Tails was the next to get a mini-series, but he didn't fare nearly as well. If only the interior art was as good as the covers...!

Manak and Mawhinny were the main interior pencillers, and their sloppy, scratchy style was generally unappealing. The comics were also streight-foreward, with no real intellectual plot points or mystery to keep anyone engaged. His 'backup' also consisted entirely of new and un-appealing characters. It didn't help his cause that Tails was portrayed as a somewhat-bratty babyish character who had a huge ego, and would regularly fantasize himself as an ugly super-hero-type. Also: TAILS IS NOT BROWN. My scans aren't bad, it is just that Archie is still insisting that Tails is not orange/yellowish.

Tails is mostly supported by the "Downunda Freedom Fighters" The main villain is "Croc-Bot" who has stolen Crocodile Dundee's hat. He unleashes various annoying plans such as giant sheep robots and flying Dingoes, before failing to overthrow Robotnik. Tails also encounters the Ancient Walkers, which are dinosaurs in African-Theme masks. (These later play a big part in the Knuckles books) The echidna on the cover is Athair, an ancestor in the complex Knuckles line.

Why they went with the whole "This is Austraila and we are going to make fun of it" theme is unknown. (note: opera house base) Lame villains. Lame backup characters (A hippie bird, a kangaroo man!) lame plot. Lame art. Lame characterization...it was all down hill.

Naturally, with this sub-par showing, Tails did not get any rave reviews or hopes to continue his series. Was it fair Sally got most of the talent and ideas, and Tails did not? No, but that's the way history goes.