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Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 160 is the one hundred sixtieth issue of the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series published by Archie Comics.
Official solicitation
- "Birthday Bash": It's Sonic's birthday, and he's just been presented with the newly-refurbished, original Freedom Fighter's base, first shown way back in Sonic #1! It doesn't take long for the festivities to become fearsome, as Bark and Bean crash the party on Robotnik's orders! Meanwhile, Rogue and Evil Sonic both have their eyes on pilfering the Master Emerald. It's a birthday "celebration" the Blue Blur will never forget! Featuring a birthday blastin' cover by party favorin' fan-fave, Spaz!
Featured stories
Birthday Bash! Part One: Giving and Receiving
- Writer: Ian Flynn
- Pencils: Tracy Yardley
- Inks: Jim Amash
- Letters: John Workman
- Colors: Jason Jensen
- Editor: Mike Pellerito
- Managing Editor: Victor Gorelick
- Editor-in-Chief: Richard Goldwater
It's Sonic's birthday, so Sally, Elias, Tails, Antoine, Bunnie, Amy, Rotor and Fiona Fox have thrown him a party in the newly decorated Freedom Fighter HQ. Fiona asked Sonic how old he would be, but Sonic just wants them to call him a teen now until forever. Bean and Bark invade the headquarters having been hired by Doctor Eggman to ruin Sonic's birthday. Bean and Bark also want revenge for what Sonic did to them, but Sonic knows that his evil twin had done stuff under his name.
Meanwhile Rouge the Bat is at the Master Emerald altar, ready to steal the gem, and Evil Sonic is with her. They are discovered by Locke.
Fiona uses her past experiences with Bean and Bark and throws shiny keys out of the window, and as expected, Bean follows them. With Bark surrounded by the Freedom Fighters, he surrenders. The Freedom Fighters began to wonder about where Bean went, before the duck is conveniently brought in by Shadow the Hedgehog.
Evil Sonic was knocked away by Locke, who then attempted to take down Rouge. Evil Sonic makes his way to the Master Emerald and charges himself up. Locke, enraged, uses his knuckles and leaves two scars on Evil Sonic's chest.
Shadow explains that he has returned to thank Sonic for defeating the Metal Sonic Troopers and that they are only friends for today, until he goes back to Dr, Eggman. Bean reports back to Dr. Eggman that the plan didn't work, so Dr. Eggman sends Croctobot to attack Sonic.
Rouge and Locke look upon the new green-furred, blue-eyed Evil Sonic, claiming that he isn't Evil Sonic but a real "Scourge" all the same...
Sonic Rush Part One of Two
- Written and penciled by: Tania del Rio
- Inked by: Jim Amash
- Colored by: Ben Hunzeker
- Editor: Mike Pellerito
- Managing Editor: Victor Gorelick
- Editor-in-Chief: Richard Goldwater
- Special Thanks To Sega: Robert Leffler and Dyna Lopez at SEGA Licensing and Sonic Team
Blaze the Cat walks toward Knothole Village to search for "The Blue One" that has haunted her dreams. Her dreams told her the Sol Emeralds will be in danger and the "Blue One" is the key to keeping them safe. As she is looking at the village, a group of SWATbots appear behind her. After being unable to determine if she is friend or foe, they shoot a stun bolt at her. Blaze scenes this and leaps over the laser. After fighting off a couple SWATbots, she is knocked out and carried away.
Later, in Knothole, Rotor find Sonic and takes him to his lab to show a video of the whole incident. Sonic hurries off to find the trail of the SWATbots. It leads to one of Robotnik's research bases, where to doctor robots are analyzing Blaze. They don't understand her readings and believe she is not from this world. They agree to interrogate her and recruit her for Robotnik. Just as Sonic defeats the SWATbots outside the building, Blaze awakens; furious they took off her mantle. She lets out a firebomb in her rage, stunning Sonic (outside of the room). Blaze leaves the room and looks upon the "Blue One"...
Off Panel
- Writer: Michael Gallagher
- Art: Dave Manak
- Colors: Maxfield Parrot (Archie art department)
Off Panel
In the Off-Panel universe, when Sonic orders "160 blockbuster issues" (referring to this being the 160th installment in the series), he is instead delivered 160 boxes of tissues. Racing back and forth in anger, it is revealed that Mike did this so that Archie would not have to buy a new snow blower.
Off Panel
- Writer: Michael Gallagher
- Art: Dave Manak
- Colors: Jackson Mollusk (Archie art department)
Off Panel
In the Off-Panel universe, Sonic comes to Mike with an idea for a new comic, but learns that he is working on a different book. Sonic gets angry and possessive of his editor before realizing that he is working on Sonic X.
Trivia
- This was the debut of Tracy Yardley and Ian Flynn on Sonic media.
- Sonic makes a joke to Bark saying he looks like quite the fighter, a reference to Bark's first (and only in-game) appearance in Sonic the Fighters.
- Bean calls Sonic "Mr. Needlemouse", a reference to what Sonic was originally named in his conception.
- Bean's line "Frankly, Cobalt, I don't give a darn" is a reworking of the famous last line from the 1939 film "Gone with the Wind".
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