2000 AD #17
(18 June 1977)

IPC, 1977 Series
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Price
0.08 GBP
Pages
32
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Indicia / Colophon Publisher
IPC Magazines Ltd.
Editing
Kelvin Gosnell (credited as Tharg the Mighty)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Flesh / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Brian Bolland (signed as Bollo)
Inks
Brian Bolland (signed as Bollo)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh, no! Johnson, Mills and Shepherd...
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Johnson; Mills; Shepherd

[Slaves] (Table of Contents: 1)

Invasion! / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Gerry Finley-Day
Pencils
Mike Dorey
Inks
Mike Dorey
Letters
John Aldrich

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Bill Savage; Peter Silk; Fingers Frampton (death)
Synopsis
Savage and Fingers Frampton put an end to a Volg slave market selling British soldiers.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Story title is from 2000 AD website.

[Flesh Book 1 Part 17] (Table of Contents: 2)

Flesh / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Kelvin Gosnell
Pencils
Félix Carrión
Inks
Félix Carrión
Letters
Tony Jacob

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Earl Reagan; "Claw" Carver
Synopsis
Reagan catches "Claw" Carver helping himself to the base's gold, before traveling back to the future with some dinosaurs in tow.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Story title is from 2000 AD website.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

A. A. Hales / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Hook Yourself a Whopper (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Angler's Mail / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[Harlem Heroes Part 17] (Table of Contents: 5)

Harlem Heroes / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Tom Tully
Pencils
Dave Gibbons
Inks
Dave Gibbons
Letters
Dave Gibbons

Genre
science fiction; sport
Characters
Artie Gruber; Slim; Zack Harper; Giant; Buck; Hairy; Pretty Boy Floyd; Chico Travis
Synopsis
As the game against the Gorgon's Gargoyles begins, Artie Gruber wastes no time attempting to smash the Harlem Heroes.

Indexer Notes

Story title is from 2000 AD website.

Programme 17 Reader Data (Table of Contents: 6)

Nerve Centre / letters page / 0.975 page (report information)

Script
Tharg (as Tharg the Mighty)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Tharg the Mighty

Indexer Notes

Letters from Kenneth Gibson and Kevin Clarke. Big Screen prize winner for fan art is Peter Cullen.

[Stamp Quiz] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

The Stamp Club / advertisement / 0.025 page (report information)

[Hollow World Part 6] (Table of Contents: 8)

Dan Dare / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Moore
Pencils
Massimo Belardinelli
Inks
Massimo Belardinelli
Colors
? (pages 1 and 2 only)
Letters
Peter Knight

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Dan Dare; Rok; The Mekon; Captain O'Grady (death); Two of Verath
Synopsis
As Rok and Dare fight their way out, a statue of the Two of Verath kills O'Grady and creates a chasm... into which they jump!
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Story title is from 2000 AD website.

[Spotbox] (Table of Contents: 9)

M.A.C.H. 1 / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Nick Allen
Pencils
Jesús Redondo
Inks
Jesús Redondo
Letters
Peter Knight

Genre
science fiction; spy
Characters
Sharpe; John Probe; Colonel Rachoff (death)
Synopsis
Sharpe assigns Probe to retrieve some Kestrel Nuclear Missiles from a crashed NATO F-16 Fighter.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Story title is from 2000 AD website.

[Robot Wars, Part 8] (Table of Contents: 10)

Judge Dredd / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
John Wagner
Pencils
Ian Gibson (signed as I Gibson)
Inks
Ian Gibson (signed as I Gibson)
Colors
? (page 6 only)
Letters
Peter Knight

Genre
detective-mystery; science fiction
Characters
Call-Me-Kenneth (death) (antagonist); Maria Cosgrove (guest); Judge Dredd (featured); Chief Judge Goodman (guest); Walter the Wobot (guest); Howard; Stewart; J70 STROKE I3
Synopsis
With Call-Me-Kenneth defeated, the robots who helped Dredd stop the war are rewarded with pleasure circuits and freedom.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Story title is from 2000 AD website. Art signed on page six. Call-Me-Kenneth's last words "Top of the world!" as he dies in an explosion are the same said by James Cagney in the 1949 U.S. movie "White Heat" before he dies in an explosion.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Oh, no! Johnson, Mills and Shepherd..."]
    Flesh
  2. 1. [Slaves]
    Invasion!
  3. 2. [Flesh Book 1 Part 17]
    Flesh
  4. 3. ["If it's thrills you're after..."]
    A. A. Hales
  5. 4. Hook Yourself a Whopper
    Angler's Mail
  6. 5. [Harlem Heroes Part 17]
    Harlem Heroes
  7. 6. Programme 17 Reader Data
    Nerve Centre
  8. 7. [Stamp Quiz]
    The Stamp Club
  9. 8. [Hollow World Part 6]
    Dan Dare
  10. 9. [Spotbox]
    M.A.C.H. 1
  11. 10. [Robot Wars, Part 8]
    Judge Dredd
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Steve Brumbaugh
  • Peter Croome
  • Merlin Haas
  • Morbus Iff
  • Thomas Jan
  • Steve Jenner
  • Gordon Keys
  • Mike Nielsen