Sonic the Hedgehog #38
Corner Box: No. 38 Sept. $1.50 (no picture)
Cover: Sonic kneels as he grabs a ring
"The Rise of Robotropolis . . . the Fall of Sonic!"
Script: Kent Taylor
Pencils: Manny Galan
Inks: Phil Sheeny
Lettering: Vickie Williams
Coloring: Barry Grossman
Editor: Freddy Mendez-Gabrie
Managing Editor: Victor Gorelick
Editor-in-Chief: Richard Goldwater
Part I:
Antoine, Tails, and Sonic are on a scouting mission to find out what happened
to Robotropolis after the earthquake (from the last issue). Antoine says they should head back
before the storm gets worse. After saying that Antoine is scared, Sonic
says that they have collected all the information they need. Suddenly there
is an explosion and combots appear. Everyone works together to help fight
against the combots. Sonic thinks that they need help when a lightning bolt
hits a combot. The combot explodes and Tails finds Sonic unconscious on
the ground. Antoine sends Tails for help, thinking that Sonic will not survive.
Part II:
Tails, Bunnie, Sally, and Rotor rush to Sonic and find him conscious.
Sonic is ready to fight and starts to run as Sally says he needs an examination
and a plan. Sonic trips and falls to the ground. He thinks
he is a little woozy, but Sonic begins to run again. Bunnie runs
up to Sonic and says hi. Sonic is amazed and says he didn't know Bunnie
had super speed. Bunnie explains that she doesn't have super speed,
just like Sonic. Tails says that Sonic has lost his speed, and Sonic
realizes that he is so slow he can't swat a mosquito. Rotor develops
a theory that the energy powering the combot when it exploded in the electrical
storm created anti-inertia and made Sonic lose his speed. Sonic becomes
angry and says that Rotor would be dangerous with two brains. Sally
tells Sonic that Rotor is just trying to help. Sonic says he knows
that Rotor was trying to help and then says that his speed has been a part
of his life since he was little. Sonic's speed was also one of the
best weapons when fighting against Robotnik. Nicole says that the
mystic power rings give Sonic extra power, he could, in theory, restore his
speed by collecting many rings.
Soon the freedom fighters walk along the outskirts of Knothole,
hoping that they have escaped Robotropolis without being detected.
Suddenly combots appear and attack the freedom fighters. Sonic
uses the power ring in his hand as a weapon and throws it at a combot.
The combot explodes and Sonic jumps into a lake. The combots disappear
with the freedom fighters, leaving Sonic to drown in the lake.
Part III:
Penelope (from the Princess Sally mini-series) brings Sonic to
the surface. Sonic said that he dove into the lake at the right time and
holds up a power ring. As Sonic walks out of the water, the freedom fighters
trained by Sally (in the Princess Sally mini-series) appear, ready
to help. Sonic explains that he only has one power ring, but they need to
go rescue the other freedom fighters.
Later, Sonic and the new freedom fighters meet up with spy network and talk to
Fly, Fly Freddy. Freddy
explains that their friends are in Robotnik's secondary lab. Sonic must
walk along a narrow maintenance pathway to enter the air shaft that leads to the
lab. Sonic thanks the network and watches as Sleuth Dawggy-Dawg and Kicks-A-Lot
(last seen in Sonic the Hedgehog #27) leave.
Soon Sonic and the new freedom fighters travel across the pathway.
Part of the pathway gives way and Sonic starts to fall. Dylan grabs
Sonic's hand and pulls him back to the pathway. Sonic is a little
upset and as they walk through the air shaft Penelope tells Sonic that
this is no time to argue. Sonic says that they're at the lab and removes
the grate from the air shaft.
Robotnik laughs at Sonic and says he discovered that Sonic is powerless.
The freedom fighters watch from roboticizers as Sonic teases Robotnik.
Robotnik orders his combots to attack. Sonic realizes that the new
freedom fighters are no match for the combots. He wishes for another
ring since the lake only releases one ring per day. Suddenly Sonic
realizes that he has a ring in his backpack. As the fight continues,
Sonic removes the ring from his backpack. He doesn't feel any different
and Sonic soon sees the combot that exploded earlier. The ring that
he threw at the combot was still there. Sonic leaps toward the ring
and grabs it, gaining his speed. Sonic easily destroys the combots
and frees the freedom fighters. Robotnik escapes and tells Sonic not
to think about stealing any technology since there is a bomb that will explode
in a minute.
After the explosion, Sonic asks if everybody escaped. Sally
says that everyone is fine. Sonic says that he'll meet Robotnik
again. A shadowy figure (that looks like Nack) says he will meet
Sonic again, too.
"Bedtime Tails!"
'A scintillating saga of triumph and tragedy crafted with care in
the mighty Mobius manner by Mike Kanterovich & Ken Penders, with
Jon D'Agostino, Vickie Williams, & Barry Grossman.'
Tails decides to check up on Sonic, who has a cold. Tails
says he has just the thing and brings a stack of comic books that he has
written and drawn. He explains that since he has a captive audience,
Tails will read Sonic the third issue of Freedom Fighters.
As a rocket ship traveled, some solar winds took it off course.
The travelers were hit by galactic rays before crash landing on a planet.
After the crash, they discovered that they had super powers and decided
to fight for freedom.
Sonic asks how they were able to survive the crash, and Tails explains
it was because they are super heroes. Tails clears his throat and
begins to read again.
A mysterious flare explodes in the sky above the country that said Freedom Fighters.
Sonic asks what it means and Sally says that she didn't waste money on her flare
gun. Sally explains that an alien spacecraft is now making its way through
the squirrel galaxy (see the second issue of Freedom Fighters). Suddenly
there is a thump and the Freedom Fighters rush to the roof. Robotnicus
stands on the roof, ready to dine on the planet. Sally says that it sounds
like Robotnicus will eat the entire planet, so Sonic runs away and soon reappears
with golden cream-filled Twinkles. Sonic gives the twinkles to Robotnicus,
who eats more than a thousand bags. Robotnicus is upset that the Freedom
Fighters spoiled his appetite and given him a stomach ache. He decides to
leave for his home planet for a seltzer and promises to return for dinner.
Sonic says that they'll be waiting with more Twinkles.
Tails shuts his comic book and asks what Sonic thought about the
story. Sonic is fast asleep. Tails figures that Sonic must
be sicker than he thought. The next day, Sonic comes into Tails'
room to tell Tails that he is better. Tails says that he's sick and
Sonic says he has just the thing. Sonic quickly types on a computer,
draws, and prints his own comic. He soon returns to Tails and begins
reading him a comic called Bat-Sonic.
(Comic book covers - 2 pages)
These are the covers for Freedom Fighters and Bat-Sonic.
Sonic-Grams highlights:
~ The names of Knuckles' father and the Ancient Walkers are
not yet revealed
~ Athair will appear in more comics
~ "Virtua Sonic" will now be called "Sonic 3-D" and be available
for the Genesis
~ Sonic's old comics go in the closet
~ Sally is 14, Rotor is 15, and Antoine is 18
The "Find Your Name in Print Page"
(this page lists everyone that has written a letter or drawn fan
art for the comic and were not printed)
