Sonic the Hedgehog: Fang the Hunter Issue 1

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* Cover A
* Cover B
* Cover RI

## Production Staff

### Cover Artist

* Aaron Hammerstrom (cover A)
* Mark Hughes (cover B)
* Mauro Fonseca (cover RI)
* Abigail Oz (online exclusive)

### Editor

David Mariotte

**Sonic the Hedgehog: Fang the Hunter Issue 1** is the first issue in the *Sonic the Hedgehog: Fang the Hunter* miniseries published by IDW Publishing.

## Official solicitation

*Long have legends swirled of the mysterious and fantastic power of...the eighth Chaos Emerald! At least, that's the rumor Fang the Hunter has heard. And he's going to track this treasure down with a little help from his gang, Bark the Polar Bear and Bean the Dynamite! First stop: That Chaos Emerald expert himself, Sonic the Hedgehog!*
*The first classic-era Sonic the Hedgehog miniseries from IDW featuring the jerky jerboa from Sonic Superstars: Fang the Hunter! A Fang 30th anniversary special event!*
## Featured stories

### Story One

#### **Appearances**:

**Characters**:

* Amy Rose ***(flashback)***
* Doctor Eggman ***(flashback)***
* Fang’s Gang
	+ Bark the Polar Bear
	+ Bean the Dynamite
	+ Fang the Hunter
* Knuckles the Echidna
* Miles "Tails" Prower
* Sonic the Hedgehog

**Species**:

* Cucky

**Locations**:

* Sonic's Dimension
	+ Sonic's World
		- Angel Island
			* Altar of Emerald
			* Mushroom Hill Zone
		- Classic Amy's house ***(flashback)***
		- South Island ***(Mentioned)***
			* Marble Zone ***(Mentioned)***

**Items**:

* Chaos Emerald ***(Mentioned)***
* Master Emerald

**Vehicles**:

* Marvelous Queen

**Misc**:

* Glide
* Propeller Flying
* Spin Dash

#### Continuity

* Bean mentions about the gang being hired by Eggman due to the doctor being usurped by his own robot. (Seasons of Chaos)

## Other features

* **Sonic Letters Squad**: Sonic Letters Squad is a section where the comic staff can post fan artwork and fan letters that have been sent in to them. This edition shows five pieces of fan artworks before showcasing raw artwork of three of the variant covers for this issue.

## Quotes

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## Trivia

* The floor seen on cover B is based on a similar floor from the *Sonic the Fighters* character select menu.
	+ The character icons at the bottom of the cover are also based on similar icons from the aforementioned menu.
* Knuckles can be seen setting up traps similar to how he would drop Sonic and Tails in pit's in Sonic the hedgehog 3.

## Gallery

### Early Covers

Cover A. Art by Aaron Hammerstrom.Cover B. Art by Mark Hughes.Cover RI. Art by Mauro Fonseca.Online Exclusive cover. Art by Abigail Oz.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; no text was provided for refs named `Solicit`
2. ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog: Fang the Hunter #1 Variant B (Hughes). Penguin Random House (October 19, 2023). Retrieved on October 20, 2023.
3. ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog: Fang the Hunter #1 Variant RI (10) (Fonseca). Penguin Random House (October 19, 2023). Retrieved on October 20, 2023.
4. ↑ Pre-Order: Sonic the Hedgehog: Fang the Hunter #1 – IDW Foil Exclusive. IDW Publishing (January 3, 2024). Retrieved on January 3, 2024.

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