Sonic the Hedgehog
#48
Corner
Box: No. 48 July $1.50 (no picture)
Cover: Sonic runs in shackles
End Game Part 2
"Sonic the Fugitive"
Script: Kent Taylor & Ken Penders
Penciler: Manny Galan
Inker: Pam Eklund
Letterer: Jeff Powell
Colorist: Karl Bollers
Editor: J. Freddy Gabrie
Mng Editor: Victor Gorelick
Editor-in-Chief: Richard Goldwater
During the freedom fighters' most recent mission, Princess Sally was hurt
and pronounced dead after she returned to Knothole. To everyone's
surprise, Sonic the Hedgehog was the one responsible for her death.
King Acorn sentenced Sonic to life in prison. Now Robotnik can use
this time to strike again.
Sonic protests as he is escorted to a plane. Geoffrey St. John punches
Sonic in the stomach to keep him quiet. Uncle Chuck protests that
Geoffrey is only supposed to escort Sonic. He then tells Sonic that
he will return. Later, the freedom fighters wonder how Sonic could
have been responsible for Sally's demise. Dulcy's head appears from
the window, and she begins to cry.
As the plane flies, Sonic thinks about how everything started. King
Acorn had suddenly returned to normal and ordered Sally to attack Robotropolis.
Now Sonic must travel to the place that gave him nightmares as a kid since
his father told him only bad boys and prisoners of war were sent to the
Devil's Gulag. Sonic suddenly realizes that he is not alone as Sleuth
Dawggy-Dawg (who betrayed the freedom fighters in Sonic
the Hedgehog #42) asks about what Robotnik promised him for being a double
agent.
The military policemen flying the plane realize that they are being attacked
and try to take evasive action. A swatbot shoots the plane, which
soon crashes. The swatbots soon search the crashed plane and find
that Sonic is missing. Sonic begins to attack the swatbots without thinking.
Once the deed is finished, he races off in the distance.
Drago appears behind King Acorn and announces that Sonic has escaped.
King Acorn smiles and asks for Geoffrey St. John. Geoffrey appears,
and King Acorn yells at him for Sonic's escape. Geoffrey kneels and
vows that he will capture Sonic no matter what.
As Sonic walks through the mud, he uses large leaves to help cover his
tracks. He soon finds his way into a cave and remembers what Uncle
Chuck told him. Uncle Chuck had tried to see the medical records,
but Doctor Quack said that the king ordered that no one could see the records.
Then Uncle Chuck protested to the king, but King Acorn said there will be
no investigation to determine what happened in Sally's death. Uncle
Chuck later told Sonic that the campfire talk (in Sonic
#46) revealed that there was at least one traitor, which was not Sonic.
He then told Sonic not to give up hope. Sonic stops thinking about
everything and slowly goes to sleep.
At Knothole, Antoine explains to Bunnie that only Drago and Geoffrey St.
John have visited the king. Antoine is suspicious that Drago, who
never declared himself loyal to the king, was granted an audience with the
king. Bunnie and Antoine follow Drago to a hut, and they stand outside
a window. Drago introduces himself as the "future 'duke' of Robotropolis"
and says that Hershey may be his duchess. Hershey protests that she
has had enough, and Drago grabs her arm. Drago then tells her that
Sonic escaped and Geoffrey St. John was ordered to find him. He adds
that if they are lucky, Sonic and Geoffrey will kill each other. Bunnie
and Antoine are shocked and continue to follow Drago when he leaves the hut.
Antoine is surprised when he loses sight of Drago. A swatbot hits
Antoine on the head and another swatbot captures Bunnie. Drago orders
for both Bunnie and Antoine to be taken to Downunda.
Sonic Fan Art - 1 page
The "Find Your Name in Print Page" - 1 page
Sonic dreams that Muttski is trying to eat his chili dog. He soon begins
to wake up and realizes that the barking is real. Geoffrey St. John was
waiting with his men and tasmanian
devils, one of the few animals on Mobius that did not evolve and is good for
tracking scents. Geoffrey and his men begin to search the passages of the
cave. Sonic realizes that he cannot run and wonders how he was found so soon.
Geoffrey uses his device that monitors a bug in one of Sonic's shackles. Sonic
soon smells something that is not a tasmanian devil. Geoffrey punches Sonic,
who manages to move out of the way. The two begin fighting and almost fall
into a hole in the cave.
Meanwhile, King Acorn holds court and thanks everyone for their loyalty.
King Acorn continues to say that they have been fighting too much with little
progress. He then announces that the position of Warlord will be reinstated
and introduces everyone to Robotnik. Rotor pulls out his laser gun,
which transforms into a large weapon. He fires it at Robotnik, who
activates a shield on his left hand. Robotnik points his left finger
at Rotor and destroys the weapon. He then begs everyone to stay and
finds Uncle Chuck and Muttski. Robotnik slams the heads of the two
robots together, saying that they and everyone else need attitude adjustments.
Sonic and Geoffrey St. John continue to fight. Geoffrey screams that
Sonic killed the woman he loved. Sonic yells back that he loved her,
and then knocks Geoffrey unconscious. Sonic speeds out of the cave
only to find that the cliff drops off at a waterfall. Geoffrey aims
his weapon at Sonic and says there is no escape. Sonic turns and dives
from the cliff.
To be continued.
Sonic-Grams highlights:
~ Knuckles: The Dark Legion mini-series has been extended to an ongoing
status
~ After the events in Sonic #39, Mecha Madness, and Sonic #40, Antoine didn't speak to Sonic unless it
dealt with business. Tails thought they might be on more friendly terms
until Antoine saw what Sonic did to Sally
