Sonic the Hedgehog #24
Corner Box: No. 24 July $1.50 Robotnik says how it's hard
to tell who the good and bad guys are.
Cover: Sonic, Tails, and Sally fight with evil versions of themselves.
"When Hedgehogs Collide!"
Script: Mike Kanterovich & Ken Penders
Pencils: Dave Manak
Inks: Harvo
Pencilling & Inking Chapters 3 & 4: Art Mawhinney &
Rich Koslowski
Lettering: Mindy Eisman
Coloring: Barry Grossman
Editor: Scott Fulop
Managing Editor: Victor Gorelick
Editor in Chief: Richard Goldwater
Part I:
Strange things seem to be going on. Sonic kicks a pig, Sally
pushes a squirrel into a lake, Antoine drives his car into an apple stand,
Rotor destroys a shop, and Tails throws tomatoes at a tortoise. Tails
flies to meet Sonic, Sally, Rotor, and Antoine. Sonic (wearing a
pair of sunglasses) begins to explain his new plan.
Part II:
Obviously that wasn't Sonic and his friends in Part I. Turning the clock
back a few hours, Evil Sonic complains that there is no excitement--unless he
runs into the other version of Sonic the Hedgehog. The swatbots do nothing
but work while Robotnik is a wimp. Evil
Sally comes in the room and kicks Evil Sonic. She complains that she
needs to fight. Evil Sonic explains that she could have a good fight with
herself. He then explains how Sonic appeared in their universe (in Sonic the Hedgehog #11) and
how he got a chance to fight with Sonic again after the appearance of Robo-Robotnik
(in issue #19). Evil Sonic hates his good counterpart
and decides to round up everybody to take a trip on the Cosmic Interstate.
They soon appear on Mobius, disguise themselves as the freedom fighters, and begin
to terrorize the local citizens.
Part III:
Sonic, Tails, and Antoine reappear from another dimension. Sonic explains
that Rotor's timespace matter projector sent them into negative reality, but they
were unable to locate the Zone of Silence (where Sally's father, King Acorn, was
exiled). Sonic complains that Nicole was of no help, but Nicole says it
wasn't her fault that her software failed in negative reality. In order
to not get Sally's hopes up, Sonic begins to tell everyone they shouldn't talk
to Sally. Sally walks in the door, returning from her training mission (from
the Princess Sally mini-series). Suddenly
an angry mob appears at the door. The freedom fighters are brought outside
where they are accused of wrecking havoc. In order to find out who is responsible
for framing them, the freedom fighters run away. Soon Sally creates a plan.
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Part IV:
Evil Sonic and his gang continue to cause trouble, but now they are no longer
in disguise. They decide to terrorize a group of gypsies, which are actually
the freedom fighters in disguise. Sally shoots an arrow with a wire attached.
Evil Sonic and his gang crash their vehicles and the freedom fighters take of
their disguises. The two groups begin fighting with their counterparts,
but they seem to be evenly matched. Sally shouts to everyone to change partners,
so Sonic starts fighting Evil Sally, Sally fights Evil
Antoine, Antoine fights Evil
Rotor, Rotor fights Evil
Tails, and Tails fights Evil Sonic. Evil Sonic and his gang is soon
tied up and Sonic says they're going to go back to where they came from.
Sonic-Grams highlights:
~ Three winners of the "Do-it-Yourself" Sonic contest have moved
and must give a forwarding address
~ When Knuckles becomes "Hyper Knuckles" he turns a pinkish
color
~ The Tails mini-series will be on sale next fall