Sonic the Hedgehog (1992 manga)

Sonic the Hedgehog (ソニック・ザ・ヘッジホッグ) is a manga series published between 1992 and 1994 in Shogakukan's Study Magazines for primary school children and Bessatsu CoroCoro Comic Special; it is very loosely based on the video game series by Sega with the concept being developed by Kenji Terada; many of the characters were designed by Sega of Japan's staff.

The manga is notable for featuring the debuts of characters Amy Rose and Charmy Bee, who would debut in Sonic the Hedgehog CD and Knuckles' Chaotix respectively. Coincidentally, Paulie's (Sonic's father) biplane bares a striking resemblance to the Tornado, which first appeared in Sonic 2 as Sonic's personal plane.

RThe manga hasn't been collected in any volumes and is thusly considered extremely rare; on Sonic Retro an effort has been made to track down and upload scans of all the stories.