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Current Research Priorities

  • What was the first issue to have 32 pages? (Issues were 36 pages long until some point in 1997)
  • Who provided the cover artwork for early issues? (This information isn't stated in the Control Zone until #016 onwards)
  • Which issues featured <character>? (Chart every appearance made by a named minor character, specifically saying what issue and story they were in)
  • What were the reprinted stories included in <issue>? (This is impossible to determine in later issues (after the Control Zone is scrapped) if you only have access to StC Archive's scans, so someone who has invested in physical copies will have to find this out)


Notes section begins here.

Eras

  • Early days (One Sonic story, three SEGA stories): #001 - #024
  • Welcome to Sonic's World (Two Sonic stories, two SEGA stories): #025 - #046
  • Guests in the Minority (Three Sonic stories): #047 - #078
  • Decap Attack's last stand (Only non-Sonic series left, appearing occasionally): #079 - #132
  • Magnificent Three (Purely Sonic stories, one reprinted): #133 - #154
  • Two's a Crowd (Two reprints & 2 new stories per issue): #155 & #156
  • Down to One (Three reprints & 1 new story per issue): #157 - #184
  • GET ALL CHAOS EMERALDS (Entirely reprints): #185 - #223

  • Initial logo design: #001 - #049 (Red/dark blue letters, golden letter outlines, light blue background, dark blue and yellow border)
  • Second logo design: #050 - #057 (Varies, but mostly white/gold letters on red background)
  • Third logo design: #058 - #097 (Black-to-white gradient and white letters, black outline/shading, red background)
  • Fourth logo design: #098 - #119 (As before, with gradient-coloured letters changed to solid white and letter outlines removed)
  • Fifth logo design: #120 - #175 (As before, except now letters and background are 3d objects with appropriate shadows)
  • Final logo design: #176 - #223 (As before, but 3d objects perspective/font changed, black letter outlines added)

Birthdays

  • 1st Birthday: #027 (28th May - 10th June 1994)
  • 2nd Birthday: #053 (26th May - 9th June 1995)
  • 3rd Birthday: #079 (24th May - 7th June 1996)
  • 4th Birthday: #105 (28th May - 10th June 1997) ^ Not noted in issue
  • 5th Birthday: #130 (20th May - 2nd June 1998)
  • 6th Birthday: #157 (2nd June - 15th June 1999)
  • 7th Birthday: #182 (31st May - 13th June 2000) ^ Not noted in issue
  • 8th Birthday: #208 (30th May - 12th June 2001) ^ Not noted in issue

Misc. Trivia

  • Megadroid's departure: #140
  • Nigel Kitching's abridged farewell: #223


Staff

A list of all contributing staff, taken from issue #223.
  • Editors: Richard Burton, Deborah Tate, Audrey Wong.
  • Designers: Clair Gilmour, Gary Knight, Charles Wrigley, Jason McEvoy, Paul Shubrook, Steve Cook.
  • Writers: Nigel Kitching, Lew Stringer, Alan McKenzie, Mark Millar, Mark Eyles.
  • Artists: Richard Elson, Nigel Dobbyn, Anthony Williams, Dermot Power, Mike McMahon, Mike White, Jon Haward, John M. Burns, M. DJ Boyann, Casanovas, Carl Flint, Bob Corona.
  • Leterers: Tom Frame, Steve Potter, Ellie De Ville, Elitta Fell, Gordon Robson, "others too numerous to mention".
  • Special Thanks: Jane Ballard, Chris Power.

Mick McMahon

  • Final Issue: #169


Zones

Control Zone

The introduction page, hosted by Megadroid, which contains info on current and upcoming stories, a brief sales chart for SEGA formats, key staff/contact information and other pieces of news.
  • Debut issues for its redesigns: #001,
  • Megadroid leaves (discontinued from): #140 onwards

Data Zone

A feature added late in the run which explained the key heroes and villains, and characters appearing in the issue.
  • Ran from: #176 - #223

Review Zone

Functions exactly as it sounds.

  • Debut issues for its redesigns: #001,
  • Absent from:
  • Discontinued after: #096

News Zone

No explanation needed (hopefully).

  • Debut issues for its redesigns: #001,
  • Absent from:
  • Discontinued after:

Q Zone

Codes and strategies for current and classic games on all SEGA formats.

  • Debut issues for its redesigns: #001,
  • Absent from:
  • Discontinued after: #095

Graphic Zone

Reader-submitted artwork, in a section separated from Speedlines.
  • Apperances in: #176 - #185, #187, #188, #192, #196, #198, #200, #205, #207, #208, #210, #211, #212, #215 - #218
  • Final design: #176 - #223

Speedlines

Printed letters, pictures and e-mails from the readers, with replies from Megadroid.

  • Absent during: #141 - #184
  • Final design (Sonic answers letters 'himself'): #185, #187, #196, #197, #200, #201, #204, #205


Stories

Sonic

  • Wasn't the first comic in:
  • Special issues (Where most/all stories were dedicated to the new main Sonic story): #130 (Showdown)
  • GREEN EYES: #175 onwards
  • Final story: #184

Sonic's World

General stories where someone besides Sonic was the story's main character.
  • Debut issue: #025

Double Sonic

This heading was used if there were two stories in one issue with Sonic as the main character.
  • Appeared in: #106

Tails

  • Issues featured:
  • Nameless Zone arcs:

Knuckles

  • Final Issue: #138

Amy

  • Issues Featured:
  • The infamous 'Secret Past' story: #127
  • Final story arc (Eternity Ring Adventures): #134 - #156


Blast From The Past

Reprints of stories from earlier issues.
  • Once per issue: #133 - #154
  • Twice per issue: #155 & #156
  • Three per issue: #157 - #184
  • Entire issue: #185 - #223

Once per Issue

  • Issue #133: 'The Sentinel' from #029

Twice per Issue

  • Issue #000:

Thrice per Issue

  • Issue #000:

'All Reprints' Issues

  • Issue #223: 'The Evil Empire' from #108 - #111 (4 parts)


Decap Attack

  • Issues featured: #007 - #012, #126, #130, #132

Chaotix Crew

  • Issues featured:

Captain Plunder

  • Issues featured:

Shinobi

  • The Fear Pavilion: #001 - #006
  • Power of the Elements: #047 - #053

Golden Axe

  • Citadel of Dead Souls: #001 - #006
  • Plague of Serpents: #013 - #018

Wonder Boy

  • Demon World: #002 - #009
  • Ghost World: #022 - #027

Streets of Rage

  • First series: #007 - #012
  • Skate's Story: #025 - #030
  • The Only Game In Town: #041 - #046

Kid Chameleon

  • First series: #007 - #012
  • Back to Unreality: #054

Sparkster

  • Last of the Rocket Knights: #053 - #058

Ecco the Dolphin

  • First series: #013 - #018
  • Return of Ecco: #060 - #065

Eternal Champions

  • First series: #019 - #024
  • Larson's Revenge: #037 - #040

Megadroid

  • Behind the Scenes: #041
  • Summer Holiday:

Pirate StC

  • Issues featured: #028 - #033

Shining Force

  • The Curse of Zeon: #073 - #078

Marko's Magic Football

  • Issues featured: #041 - #046

Mutant League Football

  • Bring Me the Head of Coach Brikka: #031 - #036


Character Appearances

A

  • B


Notes section ends here.