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|date = January 1999
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|coverartist = * [[Patrick Spaziante]]
 
* [[Harvey Mercadoocasio]]
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*[[Dan Slott]]
 
*[[Roger Brown]]
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*[[Nelson Ribeiro]]
* Roger Brown
 
 
*[[Frank Strom]]
* Nelson Rebeiro
 
 
*[[Jay Oliveras]]
* Frank Strom
 
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* Jay Oliveras
 
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*[[Patrick Spaziante]]
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* Nelson Rebeiro
 
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* Frank Strom
 
 
*[[James Fry]]
* Jay Oliveras
 
 
*Nelson Ribeiro
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*Frank Strom
* Pam Eklund
 
* Jay Oliveras
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*[[Dave Manak]]
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*[[Bob Wiacek]]
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*[[Jim Amash]]
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*Jay Oliveras
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*[[Jeff Powell]]
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*[[Vickie Williams]]
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*[[Josh Ray]]
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* [[Sally Moon]]
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*[[Frank Gagliardo]]
* [[Chibi Rose]]
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*[[Barry Grossman]]
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* [[Tuxedo Knux]]
 
 
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* [[Doctor Ivanna Robotina]]
 
 
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* [[Yagyu Clan]]
 
 
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* [[Liu Chi Mei]]
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*[[Zonic the Zone Cop]]
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*[[Sally Moon]]
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*[[Chibi Rose]]
 
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*[[Doctor Ivanna Robotina]]
 
*[[Yagyu Clan]]
 
*[[Liu Fang]]
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'''''Archie Sonic Super Special Issue 8''''' (also known as '''''Sally Moon''''') is the eighth issue of the [[Sonic Super Special]]s series published by [[Archie Comics]].
 
'''''Archie Sonic Super Special Issue 8''''' (also known as '''''Sally Moon''''') is the eighth issue of the [[Sonic Super Special]]s series published by [[Archie Comics]].
   
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==Featured stories==
==Summary==
 
==="Zone Wars: Prelude"===
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===Zone Wars: Prelude===
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* '''Writer: '''[[Dan Slott]]
[[Zonic the Zone Cop]] is informed that [[Ivanna Robotina]] has transported to [[Mobius]] and is fighting [[Sonic the Hedgehog (Archie character)|Sonic]]. Sonic is saved by [[Sally Moon]] and [[Chibi Rose]]. Robotina attacks Sally Moon and Chibi Rose, but they are saved by [[Tuxedo Knux]]. Sonic is shocked that Sally Moon and Tuxedo Knux are together. Zonic arrives and teleports everyone back to their own zones. Sonic wants questions about the other zones, but Zonic states to Sonic that he never teleported himself to the other zones and Zonic did it. The [[Ultimate Annihilator]] has weakened the barrier meaning that others can teleport to different zones. Zonic expects Sonic to help him with future adventures, as he is Sonic Prime. As Zonic disappears Sonic yells "Why didn't he get the girl!"
 
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* '''Pencils: '''[[James Fry]]
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* '''Inks: '''[[Bob Wiacek]]
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* '''Letters: '''[[Jeff Powell]]
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* '''Colors & Interior Separations: '''[[Josh Ray|Josh D. Ray]]
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* '''Editor: '''[[J. F. Gabrie]]
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* '''Managing editor: '''[[Victor Gorelick]]
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* '''Editor-in-chief: '''[[Richard Goldwater]]
 
[[Zonic the Zone Cop]] is informed that [[Ivanna Robotina]] has transported to [[Mobius (Archie)|Mobius]] and is fighting [[Sonic the Hedgehog (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Sonic]]. Sonic is saved by [[Sally Moon]] and [[Chibi Rose]]. Robotina attacks Sally Moon and Chibi Rose, but they are saved by [[Tuxedo Knux]]. Sonic is shocked that Sally Moon and Tuxedo Knux are together. Zonic arrives and teleports everyone back to their own zones. Sonic wants questions about the other zones, but Zonic states to Sonic that he never teleported himself to the other zones and Zonic did it. The [[Ultimate Annihilator]] has weakened the barrier meaning that others can teleport to different zones. Zonic expects Sonic to help him with future adventures, as he is Sonic Prime. As Zonic disappears Sonic yells "Why didn't he get the girl!"
   
==="Running on Empty"===
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===Running on Empty===
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* '''Writer & Co-Plotter: '''[[Roger Brown]]
Sonic and [[Amy Rose (Archie)|Amy]] by themselves on a night in [[Knothole]], Amy thanks Sonic for getting her a jacket with his speed. Sonic tells the story of a time his speed almost killed him.
 
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* '''Pencils & Co-Plotter: '''[[Nelson Ribeiro]]
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* '''Inks: '''[[Jim Amash]]
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* '''Colors: '''[[Frank Gagliardo]]
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* '''Letters: '''[[Vickie Williams]]
 
Sonic and [[Amy Rose (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Amy]] by themselves on a night in [[Knothole Village (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Knothole]], Amy thanks Sonic for getting her a jacket with his speed. Sonic tells the story of a time his speed almost killed him.
   
In the story, Sonic is tricked by [[Snively]] into thinking Sally's in danger and is zapped by a machine. Sonic helps [[Rosie]] and heads back to Knothole where [[Sally]], [[Rotor]] and [[Miles "Tails" Prower (Archie)|Tails]] are waiting for him, but Sonic can't control his speed. Rotor examines him on a treadmill, but the treadmill overloads due to Sonic's sudden burst of speed. Rotor tells the [[Freedom Fighters]] that Sonic has been hit with a ray that has super accelerated his metabolism which has given him extreme speed, but has sped up his aging process. Sonic enters the room as an old hedgehog and Sally, Rotor, Tails and himself travel to [[Robotropolis]] in an attempt to reverse the ray. Rotor works hard trying to rewire the circuits, but [[Doctor Eggman (Archie)|Dr. Robotnik]] finds them and surrounds Sally, Rotor and Tails with his [[SWATbots]]. Sonic uses all of the strength he has left to blast through the SWATbots and pile them on Dr. Robotnik. Sonic exhausted, almost dying from his age, Sally begs Snively to hit him with the ray to stop him from suffering. Snively thinking the ray will kill Sonic fires, but Sonic is returned to normal and he and his friends leave back to Knothole.
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In the story, Sonic is tricked by [[Snively Robotnik|Snively]] into thinking Sally's in danger and is zapped by a machine. Sonic helps [[Rosie Woodchuck (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Rosie]] and heads back to Knothole where [[Sally Acorn (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Sally]], [[Rotor Walrus|Rotor]] and [[Miles "Tails" Prower (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Tails]] are waiting for him, but Sonic can't control his speed. Rotor examines him on a treadmill, but the treadmill overloads due to Sonic's sudden burst of speed. Rotor tells the [[Freedom Fighters (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Freedom Fighters]] that Sonic has been hit with a ray that has super accelerated his metabolism which has given him extreme speed, but has sped up his aging process. Sonic enters the room as an old hedgehog and Sally, Rotor, Tails and himself travel to [[Robotropolis (Archie)|Robotropolis]] in an attempt to reverse the ray. Rotor works hard trying to rewire the circuits, but [[Doctor Eggman (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Dr. Robotnik]] finds them and surrounds Sally, Rotor and Tails with his [[SWATbot (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|SWATbot]]. Sonic uses all of the strength he has left to blast through the SWATbots and pile them on Dr. Robotnik. Sonic exhausted, almost dying from his age, Sally begs Snively to hit him with the ray to stop him from suffering. Snively thinking the ray will kill Sonic fires, but Sonic is returned to normal and he and his friends leave back to Knothole.
   
==="Den of Thieves"===
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===Den of Thieves===
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* '''Writer & Pencils: '''[[Frank Strom]]
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* '''Inks: '''Jim Amash
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* '''Colors: '''[[Barry Grossman]]
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* '''Letters: '''Vickie Williams
 
[[Monkey Khan]] has traveled to the [[Dragon Kingdom]] and has saved two locals from the [[Yagyu Clan]]. The locals tell him that the Clan has stolen their village's possessions and taken them back to their headquarters. Overconfident, Monkey Khan doesn't believe their tales of the dragon and the Clan's headquarters and journey's there with them. [[Lord Yagyu]] sends them into a trap, in which they find the stolen goods in treasure chests and the dragon. Monkey Khan quickly realizing that the dragon's a robot destroys the Clan's control over it and it attacks them. Monkey Khan and the locals takes the goods back to the village and hope that Monkey Khan sticks around.
 
[[Monkey Khan]] has traveled to the [[Dragon Kingdom]] and has saved two locals from the [[Yagyu Clan]]. The locals tell him that the Clan has stolen their village's possessions and taken them back to their headquarters. Overconfident, Monkey Khan doesn't believe their tales of the dragon and the Clan's headquarters and journey's there with them. [[Lord Yagyu]] sends them into a trap, in which they find the stolen goods in treasure chests and the dragon. Monkey Khan quickly realizing that the dragon's a robot destroys the Clan's control over it and it attacks them. Monkey Khan and the locals takes the goods back to the village and hope that Monkey Khan sticks around.
   
==="Ghost Busted"===
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===Ghost Busted===
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* '''Writer, Pencils & Inks: '''[[Jay Oliveras]]
This story is based on [[Sonic the Hedgehog (SatAM)]], episode "[[Fed Up With Antoine/Ghost Busted|Ghost Busted]]".
 
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* '''Based on the animated episode by: '''[[Pat Allee|Pat Lee]]
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* '''Colors: '''Frank Gagliardo
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* '''Letters: '''Vickie Williams
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Tails recounts the strange story of his camping trip with Sonic and Antoine. Sonic was teaching Tails about tracking when Antoine slipped down a ditch into a pool of water. Sonic explained that Antoine was supposed to hide for their tracking exercise and asked why he gave himself away. Antoine claimed to have seen a ghost, but Sonic and Tails believed that ghosts didn't exist.
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That night, the group set up a campfire and Sonic told Tails a story about a highwayman who stole a medallion from a sorcerer. Sonic told him that highwayman was cursed and roams the Great Forest as the Headless Gopher. Antoine, trying to sleep, was spooked by the story. Tails eventually drifted to sleep as well and had a terrible nightmare. He began to stir from his slumber when he noticed a glowing figure from the corner of his eye and began screaming.
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Tails explained to Sonic that he thought he saw the Headless Gopher, but Sonic assured his friend that it was just a story. They notice that Antoine is missing and head out to look for him. Tails was certain that the Headless Gopher has captured Antoine. Eventually, Tails saw Sonic talking to a glowing figure and convinced himself that it was a ghost that had brainwashed Sonic.
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Tails tried to flee, but ended up bumping into the ghost. Sonic revealed to Tails that their ghost was actually Antoine: he had been sleepwalking and wandered into some "Foxfire Bushes". He then picked up some of the leaves himself and showed Tails that they give people a fiery glow. The group headed back to sleep and awoke the next morning, ready to finish their camping trip. Tails told Sonic he was ready for more ghost stories now that he was certain ghosts didn't exist. Just then, the group spotted the golden medallion nearby and fled the forest as the spirit of the Headless Gopher laughed at them.
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===Off Panel===
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{{See also|Off Panel}}
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* '''Writer: '''[[Michael Gallagher]]
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* '''Pencils: '''[[Dave Manak]]
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[[File:SSS8OffPanel.png|thumb|200px|Off Panel]]
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Sonic and Tails go to a comic book convention with Tails thinking that Sonic wanted to come here to show his appreciation for the people reading his comics. Instead, Sonic reveals that he only came to receive a free beany bag baby.
   
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
 
*This is the first issue to introduce Zonic the Zone cop and the [[Luna Zone]].
 
*This is the first issue to introduce Zonic the Zone cop and the [[Luna Zone]].
 
*Sally Moon, Chibi Rose, Tuxedo Knux and Ivanna Robotina are based on the TV anime show ''[[wikipedia:Sailor Moon|Sailor Moon]]''.
 
*Sally Moon, Chibi Rose, Tuxedo Knux and Ivanna Robotina are based on the TV anime show ''[[wikipedia:Sailor Moon|Sailor Moon]]''.
 
*The fourth story, "Ghost Busted", is based on the ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (TV series)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' TV series episode, also titled "[[Fed Up With Antoine/Ghost Busted|Ghost Busted]]".
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*The Yagyu Clan featured in "Den of Thieves" would return as part of the Iron Dominion in [[Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 200|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #200]]. The Yagyu Lord seen in this issue does not return, but other Lords are seen in [[Archie Sonic Universe Issue 14|''Sonic Universe'' #14]] and [[Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 211|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #211]].
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*Zonic stares at a device that looks like the Dragon Radar from ''Dragon Ball'' when explaining Sonic's past Zone hopping adventures.
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*The Matrix of Leadership from ''Transformers'' makes an appearance on page 6 of "Running on Empty".
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*Pat Allee is credited as "Pat Alee" in this issue's table of contents.
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*Jim Amash was credited in place of Pam Eklund for "Running on Empty" and "Den of Thieves". This mistake was corrected in [[Archie Sonic Super Special Issue 9|''Sonic Super Special'' #9]]'s Sonic-Grams Special.
   
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==Gallery==
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===Cover artwork===
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{{Archie Comics issues}}
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{{Italic title}}
 
[[Category:Sonic Super Specials]]
 
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Archie Sonic Super Special Issue 8 (also known as Sally Moon) is the eighth issue of the Sonic Super Specials series published by Archie Comics.

Featured stories

Zone Wars: Prelude

Zonic the Zone Cop is informed that Ivanna Robotina has transported to Mobius and is fighting Sonic. Sonic is saved by Sally Moon and Chibi Rose. Robotina attacks Sally Moon and Chibi Rose, but they are saved by Tuxedo Knux. Sonic is shocked that Sally Moon and Tuxedo Knux are together. Zonic arrives and teleports everyone back to their own zones. Sonic wants questions about the other zones, but Zonic states to Sonic that he never teleported himself to the other zones and Zonic did it. The Ultimate Annihilator has weakened the barrier meaning that others can teleport to different zones. Zonic expects Sonic to help him with future adventures, as he is Sonic Prime. As Zonic disappears Sonic yells "Why didn't he get the girl!"

Running on Empty

Sonic and Amy by themselves on a night in Knothole, Amy thanks Sonic for getting her a jacket with his speed. Sonic tells the story of a time his speed almost killed him.

In the story, Sonic is tricked by Snively into thinking Sally's in danger and is zapped by a machine. Sonic helps Rosie and heads back to Knothole where Sally, Rotor and Tails are waiting for him, but Sonic can't control his speed. Rotor examines him on a treadmill, but the treadmill overloads due to Sonic's sudden burst of speed. Rotor tells the Freedom Fighters that Sonic has been hit with a ray that has super accelerated his metabolism which has given him extreme speed, but has sped up his aging process. Sonic enters the room as an old hedgehog and Sally, Rotor, Tails and himself travel to Robotropolis in an attempt to reverse the ray. Rotor works hard trying to rewire the circuits, but Dr. Robotnik finds them and surrounds Sally, Rotor and Tails with his SWATbot. Sonic uses all of the strength he has left to blast through the SWATbots and pile them on Dr. Robotnik. Sonic exhausted, almost dying from his age, Sally begs Snively to hit him with the ray to stop him from suffering. Snively thinking the ray will kill Sonic fires, but Sonic is returned to normal and he and his friends leave back to Knothole.

Den of Thieves

Monkey Khan has traveled to the Dragon Kingdom and has saved two locals from the Yagyu Clan. The locals tell him that the Clan has stolen their village's possessions and taken them back to their headquarters. Overconfident, Monkey Khan doesn't believe their tales of the dragon and the Clan's headquarters and journey's there with them. Lord Yagyu sends them into a trap, in which they find the stolen goods in treasure chests and the dragon. Monkey Khan quickly realizing that the dragon's a robot destroys the Clan's control over it and it attacks them. Monkey Khan and the locals takes the goods back to the village and hope that Monkey Khan sticks around.

Ghost Busted

  • Writer, Pencils & Inks: Jay Oliveras
  • Based on the animated episode by: Pat Lee
  • Colors: Frank Gagliardo
  • Letters: Vickie Williams

Tails recounts the strange story of his camping trip with Sonic and Antoine. Sonic was teaching Tails about tracking when Antoine slipped down a ditch into a pool of water. Sonic explained that Antoine was supposed to hide for their tracking exercise and asked why he gave himself away. Antoine claimed to have seen a ghost, but Sonic and Tails believed that ghosts didn't exist.

That night, the group set up a campfire and Sonic told Tails a story about a highwayman who stole a medallion from a sorcerer. Sonic told him that highwayman was cursed and roams the Great Forest as the Headless Gopher. Antoine, trying to sleep, was spooked by the story. Tails eventually drifted to sleep as well and had a terrible nightmare. He began to stir from his slumber when he noticed a glowing figure from the corner of his eye and began screaming.

Tails explained to Sonic that he thought he saw the Headless Gopher, but Sonic assured his friend that it was just a story. They notice that Antoine is missing and head out to look for him. Tails was certain that the Headless Gopher has captured Antoine. Eventually, Tails saw Sonic talking to a glowing figure and convinced himself that it was a ghost that had brainwashed Sonic.

Tails tried to flee, but ended up bumping into the ghost. Sonic revealed to Tails that their ghost was actually Antoine: he had been sleepwalking and wandered into some "Foxfire Bushes". He then picked up some of the leaves himself and showed Tails that they give people a fiery glow. The group headed back to sleep and awoke the next morning, ready to finish their camping trip. Tails told Sonic he was ready for more ghost stories now that he was certain ghosts didn't exist. Just then, the group spotted the golden medallion nearby and fled the forest as the spirit of the Headless Gopher laughed at them.

Off Panel

See also: Off Panel
SSS8OffPanel

Off Panel

Sonic and Tails go to a comic book convention with Tails thinking that Sonic wanted to come here to show his appreciation for the people reading his comics. Instead, Sonic reveals that he only came to receive a free beany bag baby.

Trivia

  • This is the first issue to introduce Zonic the Zone cop and the Luna Zone.
  • Sally Moon, Chibi Rose, Tuxedo Knux and Ivanna Robotina are based on the TV anime show Sailor Moon.
  • The fourth story, "Ghost Busted", is based on the Sonic the Hedgehog TV series episode, also titled "Ghost Busted".
  • The Yagyu Clan featured in "Den of Thieves" would return as part of the Iron Dominion in Sonic the Hedgehog #200. The Yagyu Lord seen in this issue does not return, but other Lords are seen in Sonic Universe #14 and Sonic the Hedgehog #211.
  • Zonic stares at a device that looks like the Dragon Radar from Dragon Ball when explaining Sonic's past Zone hopping adventures.
  • The Matrix of Leadership from Transformers makes an appearance on page 6 of "Running on Empty".
  • Pat Allee is credited as "Pat Alee" in this issue's table of contents.
  • Jim Amash was credited in place of Pam Eklund for "Running on Empty" and "Den of Thieves". This mistake was corrected in Sonic Super Special #9's Sonic-Grams Special.

Gallery

Cover artwork