Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 74 is the seventy-fourth issue of the main Sonic the Hedgehog comic series published by Archie Comics.
Official solicitation[]
Don't Call It A Comeback![]
- The intrigue continues as Sonic and the Freedom Fighters return to Knothole Village to find only his parents there. Where did everyone else go? Fed up, Sonic and the Freedom Fighters take off into orbit to personally investigate the mysterious satellites. Now they’re in outer space in search of answers and the culprit behind their friend’s disappearance. But once they find out who the village-napper is, they might wish they’d never asked. This issue leads us into Sonic’s 75th issue extravaganza!!!
Tales Of the Great War - Part III - Enter Robotnik[]
- Julian sends Kodos to the Zone of Silence!
Featured stories[]
Don't Call It A Comeback![]
- Writer: Karl Bollers
- Pencils: Steven Butler
- Inks: Pam Eklund
- Colors: Frank Gagliardo
- Letters: Jeff Powell and J. G.
- Editor & Art Director: J. F. Gabrie
- Managing Editor: Victor Gorelick
- Editor-in-Chief: Richard Goldwater
Synopsis[]
In the throne room of Castle Acorn, Sonic sadly reveals that Knothole Village is gone. King Maximillian Acorn demands Sonic explain himself, and Sonic tells everyone that all of the robians have disappeared from Knothole Village. Sally, Elias, Nate Morgan, Bunnie, Tails, Antoine and Amy are all shocked. Sonic blames the satellites around Mobius for their disappearances. King Maximillian orders Sonic to keep calm, but Sonic yells that he cannot keep calm and storms out of the castle. Sally runs after him and asks him to listen to her father, but Sonic tells her that he refuses to listen to him ever again.
On the outskirts of Mobotropolis, Sonic is followed by Nate Morgan and the Knothole Freedom Fighters. Nate shows them a space shuttle he repaired and a bundle of Power Rings to power the machine. He warns them that they may not be enough to reach the satellites, so Sonic whistles, summoning Dulcy to help. Sonic tells Amy to stay behind with Nate. He begins to tell Sally to stay behind with her father, but Sally refuses. Nate stays behind with Amy as Dulcy lifts the space shuttle into the atmosphere. The Freedom Fighters, wearing spacesuits, exit the shuttle and head inside the eighth satellite. They take off their helmets after Nicole tells them the satellite has artificial gravity and an abundance of breathable oxygen. The group is suddenly surrounded by a number of strange SWATbots, but easily destroys them.
The Freedom Fighters are then surrounded by even larger SWATbots when Dr. Robotnik reveals himself to the group, explaining that the robots are his Shadow-Bots. Sonic, surprised that Robotnik is still alive, demands to know what happened to the robians. Robotnik gloats by asking him if his parents taught him better manners. Sonic charges Robotnik, but is easily slapped aside. Bunnie launches a punch to Robotnik, revealing a factory where the captured robians are under his control, working for him. Sonic, in rage, knocks himself and Robotnik off the scaffolding and into the factory. Sonic and Robotnik fight on a conveyor belt heading towards corrosive chemical spray. Sonic jumps off the belt in time, but Robotnik's cape is stuck, leaving him at mercy of the corrosive gas. Sonic, Bunnie, Sally and Antoine look on in horror as the gas melts away the doctor's disguise. Sonic realizes that their enemy was not Dr. Robotnik at all, trailing off before revealing his name.
Appearances[]
Characters:
- Amy Rose
- Badnik Horde
- Dr. Ivo Robotnik (mentioned)
- Elias Acorn
- Knothole Freedom Fighters
- Muttski (mentioned)
- Nate Morgan
- Robo-Robotnik
- Snively Robotnik (mentioned)
Races and species:
Locations:
Items:
Misc.:
- Propeller Flying
- Roboticization (mentioned)
- Sonic Spin
Trivia[]
- The title of this story is a reference to LL Cool J's song, "Mama Said Knock You Out".
Tales of the Great War Part Three: Enter Robotnik[]
- Writer: Ken Penders
- Pencils: Art Mawhinney
- Inks: Jim Amash
- Colors: Barry Grossman
- Letters: Jeff Powell
- Editor: J. F. Gabrie
Synopsis[]
While watching Dulcy lift the space shuttle up to the sky, Amy cannot believe that Uncle Chuck has gone missing. She remembers when they were in the Mobotropolis Library the previous day.
Uncle Chuck revealed to Tails, Amy and Jeremiah that he and Jules rescued Julian Kintobor, the man who would become Dr. Robotnik, before the Great War. Despite the protests of General D'Coolette, King Maximillian Acorn accepted Julian into their kingdom, reasoning he refused to make the same mistake he made with Nate Morgan. Kodos and Julian soon met, discussing that they should become a team and take the kingdom for themselves. Kodos revealed his private weaponry and a portal to the Zone of Silence, only to be thrown into the Zone by Julian. Julian told King Maximillian about Kodos' disappearance, neglecting to tell him that he was responsible, and convinced Maximillian to wage war with the overlanders.
Appearances[]
Characters:
- Amy Rose
- Armand D'Coolette (flashback)
- Dr. Ivo Robotnik (flashback)
- Ixis Naugus (mentioned) (flashback)
- Jeremiah (flashback)
- Jules Hedgehog (flashback)
- Knothole Freedom Fighters
- Dulcy the Dragon
- Miles "Tails" Prower (flashback)
- Sonic the Hedgehog (mentioned)
- Sir Charles Hedgehog (flashback)
- Kodos Lion (flashback)
- Maximillian Acorn (flashback)
- Muttski (mentioned)
- Nate Morgan
- Kirby (mentioned)
Races and species:
Locations:
Items:
- Atomic Mace (only appearance) (flashback)
- Crown of Acorns (flashback)
- Tales of the Great War
- Zone Portal (flashback)
Misc.:
- Great War (flashback)
Off Panel[]
- Writer: Michael Gallagher
- Pencils: Dave Manak
- Inks: Jim Amash
Synopsis[]
J. F. Gabrie tries to convince Tails to get a redesign as everyone else has gotten one. Tails reluctantly agrees and Gabrie takes him to his creation: tail fins. He adds these to Tails' tails and called them retro, much to Tails' disagreement.
Appearances[]
Characters:
Races and species:
Items:
- Sonic's sneakers (portrait)
Other features[]
- Sonic-Grams: The birth of Steven Butler's daughter, Lily, was announced in this issue's Sonic-Grams section.
- Find Your Name In Print
- Sonic Fan Art
- "Pro Art" pin-up: A pin-up page of Sonic, Knuckles, and Geoffrey St. John preparing to ensnare a group of robians in a net. Presented in black-and-white as a coloring page. Pencils by Gordon Purcell, inks by Andrew Pepoy.
- Sonic Checklist
Quotes[]
- Sonic: They're toast and so are you if you don't tell me what's happened to my family and the other roboticized Mobians, Ro "butt" nik!
- Dr. Robotnik: Come now hedgehog... Can't you at least take a moment to welcome me back from the dead? How rude! Didn't your parents teach you better manners?
- Sonic: Why, you lousy--!
Trivia[]
- On the cover of this issue, the Knothole Freedom Fighters are seen wearing differently colored spacesuits, while in the actual story each of them wears a silver spacesuit with no color variation.
Gallery[]
Preview pages[]
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External links[]
- Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 74 at Mobius Encyclopaedia, the Archie Sonic wiki.
- Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 74 at Sonic Retro