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Sonic the Comic #77

10 May 1996

Issue overview

Sonic calls Robotnik directly to taunt him, then turns his attention to the lives of ordinary Metropolis residents. Voice of the People makes the dictator's public control the focus of Sonic's resistance.

Original stories

  1. Sonic the Hedgehog · Voice of the People #

    Robotnik seethes in Citadel Robotnik until Sonic rings his private video-link, crowing over Death Egg and Metallix flop after flop and warning the dictator his days are numbered. Sector Alpha 34 then erupts - crowds brick and paint a giant Robotnik statue until SBS Troopers move in, only for Sonic and Tails to scatter them while a protestor blows the monument's feet and topples it cold. Grimer chirps that a replacement will stand within the week; Robotnik cares solely that his subjects dared to strike, and vows they will soon tremble at his name.

    Script: Nigel Kitching · Art: Richard Elson · Letters: Ellie de Ville

    Reprinted in issue 199.

  2. Knuckles · The Ghost Ship, Part 4 #

    In Scourge Bay, Knuckles finds Plunder's chest really does hold Floating Island papers - yet instead of teleporting home he demands they return and free the Ghost Ship slaves. Plunder's pirates pile on; Knuckles and Simpson flatten them, then Plunder and Knuckles smash through a window straight into Pirate Queen Zorabel, who wants the stolen Idol gone before Tantaror come hunting. The Idol flares of its own accord and dumps them - cliff chunk and all - into a bizarre realm beneath a vast red elephant-headed being.

    Script: Nigel Kitching · Art: Nigel Dobbyn · Letters: Elitta Fell

    Reprinted in issue 169.

  3. Shining Force · The Curse of Zeon, Part 5 #

    Bowie lies dying from Kadavaar's 'exploding wand' until Max's ghost rises from the mithril sword, names the weapon a pistol and heals him so he can finally lift the blade. Feigning defeat, Bowie hears the Baron's plan - an ancient 'nuclear explosion' to crack Granseal's seal on Zeon - then shatters Kadavaar's steel and spares him, because the Shining Force do not kill. On Granseal, Zeonites jam the tower doors and start a 'count-down' toward 'detonation'.

    Script: Nigel Kitching · Art: Martin Griffiths · Colour: Gina Hart · Letters: Tom Frame

  4. Sonic's World · Hidden Danger, Part 1 #

    Tropical Jungle homes vanish under an unseen smash while Robotnik grins at Grimer's cloaking invention on the monitor. Sonic and Tails arrive, spot a spy camera and needle the dictator until he triggers the machine; something huge crashes toward them, loud yet invisible. Sonic guesses a cloaked robot, charges, and is floored - leaving Tails alone against whatever hit him.

    Script: Lew Stringer · Art: Nigel Kitching · Colour: Steve White · Letters: Elitta Fell

    Reprinted in issue 194.

Magazine features

  • Control Zone
  • Review Zone
  • Q Zone
  • Speedlines
  • Graphic Zone

Characters

Issue details

Issue number
77
Date
10 May 1996
Barcode
977096930403777
Free gift
Button covers
Cover price
£1.20
Editor
Deborah Tate
Designer
Gary Knight

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