Numbered issue 167 of 223
Sonic the Comic #167
20 October–2 November 1999
Issue overview
A new gateway opens in Emerald Hill and sends Sonic and Amy into the Superzone. Its unfamiliar rules give the pair another glimpse of the connected worlds now appearing around Mobius.
Original stories
Sonic the Hedgehog · Superzone #
Sonic and Amy step through a new gateway into the Superzone, a world where rival superheroes and villains are gathering for a convention. When a meteor begins falling towards the city, Sonic realises that Meteor Destruction Man has arranged the disaster to distract everyone with a fight. He and Amy trace the threat to the villain's rooftop magnet, stop the meteor and return home after the convention's quarrel is ended.
Script: Lew Stringer · Art: Richard Elson · Letters: Elitta Fell
Reprinted stories
Knuckles · The Ghost Ship, Part 2 #
Knuckles lifts the Floating Island above the clouds so Plunder can spot the Ghost Ship, then demands the Island plans Plunder claimed to hold - plans the pirate says are safe in Scourge Bay. Knuckles zipwires after the crew, Filch lifts the golden Tantaragor Idol, and Plunder's slip about them returning proves true: huge golden Tantaror seize the ship and mean to make the pirates slaves.
First appeared in issue 75.
Tails in · Zonerunner & The Big Freeze, Part 4 #
Pinned by Nutzan Bolt's living-ice body, Tails keeps saying Sonic's name until steam and fury melt the robot's icy shell and his head clatters free. Mad with spite, Nutzan sinks into melting chemical ice to drown and poison the whole Zone — then vanishes beneath it. Sab and Sol revive; Tails' microputer runs an instant-freeze program that stabilises the weather, and the Zonerunner leaves Chemical Plant a hero.
First appeared in issue 51.
Sonic the Hedgehog · Disaster!, Part 3 #
Freefalling with the Master Emerald, Sonic guns down the EggRobo that grabs it so the gem drops onto the Floating Island, then rides a stolen jetpack back up as Death Egg II tears apart. Robotnik's armoured suit nearly claims the Emerald until Sonic's Spin Attack shears it open and topples him over the rim—jets still sputtering. Three days later Sonic trades the Emerald to Knuckles for sanctuary: Emerald Hill Folk sail to Mushroom Hill while Robotnik still vows their ruin.
First appeared in issue 53.
Magazine features
- Graphic Zone
Characters
Issue details
- Issue number
- 167
- Date
- 20 October–2 November 1999
- Barcode
- 977096930405167
- Free gift
- Chewits
- Cover art
- Richard Elson
- Cover price
- £1.30
- Editor
- Steve MacManus
- Designer
- Gary Knight
- Managing Editor
- Steve MacManus