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Archie Sonic Miniseries Issue 1 was the second issue of the Original Sonic Miniseries.
Summary[]
Story One[]
- "Run, Sally, Run!" - Part One
The stories begin with an introduction to what has happened to Mobotropolis after Dr. Ivo Robotnik took over and how only a few Freedom Fighters, the foremost of them being Sonic, carry on the war to restore the city to its former glory.
At the edge of the Great Forest, Sonic and Tails are out for a run. Just as he is about speed up though, Sonic sees Princess Sally and screeches to a halt, creating a dust blanket that blinds Tails and makes him run into a maple tree. Meanwhile, Sonic tries to talk to Sally since she is too close to the edge of the Great Forest, but Sally appears to be in a foul mood and will not explain why she is upset. Instead, she tells Sonic that what she is doing is none of his business and to leave her alone. Tails notes Sally's mood, and Sonic believes Antoine has something to do with it and decides to confront him. As the pair heads towards the Great Oak Slide though, they rams into Antoine as he emerges from the slide's opening. Although miffed, Antoine shows them that Sally made a Royal Proclamation to negotiate with Dr. Robotnik about the return of King Acorn, and that she has ordered everyone to not interfere with her plan.
Thinking Sally is crazy to trust Robotnik, Sonic goes after her, pulling Antoine and Tails with him. Not long after, they find her talking with Buzzbomber. Sonic steps in to attack the classic badnik with a Sonic Spin, but Sally stops him, slamming him into the ground. Thinking Sally is hypnotized, Antoine steps up with his sword to save her while Tails sees to Sonic. Sally stops the trio though, telling them that she is meeting up with Buzzbomber so he can fly her to a neutral site where she can negotiate her father's release with Robotnik. As Buzzbomber takes her away, Sonic, Tails, and Antoine tells her not to do it, but Sally is adamant on going though with this. While Sonic and Antoine are convinced that Robotnik cannot be trusted, they and Tails are trapped in a cage that pops out of the ground, just as they decide to follow Sally.
In Robotropolis, Sally, much to her surprise, is lead to Robotnik, Inc., where Buzzbomber drops Sally into one of its smokestacks. Falling down a slide into the factory and landing in front of Dr. Robotnik. Sally accuses Robotnik of breaking their agreement, but he pays her no mind and orders a pair of his SWATbots to throw her into a Robo-Machine as Sally calls for Sonic's help.
- "Run, Sally, Run!" - Part Two
Robotnik watches gleefully as his SWATbots are about to throw Sally into the Robo-Machine on the count of three. Before they can do that however, they hear something coming, which turns out to be Sonic coming through the wall with a Sonic Spin and taking out the SWATbots. Robotnik asks him how he escaped his trap, to which Sonic explains that he cut through it with a Sonic Spin. As Sonic then prepares to take Sally, who tries to say something, away, Robotnik tries to pull out his Atomic Ray Gun, only to discovered that he has been pickpocketed. Antoine and Tails then arrive, with Antoine carrying Robotnik's handgun, and admit the theft, much to Sally's concern.
Sally asks Antoine if he saw her Royal Proclamation, which Antoine replies is what set him off to save her. Meanwhile, Sonic goes into another Sonic Spin and destroys the Robo-Machine. As Robotnik laments his machine, the three Freedom Fighters escort an exasperated Sally away while Antoine holds Robotnik at gunpoint with his Atomic Ray Gun to keep the disgruntled doctor from following them.
Outside Robotroplis, Sonic uses one of Robotnik's wagons to pull everyone back to the Great Forest. Later, back into Freedom HQ, Sonic, Tails, and Antoine celebrate while a sour Sally is met by Boomer, who asks if everything went as planned. Sally, however, tells him everything went wrong because of how Sonic, Antoine, and Tails "rescued" her. Sonic is confused, however, prompting Sally to show Sonic some circuitry on the bottom of her boot. Boomer then explains that he had spent months modifying Sally's boot to jam and analyze the Robo-Machine, which would have let them potentially altered the machine to de-roboticize any robotic Mobians. Seeing now that Sally wanted to be captured, Sonic understands the meaning behind Sally's Royal Proclamation. Furious, Sally notes that they had blown their chance to rescue all their friends and loved ones, including Sonic's Uncle Chuck, his dog Muttski, and Sally's father, as she storms into her room. As Tails tries to excuse themselves, Antoine opts to suppress this memory. Meanwhile, Sonic apologizes to Boomer, who notes that despite this, they can always try again.
Story Two[]
- "Something Fishy"
One morning, Sonic is out fishing at the Ol' Fishin' Hole. When he feels a nibble on his fishing rod and pulls in his capture, he discovers that he has caught a fish. That fish, however, proceeds to eats up Sonic's fishing pole, before starting to chew up the dock Sonic is standing on. After getting over the initial surprise, however, Sonic discovers that the fish is actually a badnik, named Jaws. Realizing Dr. Ivo Robotnik has a hand in this, which he sees as confirmation when he notices a drainage pipe from Robotnik, Inc. pouring pollution into the water, Sonic wonders what the doctor can be up to underwater.
Immediately after, Jaws finishes chewing through the dock's support beams, causing Sonic to fall into the water. Not fighting this to discover what is going on, Sonic lets himself slide down a few sloping layers until he finds Jaws. Seeing Jaws head into a underwater cavern, Sonic swims after him at super speed, only to be caught in a fishing net on a conveyor belt that carries him into the cavern. There, Sonic sees that he is about to be pulled into an waterproof Robot Maker while Jaws gloats to Sonic.
Meanwhile, back on land, Boomer and Tails are coming out to meet up with Sonic, only to find him gone and the dock as well. When Tails finds Sonic's fishing rod, all chewed up and mangled, however, Boomer gets a feeling that something is wrong, and fetches the Bathysphere he has been working on for months.
Back underwater, Jaws shows Sonic the Robot Maker turn Mobini marine creatures into robots while gloating that Robotnik will soon control both the land and sea. As Jaws drags Sonic towards the Robot Maker though, Sonic breaks free of the fishing net with a Sonic Spin. Unfortunately, the Sonic Spin uses up all his breath. As Sonic is about to drown, Jaws moves in close to see Sonic's demise, only for Tails and Boomer to arrive in the Bathysphere and blow Jaws away with a torpedo. After a happy reunion between the Knothole Freedom Fighters, Sonic regains his breath from the bubbles Boomer's torpedo made and destroys the Waterproof Robot Maker with a Sonic Spin. Meanwhile, a damaged Jaws escapes to report back to Robotnik.
Back on land, Tails reports their mission complete while Boomer is ready for lunch. Agreeing with the latter, Sonic opts for Chili Dogs since he is no mood for sea food.
Bonus Features[]
Pinup Pages[]
- "The Good, The Bad, ...and the Muttski!!"
The Knothole Freedom Fighters face off against Dr. Robotnik, a SWATbot, and a number of badniks while Muttski lies in the middle.
Short Stories[]
- "Silent Running"
Sonic, playing baseball with Boomer, explains that being super fast can be annoying at times. He manages to steal third base before Boomer can even hear the sound of Sonic's bat hitting the baseball.
- "Equal Time!"
Boomer talks about things that are slower than Sonic, like snails, the mail, and Congress deciding to pass anti-pollution laws.
- "Ground Rule Double"
Sonic plays a game of tennis by himself, volleying the ball back and forth so fast he appears to be in two places at once.
- Sonic's Photo Album
Sonic looks through his photo album, but he's missing in every picture because he's always running out of the frame.
Quotes[]
- Sally: "Robotnik! This isn't how we agreed to meet! You broke your promise!"
- Robotnik: "Machines can't make or break promises, your highness...But you'll understand that better after I've turned you into a robot!"
- Jaws: "Well, well! look what the catfish dragged in! Gurgle your prayers, Hedgehog!!"
Key Events[]
- Sonic rescues Sally from Robotnik's captivity before she is roboticized.
Background Information[]
- Although Bunnie Rabbot did not join the cast until Sonic the Hedgehog #3, she's featured in the "The Good, The Bad, and the Muttski!!" pin-up poster. Her colors in this pinup are different from her final design.
- In this issue and all issues until StH: #15, Sally is pink with black hair. KtE: #29 explains the change to her color scheme.
- When Sally is about to be thrown into the roboticizer, there is a tag on it saying "Made in Robotropolis. Assembled in Mexico".
Cameos & References[]
- The "TWOsday" pun Sonic makes when saving Sally is a reference to the marketing for the Genesis version of Sonic the Hedgehog 2, which was released on November 24, 1992 (which was a Tuesday).
Errors[]
- In this story, Sonic is able to swim. This is retconned in later issues.
- The single page story featuring Sonic's photo album has no title.
Reprint History[]
All reprints of this issue omit all bonus features. The issue has been reprinted in the following places:
"Something Fishy" was reprinted in the February/March and April/May 1993 issues of Sega Visions.
External link[]
- Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 1 (miniseries) at Sonic Wiki Zone, the Sonic wiki.