacked by a demon. The demon says that Grimomen, the Demon Lord, could use a fighter like Shion in Demon World. Shion defeats the demon (who disappears when struck by Shion's sword), but learns that he was being distracted while his village was attacked. When he returns, demons have kidnapped all of the villagers except Old Kevin, who hid in a well. Shion catches up to demons' wagons on the coast road at night. He is about to free the captives when he is spotted.

Trivia

• When Shion arrives back at the burning village, a stuffed toy on the ground resembles Sonic (but with green shoes and gloves).

Other features

• Control Zone
• Review Zone (Jungle Strike, Final Fight, Batman Returns, Night Trap, Steel Talons)
• News Zone
• Q Zone (Sonic the Hedgehog (8-bit), World of Illusions, Wonder Boy, Wonder Boy 3, Lemmings, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Rolo to the Rescue, Thunderforce IV)
• Speedlines

Gallery

Cover artwork

Preview pages

Gallery
Page one Page two Page three Page four Page five

External links

• Sonic the Comic #002 at STC Reruns.co.uk
• Sonic the Comic #2 at The Sonic Zone
• Issue 2 at the Sonic the Comic Wiki.

Sonic the Comic issues