Sonic the Hedgehog #77

Titled "Homecoming" right on the cover, Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog #77 from December 1999 puts Sonic and Sally front and center in a heart-pounding dash away from a massive, snapping green serpent, while a crowd of frantic smaller creatures scrambles through the chaos below them. Cover pencils by Pat Spaziante and inks by Harvey Mercadoocasio give the scene real kinetic energy, with the beast's open jaws looming large and every character caught mid-motion. It's a vivid, action-packed cover that makes "Homecoming" feel like anything but a quiet return.