Archie Sonic Miniseries Issue 0


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Archie Sonic Miniseries Issue 0 was the first issue of the Original Sonic Miniseries and the very first issue of the Archieverse series.

Story One

 * "Don't Cry for me Mobius!" - Part One

The issue begins with Sonic the Hedgehog running away from Dr. Ivo Robotnik, who is chasing Sonic and trying to blast him with "mega-muck". Sonic is abruptly stopped by Caterkiller, but dodges Robotnik's attack again, causing Caterkiller to be hit by the mega-muck. Sonic then speeds away into the Great Forest, splashing the muck all over Robotnik as well.

Going down the Great Oak Slide, Sonic meets up with Princess Sally, Boomer and Tails. Tails, admiring Sonic, asks him if he defeated any more robots. Sonic begins to brag, but is interrupted by Sally, who argues he may have left a trail for Robotnik to track him and locate their secret hideout. Sonic assures her his super speed prevented this. Antoine shows up and explains there is a leak in Knothole, which might allow Robotnik to locate them.


 * "Don't Cry for me Mobius!" - Part Two

Dr. Robotnik is sitting in his office with Buzzbomber and Crabmeat, when his monitor reveals a group of non-robots outside the Great Forest. Sonic and the others discover the leak to be caused by a group of trees "crying", as Robotnik had bulldozed many trees in the past in an attempt to locate the Great Forest. Robotnik then showed up on the scene with Buzzbomber and began attacking.

Sonic quickly runs to a well and grabs a Power Ring, giving him extra strength, allowing him to destroy Robotnik's ship. Sonic attempts to grab him, but Robotnik escapes while holding onto the back of Buzzbomber and flies away. Following this, the Knothole Freedom Fighters begin to plant new trees to replaced those Robotnik had destroyed.

Story Two

 * "Oh No--Robo! No-Mo' Mobo!" - Part One

The story begins with Sonic running up to his Uncle Chuck and pet dog Muttski in front of his uncle's chili dog stand. Stopping right in front of Chuck and Muttski, Chuck asks how Sonic's shoes have been holding up. Sonic explains they aren't worn out, which relieves Chuck, who states he'd been spending all of his profits on Sonic's shoes. Chuck then receives an order for two hundred chili dogs, making both he and Sonic ecstatic.

Chuck loads up the chili dogs in a wheelbarrow and Sonic goes to deliver them. After he leaves, Chuck and Muttski are apprehended by a SWATbot, and Robotnik reveals himself. When Sonic arrives in Robotropolis to deliver the chili dogs, Cluck answers the door. When Cluck leaves to supposedly get the money to pay for the chili dogs, he springs a trap, dropping a giant checker-colored ball. Sonic manages to avoid it in the nick of time. Realizing it to have been a trap, Sonic rushes back to warn his uncle.


 * "Oh No--Robo! No-Mo' Mobo!" - Part Two

Sonic arrives back to find his uncle's chili dog stand being destroyed by SWATbots. He angrily asks what they did with his dog and uncle, and the SWATbots then prepare to attack Sonic. After destroying the SWATbots, he runs to Robotropolis to rescue his uncle, but once he arrives, Sally grabs him and stops him, informing him a large number of Buzzbombers are patrolling the area. She then takes him to where Uncle Chuck, Muttski and others are being held captive.

After Sally explains they have all been turned into robots to work in Robotnik's factories, Sonic charges in and tries to talk to Chuck, but his efforts are futile. When an army of SWATbots begins to attack, Sonic picks up Sally and runs off into the Great Forest with her so they could live to fight another day.

Key Events

 * Uncle Chuck and Muttski are roboticized

Background Information

 * This issue marked one of the only appearances of Cluck in the archieverse series.
 * In the original release, Rotor is referred to as "Boomer", his nickname. However, in the Sonic: the Beginning and Sonic Archives Volume 0 reprints, the name was changed to Rotor.
 * This is perhaps the only issue not in flashback that Sally is reddish brown with yellow hair. It would later be revealed in KtE #29 that this would be due to a dip in a vat of chemicals during a mission gone wrong.
 * Among the plot points of the backup retconned out by later stories were Sonic apparently not meeting Sally until after Robotnik took over, Robotropolis being a mess of factories, and Roboticized people looking simply like themselves with hypnotized eyes.
 * Sonic's middle name "Maurice" is established in this issue. It would not be referenced again until Sonic the Hedgehog #53.