| ThunderCats | |
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| Production | |
| Issue | 88 |
| Released | 24 December 1988 |
| Published by | Marvel Comics Ltd |
| Pages | 20 |
| Original Price | 38p (UK) |
| Editor(s) | Nancy Hazel |
| Assistant editor(s) | Selma Bedri |
| Cover Artist(s) | Art Wetherrell, Dave Hine and Steve White |
| Chronology | |
| Previous | ThunderCats # 87 |
| Next | ThunderCats # 89 |
Thundercats # 88 was an ongoing comic series by Marvel UK, which was based upon the original ThunderCats cartoon.
Canon[]
Due to inconsistencies with the original animated series, comics by Marvel UK are not considered canon.
Story[]
Games Without Frontiers, part 2 of 3:[]
Written by Andy Lanning & John Carnell
Art by Andy Wildman, Bambos and Louise Cassell
The story continues with the Hammer Throw. Tygra and Jackalman are pitted against eachother and all is level after two throws each. When Tygra has his final throw, the hammer goes so high that Vultureman is able to pluck it from the air so no one can see where it lands and it is declared void. Jackalman makes a pitiful throw but the hammer sprouts legs and walks far away, making a new record. As Mumm-Ra has planned, Lion-O is increasingly angry about the Mutants’ cheating. Snarf sees what has happened but the Mutants hurl him out of the arena before he can tell anyone.
The next competition pits the Thunderkittens against Ratar-O on Spaceboards. Like his companions, he cheats by activating a turbo boost and knocking Wilykat off his board. Though Wilykit saves her tumbling brother, Rataro wins the race. The fourth event pits Panthro and Hammerhand against eachother in Electroboxing. After winning the first three rounds, Panthro praises his opponent for fighting fairly just before Hammerhand cheats with a supercharged glove, knocking the ThunderCat right out of the arena!
The Netherwitch[]
Written by Steve Alan
The story begins in the midst of a terrible storm which has been raging for six days. Cheetara, Pumyra and Wilykit are in the Control Room of Cats’ Lair waiting to hear from the others who are investigating the cause of the bad weather. Cheetara is pacing furiously as Lion-O made some uncharacteristically chauvinistic comments before leaving them behind.
The tension is broken by the arrival of a soaking wet Lynxana. She confesses that the storm may be her fault as she saw the Netherwitch flying on then HoverCat that she gave her in exchange for the Thunderkittens’ freedom. With the eye of the storm above Cats’ Lair, Cheetara heads outside and runs so fast that she causes a counter-cyclone, stopping the storm. The grateful Netherwitch also falls out of the sky. She tells the ThunderCats that she had cast a spell to strengthen the winds and make flying easier but lost control of the magic and the machine, causing the storm. When Lion-O, mane dripping, and the other soggy ThunderCats return, they are mocked by the waiting women.
Features[]
- The 61st ThunderCats Mini-Poster is by Stephen Baskverville and Steve White and was the cover artwork for ThunderCats # 69.
- Thunder-Art readers' pictures.
- Copy Cats - Wilykit asks readers to copy a picture of Slithe.
- Letters to the Lair - readers' letters.
- Sight Beyond Sight previews Issue 89.
Trivia[]
- Ratar-O's use of an extendable flap on the side of his Spaceboard to knock off Wilykat seems to have been inspired by the chariot race in the 1959 film Ben-Hur by MGM.
- In Games Without Frontiers, part 2, it seems like a strange choice to make Hammerhand need to cheat to win a boxing match!
- The Netherwitch is a text story. It picks up from the events of Flight of the Netherwitch in Issues 64 and 65.