2000 AD #55
(11 March 1978)

IPC, 1977 Series
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Price
0.09 GBP
Pages
32
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Indicia / Colophon Publisher
IPC Magazines Ltd.
Editing
Kelvin Gosnell [as Tharg the Mighty]

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Dan Dare / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
Chris Lowder (credited)
Pencils
Dave Gibbons (credited)
Inks
Dave Gibbons (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Dave Gibbons (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Bear... Times six!
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Dan Dare
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Indexer Notes

Dan Dare story starts on cover.

[Doppelgänger, Part 4] (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Gerry Finley-Day (credited)
Pencils
Dave Gibbons (credited)
Inks
Dave Gibbons (credited)
Letters
Dave Gibbons (credited)

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Dan Dare
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Indexer Notes

Story title from 2000 AD website.

The Dolphin Tapes (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Steve MacManus (credited)
Pencils
Jesús Redondo (credited)
Inks
Jesús Redondo (credited)
Letters
Jack Potter (credited)

Genre
spy
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Colony Earth, Part 4 (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
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The Killer Car, Part 3 (Table of Contents: 4)

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) (first two pages only)
Letters
Tom Frame (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Please sirs, you are making me late...
Genre
detective-mystery; science fiction
Characters
Luna City One Judges: Judge-Marshal Dredd (featured); Judge Tex (guest)
Walter the Wobot (guest); Elvis the Killer Car; Davina Paton
Synopsis
Judge Dredd convinces Elvis the Killer Car to come out of hiding but Elvis gets the drop on Dredd.
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Space Bug (Table of Contents: 5)

Tharg's Future-Shocks / comic story / 2.5 pages (report information)

Script
Vince Wernham
Pencils
José Ferrer (credited as Ferrer)
Inks
José Ferrer (credited as Ferrer)
Letters
Peter Knight (credited as Pete Knight)

Genre
science fiction
Reprints

Inferno, Part 20 (Table of Contents: 6)

Harlem Heroes / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Tom Tully (credited)
Pencils
Massimo Belardinelli (credited)
Inks
Massimo Belardinelli (credited)
Letters
Tom Frame (credited)

Genre
science fiction; sport
Reprints

The Owigin of Walt' (Table of Contents: 7)

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
humour; science fiction
Characters
Walter the Wobot (featured); Gus
Synopsis
The origin of Walter and his "brother" Gus is revealed.
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Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Bear... Times six!"]
    Dan Dare
  2. 1. [Doppelgänger, Part 4]
    Dan Dare
  3. 2. The Dolphin Tapes
    M.A.C.H. 1
  4. 3. Colony Earth, Part 4
    Colony Earth
  5. 4. The Killer Car, Part 3
    Judge Dredd
  6. 5. Space Bug
    Tharg's Future-Shocks
  7. 6. Inferno, Part 20
    Harlem Heroes
  8. 7. The Owigin of Walt'
    Walter the Wobot
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Peter Croome
  • Thomas Jan
  • Karsten S.