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Cover of Sonic the Hedgehog #44
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CATALOG RECORD

Sonic the Hedgehog #44

Archie · Series began 1993 · March 1997

Dates

Cover date
March 1997
On sale
December 18, 1996
In stores
December 18, 1996
Pages
36

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #44 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

  • Direct edition$1.50 cover

    Direct Edition

    No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.

    Barcode 76281646977704411

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  • Newsstand edition$1.50 cover

    Newsstand

    A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

    Barcode 00912846977503 · shared with another edition

    This edition’s page
  • Canadian price edition1.65 CAD cover

    Canadian

    Printed cover price 1.65 CAD.

    Barcode 00912846977503 · shared with another edition

    This edition’s page

Creators

pencils: Patrick Spaziante, Manny Galaninks: Harvey Mercadoocasio, Margeaux Pepoyscript: Ken Penderscolors: Barry Grossmanletters: Vickie Williams

Stories

  • Black And Blue And Red All Over · 24 pages

    Dark Sonic manages to project a dimensional pathway to Floating Island and appropriates some Chaos Emeralds. Knuckles must team up with Sonic and the freedom fighters to travel to Dark Sonic's dimension and retrieve them.

Publisher’s description

Black and Blue and Red All Over: One day Anti Sonic and new character Anti Knuckles try to steal the master emerald from Knuckles. They Eventually get in a fight with Sonic, Tails, Sally & Knuckles. But then they all team up to stop Dr. Robotnik. In the end, the master emerald is returned to it's rightful owner and Anti Knuckles becomes a good guy.

Characters

Sonic the HedgehogTailsMiles ProwerDr. RobotnikIvo RobotnikSally AcornKnucklesAntoine D'CooletteRotor

Reprinted in

Sonic the Hedgehog Archives (2006)

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