Editing Sonic the Hedgehog (Archie comic series) (section)

==Trivia==
*During the early run of the comic book series, the stories were more similar to ''[[Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' than the ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (TV series)|SatAM]]'' show in terms of story plots, being that the comics had isolated stories, as well as an overall more comedic tone.
*According to [[Ian Flynn]], several elements originating from the games were off-limits to the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' comics and its spin-offs for unknown reasons, despite them being properties of Sega. Notable examples include [[Eggman Nega]], [[Black Doom]], and [[Solaris]] (which also includes [[Iblis]] and [[Mephiles the Dark]]). Despite this, some of these characters have made appearances in the comics as shadowy figures, in flashbacks, or in brief mentions respectively. Other examples include [[Tiara Boobowski|Tiara]] and her father [[Gazebo Boobowski]] from the canceled game ''[[Sonic X-Treme]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bumbleking.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=7879&p=423239#p423239|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150726201934/http://bumbleking.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=7879&p=423239#p423239|archivedate=26 July 2015|title=Ask Ian - Year End Bonanza Thingie|publisher=BumbleKing Comics|author=[[Ian Flynn|Flynn, Ian]]|date= 22 March 2015}}</ref>
*''Sonic the Hedgehog'' is the longest running video game-based comic ever. It is also the longest-running franchise-based comic book series ever, surpassing Marvel Comics' ''Conan the Barbarian'' (which lasted 275 issues from 1970-1993).
*On "Lost Hedgehog Tales", Ian Flynn revealed a number of concepts he had planned to implement into the comic series, before the effects of the [[Ken Penders' legal cases|lawsuit]] from [[Ken Penders]] became apparent. As a result, Ian Flynn was forced to abandon his original long-term plans for the series, plans that reportedly stretched as far as the comic's 300th issue. It was known that certain planned stories had to be shifted to accommodate the inclusion of the [[Worlds Collide]] crossover storyline.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bumbleking.com/fandom/lost-hedgehog-tales/|title=Lost Hedgehog Tales|publisher=BumbleKing|accessdate=5 March 2019}}</ref>
**The original storyline would have lasted fifty issues, from [[Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 225|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #225]] to [[Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 275|#275]]. The intent was to have the [[Freedom Fighters (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Freedom Fighters]] suffer a devastating loss that they could not easily bounce back from.
**Originally, [[Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 225|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #225]] was planned to conclude with Sally's [[Roboticization (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|roboticization]], before it was decided to create the "Genesis" saga in celebration of Sonic's 20th anniversary.
**Flynn had, in fact, considered the possibility of [[Antoine D'Coolette (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Antoine D'Coolette]] dying after his sacrifice. After the overwhelming fan response to Sally's supposed death at the end of [[Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 225|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #225]], as well as the reaction to Ant's actual sacrifice, it was unanimously decided to have him survive.
**An earlier draft of the "Loyalty" story arc ([[Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 237|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #237]]-[[Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 238|#238]]), had [[Team Fighters (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Team Fighters]] encountering the previously presumed-to-be-dead [[Hershey St. John]], whom had since gone undercover as a Dark Egg Legionairre. Hershey would have revealed that she never got the chance to let Geoffrey know that she was alive, but when told of his betrayal, she would have ended her duplicity and returned to [[New Mobotropolis]].
**These changes came about primarily due to Sega's request that the "Olympic Trials" story in [[Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 242|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #242]] be created:
***The "Heroes" story arc ([[Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 239|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #239]]-[[Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 240|#240]]) was originally planned to be a three-parter: the first two parts would have focused on Team's Fighters and Freedom in their respective battles as normal. The third part, however (intended for ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #241) would have revolved around the newly-founded Secret Freedom Fighters and how they secretly helped to turn the tide for Team Freedom in their previous battle. In the end, the moments with the Secret Freedom Fighters were merely reworked and included in part two itself.
***[[Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 241|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #241]]'s "Unravelling" was first planned as a series of backup stories. Additionally, the story originally ended with Naugus merely tricking Geoffrey St. John. When it was decided that that was not a satisfying enough ending, the idea of Naugus possessing Geoffrey was made.
***Team Fighters battle against the Krudzu was initially intended as a story all to itself, sharing space with the "Olympic Trials" story in [[Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 241|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #241]]. When the latter ended up being longer than originally intended, however, the battle was reworked and shown in "Unravelling" instead.
*While the comic series is not canon to the game continuity itself, some aspects from it were transferred to that continuity, such as the [[Eggnet]], the usage of the term [[Super Badnik]], and the usage of the [[Commander]]'s full name, Abraham Tower.