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|title = ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #9 |
|title = ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #9 |
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+ | *February 1994 {{C|release date}} |
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+ | *April 1994 {{C|publication date}} |
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|publisher = [[Archie Comics]] |
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| − | *Dave Manak |
+ | *[[Dave Manak]] |
| − | *Jon D'Agostino |
+ | *[[Jon D'Agostino]] |
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| − | *Mike Gallagher |
+ | *[[Mike Gallagher]] |
| + | *[[Angelo DeCesare]] |
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|pencils = Dave Manak |
|pencils = Dave Manak |
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| − | |inks = Henry Scarpelli |
+ | |inks = [[Henry Scarpelli]] |
| − | |letters = Bill Yoshida |
+ | |letters = [[Bill Yoshida]] |
| − | |colors = Barry Grossman |
+ | |colors = [[Barry Grossman]] |
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| − | *Victor Gorelick |
+ | *[[Victor Gorelick]] |
| − | *Paul Castiglia |
+ | *[[Paul Castiglia]] |
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| − | '''''Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 9''''' is the ninth issue of the main ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (comic series)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' comic series published by [[Archie Comics]]. |
+ | '''''Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 9''''' is the ninth issue of the main ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (Archie comic series)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' comic series published by [[Archie Comics]]. |
| − | ==Official |
+ | ==Official solicitation== |
===Pseudo-Sonic=== |
===Pseudo-Sonic=== |
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:''After a thorough analysis of Sonic's profile, Robotnik builds his ultimate evil robot, "The Pseudo-Sonic"! Meanwhile, Sonic, out picking flowers for Sally, comes in contact with some poison sumac and blows up like a balloon! And while in an invalid state The Pseudo-Sonic discovers Knothole and is about to reveal its location to the gleefully awaiting Doctor Robotnik!'' |
:''After a thorough analysis of Sonic's profile, Robotnik builds his ultimate evil robot, "The Pseudo-Sonic"! Meanwhile, Sonic, out picking flowers for Sally, comes in contact with some poison sumac and blows up like a balloon! And while in an invalid state The Pseudo-Sonic discovers Knothole and is about to reveal its location to the gleefully awaiting Doctor Robotnik!'' |
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| − | ==Summary== |
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| + | :''Sonic finds the perfect present for Princes Sally: a pet Mobian Needlebird. The Needlebird, dubbed Thorny, has become quite a nuisance, destroying Sally's birthday celebration. Things go from bad to worse as Sally is put in a dangerous situation and only Thorny can saver her!'' |
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| + | ==Featured stories== |
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| + | === Cover Corner Box === |
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| + | Robotnik is seen controlling what is suggested to be Pseudo-Sonic. |
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===Pseudo-Sonic!=== |
===Pseudo-Sonic!=== |
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| + | * '''Writer: '''[[Michael Gallagher|Mike Gallagher]] |
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| + | * '''Pencils: '''[[Dave Manak]] |
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| ⚫ | The story opens with [[Doctor Ivo Robotnik ( |
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| + | * '''Inks: '''[[Henry Scarpelli]] |
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| + | * '''Colors & Production: '''[[Barry Grossman]] |
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| + | * '''Letters: '''[[Bill Yoshida]] |
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| + | * '''Editorial team: '''[[Victor Gorelick]] and [[Paul Castiglia]] |
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| + | * '''Editor-in-Chief: '''[[Richard Goldwater]] |
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| + | ====Synopsis==== |
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| ⚫ | Meanwhile in the [[Great Forest]], Sonic comes up from the secret entrance to [[Knothole]] and accidentally hits [[Antoine D'Coolette]], who is guarding the entrance, on the head with the trap door. He then rushes off to secretly pick flowers for [[Sally Acorn|Princess Sally]] without telling Antoine. Once out in the meadow, he begins to pick the flowers, and soon runs into [[Betty Butterfly]], who tells him he's picking [[Poison Sumac Blossom]]s, which Sonic is really allergic to |
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| ⚫ | The story opens with [[Doctor Ivo Robotnik (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Dr. Ivo Robotnik]] analyzing a chart with all the known data he has on [[Sonic the Hedgehog (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Sonic the Hedgehog]], and has used it to create a new robot called [[Pseudo-Sonic]], who can run as fast as Sonic and can stop on a dime, although there are still a few bugs to iron out. |
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| + | [[File:Poison Sumac Blossoms.jpg|thumb|Sonic picking Poison Sumac Blossoms.]] |
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| ⚫ | Back at Knothole's secret entrance, Antoine complains to Pseudo-Sonic, who he thinks is the real Sonic, that he is almost late for curfew. Antoine then leads Pseudo-Sonic into Knothole, and the other members of the [[Knothole Freedom Fighters]] spot it as a fake straight away. Pseudo-Sonic then contacts Dr. Robotnik and prepares to transmit Knothole's coordinates. |
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| ⚫ | Meanwhile in the [[Great Forest]], Sonic comes up from the secret entrance to [[Knothole Village (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Knothole]] and accidentally hits [[Antoine D'Coolette (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Antoine D'Coolette]], who is guarding the entrance, on the head with the trap door. He then rushes off to secretly pick flowers for [[Sally Acorn (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Princess Sally]] without telling Antoine. Once out in the meadow, he begins to pick the flowers, and soon runs into [[Betty Butterfly]], who tells him he's picking [[Poison Sumac Blossom]]s, which Sonic is really allergic to. Sonic itches like crazy before swelling up like a balloon, becoming "Swollen Sonic", much to Betty's disgust. |
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| ⚫ | Back at Knothole's secret entrance, Antoine complains to Pseudo-Sonic, who he thinks is the real Sonic, that he is almost late for curfew. Antoine then leads Pseudo-Sonic into Knothole, and the other members of the [[Knothole Freedom Fighters|Freedom Fighters]] spot it as a fake straight away. Pseudo-Sonic then contacts Dr. Robotnik and prepares to transmit Knothole's coordinates. |
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| ⚫ | Pseudo-Sonic proceeds to make contact with Robotnik, |
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| ⚫ | Pseudo-Sonic proceeds to make contact with Robotnik, telling him he found Knothole by roaming the great forest until he found Antoine and tricked him. Before he can give him the coordinates to the Freedom Fighters, [[Miles "Tails" Prower (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Tails]] run in a circle around him while dragging his tails along the floor to create a field of static electricity that causes Pseudo-Sonic to short out and blow up. [[Rotor Walrus|Rotor]] then takes the pieces his workshop to find out who made it. |
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Meanwhile, Sonic has finally managed to crawl out of the patch of Poison Sumacs and just as he reaches the edge of the Great Forest, Dr. Robotnik shows up after triangulating approximate area of Pseudo-Sonic's last transmission. |
Meanwhile, Sonic has finally managed to crawl out of the patch of Poison Sumacs and just as he reaches the edge of the Great Forest, Dr. Robotnik shows up after triangulating approximate area of Pseudo-Sonic's last transmission. |
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| − | + | Just as Rotor determines Pseudo-Sonic was created by Dr. Robotnik, Betty Butterfly flies in to tell them Sonic has suffered an allergic reaction to the Poison Sumacs and he is defenseless. |
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| − | Delighted at finding Sonic helpless, Robotnik then fires his flamethrower at Sonic, which just misses, and prepares to use his mace on Sonic. |
+ | Delighted at finding Sonic helpless, Robotnik then fires his flamethrower at Sonic, which just misses, and prepares to use his mace on Sonic. [[Bunnie D'Coolette (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Bunnie Rabbot]] shows up just in the nick of time to blast Robotnik's hovercraft and then jumps up in the air with Robotnik in hand and then throws him all the way back to [[Robotropolis (Archie)|Robotropolis]]. She then returns to Sonic's side and uses an ointment made by her aunt [[Lulumae]] on his rash. The duo then head back to Knothole just as Rotor puts the remains of a still active Pseudo-Sonic in the rubbish bin, leaving Sonic in the dark about the day's events. |
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| + | ====Appearances==== |
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| + | '''Characters''': |
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| + | *[[Betty Butterfly]] {{1st}} |
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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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| + | *[[Lulumae]] {{Mention}} |
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| + | *[[Pseudo-Sonic]] {{1st}} |
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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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| + | ***[[Robotropolis (Archie)|Robotropolis]] |
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| + | '''Vehicles''': |
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| + | *[[Egg Mobile (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Egg-O-Matic]] |
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| + | '''Misc.''': |
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| + | *[[Poison Sumac Blossom]] {{1st}} |
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| + | *[[Sonic Spin]] |
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===Tooth or Consequences!=== |
===Tooth or Consequences!=== |
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| + | * '''Writer: '''Mike Gallagher |
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| + | * '''Pencils: '''Dave Manak |
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| + | * '''Inks: '''Henry Scarpelli |
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| + | ====Synopsis==== |
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Robotnik is in excitement of the development of the new robot. But, it is a disaster, as even he is not cruel enough to manufacture a dentist bot! |
Robotnik is in excitement of the development of the new robot. But, it is a disaster, as even he is not cruel enough to manufacture a dentist bot! |
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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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| + | **[[Orbinaut (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Orbinaut]] |
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| + | **[[SWATbot (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|SWATbot]] |
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| + | *[[Doctor Ivo Robotnik (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Dr. Ivo Robotnik]] |
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| + | '''Locations''': |
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| + | *[[Prime Zone]] |
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| + | **[[Mobius (Archie)|Mobius]] |
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| + | ***[[Robotropolis (Archie)|Robotropolis]] |
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===Quick Sketch=== |
===Quick Sketch=== |
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| + | * '''Writer:''' Mike Gallagher |
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| + | * '''Pencils:''' Dave Manak |
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| + | * '''Inks:''' Henry Scarpelli |
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| + | ====Synopsis==== |
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In response to letters, Sonic shows how to draw himself, only to have the drawing run off when it's done. |
In response to letters, Sonic shows how to draw himself, only to have the drawing run off when it's done. |
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| + | ====Appearances==== |
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| + | '''Characters''': |
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| + | *[[Sonic the Hedgehog (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Sonic the Hedgehog]] |
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===What's the Point?=== |
===What's the Point?=== |
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| + | * '''Writer: '''[[Angelo DeCesare]] |
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| ⚫ | Sonic has picked Sally some forget-me-nots as a present, but his speed has caused the flowers' pedals to fly away and leaves a stem. He sits down under a tree, realizing that he has no present for Sally, and a party for her is going on right that moment. In the middle of his thinking, a bird falls on him and onto the ground. Sonic looks at the animal closely and notices that it is a [[Mobian]] Needle Bird, half-bird and half-porcupine, a species Sonic thought were roboticized. The animal shows |
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| + | * '''Pencils: '''Dave Manak |
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| ⚫ | Sonic arrives at the party, only to have Sally asking Sonic to get rid of the bird nicknamed [[Thorny]]. Sonic tries to reason with her and says it's injured and can't protect itself. Sally reminds Sonic of the other animals they tried to protect, including a beaver who was actually a rotor, a squirrel with a tracking device, and a baby deer that could transform into |
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| + | * '''Inks: '''Henry Scarpelli |
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| ⚫ | Out in the forest, Sonic places Thorny high up on a tree in a nest, when they both hear a shriek nearby. They look over to see Sally, who has been taken by a living tree while picking berries. Back in Robotropolis, Snively notifies Robotnik that one of their forest traps has caught a Freedom Fighter, as they see the sentient tree capturing Sally on a display. Robotnik decides to go to the forest personally to get Sally |
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| ⚫ | Sonic runs over to where he heard Sally's scream, but can't find her in the trees. Just as the sentient tree goes to catch Sonic, he is swooped away by Thorny, whose wings are now fine. Despite what Sally said to Thorny, Sonic convinces it to help him find Sally, as she continues screaming for help. They find her in the tree's clutches so Sonic enters into a |
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| ⚫ | Sonic has picked Sally some forget-me-nots as a present, but his speed has caused the flowers' pedals to fly away and leaves a stem. He sits down under a tree, realizing that he has no present for Sally, and a party for her is going on right that moment. In the middle of his thinking, a bird falls on him and onto the ground. Sonic looks at the animal closely and notices that it is a [[Mobian]] Needle Bird, half-bird and half-porcupine, a species Sonic thought were roboticized. The animal shows one of its wings, which is injured. First, Sonic decides to get it some food and thinks of different things it can eat. He runs off to grab some, and returns with some needle berry bush berries. Sonic then remembers that Sally likes animals, so he decides to bring it back for her. |
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| − | *Pseudo-Sonic is created by Dr. Robotnik and attacks, but is defeated. |
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| ⚫ | Sonic arrives at the party, only to have Sally asking Sonic to get rid of the bird nicknamed [[Thorny]]. Sonic tries to reason with her and says it's injured and can't protect itself. Sally reminds Sonic of the other animals they tried to protect, including a beaver who was actually a rotor, a squirrel with a tracking device, and a baby deer that could transform into a "bombadier". After her speech, Sonic looks around and notice that Thorny has gone missing. The group looks over to see it has eaten Sally's berry cake. Sally looks at Sonic, who has Throny, and yells at him to get rid of it. Rotor offers to make a new cake for Sally and plans to pick more berries, but Sally, in her anger, grabs a basket and decides to do it herself. |
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| − | ===The All New, Pump-Up Sonic the Hedgehog Pin-Up (Sold out)=== |
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| ⚫ | Out in the forest, Sonic places Thorny high up on a tree in a nest, when they both hear a shriek nearby. They look over to see Sally, who has been taken by a living tree while picking berries. Back in Robotropolis, [[Snively Robotnik|Snively]] notifies Robotnik that one of their forest traps has caught a Freedom Fighter, as they see the sentient tree capturing Sally on a display. Robotnik decides to go to the forest personally to get Sally |
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| ⚫ | Sonic runs over to where he heard Sally's scream, but can't find her in the trees. Just as the sentient tree goes to catch Sonic, he is swooped away by Thorny, whose wings are now fine. Despite what Sally said to Thorny, Sonic convinces it to help him find Sally, as she continues screaming for help. They find her in the tree's clutches so Sonic enters into a flying [[Sonic Spin]] and cuts through the tree's arm that is holding Sally. The tree drops her, but Sally still can't get loose from it. In the meantime, Sonic looks up to see Robotnik with a freeze blaster. Before he can fire, an egg dropped by Thorny falls on his head. He wipes off the egg mess, and is then hit by a series of porcupine spines by Thorny. This causes Robotnik to run away in pain. Sonic helps Sally out, while she thanks Thorny, despite the feelings from earlier. The three walk along together, making Thorny an honorary Freedom Fighter. |
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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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| + | *[[Thorny]] {{1st}} |
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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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| + | *****[[Freedom HQ]] |
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| + | '''Items''': |
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| + | *[[Forest Monitor]] {{1st}} |
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| + | *[[Freeze Blaster]] {{1st}} |
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| + | '''Misc.''': |
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| + | *[[Needle Berry Bush]] {{Mention}} |
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| + | *[[Sonic Spin]] |
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| + | ====Trivia==== |
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| + | *Sonic picks forget-me-nots in this issue, which would later be the name of [[Forget Me Knots|a band]] in the comic. |
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| + | *The panel where Sonic tells tree puns has become an Internet meme. The original text was replaced with "Alone on a Friday night? God, you're pathetic". |
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==Gallery== |
==Gallery== |
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| + | STH9CoverConcept.jpeg|Concept sketch of the main cover. |
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| + | </gallery> |
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| + | ===Preview pages=== |
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{{Gallery start}} |
{{Gallery start}} |
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{{Gallery end}} |
{{Gallery end}} |
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==External links== |
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*{{ME link|Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 9}} |
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Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 9 is the ninth issue of the main Sonic the Hedgehog comic series published by Archie Comics.
Official solicitation
Pseudo-Sonic
- After a thorough analysis of Sonic's profile, Robotnik builds his ultimate evil robot, "The Pseudo-Sonic"! Meanwhile, Sonic, out picking flowers for Sally, comes in contact with some poison sumac and blows up like a balloon! And while in an invalid state The Pseudo-Sonic discovers Knothole and is about to reveal its location to the gleefully awaiting Doctor Robotnik!
What's the Point?
- Sonic finds the perfect present for Princes Sally: a pet Mobian Needlebird. The Needlebird, dubbed Thorny, has become quite a nuisance, destroying Sally's birthday celebration. Things go from bad to worse as Sally is put in a dangerous situation and only Thorny can saver her!
Featured stories
Cover Corner Box
Robotnik is seen controlling what is suggested to be Pseudo-Sonic.
Pseudo-Sonic!
- Writer: Mike Gallagher
- Pencils: Dave Manak
- Inks: Henry Scarpelli
- Colors & Production: Barry Grossman
- Letters: Bill Yoshida
- Editorial team: Victor Gorelick and Paul Castiglia
- Editor-in-Chief: Richard Goldwater
Synopsis
Part I
The story opens with Dr. Ivo Robotnik analyzing a chart with all the known data he has on Sonic the Hedgehog, and has used it to create a new robot called Pseudo-Sonic, who can run as fast as Sonic and can stop on a dime, although there are still a few bugs to iron out.
Sonic picking Poison Sumac Blossoms.
Meanwhile in the Great Forest, Sonic comes up from the secret entrance to Knothole and accidentally hits Antoine D'Coolette, who is guarding the entrance, on the head with the trap door. He then rushes off to secretly pick flowers for Princess Sally without telling Antoine. Once out in the meadow, he begins to pick the flowers, and soon runs into Betty Butterfly, who tells him he's picking Poison Sumac Blossoms, which Sonic is really allergic to. Sonic itches like crazy before swelling up like a balloon, becoming "Swollen Sonic", much to Betty's disgust.
Back at Knothole's secret entrance, Antoine complains to Pseudo-Sonic, who he thinks is the real Sonic, that he is almost late for curfew. Antoine then leads Pseudo-Sonic into Knothole, and the other members of the Freedom Fighters spot it as a fake straight away. Pseudo-Sonic then contacts Dr. Robotnik and prepares to transmit Knothole's coordinates.
Part II
Pseudo-Sonic proceeds to make contact with Robotnik, telling him he found Knothole by roaming the great forest until he found Antoine and tricked him. Before he can give him the coordinates to the Freedom Fighters, Tails run in a circle around him while dragging his tails along the floor to create a field of static electricity that causes Pseudo-Sonic to short out and blow up. Rotor then takes the pieces his workshop to find out who made it.
Meanwhile, Sonic has finally managed to crawl out of the patch of Poison Sumacs and just as he reaches the edge of the Great Forest, Dr. Robotnik shows up after triangulating approximate area of Pseudo-Sonic's last transmission.
Just as Rotor determines Pseudo-Sonic was created by Dr. Robotnik, Betty Butterfly flies in to tell them Sonic has suffered an allergic reaction to the Poison Sumacs and he is defenseless.
Delighted at finding Sonic helpless, Robotnik then fires his flamethrower at Sonic, which just misses, and prepares to use his mace on Sonic. Bunnie Rabbot shows up just in the nick of time to blast Robotnik's hovercraft and then jumps up in the air with Robotnik in hand and then throws him all the way back to Robotropolis. She then returns to Sonic's side and uses an ointment made by her aunt Lulumae on his rash. The duo then head back to Knothole just as Rotor puts the remains of a still active Pseudo-Sonic in the rubbish bin, leaving Sonic in the dark about the day's events.
Appearances
Characters:
- Betty Butterfly (first appearance)
- Dr. Ivo Robotnik
- Knothole Freedom Fighters
- Lulumae (mentioned)
- Pseudo-Sonic (first appearance)
Locations:
Vehicles:
Misc.:
- Poison Sumac Blossom (first appearance)
- Sonic Spin
Trivia
- This story is loosely based on the Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog episode "Pseudo Sonic".
- Pseudo-Sonic would not be seen again until Sonic the Hedgehog #170.
- Rotor is wearing a "Hello, my name is Rotor" name tag, and had renamed "Boomer's Shop" to "Rotor's Shop," to stop the confusion over his name.
- As revealed in a special in Sonic Archives #3, this story was originally scripted to feature Evil Sonic instead of Pseudo-Sonic.
Tooth or Consequences!
- Writer: Mike Gallagher
- Pencils: Dave Manak
- Inks: Henry Scarpelli
Synopsis
Robotnik is in excitement of the development of the new robot. But, it is a disaster, as even he is not cruel enough to manufacture a dentist bot!
Appearances
Characters:
Locations:
Quick Sketch
- Writer: Mike Gallagher
- Pencils: Dave Manak
- Inks: Henry Scarpelli
Synopsis
In response to letters, Sonic shows how to draw himself, only to have the drawing run off when it's done.
Appearances
Characters:
What's the Point?
- Writer: Angelo DeCesare
- Pencils: Dave Manak
- Inks: Henry Scarpelli
Synopsis
Sonic has picked Sally some forget-me-nots as a present, but his speed has caused the flowers' pedals to fly away and leaves a stem. He sits down under a tree, realizing that he has no present for Sally, and a party for her is going on right that moment. In the middle of his thinking, a bird falls on him and onto the ground. Sonic looks at the animal closely and notices that it is a Mobian Needle Bird, half-bird and half-porcupine, a species Sonic thought were roboticized. The animal shows one of its wings, which is injured. First, Sonic decides to get it some food and thinks of different things it can eat. He runs off to grab some, and returns with some needle berry bush berries. Sonic then remembers that Sally likes animals, so he decides to bring it back for her.
Sonic arrives at the party, only to have Sally asking Sonic to get rid of the bird nicknamed Thorny. Sonic tries to reason with her and says it's injured and can't protect itself. Sally reminds Sonic of the other animals they tried to protect, including a beaver who was actually a rotor, a squirrel with a tracking device, and a baby deer that could transform into a "bombadier". After her speech, Sonic looks around and notice that Thorny has gone missing. The group looks over to see it has eaten Sally's berry cake. Sally looks at Sonic, who has Throny, and yells at him to get rid of it. Rotor offers to make a new cake for Sally and plans to pick more berries, but Sally, in her anger, grabs a basket and decides to do it herself.
Out in the forest, Sonic places Thorny high up on a tree in a nest, when they both hear a shriek nearby. They look over to see Sally, who has been taken by a living tree while picking berries. Back in Robotropolis, Snively notifies Robotnik that one of their forest traps has caught a Freedom Fighter, as they see the sentient tree capturing Sally on a display. Robotnik decides to go to the forest personally to get Sally (Sonic then takes a moment to tell the reader all the different tree and plant puns as he can come up with).
Sonic runs over to where he heard Sally's scream, but can't find her in the trees. Just as the sentient tree goes to catch Sonic, he is swooped away by Thorny, whose wings are now fine. Despite what Sally said to Thorny, Sonic convinces it to help him find Sally, as she continues screaming for help. They find her in the tree's clutches so Sonic enters into a flying Sonic Spin and cuts through the tree's arm that is holding Sally. The tree drops her, but Sally still can't get loose from it. In the meantime, Sonic looks up to see Robotnik with a freeze blaster. Before he can fire, an egg dropped by Thorny falls on his head. He wipes off the egg mess, and is then hit by a series of porcupine spines by Thorny. This causes Robotnik to run away in pain. Sonic helps Sally out, while she thanks Thorny, despite the feelings from earlier. The three walk along together, making Thorny an honorary Freedom Fighter.
Appearances
Characters:
- Dr. Ivo Robotnik
- Knothole Freedom Fighters
- Thorny (first appearance)
- Snively Robotnik
Locations:
Items:
- Forest Monitor (first appearance)
- Freeze Blaster (first appearance)
Misc.:
- Needle Berry Bush (mentioned)
- Sonic Spin
Trivia
- Sonic picks forget-me-nots in this issue, which would later be the name of a band in the comic.
- The panel where Sonic tells tree puns has become an Internet meme. The original text was replaced with "Alone on a Friday night? God, you're pathetic".
Other features
- The All New, Pump-Up Sonic the Hedgehog Pin-Up (Sold out): A pin-up of Sonic with humongous muscles, which is then revealed on the following page to be Sonic talking about a funny picture at a carnival.
Trivia
- The cover of this issue is a reference to the classic DC Comics story: "The Flash of Two Worlds!".
Gallery
Cover artwork
Preview pages
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External links
- Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 9 at Mobius Encyclopaedia, the Archie Sonic wiki.