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Due to [[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'s popularity, his series is often featured or parodied within a large amount of books, comics, and magazines. 

==Books==
{| class="prettytable sortable"
! Book || Date ||class="unsortable"| Author ||class="unsortable"| Description || Image
|-
| ''The New Doctor Who Adventures: Conundrum''
| 1994-01-20
| Steve Lyons
| A character named Mel Joseph plays ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' on the computer in order to complete the [[Scrap Brain Zone]].
| [[File:Notavailable.svg|200px]] 
|-
| ''The New Doctor Who Adventures: All-Consuming Fire''
| 1994-06-16
| Andy Lane
| Ace makes a joke with Dr John Watson that the Rakshassi would not worship Sonic, whatever else they would.
| [[File:Notavailable.svg|200px]] 
|-
| ''[[mariowiki:Perfect Edition of the Great Mario Character Encyclopedia|Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''
| 1994
| Shogakukan
| An official 1994 [[Nintendo]]-licensed Mario compendium portrays the ''[[mariowiki:Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3|Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]'' enemy [[mariowiki:Harisu|Harisu]] with a distinctly [[Sonic]]-like facial appearance.
| [[File:References PerfectBanMario Harisu Sonicface.png|200px]] 
|-
| ''Incredible Inventions: So Real It's Unreal''
| 1996
| Nick Griffiths
| The book extensively features [[Sonic the Hedgehog]] in its chapter on video game history.{{ref|http://www.sonicgear.org/Cameos/CameosSonic2.html}}
| [[File:References IncredibleInventions Print Sonic.png|200px]]
|-
| ''Disney's Year Book 2005''
| 2005-01
| Fern L. Malmberg
| In the "Up, Up, and Away!" section of the book, a group of hot air balloons can be seen on page 94, including a [[Sonic the Hedgehog]] balloon.
| [[File:References DisneysYearBook2005 print Sonicballoon.png|200px]] 
|-
| ''Doctor Who: Winner Takes All''
| 2005-05-19
| Jacqueline Rayner
| Mickey Smith has a copy of ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'', along with ''Grand Theft Auto'' and ''Gran Turismo'', on his Xbox or PlayStation.
| [[File:Notavailable.svg|200px]] 
|-
| ''Encyclopedia Horrifica: Terrifying Truth About Vampires, Ghosts, Monsters, and More''
| 2007-08-01
| Joshua Gee
| The book uses a screenshot of [[Silver the Hedgehog]] from ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)]]'' to illustrate the concept of telekinesis.{{ref|http://www.sonicgear.org/Cameos/CameosSonic2.html}}
| [[File:References EncyclopediaHorrifica Print Silvertelekinesis.png|200px]]
|-
| ''Doctor Who: Forever Autumn''
| 2007-09-06
| Mark Morris
| Martha Jones comments that the Tenth Doctor's hair is "very Sonic the Hedgehog" but the Doctor himself says he wants it more like Sid Vicious.
| [[File:Notavailable.svg|200px]] 
|-
| ''[[wikipedia:Earth (The Book): A Visitor's Guide to the Human Race|Earth (The Book): A Visitor's Guide to the Human Race]]''
| 2010-09
| [[wikipedia:Jon Stewart|Jon Stewart]]
| The book's section on video games describes them as "interactive, graphically rich worlds where we could act out our dreams of being professional athletes, Italian plumbers, mutant hedgehogs, and psychopaths who beat hookers to death".
| [[File:References EarthTheBook Print mutanthedgehog.png|200px]] 
|-
| ''Level Up''
| 2011-06-07
| Gene Luen Yang
| When comparing video games to real life, Dennis Ouyang mentions [[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'s goal of eventually defeating [[Dr. Robotnik]].
| [[File:Notavailable.svg|200px]] 
|-
| ''My Life as a Gamer''
| 2015-04-07
| Janet Tashjian
| At one point, Derek's tutor, Hannah, is described wearing a Sonic the Hedgehog T-shirt.
| [[File:Notavailable.svg|200px]] 
|-
| ''Press Start! #1: Game Over, Super Rabbit Boy!''
| 2016-12-27
| Thomas Flintham
| In this video-game-themed book, one of the inhabitants of Animal Town is Simon the Hedgehog, who is blue and fast, making him an obvious parody of Sonic the Hedgehog. King Viking, the main antagonist who is fat and uses robots to attack Super Rabbit Boy, may be a reference to [[Dr. Eggman]]. Simon the Hedgehog and King Viking are recurring characters in the later ''Press Start!'' books.
| [[File:Notavailable.svg|200px]] 
|-
| ''[[wikipedia:Ready Player Two|Ready Player Two]]''
| 2020-11-24
| [[wikipedia:Ernest Cline|Ernest Cline]]
| An OASIS virtual reality world modelled after [[Mobius]] is created by Kira Morrow, containing recreations of ''Sonic the Hedgehog''-series stages and settings. Additionally, the creepypasta story "[[Sonic.exe]]" is also mentioned.{{ref|https://www.sonicstadium.org/2020/11/sonic-gets-a-brief-reference-in-the-ready-player-two-novel/}}
| [[File:Notavailable.svg|200px]] 
|}

==Comics and manga==
{| class="prettytable sortable"
!Publication
!Issue
!Release date
!Description
!Scans
|-
| ''[[wikipedia:Oh My Goddess!|Oh My Goddess!]]''
| #7
| 1992-10-23
| After a first class demon named Marller escapes from her seal, she possesses the body of Keiichi's sister, Megumi. When the Third Class Earth Spirit realizes this, he proceeds to attack, but is defeated and is turned into an early [[Sonic the Hedgehog]] plushie (most resembling the {{SegaLink|UFO Catcher}} prize plushie known as "Stringy Sonic"). Later on, the possessed plushie manages to headbutt Marller, yelling "Super-Sonic Attack!" Eventually, Megumi regains control of her body and finds the Sonic plushie, deciding to keep it.
|[[File:References OhMyGoddess print Sonicplushie.jpeg|200px]]
|-
| ''[[wikipedia:Clamp School Detectives|Clamp School Detectives]]''
| #3
| 1993-12-01
| In the omake section, the authors of ''Clamp'', personified as chibi characters, talk about their favourite consoles and games. They mention they own a [[Mega Drive]] and [[Mega-CD]], with ''{{SegaLink|Puyo Puyo}}'' and ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog CD]]''. [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]] appears in one panel, with [[Amy Rose|Amy]] and [[Shadow the Hedgehog|Shadow]] appearing in another, all drawn in humanized forms.
| [[File:References ClampSchoolDetectives print Sonic.png|200px]]
|-
|rowspan="3"| ''[[wikipedia:Buster (comics)|Buster]]''
|
|1994-03-11
|For the Spring Carnival, Tom enters a costume contest with a [[Sonic the Hedgehog]] costume that his mother made, though he is unenthusiastic about its quality.
|[[File:References Buster print Sonic 1.jpeg|200px]]
|-
|
|1995-12-22
|In the special ''Christmas with Tom Thug'', one of the guests at the Christmas costume party is dressed as [[Sonic the Hedgehog]].
|[[File:References Buster print Sonic 2.jpeg|200px]]
|-
|
|1995-06-03
|An issue of ''[[Sonic the Comic]]'' is seen on Tom's floor.
|[[File:References Buster print SonictheComic.jpeg|200px]]
|-
| ''[[wikipedia:Green Goblin|Green Goblin]]''
|
| 1995
| The Green Goblin and his friend go to a video game convention filled with statues and costumes resembling characters from popular culture, including a red-furred [[Sonic the Hedgehog]].
| [[File:References GreenGoblin print Sonic.jpeg|200px]]
|-
| ''[[wikipedia:The One I Love (manga)|The One I Love]]''
|
| 1995
| Sonic appears as a plush toy in SCENE 6 – Together (pages 59-65). Scanlations of the full story can be found [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/watashi_no_sukina_hito/v01/c000/31.html here].
| [[File:TheOneILove_example.jpg|200px]]
|-
| ''{{SegaLink|Game Gag 1P Comic Sega-hen}}''
|
| 1997-11-10
| ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' is one of the [[Sega]] franchises parodied in the 1997 gag comic ''{{SegaLink|Game Gag 1P Comic Sega-hen}}''.
| [[File:References GameGag1PComicSegahen print Sonic.png|200px]]
|-
| ''{{SegaLink|NiGHTS into Dreams (comic)}}''
| #3
| 1998
| Features posters of [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]] and [[Knuckles the Echidna|Knuckles]] on Elliot's wall.
| [[File:References NiGHTSintoDreamscomic print SonicKnuckles.jpeg|200px]]
|-
| ''[[wikipedia:Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo|Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo]]''
|
| 2001-07-09
| The character Don Patch is an allusion to [[Sonic the Hedgehog]] in both design and attitude, even featuring the ability to enter a [[Super Sonic]] mode.
| [[File:References Bobobo Print DonPatch.jpeg|200px]]
|-
| ''Simpsons Comics''
| #110
| 2005
| In the conclusion of the story "Bad News Bearer", Ned Flanders hallucinates that he and the Simpson family became video game characters - with Lisa portraying [[Sonic the Hedgehog]].
| [[File:References SimpsonsComics print Sonic.jpeg|200px]]
|-
| ''[[wikipedia:Scott Pilgrim|Scott Pilgrim]]''
|
| 2007-11-14
|In Volume 1, Scott can be seen wearing a shirt with the ''[[Sonic & Knuckles]]'' logo on it. In Volume 2, in a flashback, Scott can be seen playing the same game, and reveals that his high school band also went under the name ''Sonic & Knuckles''. Later, Scott phones up Wallace to ask if he still knows any cheats for ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 3]]''.{{ref|http://www.sonicgear.org/Cameos/CameosSonic3.html}} In Volume 3, Ramona's former university resembles [[Little Planet]] from ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog CD]]'', including it being chained to a nearby mountain. Volume 4's splash page is directly based on the title screen of ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (16-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]'', with Scott and Ramona replacing [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]] and [[Miles "Tails" Prower|Tails]]. Additionally, after Scott defeats Roxie, she explodes into a cascade of [[Animals|small woodland creatures]].
| [[File:References ScottPilgrim Print Sonictitlecard.jpeg|200px]]
|-
| ''[[wikipedia:Luluzinha Teen e sua Turma|Luluzinha Teen e sua Turma]]''
| #4
| 201x
| One of the players who appear to help Aninha fight against Vergerus is using an avatar very similar to a fusion between [[Sonic the Hedgehog]] and [[wikipedia:Mega Man|Mega Man]].
| [[File:References LuluzinhaTeenesuaTurma print Sonic MegaMan.jpeg|200px]]
|-
| ''[[wikipedia:Mameshiba|Mameshiba]]''
|
|20xx
| In one comic, a landscape is designed as an homage to [[Green Hill Zone]].{{ref|http://www.sonicgear.org/Cameos/CameosSonic4.html}}
| [[File:References Mameshiba Print GHZ.jpeg|200px]]
|-
|rowspan="2"| ''Turma da Mônica''
| #24
|2011
|In the spin-off series ''Clássicos do Cinema'', [[Sonic the Hedgehog]] appears alongside several other blue-colored pop culture characters as one of the inhabitants of the planet Pandemora.
|[[File:Notavailable.svg|200px]]
|-
| #32
|2012
|In the spin-off series ''Clássicos do Cinema'', [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]] appears again alongside other game characters in a special room known as "The Nerd's Paradise."
|[[File:References TurmadaMonica 32 print Sonic.jpeg|200px]]
|-
|rowspan="3"| ''Hyperdimension Neptunia: Megami Tsuushin''
| #1
|2011-08-11
|In Chapter #4, one of ingredients needed for Gust's "Totori" alchemy method is a hedgehog quill. IF and Compa head to a bar at night where Compa, wearing a hedgehog mask, seduces a drunken hedgehog that resembles [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]]. When the hedgehog grows aggressive, IF knocks him and plucks one of his quills.
|[[File:References HyperdimensionNeptunia print Sonic 1.png|200px]]
|-
| #3
|2013-03-15
|In Chapter #24, Neptune and Nepgear joins the newly-awakened goddess, Plutia, on their way to a quest to protect the Mega Dragon from being poached by mysterious poachers in Ancient Planeptune. As the trio tries to search for the dragon, Plutia accidentally steps and slips on [[sega:Fantasy Zone|Opa Opa]], causing her to [[Spin Attack|roll sideways]] into a curved tunnel which leads to loop and a [[Spring]] that ejects Plutia onto a tree. As they continue searching, they later encounter a nest of "[[Sonic the Hedgehog|blue sphere-hogs]]."
|[[File:References HyperdimensionNeptunia print Sonic 2.jpeg|200px]]
|-
| #4
|2014-02-15
|In Chapters #29 and #30, the Planeptune sisters and the recently awakened goddesses, Plutia and Peashy, travel back in time to discover the reason for their cold-sleep statis. After arriving, they meet up with a younger IF and Compa, who are both looking for the [[Chaos Emeralds|seven life gems]] that contain a mysterious power called "Kabosu Emeralds" (a further pun on the [[wikipedia:Kabosu|Japanese citrus fruit]]). After a while, the group meets up with the past version of Plutia, who explains that the Emeralds' power are used to seal a demon lord. While explaining, some of the [[Sonic the Hedgehog|blue sphere-hogs]] can be seen in the background.

The past versions of Plutia Peashy untie their braids, revealing that some of their hair forms three quill-shaped strands. Plutia then runs up a large chain connected to the floating land of [[Little Planet|Segami Highland]], described by Neptune as traveling at "supersonic speeds."
|[[File:References HyperdimensionNeptunia print Sonic 3.jpeg|200px]]
|-
| ''[[wikipedia:The Dandy|The Dandy]]''
| #3578-#3583
| 2012-04-21
| Short strips involving a [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]] parody named Chronic the Hedgehog.
| [[File:References TheDancy print ChronictheHedgehog.png|200px]]
|-
| ''[[wikipedia:Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight|Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight]]''
| #4
| 2013-01-09
| A case involving the Riddler leads Batman to an abandoned casino. The casino's entrance is based on the entrance to [[Casinopolis]] from ''[[Sonic Adventure]]''.
| [[File:LegendsoftheDarkKnight Comic 4 Casinopolis.jpg|200px]]
|-
| ''[[wikipedia:Spider-Woman|Spider-Woman]]'' (Volume 5)
| #5
| 2015-03-04
| While chasing the supervillain Porcupine, Spider-Woman makes a wisecrack that "[[Sonic the Hedgehog|hedgehogs]] are only super-fast in video games."
| [[File:References SpiderWoman print fasthedgehogs.jpeg|200px]]
|-
| ''[[wikipedia:Plants vs. Zombies (comic)|Plants vs. Zombies]]''
| #7
| 2017
| Mr. Stubbins, a [[Sonic the Hedgehog|hedgehog]] zombie, rides in a small red car which resembles [[Power Sneakers]].
| [[File:References PlantsvsZombies print PowerSneakers.jpeg|200px]]
|-
| ''[[wikipedia:My Hero Academia|My Hero Academia]]''
| #13
| 2017-04-04
| In "A Talk About Your Quirk", a hero from Gang Orca's hero agency resembles [[Sonic the Hedgehog]].
| [[File:References MyHeroAcademia print Sonic.png|200px]]
|-
| ''Off the Mark''
|
| 2018-05-27
| In one strip, [[Sonic the Hedgehog]] appears among various popular cartoon characters in a drug rehabilitation clinic, with his addiction being labeled as "too much [[wikipedia:Amphetamine|speed]]."{{ref|https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ReferencedBy/SonicTheHedgehog}}
| [[File:References OfftheMark Print Sonicrehab.gif|200px]]
|-
| ''Gravity Falls: Lost Legends''
|
| 2018-07-24
| In the story "Don't Dimension It", Mabel ends up lost in the multiverse, and falls through numerous different dimensions - including [[Green Hill Zone]].
| [[File:References GravityFallsLostLegends print GHZ.jpeg|200px]]
|-
| ''[[wikipedia:Uncle from Another World|Uncle from Another World]]''
|
| 2018-11-21
| Takafumi's uncle awakens from a coma still loving video games as much as he did when he was younger, especially those related to [[Sega]] and [[Sonic the Hedgehog]]. This passion for Sega games serves as a recurring theme throughout the series.
| [[File:References UnclefromAnotherWorld print Tails.jpeg|200px]]
|-
| ''[[wikipedia:Green Lantern (comic book)|Green Lantern]]''
|''The Green Lantern Annual'' Volume #1
| 2019-09
| A new member of the  Green Lantern Corps who resembles [[Sonic the Hedgehog]] is introduced.
| [[File:References GreenLantern print Sonic.jpeg|200px]]
|-
|rowspan="2"| ''[[wikipedia:The Beano|The Beano]]''
|#4111
|2021-11-10
|[[wikipedia:Bananaman|Bananaman]] opens a portal to the Video Game World, where [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Phonics the Porcupine]] shows up.
|[[File:References TheBeano print Sonic 1.png|200px]]
|-
|#4143
|2022-07-09
|The Prefect's mech suit is based on the [[Egg Mobile]].
|[[File:References TheBeano print EggMobile.png|200px]]
|-
| ''Bite Sized Archie''
| #93
| 2022-09-16
| A poster for a fictional video game can be seen hanging on Jughead's wall. Known as ''Cosmo Frontiers'', it is a parody of ''[[Sonic Frontiers]]'' in both name and cover artwork.
| [[File:References BiteSizedArchie print CosmoFrontiers.jpeg|200px]]
|}

==Magazines==
{| class="prettytable sortable"
!Publication
!Issue
!Release date
!Description
!Scans
|-
|''[[Sega Visions]]''
|Issue 7
|1991
|An advertisement for ''[[James Pond II: Codename RoboCod]]'' appeared in issue #7 of ''[[Sega Visions]]'', featuring a distressed [[Sonic the Hedgehog]] fleeing the scene after James Pond boasts about his new robotic abilities.
|[[File:SegaVisions US 07.pdf|page=52|200px]]
|-
|''[[wikipedia:Animation Magazine|Animation Magazine]]''
|Volume 6, Issue 2
|1992
|An advertisement for [[sega:DIC Enterprises|DIC Enterprises]] features [[Sonic the Hedgehog]] alongside a number of contemporary Western cartoon and video game characters - including Mario, Luigi, and Princess Peach.
|[[File:References DICEntertainment Print Sonic.png|200px]]
|-
|''Effingham Magazine''
|Annual Veterans/First Responder issue
|2022-08
|Illustrated by [[Tracy Yardley]], [[Sonic the Hedgehog]] makes an appearance on the cover of the magazine's annual 2022 issue, saluting the veterans and first responders of [[wikipedia:Effingham, Illinois|Effingham, Illinois]].
|[[File:References EffinghamMagazine print Sonic 2022.png|200px]]
|}

==References==
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