2000 AD #454

(25 January 1986)

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

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

3: Occupations (Table of Contents: 2)

The Ballad of Halo Jones / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Alan Moore (credited)

Pencils

Ian Gibson (credited)

Inks

Ian Gibson (credited)

Letters

Richard Starkings (credited as Starkings)

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Halo Jones (featured)

Reprints

• in The Ballad of Halo Jones (Titan, 1986 series) #3 (August 1986)
• in Halo Jones (Fleetway/Quality, 1987 series) #9 (May 1988)
• in The Ballad of Halo Jones (DC, 2005 series) ([October] 2005)
• in The Ballad of Halo Jones (Rebellion, 2018 series) #3 (June 2018)

The Tomb of Terror, Part 8 (Table of Contents: 3)

Sláine / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Pat Mills (credited)

Pencils

David Pugh (credited)

Inks

David Pugh (credited)

Letters

Steve Potter (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Blood-Prow thirsts for your blood!

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; sword and sorcery

Characters

Sláine (featured); Ukko (supporting)

Reprints

• in Sláine the Berserker (Fleetway/Quality, 1987 series) #14/15 [US] (August 1988)
• in Sláine (Dantes Verlag, 2018 series) #4 - Die Gruft des Schreckens
• in 2000 AD The Ultimate Collection (Hachette Partworks, 2017 series) #31 - Slaine Volume Three (2018)

You Are Sláine - Tomb of Terror Part 8 (Table of Contents: 4)

Sláine / activity / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Pat Mills (credited)

Pencils

Garry Leach (credited)

Inks

Garry Leach (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; sword and sorcery

Characters

Sláine (featured)

Indexer Notes

A "Fighting Fantasy" type game where you control the actions of the hero through choice and die rolls.

The Doppelgarp, Part 4 (Table of Contents: 5)

Ace Trucking Co. / comic story / 4 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

Tony Jacob (credited as T. Jacob)

Genre

humour; science fiction

Reprints

• in The Best of 2000 AD Monthly (Fleetway Publications, 1991 series) #92 (May 1993)

2000 AD Dice Man (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 4 pages (report information)

The Warlord, Part 4 (Table of Contents: 7)

Judge Dredd / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

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

Pencils

Cam Kennedy (credited)

Inks

Cam Kennedy (credited)

Colors

? (first two pages only)

Letters

Tom Frame (credited as T. Frame)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

These criminal scum have served their purpose!

Genre

detective-mystery; science fiction

Characters

Mega-City One Judges: Judge Dredd (featured); Psi Judge Omar (guest)
Chief Judge McGruder (guest); Shojan

Reprints

• in Judge Dredd (Fleetway/Quality, 1987 series) #34 (July 1989)
• in Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files (Rebellion, 2005 series) #9 (November 2007)

Indexer Notes

Part 4

Max Bubba, Part 10 (Table of Contents: 8)

Strontium Dog / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Alan Grant (credited)

Pencils

Carlos Ezquerra (credited as Ezquerra)

Inks

Carlos Ezquerra (credited as Ezquerra)

Letters

Tony Jacob (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

These time distortions - They're not just accidents!

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Johnny Alpha (flashback) (featured); Wulf Sternhammer (flashback, origin) (supporting)

Keywords

Norway; time travel; Vikings

The New Masters: Ian Gibson (1946-) (Table of Contents: 9)

The Ballad of Halo Jones; Judge Dredd; Sam Slade Robo-Hunter; Tharg the Mighty / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Ian Gibson (credited as Gibson) (signed as GIBSON)

Inks

Ian Gibson (credited as Gibson) (signed as GIBSON)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

science fiction; detective-mystery

Characters

Judge Dredd (featured); Halo Jones (featured); Sam Slade (featured); Tharg (featured); Hoagy

Indexer Notes

On back cover. Under Gibson's signature it also says "Emberton" and "Q. Twerk".