Knuckles the Echidna #17

Knuckles the Echidna #17
Corner Box: No. 17 Oct. $1.75 (no picture)
Cover: An echidna wearing Hawking's hat is chased by another echidna

Book Seventeen: Deep Cover
Part One of Two

"The Guardian Who Failed!!!"
Ken Penders: Writer
Manny Galan: Penciler
Andrew Pepoy: Inker
Barry Grossman: Colorist
Vickie Williams: Letterer
Justin Gabrie: Editor
Victor Gorelick: Managing Editor
Richard Goldwater: Editor-In-Chief

(Introduction page)
There are many secrets kept from Knuckles, and now on Mobius one secret will be uncovered.

As an echidna walks, he sees the Floating Island in the sky. Doubting that it is real, he glides up to the island and realizes that it is truly the Floating Island. Suddenly he hears hoofs, and Julie-Su approaches, riding on a pasha. Julie-Su asks the echidna if he is alright. The echidna is upset to see someone from the Dark Legion and decides to make amends by attacking Julie-Su. He tackles Julie-Su, knocking her to the ground. Julie-Su kicks the echidna away, but he gets up, determined to win. The echidna says that Julie-Su cannot be trusted after what "her kind" did to him. He then grabs Julie-Su's neck and starts to strangle her. Julie-Su tells him to finish her off, and the echidna hesitates.

Knuckles meditates on top of a tall tower and Archimedes appears. Archimedes wants to talk to Knuckles about what is going on, but Knuckles says it will have to wait until later. Knuckles suddenly jumps off the tower and glides with his eyes closed to the ground. After landing perfectly, Knuckles holds the stargem (given to Knuckles by Yanar in Knuckles the Echidna #12) in his hand, which allowed him to see his path. Locke watches Knuckles on a monitor and says that Knuckles is close to unlocking the stargem's secrets. As Julie-Su approaches Knuckles with another echidna, the power goes out. Sojourner and Tobor head towards the med-labs to make sure that the emergency power is working. While they are there, they check on Grandfather Hawking and another patient kept in a cryogenic chamber. Tobor had almost forgotten about the other patient since he did not want to be involved with outsiders. Sojourner agrees with Tobor, but explains that the Brotherhood makes all decisions by reaching a consensus.

Find Your Name in Print Page! - 1/2 page

Knuckles is shocked at the new echidna, who repeats that his name is Tobor, a former guardian of the Floating Island. Knuckles demands to see proof, and the echidna pulls down his shirt to reveal a collar ring, which identifies him as a guardian. Tobor begins to tell his story, which takes place when he was twenty. His father, Hawking, decided that it was time for Tobor to become a guardian while he returned to the Floating Island. Tobor is confused and says that the Floating Island was destroyed by Dingoes (see Knuckles #6). Hawking explains that it was only devastated and that he must restore the island so that the citizens of Echidnaopolis can return to their home. Hawking puts his hat on Tobor's head and says that he is now the man of the house. As Tobor stands in pride, Hawking says good-bye to Sonja-Ra and then leaves. Some time later, when the farmlands were replaced by hydroponics gardens, the Dark Legion appeared led by Moritori Rex. Moritori yells for the citizens to embrace the technology that they have started to accept.

Knuckles Fan Art - 3/4 page

Tobor stands up and says Moritori cannot place his beliefs upon them. The two begin to fight and a massive battle begins between the Dark Legion and the citizens of Echidnaopolis. While fighting, Moritori notices the collar on Tobor and realizes that Tobor descended from Steppenwolf. Tobor does not understand Moritori's words and continues to fight. As their battle continued, Moritori takes out a device and activates it, allowing for the Dark Legion and himself to cross back into the Floating Island. Tobor and Moritori reappear among some ruins which begin to collapse. Both echidnas are trapped, and soon Tobor hears his father's voice. Tobor watches from the rubble as Hawking picks up the body of Moritori, thinking that it is Tobor. Tobor begins to struggle, and a day later, he emerges from the rubble. Instead of returning home, Tobor wanders Mobius in shame. Now that he is back on the Floating Island, Tobor wants his family back. Knuckles gives Tobor a hug and says that he is family.

Locke studies a circuit, which seems to be the cause of the blackout. Unfortunately, the circuit is an original so if a replacement cannot be found they will have to create a new one. Meanwhile, Constable Remington tells Knuckles that they haven't been able to get anything out of their prisoner. Knuckles walks into a cell and sees Kragok sitting on a cot. Kragok says he has nothing to say to Knuckles, who simply asks for the cell door to be closed and locked.

(To be continued.)

Fistful of Letters highlight:
~ Next issue will feature the fight between Knuckles and Kragok

(Summary by Silver Starr)

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