Sonic the Hedgehog 007 (Archie)

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Sonic the Hedgehog #7 "Sonic the Hedgehog"
Writer: Mike Gallagher
Pencils: Dave Manak, Jon D'Agostino, Bill Yoshida, Barry Grossman, Victor Gorelick and Paul Castiglia
Cover artist: Dave Manak/Jon D'Agostino
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Sonic the Hedgehog 7 is the seventh issue of the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series. It was released in February 1994.

This comic features two stories: Uncle Chuck's Treasure, and Sorceress In Distress. It also features three featurettes: The Shadow Nose, Details are Sketchy, and Princess Cruises.

Uncle Chuck's Treasure

Tails is showing off a brand-new see-saw he made to Sonic and Sally, the first time Sonic has seen one since fun and games were outlawed by Robotnik. Rotor Walrus runs in, excited to see the see-saw, and jumps on it. His weight catapults Tails off the see-saw into the air, wedging his head into the ceiling of Knothole Village. He falls out of the ceiling as Rotor calls out that he will catch him. Sonic, with his speed, saves Tails, but a parchment paper falls after him, hitting Rotor in the head. He opens the parchment, revealing a map leading to Uncle Chuck's secret treasure. The other Freedom Fighters aren't optimistic though, as Robotnik has made money worthless. Sonic, rather, is optimistic, stating that Uncle Chuck was a great inventor, thus the treasure may help them fight Robotnik.

With Sonic's words of encouragement, Sally, Rotor, Tails and Sonic head to the Mobius National Park: the location of the buried treasure. Sally stops, thinking of what could happen if Robotnik finds them, but Sonic insists on continuing to take the risk. They arrive at the National Park...only to find that it has been turned into a raw sewage and toxic waste dump by Robotnik. Despite the pollutants, the Freedom Fighters continue on, being watched by two Swatbots who overhear them talking about the treasure.

The Freedom Fighters continue walking through the dump, following the directions of the map. They stop when Sally starts succumbing to the chemicals, so Sonic takes over with his super speed. He finds the location of the treasure at an X already marked in the ground. Tails, meanwhile, finds a flower that is still alive. Suddenly, a laser blast is fired at Tails and misses, hitting the flower. Robotnik has arrived with some badniks and plans to take the treasure. All the Freedom Fighters get together and run from Robotnik, but Sally recommends separating to split off Robotnik's forces. They do so as Robotnik orders his badniks to chase them.

Sonic hides in a rotted tree trunk, as Robotnik declares that they cannot win as they will succumb to the chemicals in the park. Sonic runs out of the trunk, in an attempt to make a plan to use the wasteland to his advantage. Elsewhere, Tails is being chased by a Burrobot. Before it can hit Tails, Sonic grabs its attention. It runs at Sonic, only to have him move aside, ramming into a can of corrosive acid, destroying its drill. Sonic then runs off to help Rotor, who has been grabbed by two Swatbots to be sent for roboticization. He hides behind a pile of garbage and shouts to the Swatbots, imitating Robotnik, to put him down and march to the right. The imitation works and the Swatbots do as he says, walking right into a puddle of sticky ooze. Lastly, Sonic runs over to help Sally, who's being threatened by a Buzzbomber. Sonic grabs her, but she can't run on account of the chemicals affecting her. Sonic develops a plan and badmouths the Buzzbomber. As it flies toward the two, they slide off a slope with a slick of oil, causing the Buzzbomber to hit a rock wall and explode. The two run off to find the others and get the treasure.

Later, the group unearths Uncle Chuck's treasure, located in a large treasure chest. Sally mentions that Sonic earned the treasure, as defeating the badniks was a great feat. This causes Sonic to remember something, when Robotnik grabs the chest with a net on his eggmobile. As Robotnik escapes, Sonic doesn't try to chase him, as he remembered what the treasure was when Sally mentioned 'feat'. Sonic mentions they should head back to Knothole as they shouldn't be around when Robotnik opens the treasure. The others are baffled as to what's going on.

Back at Robotropolis, Robotnik opens the treasure infront of his badniks...revealing Sonic's bronzed baby shoes.

Background Information

• Uncle Chuck is introduced by discussion.
• This issue uses Sally's original pink style.