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Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 16 is the sixteenth issue of the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series published by Archie Comics.

Official solicitation[]

Sonic Under Glass![]

Dr. Robotnik has finally been defeated and it appears that Sonic and Sally are finally getting married!!!! In reality, however, Robotnik has lured the freedom fighters to a place called Sleepy Hollow. Once there, they were gassed, put into a sleep, and trapped inside a virtual reality glass dome. As all their fantasies have come true, nobody wants to escape...

The Man from H.E.D.G.E.H.O.G.[]

With so many failures, Robotnik fears that there is a spy in his midst. Robotnik tried the Wheel of Misfortune to randomize his plans to destroy Mobius, hopefully making the spy useless and Sonic lifeless!

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Cover Corner Box[]

Sally calls for help as she is trapped in the cover corner box.

Sonic Under Glass![]

Synopsis[]

Part I[]

The story begins outside the city limits of a burning Robotropolis. The Knothole Freedom Fighters are having a group photo, because they have finally won the war against Dr. Robotnik. They wonder where to go from there. A few months pass and Sonic and Sally prepare for marriage, with Rotor presiding. Aflame with jealousy, Antoine looks on. Sonic says to Sally, "If only Robotnik could see us now", and it is revealed that Robotnik is indeed watching them as holographic images in a small glass dome.

Robotnik explains his plan to his Badniks. He planned to lure the Freedom Fighters into a trap, knock them out with sleeping gas, transport them to Robotropolis, keep them in suspended animation and transfer their minds into a virtual reality chamber. Crabmeat asks Robotnik if it would be more sufficient to eliminate them rather than give them their heart's desire. Robotnik explains since their virtual world is better than real life, they won't want to escape. He reveals that hordes of War Machines will ravage the outside world while the Freedom Fighters sleep. Suddenly, events shift back to the glass dome, as Antoine is somehow able to switch places with Sonic. Sonic winds up with a broom in his hand, and reality shifts again, as they find themselves in a Picasso-esque scene with a wooden backdrop and melting clocks. Then, an unroboticized Uncle Chuck and Muttski arrive through a door bearing a wedding present for Sonic.

Part II[]

Sonic tries to comprehend how he was "a janitor at his own wedding", Antoine wound up with Sally and why were there a bunch of melting clocks. After Uncle Chuck gives Sonic an easy answer, Sonic takes advantage of the fact that he can make anything happen in Virtual Reality and makes a monitor appear to see what is happening in the real world. He is shocked by the true nature of Robotnik's plan, and he debates whether or not it is right to shatter his friends' happiness and to have Uncle Chuck and Muttski back. Uncle Chuck assures him that he knows what he must do.

Sonic manipulates the War Machines in the real world and sends them back towards Robotropolis, blackmailing Robotnik into releasing himself and everyone else from the VR program. The Freedom Fighters are awakened, and Sonic makes the War Machines destroy each other before running outside the city. Robotnik vows that the war will be his to win and orders a roboticized Sir Charles and Muttski to clean up the glass and liquid from the VR tubes. Sonic vows that he will get Uncle Chuck and Muttski back for good.

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The Man from H.E.D.G.E.H.O.G.[]

  • Writer: Mike Kanterovich, Ken Penders
  • Pencils: Dave Manak
  • Inks: Jon D'Agostino

Synopsis[]

Robotnik suspects that the Freedom Fighters have someone inside his operation who is feeding them information about his best-laid plans. He assigns Snively and Crabmeat to dig up this "mole". They find an actual mole and force him to talk by shining a blinding light in his face. Robotnik asks the mole "Who is the head of Secret Intelligence?" but the mole's only reply is "That's right!" Confounded by this, Robotnik decides to leave it to fate by setting up a "Wheel of Misfortune" and hatching evil schemes based on what comes up. Daring art theft, underwater bank vault robbery and wanton destruction are each brought up, but Sonic manages to show up and ruin his plans each time.

Robotnik sets a trap for Sonic and Sally in the Casino Night Zone. When Sally and Sonic are playing cards, the dealer gives Sonic a card that says "DUCK!!!" Heeding the warning, he manages to dodge a sharp-brimmed hat thrown by a SWATbot. Sonic deals with the bot by shocking it with static elecricity, but the shock dazes him, and he falls into a trap hole. When Sonic awakens, he finds himself strapped to Robotnik's wheel, staring at the business end of a laser. As Robotnik prepares to annihilate Sonic, the lights go out. When the lights come back on, the laser has burnt a hole in the wheel. Sonic has disappeared and Robotnik notices that a closed-circuit camera is mounted on the other side of the wheel, showing sabotage.

Later, Sonic and Sally are in Intelligence HQ, closing up business with the head of the agency, Harvey Who. The story ends on a humorous note as Sonic asks him "How many licks does it take to get to the chewy center of a lollipop sir?" Harvey Who replies "that information, my dear boy, is classified", leaving Sonic dumbfounded.

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  • The title of the story is a reference to the 1964 television series The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
  • "The Man from H.E.D.G.E.H.O.G." contains several references to the James Bond series of novels and films:
    • The plans that Sonic has foiled in Robotnik's list are all named after films in the James Bond franchise, namely Moonraker, Thunderball, Goldfinger and Dr. No.
    • The interrogation is the equivalent of the mole in the James Bond series.
    • The crate that Robotnik watches the movers move along is labeled 'For Your Eyes Only', which is the title of the 1981 film of the same name.
    • The Secret Intelligence Division is a reference to the MI6.
    • Sonic (who plays the role of the hero) visits a casino with Sally (who plays the role of the hero's girlfriend) and plays poker.
    • The hat thrown at Sonic as he is playing poker is a reference to Oddjob, whom Sonic also mentions.
    • The Witty one-liners made in spite of the direness of the situations are references to James Bond's lines in various movies.
    • Sonic being captured by Robotnik while unconscious and held against his will is a reference to several situations James Bond has found himself in.
  • When Coconuts is underwater, drilling into the vault, Sonic and the Freedom Fighters are seen with Harvey Who. Most noticeably, Winnie the Pooh and Eeyore can be seen with them.
  • The note reading "The owls are not what they seem!" is a reference to the 1990 television series Twin Peaks.
  • Sonic's phrase "Go ahead... make my day!" in response to receiving a card while playing poker, is based on the same line spoken by Clint Eastwood in Sudden Impact.
  • One of the weapons aimed at Sonic while on the Wheel of Misfortune is based on a phaser from Star Trek.
  • Sonic's question to Harvey Who, "How many licks does it take to get to the chewy center of a lollipop", is a reference to a classic Tootsie Pop commercial, in which a boy asks an owl the same question.

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See also: Off Panel

Synopsis[]

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Off Panel

Paul Castiglia has tied himself to a filing cabinet in Scott Fulop's office, unwilling to leave. Scott demands that he leave since he does not edit Sonic's book anymore while Sonic goes into a Sonic Spin to cut the rope.

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Sonic: There's something very wrong here--but I can't quite put my finger on it!
Antoine: What do you mean zis is wrong? Zis is everything I evaire hoped for--except for zee melting clocks!
Sonic: You've ever heard of static cling?--Well, you're sure to get a charge out of this!

Trivia[]

  • This issue's cover is the first one in the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series to feature artwork related to its main story.
  • Despite wearing her blue vest on the cover, Sally does not begin wearing it in the Archie Comics' continuity until Sonic the Hedgehog In Your Face!.
  • This issue was published in the same month as Sonic the Hedgehog #15.
  • The first hint in regards to the Princess Sally miniseries is made in the Sonic-Grams section of this issue.

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