Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 0 is the very first Sonic the Hedgehog comic made by Archie Comics, and the first issue in the original four-part Sonic the Hedgehog comic miniseries.
Featured stories[]
Don't Cry for Me, Mobius![]
- Writer: Michael Gallagher
- Pencils: Scott Shaw
- Inks: Jorge Pacheco
- Colors: Barry Grossman
- Letters: Dan Nakrosis
- Editor: Daryl Edelman
- Editor-in-Chief: Richard Goldwater
- Special thanks to: Paul Castiglia
Synopsis[]
Part I[]
Robotnik shooting Mega Muck at Sonic.
Dr. Ivo Robotnik is chasing down Sonic the Hedgehog and trying to blast him with "mega-muck" from his Egg Mobile. Sonic teases the doctor by running and jumping away from the muck, but is abruptly stopped by Caterkiller. Robotnik thinks he has Sonic trapped and demands to know the location of Knothole Village. Sonic refuses and Robotnik shoots the mega-muck at him, but Sonic dodges Robotnik's attack again, causing Caterkiller to be hit by the mega-muck. Sonic then speeds away into the Great Forest, splashing the muck all over Robotnik as well.
Sonic shows the location of Knothole, trusting the reader won't tell anyone. He pulls a vine, jumps into a stump, goes down the Great Oak Slide, and nails the landing. Rotor, Tails, and Princess Sally welcome Sonic back. Tails, admiring Sonic, asks him if he defeated any more robots. Sonic begins to brag as Rotor said he would, but is interrupted by Sally, who argues he may have left a trail for Robotnik to track him and locate their secret hideout. Sonic assures her because of his super speed, his feet never touched the ground. Tails tries to intimidate Sonic's speed, but trips over a pebble. Antoine D'Coolette arrives to deliver an urgent message: There is a leak in Knothole, which might flood the village or even allow Robotnik to locate them.
Part II[]
Meanwhile, in Robotropolis, Dr. Robotnik is sitting in his office with Buzzbomber and Crabmeat, when his spy screen reveals a group of non-robots outside the Great Forest. The group is the Freedom Fighters. Sonic tells the group spy satellites may be nearby. Antoine goes to scope the area, but falls into a pond. Sonic and the others discover the leak to be caused by a group of "weeping" willow trees, crying for the trees Robotnik had bulldozed in the past to locate Knothole. Just as they pull Antoine out of the pond, Robotnik arrives on the scene with Buzzbomber and begin their attack.
Sonic keeps the doctor away from his friends as he runs towards a well. He frantically searches for his Power Ring to defeat Robotnik and his Buzzbomber. Once he has it, he jumps through the ring into Robotnik's wrecking ball, causing it to destroy his Egg Mobile. Sonic attempts to grab the doctor, but Robotnik escapes while holding onto the back of Buzzbomber and flies away. Afterwords, the Knothole Freedom Fighters begin to plant new tree saplings, stopping the willows from weeping.
Appearances[]
Characters:
Races and species:
Locations:
- Prime Zone
- Mobius
- Northamer
- Great Forest
- Robotropolis (first appearance)
- Northamer
- Mobius
Items:
- Chili dog (mentioned)
- Great Oak Slide
- Power Ring (first appearance)
- Sonic's sneakers
Vehicles:
- Egg-O-Matic
- Egg Wrecker (first appearance)
Misc.:
Continuity[]
- Sally is shown to have reddish-brown fur and blonde hair. This was because she had fallen into a chemical vat on a mission prior and the toxins miscolored her fur as told in Knuckles the Echidna #29, "My Special Friend".
Trivia[]
The Royal Family Tree of Mobius[]
- Writer: Michael Gallagher
- Pencils: Scott Shaw
- Inks: Jorge Pacheco
Synopsis[]
In this picture, Sally wanted to show Sonic the Royal Family Tree of Acorns, only to have discovered that Dr. Robotnik had chopped it down. Sonic promises to the weeping Sally that he will get Robotnik, and everything will be "oak-kay".
Appearances[]
Characters:
Races and species:
- Mobian
- Overlander (mentioned)
Items:
Misc.:
- House of Acorn (mentioned)
Sonic's Six Speed Settings[]
- Writer: Michael Gallagher
- Pencils: Scott Shaw
- Inks: Jorge Pacheco
Synopsis[]
It is described in seven stages how fast Sonic can truly go;
- Sub-Sonic
- Ultra-Sonic
- Super-Sonic
- Trans-Sonic
- Hyper-Sonic
- Warp-Sonic
- The Sonic-Spin
Appearances[]
Characters:
Races and species:
Items:
Misc.:
Trivia[]
- Carl Lewis is mentioned in Sonic's "Ultra Sonic" description.
Robotnik's Badniks[]
- Writer: Michael Gallagher
- Pencils: Scott Shaw
- Inks: Jorge Pacheco
Synopsis[]
Dr. Robotnik introduces his main Badniks.
Appearances[]
- Badnik Horde
- Dr. Ivo Robotnik
- Knothole Freedom Fighters (mentioned)
- Sonic the Hedgehog (mentioned)
Races and species:
- Mobian (mentioned)
- Overlander
Oh No--Robo! No Mo' Mobo![]
- Writer: Michael Gallagher
- Penciler: Scott Shaw
- Inker: Bill White
- Letterer: Dan Nakrosis
- Colorist: Barry Grossman
- Editor Supreme: Daryl Edelman
Synopsis[]
Part I[]
Sonic begins to tell a story on how Mobius ended up in its current situation. The story begins with Sonic running up to Chuck's Chili Dogs where Uncle Chuck and his pet dog Muttski are waiting for him. Stopping right in front of Chuck and Muttski, Chuck asks how Sonic's shoes have been holding up. Sonic explains they are not worn out, which relieves Chuck, who states he'd been spending all of his profits on Sonic's shoes. Chuck then receives an order for two hundred chili dogs, making both he and Sonic ecstatic. Nearby, a Buzzbomber puts up a notice that the area is now ruled by Robotnik and lists his rules.
Chuck loads up the chili dogs in a wheelbarrow and Sonic goes to deliver them. After he leaves, Chuck and Muttski are apprehended by a SWATbot under Robotnik's watchful eye. Sonic arrives at a smelly factory to deliver the chili dogs, where a robotic chicken answers the door. When the chicken leaves to supposedly get the money to pay for the chili dogs, he springs a trap, dropping a giant checker-colored ball. Sonic manages to avoid it in the nick of time. Realizing it was a trap, Sonic rushes back to warn his uncle. Sonic arrives back and is shocked to see Uncle Chuck's stand being destroyed by SWATbots with his uncle and dog nowhere in sight.
Part II[]
Sonic grabs a SWATbot and demands to know what they did to Uncle Chuck and Muttski. Before the SWATbots can attack, Sonic spins the robots into pieces. He sees the robots were made by Robotnik Inc., the same place he delivered the chili dogs to. Before he can go inside the factory to face Robotnik, he is stopped by Princess Sally Acorn. She tells Sonic her father, the king, has also been kidnapped by Robotnik. Sonic starts to speed off, but Sally tackles him before the Buzzbomber patrolling the area fry him.
Sonic creates a tornado.
Sally and Sonic take a shortcut into Robotnik's factory. Sally explains the doctor takes mobians captive and turns them into robots. Sonic watches in horror as Uncle Chuck, Muttski, and a group of captives take an orientation by Robotnik. Sonic tries to get chuck to snap out of it, but he realizes he is now a robot. Robotnik grabs Sally and says he will turn her and every living on Mobius into his robots. As a group of SWATbots come closer, Sonic spins up a vortex tornado.
Sonic takes Sally with him as he runs away from the tornado. Sally tells Sonic to go into the Great Forest; she has assembled a "band of rebels" to overthrow Robotnik and return Mobius to normal. She invites Sonic to join them. Sonic agrees so he can save his uncle and dog, any other captives, and get another shot at stopping Robotnik once and for all.
Appearances[]
Characters:
- Badnik Horde
- Buzzbomber (multiple)
- Cluck
- SWATbot (multiple)
- Dr. Ivo Robotnik
- Knothole Freedom Fighters (mentioned)
- Maurice (mentioned)
- Maximillian Acorn (mentioned)
- Muttski (first appearance)
- Sir Charles Hedgehog (first appearance)
Races and species:
- Mobian
- Robian (first appearance)
- Mobini (first appearance)
- Overlander
Locations:
- Prime Zone
- Mobius
- Northamer
- Chuck's Chili Dogs (first appearance)
- Great Forest
- Robotropolis
- Northamer
- Mobius
Items:
- Chili dogs (multiple) (first appearance)
- Sonic's sneakers
Misc.:
Continuity[]
- Sally's father is mentioned to be kidnapped by Dr. Robotnik. This would remain to be the case for several issues.
- Uncle Chuck is turned into a robot in this issue. This would remain to be the case for several issues.
Trivia[]
- Uncle Chuck is drawn without gloves in this story.
- The first part of this story was reprinted in Sonic the Hedgehog 1 & 2: Sega's Official Player's Guide, serving as a "prequel" of Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit). The only change done here is the caption in the final panel, having been changed from "End of part I!" to "Now it begins..."
Sneaker Peek![]
- Writer: Michael Gallagher
- Pencils: Scott Shaw
- Inks: Jorge Pacheco
Synopsis[]
Sonic tells the readers that his shoes are not destroyed when he runs because his Uncle Chuck rigged them with modifications, such as the "Spat Strap" and "Ore-dynamic Design".
Appearances[]
Characters:
- Sir Charles Hedgehog (mentioned)
- Sonic the Hedgehog
Races and species:
Items:
Key Events[]
- Uncle Chuck and Muttski are roboticized.
Trivia[]
- The main cover of this issue sports Dr. Robotnik's original American design seen on the North American and European box arts of the original Sonic the Hedgehog games. However, in the actual story, he sports his design from the Sonic the Hedgehog TV series.
- In this issue, Dr. Robotnik is colored with black eyes and white sclera.
- In this issue, Sally is colored with reddish-brown fur and blonde hair. This was probably due to her design in the Sonic the Hedgehog TV series having not yet been finalized. Her color scheme was changed to pink fur with black hair in the very next issue.
- This was later retconned in Knuckles the Echidna #29 by Sally saying that before this issue she fell into a chemical vat on a mission and the toxins are what miscolored her fur, and that the pink fur with black hair in later issues was due to her trying to remove the toxins from her fur. This is accompanied by an editor note saying: "And you thought we colored Sally wrong all those years ago."
- In this and for many more issues, the quills on the back of Sonic's head are designed flat instead of actually part of his head.
Gallery[]
Cover concepts[]
Interior page pencils[]
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External links[]
- Archie Sonic Miniseries Issue 0 at Mobius Encyclopaedia, the Archie Sonic wiki.
