Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 270

Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 270 is the two hundred seventieth issue in the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series published by Archie Comics.

Official solicitation

 * Champions, Part 3. The battle for the Chaos Emerald is reaching a fevered pitch! Hero versus hero! Villain versus villain! Will Dr. Eggman be content to play by the rules? Will Metal Sonic come in and shake things up? And what exactly is the secret history between Metal Sonic and casino mogul Breezie? All of the answers await you in this thrilling, penultimate chapter! Featuring all-new cover art from one of the newest Sonic superstars Jennifer Hernandez, plus a special 'Marvel at the Showdown' variant cover by the incomparable Brent McCarthy!

Off-Panel
The off panel shows what happens if Champions was the manliest of anime. It then shows Knuckles and Sonic in a more human like style, taunting each other before beginning the fight.

Trivia

 * The variant cover is actually a reference to the Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes art poster, However, this is not the first time where the comic references a fighting game franchise; the first one was the Super Smash Bros. variant which can be seen in Sonic the Hedgehog #266, Mega Man #42 and Sonic Universe #69.
 * El Grand Girdo makes a camo appearance in the off-panel.
 * There is an appearance from Sonic Blast Man.
 * Because of the lead up to the "Worlds Unite" crossover, the covers of Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic Boom and Sonic Universe, starting with this issue, Sonic Boom #5 and Sonic Universe #73 each have a countdown timer listing how many issues are left of each respective series before the start of the crossover (three issues from this issue).
 * The same counter was used for the issues leading up to "Worlds Collide".