2000 AD #53

(25 February 1978)

Doppelgänger, Part 2 (Table of Contents: 1)

Dan Dare / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Chris Lowder (credited as Jack Adrian)

Pencils

Dave Gibbons (credited)

Inks

Dave Gibbons (credited)

Letters

Dave Gibbons (credited)

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Dan Dare; Polanski; Hitman; Bear; Alien Doppelganger

Synopsis

Dare's Doppelganger changes the Ship's destination. Dare comes out of hiding and zaps the alien. Autopsy shows it to have been some kind of organic vegetable matter. The ship then arrives at its new destination.

Reprints

• in Sunny Sun (Mon Journal, 1977 series) #37 (août 1982)
• in 2000 A. D. Presents (Fleetway/Quality, 1987 series) #14 (July 1987)
• in Dare the Impossible (Fleetway/Quality, 1991 series) #1 ([November] 1991)
• in Dan Dare The 2000 AD Years (Rebellion, 2015 series) #2 (November 2016)

Indexer Notes

Credits missing from sequence. Assumed to be the same as published on previous episode.

Story title from 2000 AD website.

The Dolphin Tapes (Prologue) (Table of Contents: 2)

M.A.C.H. 1 / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Roy Preston (credited)

Pencils

José Pérez Montero (credited)

Inks

José Pérez Montero (credited)

Letters

Bill Nuttall (credited)

Genre

science fiction; spy

Characters

John Probe; Sharpe

Synopsis

Sharpe sends some heavies to track Probe down in New York. He is on the skids and losing his powers but still puts up a fight. Eventually they overcome him and take him Back. Sharpe has him cleaned up and makes it clear he owns Probe, body and soul. Probe plays along as he is only interested in getting even.

Reprints

• in 2000 AD Extreme Edition (Rebellion, 2003 series) #9 (14 June 2005)

Indexer Notes

There are several Monteros. Tracked this one's forenames down via Lambiek.

Colony Earth, Part 2 (Table of Contents: 3)

Colony Earth / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Jim Watson (credited)

Pencils

Jim Watson (credited)

Inks

Jim Watson (credited)

Letters

Steve Potter (credited)

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Commander Hunter; Prof. Vandenberg

Synopsis

Missing submarine Drake is found in the middle of a South American village, miles from the sea. When Hunter and the Prof arrive they discover the alien being responsible, and it promptly destroys their gunships. As they observe from cover, a huge spaceship just drops from the sky.

Reprints

• in 2000 A.D Presents Sci-fi Thrillers (Rebellion, 2013 series) (2013)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

2000 AD Nerve Centre / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Letters

Tharg; typeset

Characters

Tharg

Indexer Notes

Tharg answers readers letters. Fan illos. Some advertising.

Rampage, Part 1 (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script

John Wagner (credited as John Howard)

Pencils

Ian Gibson (credited)

Inks

Ian Gibson (credited)

Colors

Ian Gibson (credited)

Letters

Tom Frame (credited)

Genre

detective-mystery; science fiction

Characters

Luna City One Judges: Judge Che (guest); Judge Chico (guest); Judge-Marshal Dredd (featured)
Dave Paton; Elvis The Car

Synopsis

Dave Paton damages Elvis's responsibility circuits and the car goes on the rampage, killing Paton, among others. Dredd and his men track Elvis down to a Parking Tower only to find Elvis has messed with the circuits of the other cars and now has a gang of like-minded motors behind him.

Reprints

• in Judge Dredd: The Early Cases (Eagle Comics, 1986 series) #6 (July 1986)
• in Judge Dredd Annual (Fleetway Publications, 1988 series) #1991 ([August] 1990)
• in Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files (Rebellion, 2005 series) #1 (December 2005)

Indexer Notes

Only first two pages are in colour.

Walter the Wobot Bluepwint (Table of Contents: 6)

Walter the Wobot / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script

Kevin O'Neill

Pencils

Kevin O'Neill (credited) (signed as O'Neill)

Inks

Kevin O'Neill (credited) (signed as O'Neill)

Letters

Kevin O'Neill

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Judge Dredd; Walter the Wobot (featured)

Indexer Notes

Schematics of Walter the Wobot.

On the Run from the Future (Table of Contents: 7)

Tharg's Future-Shocks / comic story / 3.5 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Flynn (credited)

Pencils

Brett Ewins (credited)

Inks

Brett Ewins (credited)

Letters

Peter Knight (credited)

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Robert McKinnon

Synopsis

Horoscope-obsessed actor McKinnon flees America after a computer predicts he will die on Fifth Avenue. The actor meets his fate, however, on a sound-stage in London done up to look like Fifth Avenue.

Reprints

• in The Complete Future Shocks (Rebellion, 2018 series) #1 (2018)

Indexer Notes

Adverts on bottom of last page.

[Inferno, Part 18] (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script

Tom Tully (credited)

Pencils

Massimo Belardinelli (credited)

Inks

Massimo Belardinelli (credited)

Letters

Tom Frame (credited)

Genre

science fiction; sport

Characters

John 'Giant'Clay; Louis; Pearly; Marvin; Moody Bloo; Zack Harper; Junk Jackson

Synopsis

Louis has partly reassembled the android Pearly, and gets a lead on who built her before she finally overloads. Next night the team's Hover-Liner has an apron-blowout as they travel to a game in Long Island.

Reprints

• in Antarès (Mon Journal, 1978 series) #34 (juillet 1981)
• in 2000 A. D. Showcase (Fleetway/Quality, 1988 series) #39 (June 1989)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Night of the Mugger (Table of Contents: 10)

Walter the Wobot / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Joe Collins (credited)

Pencils

Brian Bolland (credited)

Inks

Brian Bolland (credited)

Colors

Brian Bolland (credited)

Letters

Tony Jacob (credited)

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Walter the Wobot (featured)

Synopsis

On the run Walter gets mugged.

Reprints

• in Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files (Rebellion, 2005 series) #1 (December 2005)
• in Free Comic Book Day 2013: Judge Dredd Classics (IDW, 2013 series) (May 2013)