Sonic the Hedgehog (Archie Comics)

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Sonic the Hedgehog was an American comic book published by Archie Comics, based on Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog video game franchise. It began in November 1992 as a four-issue limited series, before running as an ongoing series for 290 issues until December 2016. Writers included Michael Gallagher, Ken Penders, Karl Bollers, and Ian Flynn; artists included Scott Shaw, Patrick Spaziante, Steven Butler, and Tracy Yardley. Sonic the Hedgehog adapted elements of the Sonic games, but featured a distinct continuity with an original cast, setting, and backstory. It drew its premise from the DIC animated series Sonic the Hedgehog (1993–1994; known colloquially as Sonic SatAM), with Sonic as a member of the Freedom Fighters, a resistance force battling the evil Doctor Eggman. Following the success of the Sega Genesis game Sonic the Hedgehog (1991), Sega began expanding Sonic to other media. Archie obtained the license to publish Sonic comics in mid-1992 and recruited Gallagher and Shaw, who developed...

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