2000 AD #980
(23 February 1996)

Fleetway Publications, 1987 Series
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Price
1.00 GBP; 3.45 AUD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
every Saturday
On-sale Date
1996-02-17
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Fleetway Editions
Barcode
9770262284081 80
Editing
Steve MacManus (credited as Tharg the Mighty) (editor)

Issue Notes

This issue came with a free gift - An alien birthday card.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Canon Fodder; Janus: PSI Division; Judge Dredd; Venus Bluegenes / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Sean Phillips (credited) (signed as Sean)
Inks
Sean Phillips (credited) (signed as Sean)
Colors
Sean Phillips (credited) (signed as Sean)
Letters
typeset

Genre
science fiction; detective-mystery
Characters
Venus Bluegenes; Judge Dredd [Joe Dredd]; Canon Fodder; Psi Judge Janus

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

Output / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script
Steve MacManus (credited as Tharg the Mighty)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Editorial and contents page.

The Pit List (Table of Contents: 2)

Judge Dredd / recap / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Colin MacNeil
Inks
Colin MacNeil
Colors
Alan Craddock
Letters
Tom Frame

Genre
detective-mystery; science fiction

Indexer Notes

Recap of the Judge Dredd storyline "The Pit" thus far.

The Pit, Part 11 (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
John Wagner (credited)
Pencils
Colin MacNeil (credited)
Inks
Colin MacNeil (credited)
Colors
Alan Craddock (credited)
Letters
Tom Frame (credited)

Genre
detective-mystery; science fiction
Characters
Mega-City One Judges: Judge Dredd [Joe Dredd] (featured); Judge Guthrie (guest)
Judge Neel (corpse); Judge Alvarez (death)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Part 11 of 14.

Venus Blue Genes (Table of Contents: 4)

Venus Bluegenes / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Henry Flint (signed)
Inks
Henry Flint (signed)
Colors
Henry Flint (signed)
Letters
typeset

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Venus Bluegenes (featured)

Indexer Notes

Character profile of Venus Blue Genes.

Stealth, Part 1 (Table of Contents: 5)

Venus Bluegenes / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Steve White (credited)
Pencils
Henry Flint (credited)
Inks
Henry Flint (credited)
Colors
Henry Flint (credited)
Letters
Ellie de Ville (credited)

Genre
adventure; science fiction
Characters
Venus Bluegenes (featured); Capt. Sheryl Bethany; Jake; Jump Packers; Captain McNichols
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Part 1 of 3.

Killer Instinct (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Canon Fodder (Table of Contents: 7)

Canon Fodder / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Chris Weston (credited) (signed as Weston) (painting)
Inks
Chris Weston (credited) (signed as Weston) (painting)
Colors
Chris Weston (credited) (signed as Weston) (painting)
Letters
typeset

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Canon Fodder (featured)

Indexer Notes

Profile of the character Canon Fodder.

Dark Matter, Part 1 (Table of Contents: 8)

Canon Fodder / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Kek-W (credited)
Pencils
Chris Weston (credited)
Inks
Chris Weston (credited)
Colors
Chris Weston (credited)
Letters
Annie Parkhouse (credited)

Genre
adventure; science fiction
Characters
Canon Fodder (featured); Sigmund Freud (guest); Meechum

Indexer Notes

Part 1 of 8

The Axeman Cometh! (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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

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

Input / letters page / 1.125 pages (report information)

Script
Steve MacManus (credited as Tharg the Mighty)
Letters
typeset

New Thrill Alert! (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.375 page (report information)

There's No Better Time to Subscribe to 2000 AD (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

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

Janus: PSI Division (Table of Contents: 13)

Janus: PSI Division / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Paul Johnson (signed as PJ [in circle]) (painting)
Inks
Paul Johnson (signed as PJ [in circle]) (painting)
Colors
Paul Johnson (signed as PJ [in circle]) (painting)
Letters
typeset

Genre
detective-mystery; science fiction
Characters
Psi Judge Janus (featured)

Indexer Notes

Character profile on PSI-Judge Janus.

A New Star, Part 1 (Table of Contents: 14)

Janus: PSI Division / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Millar (credited)
Pencils
Paul Johnson (credited) (painting)
Inks
Paul Johnson (credited) (painting)
Colors
Paul Johnson (credited) (painting)
Letters
Ellie de Ville (credited)

Genre
adventure; detective-mystery; science fiction
Characters
Psi Judge Janus (featured); Tutor Judge Baxter; Kilmer; PSI-Judge Bryce
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Part 1 of 5.

Gun Shark Attack (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

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

...Like a Bat Out of Hell! (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

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

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Canon Fodder; Janus: PSI Division; Judge Dredd; Venus Bluegenes
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Output
  3. 2. The Pit List
    Judge Dredd
  4. 3. The Pit, Part 11
    Judge Dredd
  5. 4. Venus Blue Genes
    Venus Bluegenes
  6. 5. Stealth, Part 1
    Venus Bluegenes
  7. 6. Killer Instinct
  8. 7. Canon Fodder
    Canon Fodder
  9. 8. Dark Matter, Part 1
    Canon Fodder
  10. 9. The Axeman Cometh!
    Sláine
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Input
  12. 11. New Thrill Alert!
  13. 12. There's No Better Time to Subscribe to 2000 AD
  14. 13. Janus: PSI Division
    Janus: PSI Division
  15. 14. A New Star, Part 1
    Janus: PSI Division
  16. 15. Gun Shark Attack
    Sinister Dexter
  17. 16. ...Like a Bat Out of Hell!
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Thomas Jan
  • Steve Jenner
  • Karsten S.