| rdfs:comment | - Deborah Tate was an editor for Sonic the Comic and was one of the longest-serving members of the editorial staff. Tate was responsible for many of the comic's arcs, particularly known for the direction of Amy Rose's character (she believed that Amy should be a mature role model for girls, an attitude Nigel Kitching refused to write for). Nevertheless, STC was at its peak of popularity during her tenure and she reportedly stated that there was still life in the comic despite the series' slide into reprints - a slide imposed on her by Egmont's accounting department.
- Deborah Tate was the longest-serving editor for the British series Sonic the Comic. She joined the comic in issue #8, as assistant director under Richard Burton. When Richard Burton was promoted to managing editor in issue #35, Tate became co-editor, and then she became editor full-time beginning in issue #39. From issue #65, Burton progressively took a back seat, until his role was changed to consultant from issue #74 and he ceased to be credited from issue #110. Deborah Tate remained the comic's editor until Sonic the Comic #168, after which she was replaced by Andy Diggle.
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| abstract | - Deborah Tate was an editor for Sonic the Comic and was one of the longest-serving members of the editorial staff. Tate was responsible for many of the comic's arcs, particularly known for the direction of Amy Rose's character (she believed that Amy should be a mature role model for girls, an attitude Nigel Kitching refused to write for). Nevertheless, STC was at its peak of popularity during her tenure and she reportedly stated that there was still life in the comic despite the series' slide into reprints - a slide imposed on her by Egmont's accounting department. Deborah was first credited as an assistant editor in Issue 8 under Richard Burton and managing editor Steve MacManus. She continued this role until she became "co-editor" from Issue 35 to Issue 38. From then on, Tate was sole editor with Burton taking up a consultant role. Her last issue was over 100 issues later, with MacManus taking the role from Issue 167 during a transitionary period. Almost all former humes that have talked about her have said good things. Nigel Kitching has admitted to having disagreed with her on some decisions but has balanced this with praise in other areas.
- Deborah Tate was the longest-serving editor for the British series Sonic the Comic. She joined the comic in issue #8, as assistant director under Richard Burton. When Richard Burton was promoted to managing editor in issue #35, Tate became co-editor, and then she became editor full-time beginning in issue #39. From issue #65, Burton progressively took a back seat, until his role was changed to consultant from issue #74 and he ceased to be credited from issue #110. Deborah Tate remained the comic's editor until Sonic the Comic #168, after which she was replaced by Andy Diggle. During Deborah Tate's tenure as editor, the series was hugely successful in the UK. She claimed later that she believed the series had more life left in it, but by the time she left executive mandate by the publishers Egmont Fleetway had reduced the number of pages in each issue, devoted three of four stories to reprinted material, and removed almost all of the non-comic material. Deborah Tate is most famous for her insistence that Amy Rose should be a positive and level headed role model for girls, her preference for shorter stories instead of multi-parters, and her disagreements with writer Nigel Kitching that eventually led to Nigel being dropped from the comic (although he was later re-hired by Andy Diggle).
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