Ecco and the Vortex

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1. 

   Issue 013 · 13 November 1993

   Sonic the Comic #13

   • Ecco the Dolphin, Part 1 Ecco the Dolphin

   After a violent disturbance empties the seas of familiar life, Ecco searches for the missing dolphins. An orca leads him to a glyph that sends him into the past for answers.

2. 

   Issue 014 · 27 November 1993

   Sonic the Comic #14

   • Ecco the Dolphin, Part 2 Ecco the Dolphin

   Ecco reaches prehistoric seas and survives an attack by an unfamiliar machine. Its destruction sends him into the claws of a flying reptile.

3. 

   Issue 015 · 11 December 1993

   Sonic the Comic #15

   • Ecco the Dolphin, Part 3 Ecco the Dolphin

   The flying creature carrying Ecco proves friendly and leads him to another glyph. It points him toward Atlantis and explains that the enemy he seeks comes from another world.

4. 

   Issue 016 · 25 December 1993

   Sonic the Comic #16

   • Ecco the Dolphin, Part 4 Ecco the Dolphin

   Ecco crosses icy northern waters on the way to Atlantis. Stranded between a jellyfish and a polar bear, he turns the predators against each other and continues his journey.

5. 

   Issue 017 · 21 January 1994

   Sonic the Comic #17

   • Ecco the Dolphin, Part 5 Ecco the Dolphin

   Ecco reaches Atlantis, where the glyphs equip him with new abilities and identify the Vortex as the force behind the disappearance of the dolphins.

6. 

   Issue 018 · 4 February 1994

   Sonic the Comic #18

   • Ecco the Dolphin, Part 6 Ecco the Dolphin

   Ecco meets the Asterite while attacking Vortex devices. The creature offers to teach him the aliens' language if he retrieves its lost Black Pearl from the ocean floor.

7. 

   Issue 060 · 15 September 1995

   Sonic the Comic #60

   • Return of Ecco the Dolphin, Part 1 Ecco the Dolphin

   Recalling how he once freed the seas from the Vortex, Ecco accepts the Asterite's bargain and dives for the missing Black Pearl. An upcurrent blocks the trench until he pushes a boulder ahead as cover and slips into the depths among glowing deep-sea life. A distant light leads him to the Pearl — and to the colossal squid that guards it.

8. 

   Issue 061 · 29 September 1995

   Sonic the Comic #61

   • Return of Ecco the Dolphin, Part 2 Ecco the Dolphin

   Ecco battles the giant squid Many-Fins for the Black Pearl, only to be blinded by its ink cloud. Sonar still guides him; he rams the creature until it drops the gem and he dives after it under crushing pressure. The Pearl's radiation quickly overwhelms him, leaving him unconscious and dying.

9. 

   Issue 062 · 13 October 1995

   Sonic the Comic #62

   • Return of Ecco the Dolphin, Part 3 Ecco the Dolphin

   Dying from the Pearl's radiation, Ecco is swept upward on an upcurrent to the Asterite, which reclaims the gem and purges the poison from his body. The Asterite then teaches him the Vortex tongue, explaining that only speakers of that language can return through the orbital gateway, and wraps him in a protective field. Empowered, Ecco rockets through the thinning atmosphere until he is swimming among the stars.

10. 

    Issue 063 · 27 October 1995

    Sonic the Comic #63

    • Return of Ecco the Dolphin, Part 4 Ecco the Dolphin

    Armed with Vortex knowledge and the Asterite's gift of space-swimming, Ecco slips through the orbital gate into a thick, oil-like red sea and must pass for an ordinary captive. Sonar leads him to another dolphin; together they rally every stolen sea creature for a homeward escape. When the hostages are gathered, Ecco telepathically signals the Asterite on Earth that they are ready.

11. 

    Issue 064 · 10 November 1995

    Sonic the Comic #64

    • Return of Ecco the Dolphin, Part 5 Ecco the Dolphin

    With Earth's sea life gathered on the Vortex world, Ecco distracts the gate in its own language with a false alarm about a food-stock enemy, then overloads its sensors with powered sonar. The Asterite's tractor beam draws the creatures home through the portal, and Ecco follows intending to shatter the gate as he passes. The Vortex fades too soon, leaving him stranded on the alien planet.

12. 

    Issue 065 · 24 November 1995

    Sonic the Comic #65

    • Return of Ecco the Dolphin, Part 6 Ecco the Dolphin

    Stranded on the Vortex homeworld after freeing Earth's sea life, Ecco follows the Asterite's telepathic advice and makes enough noise to draw two alien riders on a manta craft. He wrecks one with super sonar, commandeers their Vortex beam, and the Asterite boosts it so he can swim home through the portal. With the creatures safe, the Asterite bids farewell and returns to its own realm, warning that the Vortex are unlikely to forget Earth.

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