2000 AD #77

(12 August 1978)

Nerve Centre (Table of Contents)

letters page / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as Tharg]

Pencils:

Ian Hook

Inks:

Ian Hook

Letters:

Typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

Letters and artwork from readers

Robo-Hunter [Verdus Part 2] (Table of Contents)

Robo-Hunter / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Mike Stott (credited)

Pencils:

Ian Gibson [as Gibson]; Jose Luis Ferrer [as Ferrer]

Inks:

Ian Gibson [as Gibson]; Jose Luis Ferrer [as Ferrer]

Letters:

Steve Potter (credited)

Content Information

Genre:

Science Fiction

Characters:

Sam Slade [Robo-Hunter]; Jim Kidd; QT

Synopsis:

Sam Slade and Jim Kidd get to Verdus, but both have lost about 30 years. Jim Kidd is now a baby and Sam Slade a young man in his prime.

Reprints:

• in Robo-Hunter (Eagle Comics, 1984 series) #1 (April 1984)
• in Robo-Hunter: Verdus (DC, 2004 series) #[nn] ([December] 2004)

Indexer Notes

Main part of artwork is by Ferrer, characters of QT and Jim Kidd as a baby redrawn by Ian Gibson when he took over art chores for the series after the first three episodes had been written and drawn but not published.

Things To Come (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Content Information

Synopsis:

Ad for upcoming stories in 2000 AD. Includes splash pages for Judge Dredd and Ant Wars

100 Dinky Toy U.F.O. Interceptors Must Be Won (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Content Information

Synopsis:

Contest where the readers have to name what shows famous vehicles (pictured) come from.

Mutiny! Part Five (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Chris Lowder [as Jack Adrian]

Pencils:

Dave Gibbons (credited)

Inks:

Dave Gibbons (credited)

Letters:

Dave Gibbons (credited)

Content Information

Genre:

Science Fiction

Characters:

Dan Dare

The Cursed Earth Game Part 3 (Table of Contents)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Content Information

Synopsis:

Part of the board for the game

The Cursed Earth Chapter 17 Giants Aren't Gentlemen! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Chris Lowder [as Jack Adrian]

Pencils:

Brian Bolland (signed)

Inks:

Brian Bolland (signed)

Colors:

? (first page only)

Letters:

Tom Frame (credited)

Content Information

Genre:

Science Fiction

Characters:

Judge Dredd; Jolly Green Giant; Colonel Sanders; Speedy Alka-Seltzer

Synopsis:

Judge Dredd is captured by the Jolly Green Giant who tries to step on him. He escapes and ends up at a factory run by Colonel Sanders and filled with clones of Speedy Alka-Seltzer. Other clones of the Jolly Green Giant arrive and Dredd is captured and about to be subjected to brain surgery when the issue ends.

Indexer Notes

[Cover story notes are the same as the issue notes (see Issue Notes above). This may mean that one or both set of notes need editing as a result of our recent migration to having separate issue and cover notes.]

Two More Giant-Size Poster Magazines... (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Content Information

Synopsis:

Ad for poster magazines SoccerSuperStars.

Free Soccer Wallchart (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Content Information

Synopsis:

Ad for Roy of the Rovers comic. (100th issue)

The Ultimate Warrior (Table of Contents)

Tharg's Future Shocks / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Chris Stevens (credited)

Pencils:

Pierre Frisano [as Frisano]

Inks:

Pierre Frisano [as Frisano]

Letters:

Jack Potter (credited)

Content Information

Genre:

Science Fiction

Synopsis:

A warrior fighting droids comes up against the Reaper of Death

Ant Wars [Part 7] (Table of Contents)

Ant Wars / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gerry Finley-Day (credited)

Pencils:

Azpiri (credited)

Inks:

Azpiri (credited)

Letters:

Pete Knight (credited)

Content Information

Genre:

Science Fiction

Reprints:

• in Scavengers (Fleetway/Quality, 1988 series) #25 [UK]

Cursed Earth Game (Table of Contents)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Content Information

Synopsis:

Death Zone Passes for use in the game.

Indexer Notes

Back cover of comic