| ThunderCats | |
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| Production | |
| Issue | 93 |
| Released | 4 March 1989 |
| Published by | Marvel Comics Ltd |
| Pages | 20 |
| Original Price | 38p (UK) |
| Editor(s) | Nancy Hazel |
| Assistant editor(s) | Selma Bedri |
| Cover Artist(s) | Art Wetherell, Brian Williamson, Steve White and John Burns |
| Chronology | |
| Previous | ThunderCats # 92 |
| Next | ThunderCats # 94 |
ThunderCats # 93 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[]
Astral Prison, part 2 of 3:[]
Written by Dwight Jon Zimmerman and Ian Rimmer
Art by Art Wetherell, Stephen Baskerville, Bambos, Euan Peters and Cynthia Martin
The adventure continues with Lion-O tumbling ever deeper into a pit inside the Cave of Sorrows, beneath the surface of Third Earth. His fall is broken by the web of a giant spider. Despite Gemini’s warning to conserve the Sword of Omens’ power, he uses it to defeat the spider before cutting himself free. He then comes upon three stone skulls shooting laser beams and uses Sight Beyond Sight to discover that his path is through the middle one. Once inside, he is in complete darkness and needs the sword’s powers to light his way until he reaches a large cavern filled with glowing hot lava. As he crosses a causeway, he is again attacked and needs the sword to defend himself from strange fish jumping out of the lava. Finally across, he is in sight of the Master Key of the Astral Prison. But he has to fight its guardian which uses the last of the Sword of Omens’ power. When he finally claims the key, Lion-O is pulled into the Astral Plane!
Mightier than the Sword:[]
Written by Steve Alan
Lion-O and Snarf are out playing 'Kick the Bucket'. It's getting late and Snarf worries about the Mutants. Lion-O, typically confident says that the Mutant hasn't been hatched yet that's a match for the Sword of Omens. Sure enough, who should appear but Slithe and his cronies. Lion-O and Snarf are overcome by sleeping gas and taken to Castle Plun-Darr. Lion-O awakes to find the sword gone. Snarf meanwhile is hanging above a cauldron of slime and not doing much about it. Summoning up his strength, Lion-O breaks free of his prison and rescues Snarf. After some soul searching about not being much good without the Sword of Omens, Snarf reassures him and tells him he has the heart of a lion.
Features[]
- The 66th Mini-Poster features the cover art from Issue 73 by Kirk Etienne, Stephen Baskerville and Euan Peters.
- Mumm-Ra's finger - following the previous issue's Valentine card, readers are instructed how to make a box with a fake finger inside to scare their friends!
- Thunder-Art - readers' pictures.
- Sight Beyond Sight previews Issue 94.
Trivia[]
- Astral Prison, part 2 is based on the episode The Astral Prison by Peter Lawrence.
- In Astral Prison, part 2, the publishers again explore the idea of the Sword of Omens running out of power, something which only Thundranium can accomplish in the episodes.
- This issue features an advertisement for ThunderCats themed toothbrushes by Sensodyne.
- Mightier than the Sword is a standalone text story.
- In Mightier than the Sword, we discover that the Mutants play cards to entertain themselves!