2000 AD #260

(17 April 1982)

5 Years! (Table of Contents: 1)

Birthday Cards / letters page / 1 page (report information)

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Tharg's Nerve Centre will be back next week.

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

Tharg

Indexer Notes

Birthday card submissions from: Mark Weatherill, Dean Eddy, S. Wincott, Matthew Freestone, and Toby Wales.
Indicia at bottom of page.

The Beast of Blackheart Manor, Part 1 (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Alan Grant (credited)

Pencils

Ian Gibson (credited)

Inks

Ian Gibson (credited)

Letters

Steve Potter (credited)

Genre

detective-mystery; science fiction

Characters

Sam Slade (featured)

Reprints

• in Sam Slade, Robo-Hunter (Quality Periodicals, 1986 series) #1 (October 1986)
• in Robo-Hunter (DC, 2004 series) #2 - Day of the Droids ([June] 2005)

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

Weetabix / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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The Weetabix do the breakfast check

Genre

non-fiction

Synopsis

Clearing the table of what they think is not a proper breakfast, the Weeabix replace it.

Tharg's Birthday Party (Table of Contents: 4)

Tharg the Mighty / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Tharg (credited as T. M. O.)

Pencils

Eric Bradbury (credited)

Inks

Eric Bradbury (credited)

Letters

Jack Potter (credited)

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Tharg (featured)

Reprints

• in Time Twisters (Fleetway/Quality, 1987 series) #10 (June 1988)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Strike Force Stickers; Battle / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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Join the great air race!

Genre

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Promo ad for Battle with free pack of Strike Force stickers on sale 15th April.

How to Blow Bigger and Better Bubles (Table of Contents: 6)

Bigger Bubbly Bubble Gum / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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By Hubert-Windpipe

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

Hubert Windpipe

The Apocalypse War, Part 16: Mad Dog - or Mr Nice Guy? (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script

Alan Grant (credited as T. B. Grover); John Wagner (credited as T. B. Grover)

Pencils

Carlos Ezquerra (credited as C. Ezquerra)

Inks

Carlos Ezquerra (credited as C. Ezquerra)

Colors

Carlos Ezquerra ? (first two pages only)

Letters

Tom Frame (credited as Frame)

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While the Apocalypse War rages in Mega-City One, another savage battle is fought in deep space --

Genre

detective-mystery; science fiction; war

Characters

East-Meg One Judges: Judge Izaaks (antagonist); War Marshal Kazan (antagonist)
Mega-City One Judges: Judge Dredd (featured); Chief Judge Griffin (guest); Judge Perrier (guest)
Judge Teape

Synopsis

Capturing Justice 2 and Chief Judge Griffin, 'Mad Dog' Kazan uses his psycho surgeons to turn him against Mega-City One's defenders.

Reprints

• in Judge Dredd (Eagle Comics, 1983 series) #23 (September 1985)
• in Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files (Rebellion, 2005 series) #5 (16 October 2006)
• in Judge Dredd: The Mega Collection (Hachette Partworks, 2015 series) #36 - The Apocalypse War ([15 February] 2015)
• in Juiz Dredd Essencial (Mythos Editora, 2021 series) #1 - A Guerra do Apocalipse (agosto 2021)

Keywords

Curfew Talk; Grand Hall of Justice; Justice 2; Psycho Surgeons; West Sector 98

Indexer Notes

Next Prog: A Bullet for... Who?

Last Lug to Abbo Dabbo, Part 1 (Table of Contents: 8)

Ace Trucking Co. / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Alan Grant (credited as Grant); John Wagner (credited as Grover)

Pencils

Massimo Belardinelli (credited as Belardinelli)

Inks

Massimo Belardinelli (credited as Belardinelli)

Letters

Steve Potter (credited)

Genre

humour; science fiction

Reprints

• in The Best of 2000 AD Monthly (IPC, 1985 series) #74 (November 1991)
• in Magnum Comics (Atlantic Förlags AB, 1990 series) #11/1992 (1992)

Bagman Blues, Part 1 (Table of Contents: 9)

Rogue Trooper / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Gerry Finley-Day (credited)

Pencils

Brett Ewins (credited)

Inks

Brett Ewins (credited)

Letters

Bill Nuttall (credited)

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The Nu Earth future war.

Genre

military; science fiction; war

Characters

Rogue Trooper (featured)

Synopsis

Checking out a ruined city, Rogue Trooper is ambushed and Bagman is hit.

Reprints

• in Rogue Trooper (DC, 2005 series) #1 - The Future of War ([April] 2005)
• in Rogue Trooper Classics (IDW, 2014 series) #5 (September 2014)

Keywords

Bio-Chip; Medi-Kit; Nort 'Vulkan' Device

Indexer Notes

Next Prog: Anatomy of a Bagman!

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

IPC Magazines Ltd. / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Free KP Griddles

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

Mekon; Judge Dredd; Judge Death

Indexer Notes

Prom ads for: Eagle with a coupon for free KP Griddles, Judge Dredd 8 inch candles, and Next Prog.

[Total War Part 1] (Table of Contents: 11)

Rogue Trooper / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Dave Gibbons

Inks

Dave Gibbons

Colors

Dave Gibbons

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Dear Mum and Dad, Well, I'm at war at long last.

Genre

military; science fiction; war

Characters

Rogue Trooper

Indexer Notes

1st part of a four-page poster.