Sonic the Hedgehog's Buddy Tails #1 Corner Box:  No. 1 Dec. $1.50  Sonic says it's #1 of a 3 issue mini-series Cover:  Tails flies and scenes from the comic are in the background.

"Southern Crossover!"
Script:  Mike Gallagher
Pencils:  Tails to Astonish--Mike Gallagher; Splash page & Southern Crossover Part 1--Dave Manak
Inks:  Harvo
Letters:  Mindy Eisman
Colors:  Barry Grossman
Cover Art:  Pat Spaziante & Harvo
Cover Coloring:  Heroic Age
Editor:  Scott Fulop
Managing Editor:  Victor Gorelick
Editor-in-Chief:  Richard Goldwater
Special thanks to Jennifer Hunn, Cynthia Wilkes and Susan Reyes Suarez of Sega


Mobius was peaceful until Dr. Robotnik showed up.  The freedom fighters, led by Princess Sally, include Rotor the Walrus, Sonic the Hedgehog, and the handsome Miles Prower.  Miles was treated like a kid, but they didn't know that when trouble came Miles revealed himself as "Captain Super Fox-Man the Mutant Cyborg Clone."  See the hero's adventures in "Tails to Astonish."

Tails looks at his comic book and adds it to Robotnik's supply list he found during his battle with Fiona (see Sonic the Hedgehog #28 and #29).  The list was proof that Robotnik was running a satellite operation on the other side of Mobius.  Tails says out loud that he won't tell Princess Sally.

Part 1

Sally approaches the dock, and Tails hides his papers.  Sally looks over the Sea Fox, which was built after a Chaos Emerald broke (see the Sonic the Hedgehog Triple Trouble special), and asks Tails how he likes it.  Tails says it's harmless fun, which makes Sally tell him not to be mad at her request for Rotor to leave out the oil.  Sally says she's looking out for the next generation of Mobians and leaves to attend a meeting with Sonic.

Tails is furious and hops into the Sea Fox.  Sally had no idea that Tails already had two adventures in the Sea Fox (from Sonic Triple Trouble, Sonic #28 and #29).  The Sea Fox was already filled with supplies, so Tails heads off on his third adventure saying that he's a grown fox.

Meanwhile, a swatbot reports to Robotnik that the supply blimp is prepared to leave.  The swatbot tries to give Robotnik the cargo list so he can check it with his own supply list (fulfilling a previous order by Robotnik), but Robotnik says it is alright and destroys the swatbot for its persistence.  Robotnik orders the swatbots to prepare to leave and looks over his plan.  The supplies will reach his regional robo-underboss which will then conquer the southern hemisphere.  After christening the supply blimp, Robotnik activates its "umbrella cloak" so that no one will be able to see the blimp unless they were directly underneath it.  The blimp will fly over the ocean, so no one will be able to stop his plans unless they found his lost supply list.

Tails soon finds himself looking on the route where the supplies will travel.  He finds a shadow and knows something is wrong since there wasn't a single cloud in the sky.  Tails flies to the shadow and looks up to see the blimp.  By flying up to the ship, Tails can see that the blimp is heading toward Downunda.  Suddenly he is hit from behind by an aerobot (a swatbot wearing a jet pack).  Tails falls to the ocean, but he is able to get airborne.  The robots approach, and Tails uses his tails to create a water tornado which spins the robots out of control.

Tails flies into the Sea Fox and is grabbed by Octobot.  The robot said it would get its revenge (back in Sonic Triple Trouble) and wrecks the Sea Fox.  Octobot drags Tails into the water.  Tails tries to get air, but he is soon overcome by darkness.

Robotnik looks at a monitor as a swatbot reports that Octobot destroyed Tails and his submarine.  Robotnik threatens the swatbot for letting Tails to find the blimp and orders the swatbot to continue the mission.  The swatbot thanks Robotnik, who then turns to contact his new underboss.  The underboss demands to be called Crocbot.  Robotnik tells Crocbot that supplies to destroy Downunda are on the way.  After Crocbot signs off, it whistles for Alpha.  Alpha and the other mechanical wing dingoes head off to meet the blimp when it lands.  Crocbot laughs, saying that soon Robotnik's swatbots will be rewired to become slaves of Crocbot.  Crocbot will then double cross Robotnik and then take over Robotropolis and Mobius.

Tails becomes conscious again and finds himself facing a manta named Ray.  Ray explains that Tails was rescued by the Forty Fathoms Freedom Fighters as he was about to drown.  P.B., a jellyfish, shocked Octobot.  Octobot released Tails, and Ray carried Tails to the surface.  Bottlenose rammed into Octobot, which made time for "the big guy" to show up.  Octobot was squished and slowly swam away.  Ray ends by saying that they found the wrecked submarine.

Tails is upset, thinking that he is stuck on a small island.  Ray moves out of the way, and Tails thinks that the ground is shaking.  A blue whale named Fluke appears, saying that he is the biggest creature.  Tails walks on top of Fluke's head and asks Ray if Fluke can take him to Downunda.  Fluke says that he can, and Tails is excited at the fact that he can still stop Robotnik and prove himself to the freedom fighters.

To be continued.


de-Tails highlights:
 ~ Tails is 10 years old
 ~ As far as he knows, Tails doesn't have any brothers or sisters
 ~ Eventually Tails' parents will be revealed in the Sonic comic book
 ~ Sonic is Tails' best friend (although Tails is mad at him right now)
 ~ The same thing goes for Sally
 ~ Life as a freedom fighters is "dangerous but exciting"
 ~ Sega wants Tails' colors to be close to the ABC TV show (now referred to as SatAM)
 ~ Tails is NOT related to Starfox


(Summary by Silver Starr)


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