Issue 26

Issue 26 is the twenty-sixth edition of Sonic the Comic, the UK's official Sega comic. Released on the 14th May 1994 at the price of £1.10, the issue contained four original stories (one of them new) as well as several features.

Contents[]

Control Zone
Sonic the Hedgehog - The Sonic Terminator: Part 3
Review Zone
Streets of Rage - Skates' Story: Part 2
News Zone
Sonic's World - Kintobor spelled backwards is...
Q Zone
Wonder Boy - Wonder Boy in Ghost World: Part 5
Speedlines
Next Issue

Strips[]

Sonic the Hedgehog[]

The Sonic Terminator is a 5-part story by Nigel Kitching, Richard Elson and Steve Potter. This part takes a new turn, with Metallix capturing Amy Rose and luring Sonic the Hedgehog to Never Lake. Once there, the "two" Sonics engage in a brutal battle, with Sonic only just winning. When Metallix also reveals himself to have survived, he attacks Sonic from behind and drags Amy up to the metallic Miracle Planet.

Streets of Rage[]

Skates' Story is a 6-part story written by Mark Millar, with art by Peter Richardson and lettering by Tom Frame. After attempting to oust the criminal, corrupt police force, good cop Officer Murphy is gunned down by his former colleagues. Stepson Skates refuses to listen to Axel Stone's warnings, but is forced to when he discovers his apartment trashed and mother Maria beaten. Despite finding the incriminating disk still intact, he now has nobody to trust.

Sonic's World[]

Kintobor spelled backwards is... is a complete story by Kitching, with art shared by Mike Hadley and John M Burns, letters by Ellie de Ville. Fresh from talking about Mobius, the attention turns to the creation of Doctor Robotnik and the fate of the Chaos Emeralds. Sonic's friend Porker Lewis cooks up the Kintobor Computer but suddenly goes missing. When deadly Badniks infiltrate the Emerald Hill Zone, organic battery Porker reveals that Robotnik wants to rule Mobius. Sonic begins going through the events of Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit), collecting the Chaos Emeralds and seemingly saving the world...

Wonder Boy[]

Wonder Boy in Ghost World is a 6-part story by Mark Eyles, Bojan Djukac and Elitta Fell. Captured and humiliated, Shion is awaiting execution but the dinosaur ghosts are hungry now. Gutsucker is tasked with watching over the prisoner that night, but is forced into action when Wordsmith cuts him free. The two heroes succeed in battle and move on, reviving Lukout with a Stone to Flesh wand. Unfortunately, the ensuing commotion awakens an angry Dinosaur King.

Features[]

The Control Zone, hosted by Megadroid, excitedly talks about 'The Sonic Terminator' and asks Boomers for their opinion, as well as teasing a Sonic the Hedgehog 3 adaptation and the forthcoming Pirate S.T.C. story. Elsewhere are the 98 winners of Issue 16's Tomy Lucky Dip Draw competition, who each won one of 16 Cuddly Sonic and Tails toys, Sonic Mountain Quests, Supersonic Pinball Game and Sonic Water Wizard. There's also the Good Reading Guide advertising Sonic the Poster Mag 4. The Sega Charts continue to see Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Ground Zero: Texas lead the Mega Drive and Mega-CD charts, with Jungle Book and Micro Machines rising to the top of the Master System/Game Gear charts.

Jenny Fromer mans the first entry to this week's Review Zone, giving Skitchin' (MD) 88%. David Gibbon is also on hand, giving Battlecorps 86% and Soulstar (both MCD) 91%. The News Zone, helmed by Garry Penn, covers new console the Mega Jet, new games The Incredible Hulk and Kawasaki Superbikes as well as football titles World Cup '94 and Marko's Magic Football.

This week's Q Zone is the final Sonic Solved walkthrough of Sonic Chaos, with Vincent Low running through the bosses. Speedlines contains letters of a 6-year old completing Sonic 3 (and a photo of the smug boy), a father interested in STC, another fan who had recited most issues of the comic, a sibling rivalry when it comes to gaming magazines and one Boomer who enjoys Ferran Rodriguez, Casanovas, Richard Elson and pin-ups.