Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 97

Summary

 * "My Secret Identity"

Sonic the Hedgehog has created a black costume in order to freely investigate and fight Eggman with little chance of being discovered and arrested by Geoffrey St. John.

At the castle, Nate is working on the message-holding robot Uncle Chuck sent and Geoffrey shot while Geoffrey, Sally, and others watch on. Parts of the message come clear as "Sword of Acorns--Restore Will--Robotnik has it" while the full message says that Robotnik doesn't have the sword--Arachnis does. Believing Eggman has the sword, Elias orders Geoffrey to prepare his team to recover the blade.

Sonic is sneaking around Knothole--he hasn't told his family or friends about his new identity--when he hears Geoffrey and his team talking. Geoffrey reasons that Eggman probably has the sword hidden in his base. Sonic, knowing the full message, takes it on himself to make a detour to protect Geoffrey and his team.