2000 AD #263

(8 May 1982)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Nerve Centre / letters page / 1 page (report information)

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Borag Thungg, Earthlets, With the galaxy-wide 2000 AD Birthday celebrations at last winding down, my Nerve Centre...

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

Tharg (the Feek): Judge Dredd

Indexer Notes

Letters and art from: Tom Scutt, James Dover, Gary Ball, Kevin Souster, and David Blair.
Indicia at bottom of page.

The Beast of Blackheart Manor, Part 4 (Table of Contents: 2)

Sam Slade Robo-Hunter / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Alan Grant (credited)

Pencils

Ian Gibson (credited)

Inks

Ian Gibson (credited)

Letters

Steve Potter (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Caramba, Senor Slade!

Genre

detective-mystery; science fiction

Characters

Sam Slade (featured)

Reprints

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

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

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

Alec Trench-Zombie! (Table of Contents: 4)

Tharg's Future-Shocks / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Tharg (credited as T. M. O.)

Pencils

Ron Smith (credited)

Inks

Ron Smith (credited)

Letters

Tony Jacob (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Every 76 yeas or so, Earthlets, the spectacular ball of fiery gases known as Haley's Comet comes sweeping in from...

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Alec Trench

Reprints

• in The Complete Future Shocks (Rebellion, 2018 series) #2 (6 August 2019)

Galactic Greetings! (Table of Contents: 5)

Birthday Cards / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

your 2000 AD 5th Birday cards continue to deluge my Command Module, Earthlets.

Genre

non-fiction

Keywords

Krill Tro Thargo

Indexer Notes

Birthday cards from: R. Nicholson, Peter Brown, Aiden Mather, Mark Downie, M.D. Bannister, David Leach, Daragh Fitzpatrick, and Martin Brady.

The Apocalypse War, Part 19: Exodus! (Table of Contents: 6)

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)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

By the eighth day of the Apocalypse War, 90% of the metropois has fallen to the relentless advance of the East-Meg hordes.

Genre

detective-mystery; science fiction; war

Characters

East-Meg One Judges: Judge Izaaks (antagonist); War Marshal Kazan (antagonist)
Mega-City One Judges: Psi Judge Anderson (guest); Judge Dredd (featured); Judge Hershey (guest); Judge Ocks (guest)
Maria Cosgrove (guest); Walter the Wobot (guest); Judge Teape; Judge MacIntyre; Judge Underhill; Judge Kwan; Judge Costa

Synopsis

While refugees abandon Mega-City for the Cursed Earth, Judge Dredd rounds up an elite force to take the battle to the foe.

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

Dimension Shield

Indexer Notes

Next Prog: Nine Against the Foe!

Last Lug to Abbo Dabbo, Part 4: Hell-Bent on Abbo Dabbo! (Table of Contents: 7)

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)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Ghost calling Ace!

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)

Indexer Notes

Next Prog: When the Hawin' Had To Stop!

The Allerton Ants, Part 3: Target of the 'Dead'! (Table of Contents: 8)

The Mean Arena / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

A. Ridgway (credited)

Pencils

Mike White (credited as M. White)

Inks

Mike White (credited as M. White)

Letters

Peter Knight (credited as P. Knight)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

It's resurrection time, Tallon!

Genre

science fiction

Indexer Notes

Next Prog: Don't Tread on an Ant!

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

Total War Part 4 (Table of Contents: 10)

Rogue Trooper / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Dave Gibbons (signed as Gibbons)

Inks

Dave Gibbons (signed as Gibbons)

Colors

Dave Gibbons ?

Letters

typeset

Genre

science fiction; war

Characters

Rogue Trooper (featured)

Indexer Notes

4th part of a four-page poster.