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This miniseries takes place between Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 20 — Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 21

Princess Sally #3

Publication details

Issue

3

Date

April 1995 (release date)
June 1995 (cover date)

Publishing company

Archie Comics

Cover price

$1.50

Production staff

Writer

Cover artist

Pencils

Art Mawhinney

Inks

Rich Koslowski

Letters

Mindy Eisman

Issue chronology
Previous
Archie Princess Sally Issue 2

Archie Princess Sally Issue 3 is the third and final issue of the Princess Sally comic miniseries published by Archie Comics.

Featured stories

Deadliest of the Species - Conclusion

Writer: Mike Kanterovich, Ken Penders
Pencils: Art Mawhinney
Inks: Rich Koslowski
Colors: Barry Grossman
Letters: Mindy Eisman
Editor: Scott Fulop
Managing Editor: Victor Gorelick
Editor-in-chief: Richard Goldwater

Synopsis

Hamlin, Princess Sally, and Dylan are engaged in a firefight with a mob of SWATbots inside a base in Robotropolis. As they duck for cover, Dylan wonders if it was a good idea to charge in with Arlo, Penelope, and Geoffrey St. John missing. Hamlin insists that Geoffrey's nothing but a coward, but Sally tells him they do need Geoffrey and he saved his life. As Hamlin scoffs, the catwalk he's standing down is shot down by the SWATbots. Sally helps him back up before he falls and gets shot. The three burst into the next room, finding themselves face to face with Dr. Robotnik and Geoffrey.

Hamlin rushes at Geoffrey, ready to pound him into submission for betraying the team, when Sally tells him to knock it off since Geoffrey is "on the same side". Robotnik reveals that Sally is actually a perfect robot copy. He goes on to explain the substations were not weak points in Robotropolis' defense systems; they were a rumor he spread to test his Auto Automatons: a perfect robot copy to a living being. Since his Sally copy was successful, Robotnik shows he's in the process of replacing the other Freedom Fighters with robot copies, and Geoffrey had previously delivered the real Sally to him. Robotnik decides that the real Sally is no longer useful to him and attempts to roboticize her. However, the process ends up overloading the system and causes it to explode.

The "robot" Sally reveals that she was the real Sally all along and had simply been deceiving Robotnik. She demands Robotnik to surrender, but instead he activates his Stealth 'Bots. The 'Bots surround the team and grab Sally, Hamlin, and Dylan. Robotnik declares victory, but Geoffrey has another trick up his sleeve. The ground shakes under Robotnik and the members of the Rebel Underground, along with Penelope and Arlo, arrive in a massive drilling machine to save them. As the heroes regroup, Robotnik sets the base to self-destruct and escapes via a secret elevator. The Stealth 'Bots crash the drilling machine, so the group runs to the base's hangar, hijacks a set of hovercrafts, and escape just as the place explodes.

Back in the forest, Sally offhandedly mentions that, since the facility was Robotnik's robo-duplicate plant, they won't have to worry about robotic doppelgangers for a long time. Before she explains things, Sally awards Hamlin, Dylan, Penelope, and Arlo with official Freedom Fighter status. That night, Sally and Geoffrey explain how the plan worked.

They had to keep the plan from them in order for their reactions to be authentic. At some point, Robotnik approached Geoffrey to swap Sally with the robot duplicate. After he earned Sally's trust by explaining Robotnik's plan to her, they activated the Sally android prematurely to learn what its objectives were. The members of the Rebel Underground were there as backup and retrieved Penelope and Arlo when they were left behind. Then, they switched the android Sally for the real Sally, tricking Robotnik that he was getting the real thing. Dylan points out some differences with the robot, including it wearing a purple vest and calling Geoffrey "Mr. St. John", but besides that it acted and showed the same emotions as the real Sally. Sally says if Geoffrey did not tip her off, Robotnik's plan would of succeeded.

The next morning, Sally insists Geoffrey come back to Knothole to help the Freedom Fighters, but he insists that he has to lead the Rebel Underground. Geoffrey says she may see him again and gives her a kiss before he leaves. Sally tells herself her duty as a Freedom Fighter is more important than her personal life, but now she has two people in her heart.

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-| current  = #3
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 :''This miniseries takes place between [[Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 20]] — [[Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 21]]''
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 *[[Ken Penders]]
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-|colors = [[Barry Grossman]]
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 |managingeditor = [[Victor Gorelick]]
-|editorinchief = [[Richard Goldwater]]
+|editorinchief  = [[Richard Goldwater]]
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-*[[Fleming]]
-*[[Smiley]]
-*[[Stealth Bot]]
 }}
-'''''Archie Princess Sally Issue 3''''' is the third and final issue of the ''[[Princess Sally (miniseries)|Princess Sally]]'' miniseries published by [[Archie Comics]].
+'''''Archie Princess Sally Issue 3''''' is the third and final issue of the ''[[Princess Sally (miniseries)|Princess Sally]]'' [[comic]] miniseries published by [[Archie Comics]].
+==Featured stories==
-==Summary==
 ===Deadliest of the Species - Conclusion===
+*'''Writer''': [[Mike Kanterovich]], [[Ken Penders]]
-The remaining [[Freedom Fighters]], apparently and unknowningly under command of an [[Auto Automaton]] duplicate of [[Sally Acorn]] working for [[Doctor Ivo Robotnik (Archie)|Dr. Robotnik]], have begun to storm [[Robotropolis]], having destroyed the city's energy substations and leaving the city vulnerable to attack. Inside a factory, the group are easily able to take out numerous [[SWATbot]]s from a catwalk. As more SWATbots arrive on the catwalk, the three Freedom Fighters hide behind a pipe to prepare their next plan. [[Dylan]] is becoming sceptical about their assault to their Auto Automaton Sally, with their group only at half strength, and with the absence of [[Geoffrey St. John]]. Still angry about him, [[Hamlin]] believes they still do not need them as they continue forth to take out more SWATbots on the catwalk. From below, two SWATbots take aim at the catwalk and fire near Hamlin, destroying his section of the platform, sending him plummeting to the ground. The Auto Automaton Sally runs over quickly and grabs his arm in the knick-of-time, but the SWATbots on the ground still have their targets sighted on Hamlin. Sally, however, pulls him up just as they fire, thus missing.
+*'''Pencils''': [[Art Mawhinney]]
+*'''Inks''': [[Rich Koslowski]]
-The Auto Automaton Sally then takes out [[NICOLE]] and locates their objective behind a door on the catwalk. The three of them run at the door, crashing through it and arriving in Robotnik's lair. They look on as Robotnik stands in the middle of the room, looking at his watch and timing how long it took them to arrive. He introduces himself, and then Geoffrey, who is standing beside the apparently real Sally in a stasis tube. Hamlin is quick to call out Geoffrey as a traitor and jumps at him, starting a brawl. The fake Sally takes out her slingshot and tells Hamlin to back off, as they are on the same side. Confused, Hamlin gets up, as Robotnik reveals Sally as a robotic duplicate. He continues on, stating that there was no defensive weakness to Robotropolis. The substations were merely set up for field tests for his Auto Automaton, which are a series of perfect robotic duplicates of organic creatures. With the test a success, he has already started to make robotic duplicates of [[Miles "Tails" Prower (Archie)|Tails]] and [[Sonic (Archie)|Sonic]], among others.
+*'''Colors''': [[Barry Grossman]]
+*'''Letters''': [[Mindy Eisman]]
-The time to deal with the real Sally has begun, as Robotnik plugs the [[Roboticizer]] into Sally's stasis tube. The [[roboticization]] process begins, but suddenly malfunctions, causing the tube to explode. Robotnik looks into the tube, where Sally is no where to be seen. Robotnik takes a closer look at the unit, realizing that a feedback loop had occurred. He realizes that the only way it could occur is if the subject was really a robot. He looks back to see that what he thought to an Auto Automaton of Sally standing before them is actually the real Sally, aiming her slingshot at Robotnik. Sally had known about Robotnik's plans from the beginning, and demands that he follow her orders. Although surprised by her cunning, Robotnik always has a back-up plan, and calls out his [[Stealth 'Bot]]s out of the wall and confront the Freedom Fighters. They pick them up, minus Geoffrey, who brandishes a controller behind his back, pressing a button on it. As Robotnik gloats, the ground beneath him starts to shake violently. Geoffrey reveals that he is truly the leader of the [[Rebel Underground]] as a drill vehicle breaks through the ground of the lair.
+*'''Editor''': [[Scott Fulop]]
+*'''Managing Editor''': [[Victor Gorelick]]
-Numerous Rebel Underground soldiers come out of the vehicle and surround the area, including [[Penelope]] and [[Arlo]]. While the other Freedom Fighters react in shock to seeing their friends back, the rebel underground take out the Stealth 'Bots, while Sally kicks a surprised Robotnik to the ground. Two of the rebels, Lieutenant [[Smiley]] and Commander [[Fleming]] give Geoffrey his rebel gear, confusing Dylan and Hamlin as to what side he is actually on. Sally walks over, and quickly explains that Geoffrey is on their side, but that a full explanation would take some time. Robotnik, however, has another plan up his sleeve as he reaches for a control panel. He opens it up, and presses the button on the panel, as an auto-destruct sequence starts up. He gloats about his victory as he leaves the group alone, falling into a pipe to escape the facility.
+*'''Editor-in-chief''': [[Richard Goldwater]]
-With only 30 seconds to escape, Geoffrey recommends taking their vehicle out. Suddenly, one of the remaining Stealth 'Bots smashes the drill vehicle easily. The group run away from the lair, as Sally finds a room labelled 'vehicle maintenance'. They run into a hangar, taking out Swatbots on the way, as the Stealth Bots continue to pursue them. The hangar is full of UFO-like hovercars called Air Ships, which Sally orders everybody to use. They board them and escape Robotropolis, just as the Auto Automaton facility explodes. With Robotnik's Auto Automaton plant destroyed, Sally declares this an accomplished mission.
-The Freedom Fighters land in a field, while Sally's groups of Freedom Fighters are confused as to what has happened. Before she explains everything, she takes out a box from her vest, revealing many badges in it. She awards her Freedom Fighters battlefield commissions, making them official Freedom Fighters.
-At night, around a camp fire, Sally tells everybody what exactly has transpired: She revealed Geoffrey never had any ill thoughts, with his true loyalties with the [[Maximillian Acorn|king]] and [[Kingdom of Acorn|country]]. He had sent Sally to his bunker earlier, activating the Auto Automaton Sally prematurely, prior to any of the attacks on the energy substations. Geoffrey and Sally released the Auto Automaton Sally early on to handle the Freedom Fighters during their assaults on the substations. If there were any complications, Geoffrey had his Rebel Underground for backup, which came in handy when Arlo and Penelope needed help. After the attack on the third energy substation, Geoffrey took the Auto Automaton Sally and put it in a stasis tube infront of Robotnik's monitor. He then released the real Sally, with Robotnik thinking it was the Auto Automaton one. Dylan puts in his two cents, not believing that the robotic duplicate was so perfect in design, having noticed some minor differences between the Auto Automaton and the real Saly. Sally thanks Geoffrey for his help, for if it was not for him, Robotnik's plans could have succeeded.
-The next morning, Geoffrey prepares to leave with his troops. Sally offers him an invitation to come to [[Knothole Village]], but Geoffrey must maintain his leadership of the Rebel Underground. He gives her a kiss goodbye, after saying that they will likely meet again.
-With Robotnik's plans deterred, Sally and her new Freedom Fighters head back to Knothole. She also realizes that she put her obligations as a Freedom Fighter over her personal obligations, and that now she sees that she has two men interested in her.
-==Key Events==
+====Synopsis====
+[[Hamlin Pig|Hamlin]], [[Sally Acorn (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Princess Sally]], and [[Dylan Porcupine|Dylan]] are engaged in a firefight with a mob of [[SWATbots]] inside a base in [[Robotropolis (Archie)|Robotropolis]]. As they duck for cover, Dylan wonders if it was a good idea to charge in with [[Arlo Armadillo|Arlo]], [[Penelope Platypus|Penelope]], and [[Geoffrey St. John]] missing. Hamlin insists that Geoffrey's nothing but a coward, but Sally tells him they do need Geoffrey and he saved his life. As Hamlin scoffs, the catwalk he's standing down is shot down by the SWATbots. Sally helps him back up before he falls and gets shot. The three burst into the next room, finding themselves face to face with [[Doctor Ivo Robotnik (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Dr. Robotnik]] and Geoffrey.
-*The group attacks Robotnik's third base but are soon caught in Robotnik's trap.
-*Robotnik explains his plans for the [[Auto Automaton]] and Geoffrey appears to be a traitor to the group.
-*Robotnik attempts to roboticize Sally but fails, as Geoffrey replaced her with the Auto Automaton.
-*The group is attacked by [[Stealth 'Bot]]s but they defeat them and destroy the factory, though Robotnik escapes.
-*Geoffrey kisses Sally, laying the foundations for their potential relationship in the future.
+Hamlin rushes at Geoffrey, ready to pound him into submission for betraying the team, when Sally tells him to knock it off since Geoffrey is "on the same side". Robotnik reveals that Sally is actually [[Auto Automaton|a perfect robot copy]]. He goes on to explain the substations were not weak points in Robotropolis' defense systems; they were a rumor he spread to test his Auto Automatons: a perfect robot copy to a living being. Since his Sally copy was successful, Robotnik shows he's in the process of replacing the other [[Freedom Fighters (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Freedom Fighters]] with robot copies, and Geoffrey had previously delivered the real Sally to him. Robotnik decides that the real Sally is no longer useful to him and attempts to [[Roboticizer (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|roboticize]] her. However, the process ends up overloading the system and causes it to explode.
-==Other features==
-===Sonic the Hedgehog Back Issue Offer===
-A comic subscription page for subscribing to:
-*6 to 12 future issue of the main ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (comic character)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' comic book series.
-*[[Archie Sonic the Hedgehog In Your Face!]]
-*All four issues of the ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (miniseries)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' miniseries ([[Archie Sonic the Hedgehog (miniseries) Issue 1|issue 1]] and [[Archie Sonic the Hedgehog (miniseries) Issue 3|issue 3]] are sold out).
-*All three issues of the ''[[Princess Sally (miniseries)|Princess Sally]]'' miniseries.
-*Issue [[Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 1|1]], [[Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 2|2]], [[Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 3|3]], [[Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 4|4]], [[Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 5|5]], [[Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 6|6]] and  [[Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 7|7]] of the main ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (comic character)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' comic book series.
+The "robot" Sally reveals that she was the real Sally all along and had simply been deceiving Robotnik. She demands Robotnik to surrender, but instead he activates his [[Stealth 'Bot]]s. The 'Bots surround the team and grab Sally, Hamlin, and Dylan. Robotnik declares victory, but Geoffrey has another trick up his sleeve. The ground shakes under Robotnik and the members of the [[Rebel Underground]], along with Penelope and Arlo, arrive in a massive drilling machine to save them. As the heroes regroup, Robotnik sets the base to self-destruct and escapes via a secret elevator. The Stealth 'Bots crash the drilling machine, so the group runs to the base's hangar, hijacks a set of hovercrafts, and escape just as the place explodes.
-===Sally-Grants===
-A "Sally version" of Sonic-Grams that includes:
+Back in the forest, Sally offhandedly mentions that, since the facility was Robotnik's robo-duplicate plant, they won't have to worry about robotic doppelgangers for a long time. Before she explains things, Sally awards Hamlin, Dylan, Penelope, and Arlo with official Freedom Fighter status. That night, Sally and Geoffrey explain how the plan worked.
-*A note from [[Scott Fulop]].
-*A fan-letter send into Archie Comics.
+They had to keep the plan from them in order for their reactions to be authentic. At some point, Robotnik approached Geoffrey to swap Sally with the robot duplicate. After he earned Sally's trust by explaining Robotnik's plan to her, they activated the Sally android prematurely to learn what its objectives were. The members of the Rebel Underground were there as backup and retrieved Penelope and Arlo when they were left behind. Then, they switched the android Sally for the real Sally, tricking Robotnik that he was getting the real thing. Dylan points out some differences with the robot, including it wearing a purple vest and calling Geoffrey "Mr. St. John", but besides that it acted and showed the same emotions as the real Sally. Sally says if Geoffrey did not tip her off, Robotnik's plan would of succeeded.
-*A preview of the covers for [[Archie Sonic & Knuckles]] and [[Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 24]].
+The next morning, Sally insists Geoffrey come back to Knothole to help the Freedom Fighters, but he insists that he has to lead the Rebel Underground. Geoffrey says she may see him again and gives her a kiss before he leaves. Sally tells herself her duty as a Freedom Fighter is more important than her personal life, but now she has two people in her heart.
+====Appearances====
+'''Characters''':
+*[[Auto Automaton]]
+*[[Arlo Armadillo]]
+*[[Badnik Horde (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Badnik Horde]]
+**[[Stealth 'Bot]] {{1st}}
+**[[SWATbot (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|SWATbot]] (multiple)
+*[[Dylan Porcupine]]
+*[[Doctor Ivo Robotnik (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Doctor Robotnik]]
+*[[Hamlin Pig]]
+*[[Knothole Freedom Fighters]]
+**[[Sally Acorn (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Sally Acorn]]
+*[[Penelope Platypus]]
+*[[Rebel Underground]]
+**[[Fleming]] {{1st}}
+**[[Geoffrey St. John]]
+**[[Smiley]] {{1st}}
+'''Races and species''':
+*[[Mobian]]
+*[[Overlander]]
+'''Locations''':
+*[[Prime Zone (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Prime Zone]]
+**[[Mobius (Archie)|Mobius]]
+***[[Great Forest]]
+****[[Knothole Village (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Knothole Village]] {{Mention}}
+***[[Robotropolis (Archie)|Robotropolis]]
+====Trivia====
+*The leftover duplicates of the [[Knothole Freedom Fighters|Freedom Fighters]] created by [[Doctor Ivo Robotnik (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Robotnik]] would later be used to aid in training of a brainwashed [[Sonic the Hedgehog (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Sonic]] in [[Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 27|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #27]].
+*It is incorrectly shown to be daytime in a panel on page 20.
+==Other features==
+*Sonic the Hedgehog Back Issue Offer: A comic subscription page for subscribing to:
+**6 to 12 future issue of the main ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (Archie comic series)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' comic book series.
+**''[[Archie Sonic the Hedgehog In Your Face!|Sonic the Hedgehog In Your Face!]]''
+**All four issues of the ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (miniseries)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' miniseries ([[Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 1 (miniseries)|issue 1]] and [[Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 3 (miniseries)|issue 3]] are sold out).
+**All three issues of the ''[[Princess Sally (miniseries)|Princess Sally]]'' miniseries.
+**Issue [[Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 1|1]], [[Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 2|2]], [[Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 3|3]], [[Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 4|4]], [[Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 5|5]], [[Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 6|6]] and  [[Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 7|7]] of the main ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (Archie comic series)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' comic book series.
+*Sally-Grants: A "Sally version" of Sonic-Grams that includes:
+**A note from [[Scott Fulop]].
+**A fan-letter sent into Archie Comics.
+**A preview of the covers for ''[[Archie Sonic & Knuckles|Sonic & Knuckles]]'' and [[Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 24|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #24]].
 ==Gallery==
+===Cover artwork===
+<gallery widths="200">
+Archie Princess Sally 3 alternate cover.jpg|Unused main cover. Artwork by [[Harvey Mercadoocasio]].
+</gallery>
+===Preview pages===
 {{Gallery start}}
-<gallery>
+<gallery widths="200">
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 </gallery>
 {{Gallery end}}
-==Trivia==
-*This issue shows the Freedom Fighters using gun-like weapons. This would contradict the ban on gun-based weapons the [[Kingdom of Acorn]] adopted prior to the [[Great War]].
-*This is the first issue to reveal other members of the Rebel Underground.
-*The leftover duplicates of the Freedom Fighters created by Robotnik will later be used to aid in training of a brainwashed Sonic in [[Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 27]].
 ==External links==
 *{{ME link|Archie Princess Sally Miniseries Issue 3}}
+{{ArchieIssues1}}
-*[http://info.sonicretro.org/Princess_Sally_3_(Archie_Mini-Series) Sonic Retro]
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+[[Category:1995 issues]]
+[[Category:Archie Comics issues written by Ken Penders]]
+[[Category:Archie Comics issues written by Mike Kanterovich]]