This phase was arguably closest in tone to the SatAM series. The book moved from one-off gags to multi-issue arcs and drama as early as issue #17's "Princess Sally's Crusade," which took a somber tone and was the first time one of the Freedom Fighters died (on-panel, no less). Over time, the book began to develop distinct mythology - along with the occasional video game tie-ins, such as the "platinum" Sonic CD issue, the one-shot Knuckles Chaotix special, and a three-part miniseries which was (very) loosely based on Tails Adventure.
This being a comic tie-in, there were frequent jabs at Silver Age DC Comics, such as the Mirror Universe Robotnik turning out to be a kindly veterinarian and being harried by the "Anti-Freedom Fighters" ( à la Earth-3 Luthor and Ultraman), and a Crisis on Infinite Earths-style plot in which an army of Sonics teamed up to beat a colossus.
Each issue would feature a few silly stories of the Freedom Fighters thwarting Robotnik's dastardly, ridiculous plans while making sure to tell as many terrible ( usually pun-based) jokes as possible and Breaking the Fourth Wall left and right. In the beginning, the book was a lighthearted, gag-centric affair.
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