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'''''Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 15''''' is the fifteenth issue of the ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (comic series)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' comic series published by [[Archie Comics]].
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'''''Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 15''''' is the fifteenth issue of the ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (Archie comic series)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' comic series published by [[Archie Comics]].
   
 
==Official solicitation==
  
==Official solicitation==
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:''While out running with, Sonic spies a frog in trouble! For rescuing it, the frog gives Sonic three magic stones: a green one for super strength, a yellow one for leaping great distances, and a red one for elasticity! Since Sonic doesn't believe the frog, he gives the stones to Tails. But when Doc Robotnik, in his new Beetlebot, attacks the Freedom Fighters while they're out testing an all-terrain vehicle! Can Sonic figure out the secret of the stone in time?''
  
:''While out running with, Sonic spies a frog in trouble! For rescuing it, the frog gives Sonic three magic stones: a green one for super strength, a yellow one for leaping great distances, and a red one for elasticity! Since Sonic doesn't believe the frog, he gives the stones to Tails. But when Doc Robotnik, in his new Beetlebot, attacks the Freedom Fighters while they're out testing an all-terrain vehicle! Can Sonic figure out the secret of the stone in time?''
   
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===What's the Big Idea?===
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==Summary==
  
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:''Rotor's working away on a top-secret project, and the Freedom Fighters have a chance to reminisce about all of Rotor's failed experiments. Will this new project get a hot or cold reception?''
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===Animal Magnetism===
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:''Dr. Robotnik has created the Magnabot in hopes of capturing one of the most powerful Freedom Fighters, Bunnie Rabbot. Can Sonic's meddling help save the day?''
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==Featured stories==
   
 
=== Cover Corner Box ===
  
=== Cover Corner Box ===
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* '''Managing editor: '''[[Victor Gorelick]]
  
* '''Managing editor: '''[[Victor Gorelick]]
 
* '''Editor-in-Chief: '''[[Richard Goldwater]]
  
* '''Editor-in-Chief: '''[[Richard Goldwater]]
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====Part One====
  
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During a lightning storm, [[Sonic the Hedgehog (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Sonic]] shows off his speed by avoiding lightning bolts and staying dry by running between rain drops. On his journey, he comes upon a frog stuck under a tree that has been struck by lightning. He runs over but looks up to see a mudslide coming toward the frog. The frog demands Sonic runs away, but Sonic runs toward the frog and saves him just as the mudslide arrives. In the process, he gets covered in mud. The frog thanks Sonic and thinks that Sonic must be magical like he is. Sonic gets up out of the mud, but thinks the frog is joking. The frog spouts some phrases, which cause three colorful rocks to fall from the sky. He gives them to Sonic and claims that each one will endow him with a special power: green for strength, red for elasticity, and yellow for leaping great distances. Sonic is pessimistic but takes them anyway. They go their separate ways, with the frog warning Sonic that the effects of the stones only last for a few moments. Sonic, however, decides to give them to [[Miles "Tails" Prower (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Tails]] on his way back home.
  
   
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====Synopsis====
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A few days later, the [[Knothole Freedom Fighters]] are testing out [[Rotor Walrus|Rotor]]'s new land rover to help them get across the treacherous [[Badlands|Mobian Badlands]]. Rotor, however, is concerned that [[Doctor Ivo Robotnik (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Robotnik]] might come around. Tails states he's confident that Robotnik won't come around, as he has the three 'lucky' stones that Sonic gave him. Tails luck won't come in handy because Robotnik is already nearby. [[Snively Robotnik|Snively]] reports to Robotnik  that the Freedom Fighters were making their way through the [[Forbidden Zone (Northamer)|Forbidden Zone]] in their crude vehicle. He orders Snively to destroy their vehicle in their new [[Beetle 'Bot]]. As the Freedom Fighters continue on, suddenly a large shadow looms over them. The group look around, but can't figure out what it is, other than something from Robotnik. Rotor looks up and sees Robotnik's large beetle-shaped vehicle swooping down on them and yells out. Everybody jumps out of the land rover just as Robotnik fires lasers and destroys it. The Freedom Fighters fall down a cliff, along with many parts of the rover, and make a rough landing.
  
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=====Part I=====
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Robotnik lands the Beetle Bug over the cliff and orders the Freedom Fighters to surrender. Although trapped, Tails takes out the stones, but Sonic asks for them, just in case they are actually magical. As he looks at them, he forgets what exactly each one does. Sally yells out to the others as they all look up to see the Beetle Bot holding a large boulder, and throws it at the group.
  
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[[Sonic the Hedgehog (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Sonic]] is running through a storm when he sees a frog trapped under a fallen tree. Using his super speed, he saves the frog before a mudslide goes over him. The frog turns out to be magical and thanks Sonic with three magical stones. Each of the stones has a different ability: one provides super strength (green), one enables great leaping distance (yellow), and one grants elasticity (red). The frog warns that the stones will only last a short time, and leaps off after thanking him again for his rescue. Sonic, not believing the powers of the stones, decides to give the rocks to Tails as good luck charms.
   
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A few days later, the [[Knothole Freedom Fighters|Freedom Fighters]] ride into the [[Forbidden Zone (Northamer)|Mobian Badlands]] in [[Rotor Walrus|Rotor]]'s land rover. [[Miles "Tails" Prower (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Tails]] is confident the stones will protect them from [[Dr. Robotnik (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Dr. Robotnik]], but is unaware that they have been spotted by the doctor and [[Snively Robotnik|Snively]]. Robotnik decides to amuse himself by attacking the group using his new [[Beetle 'Bot]]. The Freedom Fighters are sent flying as the rover is destroyed. Trapped in a pit with the Beetle 'Bot about to crush them, Sonic determines that he has no option but to try the stones' powers.
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====Part Two====
  
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Sonic takes out the red stone and thinks he'll get the strength he needs to get rid of the boulder. He holds it out, and ends up getting flattened like liquid, which makes [[Antoine D'Coolette (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Antoine]] faint. Although the others think he has died, Sonic squeezes out and telling the others he accidentally used the stone that makes the holder flexible. Robotnik, meanwhile, orders Snively to take the bot down into the pit and to capture the other Freedom Fighters to lure Sonic. As the others run, Sonic remains and contemplates which stone to use. With Antoine, Rotor and [[Bunnie D'Coolette (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Bunnie]] caught against a cliff wall, and Robotnik heading toward them with a claw, Sonic takes a chance and uses the yellow stone, in the hopes it's for strength. He runs at the claw and goes to slam into it, only to end up bouncing off of it high into the air. He hits the ground hard, with the green stone in hand, which he knows is the strength stone.
  
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=====Part II=====
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As he returns back, he sees the rest of the Freedom Fighters caught in the claws of the Beetle Bot. Before he can react, it starts to take off for Robotropolis. As it will be in the air, Sonic realizes his strength will be useless, but he gets an idea. He grabs a large trunk of a dead tree and cuts a large slab of rock out of a nearby cliff. He stands at the end of the cliff as the bot takes off. While laughing as the bot flies up, Robotnik comes eye-to-eye with Sonic and sees his creation: a large rock fly-swatter. Sonic slams the bot with the swatter, which causes it to fall. He runs down and stops the bot from smashing into the ground and helps release the others. [[Sally Acorn (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Sally]] asks where Sonic got his powers. Sonic then realizes that the frog from earlier was actually magical.
  
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Forgetting which stone grants which powers, Sonic pulls the red stone, thinking it will grant him super strength to catch and throw back a boulder hurled by the Beetle 'Bot. He guesses wrong and is flattened, to the horror of the others. To their astonishment, Sonic survives, having employed the elasticity stone by mistake. Furious, Robotnik pilots the Beetle 'Bot in for another attack, and Sonic uses the yellow stone in hopes of gaining super strength to stop it. Once again he guesses wrong, and ends up leaping out of the pit as the Freedom Fighters are captured by Robotnik.
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Later that day, Rotor and Sally join Sonic in a marsh, who is checking every frog to try to get more magical stones.
  
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As the Beetle 'Bot prepares to take off, Sonic devises a plan. Grabbing a tree trunk and creating a slab of rock with his [[Spin Dash (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Spin-Dash]], he fashions giant fly swatter and wields it with the green stone's super strength powers. He smashes the Beetle 'Bot and catches it before crashing on the ground. As he frees the Freedom Fighters, [[Sally Acorn (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Sally]] asks where Sonic got his new powers, and he realizes that the frog had told him the truth after all. Latter, Sonic starts talking to a large group of frogs, hoping to receive more magical stones. His friends just look on, confused.
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====Appearances====
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'''Characters''':
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*[[Doctor Ivo Robotnik (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Dr. Ivo Robotnik]]
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*[[Knothole Freedom Fighters]]
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**[[Antoine D'Coolette (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Antoine D'Coolette]]
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**[[Bunnie D'Coolette (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Bunnie Rabbot]]
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**[[Miles "Tails" Prower (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Miles "Tails" Prower]]
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**[[Rotor Walrus]]
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**[[Sally Acorn (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Sally Acorn]]
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**[[Sonic the Hedgehog (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]
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*[[Snively Robotnik]]
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'''Locations''':
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*[[Prime Zone]]
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**[[Mobius (Archie)|Mobius]]
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***[[Forbidden Zone (Northamer)|Forbidden Zone]] {{1st}}
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***[[Great Forest]]
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***[[Robotropolis (Archie)|Robotropolis]] {{Mention}}
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'''Vehicles''':
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*[[Beetle 'Bot]] {{1st}}
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'''Misc.''':
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*[[Roboticization (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Roboticization]] {{Mention}}
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*[[Sonic Spin]]
   
 
===What's the Big Idea?===
  
===What's the Big Idea?===
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* '''Pencils: '''[[Art Mawhinney]]
  
* '''Pencils: '''[[Art Mawhinney]]
 
* '''Inks: '''Harvey Mercadoocasio
  
* '''Inks: '''Harvey Mercadoocasio
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The Freedom Fighters are standing outside Rotor's workshop, where he has stayed for a week working on a secret project, which leaves the others curious. Sonic reminisces over previous innovations that Rotor has made, including a formula for a carbonated milkshake that ended up exploding. The others remembered having to clean the walls of his workshop for a whole week, and Antoine never wanting to drink milk again. Sally remembers another innovation: when he tried to add bread and jelly to peanut butter to make it easier to make, but it turned out as a visible disaster. Tails snaps his fingers and thinks he knows what Rotor might be doing: working the bugs out of his Universal Frammistat (a large computer). Bunnie asks what he's talking about, while Tails has no idea what it is himself. This makes Bunnie think about what he's doing, and she imagines him developing a self-cultivating garden that she can relax in.
  
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====Synopsis====
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This whole conversation has led to all the Freedom Fighters coming up with their own ideas. Sonic thinks he may be working on a nuclear-powered skateboard, which Sally thinks is a dumb idea. She introduces her own idea of glow-in-the-dark popcorn, which Sonic rebuts with a stay-fresh lightbulb. She gets back at him by telling him that lightbulbs don't spoil, and Sonic wonders why they are put in refrigerators. Sally tries to come up with another innovation to beat Sonic, but is fresh out of ideas and admits she can't imagine what Rotor is doing.
  
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Rotor is working in his workshop, and all the Freedom Fighters are at a loss as to what he could be developing. They review some of Rotor's less-than-spectacular inventions, including an explosive milkshake, mixing jelly and bread in a peanut jar, and a "frammistat". Just as they run out of ideas on what he could be coming up with now, Rotor emerges and presents his... thermos.
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They decide to wait it out, but don't have to for long when the door explodes. Rotor walks out in the middle of smoke announcing his newest invention: the thermos, to keep hot things hot, and cold things cold. Unfortunately, Sonic doesn't think it'll take off, as he shows off a Sonic the Hedgehog thermos, and a Sonic the Hedgehog lunch box for it to fit in.
  
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====Appearances====
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'''Characters''':
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*[[Knothole Freedom Fighters]]
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**[[Antoine D'Coolette (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Antoine D'Coolette]]
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**[[Bunnie D'Coolette (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Bunnie Rabbot]]
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**[[Miles "Tails" Prower (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Miles "Tails" Prower]]
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**[[Rotor Walrus]]
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**[[Sally Acorn (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Sally Acorn]]
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**[[Sonic the Hedgehog (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]
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'''Locations''':
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*[[Prime Zone]]
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**[[Mobius (Archie)|Mobius]]
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***[[Great Forest]]
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****[[Knothole Village (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Knothole Village]]
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*****[[Freedom HQ]]
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'''Items''':
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*[[Universal Frammistat]] {{1st}}
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====Trivia====
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*A "frammistat" is an invented word that sounds as if it is something that is futuristic and very technical.
   
 
===Animal Magnetism===
  
===Animal Magnetism===
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* '''Pencils: '''Art Mawhinney
  
* '''Pencils: '''Art Mawhinney
 
* '''Inks: '''[[Jon D'Agostino]]
  
* '''Inks: '''[[Jon D'Agostino]]
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A bored Robotnik and Snively watch a video on their large screen: Bunnie Rabbot holding up a large twig supporting a swing which Tails is on. Robotnik is disgusted by the scene, but Snively notes it is the only video he could find. Snively goes on with the details about Bunnie, even though Robotnik is well aware of her. In fact, he has developed a plan to use her to bring about the downfall of the rest of the Freedom Fighters.
  
   
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====Synopsis====
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In the [[Great Forest]], meanwhile, the Freedom Fighters are preparing a barbecue with Sally and Antoine on watch for Robotnik's forces. Rotor is preparing his own speciality, but with a twist—barbecued Mobian Mush. Despite the twist, Sonic is disgusted. Bunnie runs over to the group with a ladle that Rotor needed, until it flies out of her hand. Suddenly, all other metallic objects fly away from the group as they duck to avoid them. Sonic realizes that only metal is being taken away as Bunnie starts to fly away with the objects. Sonic chases after Bunnie, but is stopped as he witnesses Robotnik's arrival in his newest creation.
  
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Robotnik, watching one of his monitors, spots [[Bunnie D'Coolette (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Bunnie]] holding a broken tree branch so that Tails can use the swing attached to it. Robotnik gleefully anticipates using the Rabbot's cyborg nature to his advantage. Later, the Freedom Fighters are having an outdoor barbecue when metal objects start flying through the air. Bunnie is caught up in the effect, and Sonic rushes after her only to discover the cause: Robotnik's new [[Magnabot]], which uses a giant electro-magnet. Robotnik, intending to capture Bunnie and use her as bait for the other Freedom Fighters, doesn't notice Sonic.
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Sonic spots Bunnie holding onto a tree to avoid being pulled in by the magnet. Struck by a flying can, Sonic gets an idea, and grabs a trashcan lid before rushing out of the magnetic field area. He then taunts Robotnik, holding up the lid and daring the doctor to use the magnet on him. Robotnik has Snively redirect the Magnabot so it can draw in the lid, and power it up so they can be sure to capture him. However, he realizes too late that Sonic has tricked them into aiming the magnet towards [[Robotropolis (Archie)|Robotropolis]]. The Magnabot is then buried under a pile of objects attracted from the city, allowing Sonic and Bunnie to make their escape. Rotor later coats Bunnie's limbs with a solution to prevent her from being captured again.
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====Appearances====
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'''Characters''':
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*[[Badnik Horde (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Badnik Horde]]
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**[[Buzzbomber (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Buzzbomber]]
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**[[Grounder (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Grounder]]
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**[[Scratch (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Scratch]]
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**[[Stealthbot (Archie)|Stealthbot]] {{1st}}
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**[[SWATbot (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|SWATbot]] (multiple)
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*[[Doctor Ivo Robotnik (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Dr. Ivo Robotnik]]
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*[[Knothole Freedom Fighters]]
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**[[Antoine D'Coolette (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Antoine D'Coolette]]
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**[[Bunnie D'Coolette (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Bunnie Rabbot]]
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**[[Miles "Tails" Prower (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Miles "Tails" Prower]]
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**[[Rotor Walrus]]
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**[[Sally Acorn (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Sally Acorn]]
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**[[Sonic the Hedgehog (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]
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*[[Snively Robotnik]]
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'''Locations''':
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*[[Prime Zone]]
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**[[Mobius (Archie)|Mobius]]
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***[[Great Forest]]
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****[[Knothole Village (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Knothole Village]]
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***[[Robotropolis (Archie)|Robotropolis]]
   
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'''Vehicles''':
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Robotnik has arrived in the Great Forest in his [[Magnabot]], a tracked vertically-inclined vehicle with a large magnet at the front of it. Sonic looks over as he hears Bunnie, who is holding onto a tree, but is losing her grip. Suddenly, he's hit in the head with a can, which gives him an idea. He grabs a trash can lid just as it passes by and races out of the magnetic field before he's attracted to the magnet due to the lid.
  
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*[[Hover Unit (Archie)|Hover Unit]] {{1st}}
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*[[Magnabot]] {{1st}}
   
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'''Misc.''':
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Outside of the field, Sonic taunts Robotnik. Snively notes the field and recommends they widen the arc. Robotnik, however, plans on turning the Magnabot quickly and cranking the power up to catch him. He gives the order, as Snively turns the Magnabot and puts the magnet to full power. Sonic, in the meantime, has started running aside. Snively decides to continue following him. Unfortunate for Robotnik, he realizes Sonic's plan too late as the Magnabot has been turned around to face Robotropolis. The two watch on helplessly as the full power magnet pulls numerous Badniks and metal from Robotropolis. With the bot and magnet overwhelmed with metal, Sonic grabs Bunnie and takes her to safety.
 
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*[[Mobain Mush]]
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Back in Knothole, to prevent the magnetism issue from happening again, Rotor coats Bunnie's metallic parts in an anti-magnetic solution.
  
   
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==Key Events==
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====Trivia====
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*The [[Hover Unit]]s and [[Stealthbot]]s used in the ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (TV series)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' television series makes their first appearance in the [[Archie Comics]], being some of the objects attracted from Robotropolis by the Magnabot.
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*Sonic is given three magical stones, each with a unique power.
  
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*Sonic is able to defeat Robotnik's creation, the Beetlebot, in the Forbidden Zone with the help of one of the stones.
  
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*Dr. Robotnik uses a robot that is capable of controlling magnetism in order to capture Bunnie and lure the Freedom Fighters into a trap.
  
   
 
==Trivia==
  
==Trivia==
 
*This issue cover is one of the six in the main Sonic comic series to not feature Sonic in the art, the others being StH: #146, #157, #190, #210, and #240. (Due to SEGA, Sonic was on the covers in some form, be it an icon, corner box or an alternate form.)
  
*This issue cover is one of the six in the main Sonic comic series to not feature Sonic in the art, the others being StH: #146, #157, #190, #210, and #240. (Due to SEGA, Sonic was on the covers in some form, be it an icon, corner box or an alternate form.)
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*The Swatbot/personnel shuttle used in SatAM makes its first appearance in the Archie comic, being some of the objects attracted from Robotropolis by the Magnabot.
 
   
 
==Gallery==
  
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Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 15 is the fifteenth issue of the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series published by Archie Comics.

Official solicitation

Rockin' the 'Bot

While out running with, Sonic spies a frog in trouble! For rescuing it, the frog gives Sonic three magic stones: a green one for super strength, a yellow one for leaping great distances, and a red one for elasticity! Since Sonic doesn't believe the frog, he gives the stones to Tails. But when Doc Robotnik, in his new Beetlebot, attacks the Freedom Fighters while they're out testing an all-terrain vehicle! Can Sonic figure out the secret of the stone in time?

What's the Big Idea?

Rotor's working away on a top-secret project, and the Freedom Fighters have a chance to reminisce about all of Rotor's failed experiments. Will this new project get a hot or cold reception?

Animal Magnetism

Dr. Robotnik has created the Magnabot in hopes of capturing one of the most powerful Freedom Fighters, Bunnie Rabbot. Can Sonic's meddling help save the day?

Featured stories

Cover Corner Box

Sonic yells at Robotnik to get off of his cover.

Rockin' the 'Bot!

Synopsis

Part I

Sonic is running through a storm when he sees a frog trapped under a fallen tree. Using his super speed, he saves the frog before a mudslide goes over him. The frog turns out to be magical and thanks Sonic with three magical stones. Each of the stones has a different ability: one provides super strength (green), one enables great leaping distance (yellow), and one grants elasticity (red). The frog warns that the stones will only last a short time, and leaps off after thanking him again for his rescue. Sonic, not believing the powers of the stones, decides to give the rocks to Tails as good luck charms.

A few days later, the Freedom Fighters ride into the Mobian Badlands in Rotor's land rover. Tails is confident the stones will protect them from Dr. Robotnik, but is unaware that they have been spotted by the doctor and Snively. Robotnik decides to amuse himself by attacking the group using his new Beetle 'Bot. The Freedom Fighters are sent flying as the rover is destroyed. Trapped in a pit with the Beetle 'Bot about to crush them, Sonic determines that he has no option but to try the stones' powers.

Part II

Forgetting which stone grants which powers, Sonic pulls the red stone, thinking it will grant him super strength to catch and throw back a boulder hurled by the Beetle 'Bot. He guesses wrong and is flattened, to the horror of the others. To their astonishment, Sonic survives, having employed the elasticity stone by mistake. Furious, Robotnik pilots the Beetle 'Bot in for another attack, and Sonic uses the yellow stone in hopes of gaining super strength to stop it. Once again he guesses wrong, and ends up leaping out of the pit as the Freedom Fighters are captured by Robotnik.

As the Beetle 'Bot prepares to take off, Sonic devises a plan. Grabbing a tree trunk and creating a slab of rock with his Spin-Dash, he fashions giant fly swatter and wields it with the green stone's super strength powers. He smashes the Beetle 'Bot and catches it before crashing on the ground. As he frees the Freedom Fighters, Sally asks where Sonic got his new powers, and he realizes that the frog had told him the truth after all. Latter, Sonic starts talking to a large group of frogs, hoping to receive more magical stones. His friends just look on, confused.

Appearances

Characters:

Locations:

Vehicles:

Misc.:

What's the Big Idea?

Synopsis

Rotor is working in his workshop, and all the Freedom Fighters are at a loss as to what he could be developing. They review some of Rotor's less-than-spectacular inventions, including an explosive milkshake, mixing jelly and bread in a peanut jar, and a "frammistat". Just as they run out of ideas on what he could be coming up with now, Rotor emerges and presents his... thermos.

Appearances

Characters:

Locations:

Items:

  • Universal Frammistat (first appearance)

Trivia

  • A "frammistat" is an invented word that sounds as if it is something that is futuristic and very technical.

Animal Magnetism

Synopsis

Robotnik, watching one of his monitors, spots Bunnie holding a broken tree branch so that Tails can use the swing attached to it. Robotnik gleefully anticipates using the Rabbot's cyborg nature to his advantage. Later, the Freedom Fighters are having an outdoor barbecue when metal objects start flying through the air. Bunnie is caught up in the effect, and Sonic rushes after her only to discover the cause: Robotnik's new Magnabot, which uses a giant electro-magnet. Robotnik, intending to capture Bunnie and use her as bait for the other Freedom Fighters, doesn't notice Sonic.

Sonic spots Bunnie holding onto a tree to avoid being pulled in by the magnet. Struck by a flying can, Sonic gets an idea, and grabs a trashcan lid before rushing out of the magnetic field area. He then taunts Robotnik, holding up the lid and daring the doctor to use the magnet on him. Robotnik has Snively redirect the Magnabot so it can draw in the lid, and power it up so they can be sure to capture him. However, he realizes too late that Sonic has tricked them into aiming the magnet towards Robotropolis. The Magnabot is then buried under a pile of objects attracted from the city, allowing Sonic and Bunnie to make their escape. Rotor later coats Bunnie's limbs with a solution to prevent her from being captured again.

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  • Mobain Mush

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  • This issue cover is one of the six in the main Sonic comic series to not feature Sonic in the art, the others being StH: #146, #157, #190, #210, and #240. (Due to SEGA, Sonic was on the covers in some form, be it an icon, corner box or an alternate form.)

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