Archie Mega Man Issue 51

Archie Mega Man Issue 51 is the fifty-first issue in the Mega Man comic series. It is the eighth part of the "Worlds Unite" crossover.

Official solicitation

 * IS ALL LOST?! The evil Sigma unleashes an unstoppable army in "Worlds Unite" Part Eight: Sonic, Mega Man and X lead the unified army against Sigma’s horde of resurrected Mavericks! Sigma has now taken command of the Genesis Portals, threatening to fuse together even MORE worlds! With our heroes’ time and strength running out, Sticks returns with reinforcements—and you’ll never believe who she recruited! Featuring cover art from the legendary Patrick "SPAZ" Spaziante, and variant cover art from Sonic rising star Diana Skelly and part 8 of the epic 12-part connecting variant cover series by artist Ben Bates!

Worlds Unite! Part Eight: Holes in Reality

 * Writer: Ian Flynn
 * Pencils: Edwin Huang
 * Inks: Gary Martin
 * Colors: Gabriel Cassata
 * Letters: John Workman
 * Assistant Editor: Jonathan H. Gray
 * Editor: Vincent Lovallo
 * Editor-in-chief: Victor Gorelick
 * President: Mike Pellerito
 * Publisher: Jon Goldwater
 * Special Thanks to: Eddie Muzuno, Stacy-Arnold Strider, Patrick Riley and to the character business and Licensing Department of Sega Corporation.
 * Special Thanks to: Francis Mao, Noriko Matsunaga, Susan Suarez and Hiromi Iwasaki at Capcom media & Consumer products and to 飛田栄実.

Characters

 * Colonel
 * Chun-Li
 * Dr. Wily
 * Dr. Eggman
 * Gemerl
 * Guile
 * Iris
 * Ken Masters
 * Knuckles the Echidna
 * Mavericks
 * Armored Armadillo
 * Blast Hornet
 * Blizzard Wolfang
 * Boomer Kuwanger
 * Bubble Crab
 * Burn Rooster
 * Chill Penguin
 * Dark Mantis
 * Double
 * Duff McWhalen
 * Dynamo
 * Flame Stag
 * Frost Walrus
 * Grizzly Slash
 * Infinity Mijinion
 * Launch Octopus
 * Optic Sunflower
 * Rainy Turtloid
 * Shield Sheldon
 * Sigma
 * Soldier Stonekong
 * Split Mushroom
 * Sting Chameleon
 * Tunnel Rhino
 * Vanishing Gungaroo
 * Wheel Gator
 * Maverick Hunters
 * Axl
 * Mega Man X
 * Zero
 * New Freedom Fighters
 * Amy Rose
 * Antoine D'Coolette
 * Big the Cat
 * Bunnie D'Coolette
 * Miles "Tails" Prower
 * Rotor the Walrus
 * Sally Acorn
 * Sonic the Hedgehog
 * Robot Masters
 * Light Robot Masters
 * Break Man
 * Mega Man
 * Quake Woman
 * Wily Robot Masters
 * Air Man
 * Bubble Man
 * Flash Man
 * Hard Man
 * Snake Man
 * Spark Man
 * Wood Man
 * Rush
 * Ryu
 * Team Sticks
 * Comedy Chimp
 * Fastidious Beaver
 * Sticks the Badger
 * Xander Payne

Continuity

 * Sigma is still in the new body he assumed in Sonic the Hedgehog #274, "Worlds Unite! Part Seven: Gears and Wills".
 * The Maverick army Sigma created in Sonic the Hedgehog #274, "Worlds Unite! Part Seven: Gears and Wills" attack the Unified Army.
 * Sigma uses some Genesis Portals to send the army to other worlds to activate more Unity Engines.
 * Sticks brings Ryu, Ken Masters, Chun-Li and Guile to fight Sigma after recruiting them in Sonic the Hedgehog #274, "Worlds Unite! Part Seven: Gears and Wills".
 * The Unified Army head into the Genesis Portals to recruit heroes from other worlds to help out.
 * Drs. Eggman and Wily and Xander Payne secretly infiltrate the Lost Hex and begin enacting their plan to double-cross the heroes.

Trivia

 * When Xander was last seen, he was wearing his orange jail uniform, but in this issue, he is wearing his normal outfit. How he did so is unknown.

Short Circuit

 * Script: Bill Freiberger
 * Pencils, Inks: Jonathan H. Gray
 * Color: Aleah Baker

Synopsis
One of the readers is reading the latest issue of Worlds Unite, comments how exciting it is, and wishes to be a part of it. Comedy Chimp tells him to trade places with him and Fastidious Beaver and tell the writer to take them home, as they run away from Sigma.

Characters

 * Comedy Chimp
 * Fastidious Beaver
 * Sigma

Trivia

 * The line on the first variant cover, "Bald Is Beautiful", is a nod to the number of bald major characters in the crossover.