Sonic the Summer Special is the first edition of Sonic the Comic Summer Specials. Released at the price of £1.95, the magazine is notable for several things; for kickstarting a summer tradition that would last for at least four more occasions, for introducing disguises by Doctor Robotnik that would continuously fool the Freedom Fighters and for bringing Knuckles the Echidna into his first story. Nigel Kitching wrote all the stories (although was totally uncredited) as well as several features.