Sonic the Hedgehog #21

Sonic finds himself in a tight spot on this April 1995 cover from Archie's Adventure Series, sandwiched between a massive robotic wasp looming overhead and a fearsome green reptilian bot closing in from the right, while a third mechanical menace crumbles beneath his feet in a burst of sparks and debris. Pat Spaziante and Jon D'Agostino deliver a kinetic, action-packed image that perfectly captures the blue hedgehog's trademark mix of speed and wisecracks — his speech bubble cheekily reframes the tagline as "more like a couple of bots on my case!" Inside, writer Ken Penders takes the reins for "3 Phases of E.V.E.," promising a story as lively as the cover suggests.