knuckles

CREATOR

Name: Archie Comic Publications, Inc. (American comics corporation).
Personal dates: Founded as MLJ Magazines (the initials of the founders' first names) in 1939 by Maurice Coyne, Louis Silberkleit, and John L. Goldwater, but the name was soon changed. Ongoing.
Other creations: Too numerous to mention here. Please look under Archie in the Creators section.
Successors: None.
Comments: The company's lasting name was taken from the immensely popular teenage character Archie, who has always been the company's flagship.

MAIN STORY

The series premiered in 1997*. Stopped in 1999 after 32 issues.

The main character is the reddish, 16-year old descendant of a clan of Echidnas, who are the guardians of a giant gemstone called The Chaos Emerald. Knuckles is in constant battle to protect his clan and the artifact.

The full title of the series is Knuckles the Echidna.

* The title character as such derives from Sonic the Hedgehog, that was first published in 1984.