2000 AD #46
(7 January 1978)

IPC, 1977 Series
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Price
0.09 GBP
Pages
32
Indicia Frequency
every Monday
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
IPC Magazines Ltd.
Editing
Kelvin Gosnell

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Dan Dare / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
Gerry Finley-Day
Pencils
Dave Gibbons
Inks
Dave Gibbons ?
Colors
Dave Gibbons ?
Letters
Dave Gibbons

First Line of Dialogue or Text
We make landfall on the Dark Lord's world...
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Dan Dare; The Dark Lord
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Cover is also page 1 of this issue's Dan Dare story.

Starslayer Part 11.

Starslayer, Part 11 (Table of Contents: 1)

Dan Dare / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Gerry Finley-Day
Pencils
Dave Gibbons
Inks
Dave Gibbons
Letters
Dave Gibbons

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Dan Dare; The Dark Lord; Hitman; Bear
Synopsis
Dan Dare escapes capture as his men are imprisoned in the hold of the Dark Lord's ship.
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Indexer Notes

Starslayer Part 11

Time Was (Table of Contents: 2)

Tharg's Future-Shocks / comic story / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script
Martin Lock (credited)
Pencils
Ramon Solá (credited)
Inks
Ramon Solá (credited)
Letters
Peter Knight (credited)

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Tharg; Tim Matthews
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Advert on bottom of last page.

[The Lab of the Diabolical Dr. Lu-Ney] (Table of Contents: 3)

Bonjo from beyond the Stars / comic story / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
Kevin O'Neill
Pencils
Kevin O'Neill
Inks
Kevin O'Neill
Letters
Kevin O'Neill

Genre
humour; science fiction
Characters
Dr. Lu-Ney; Mach-Elephant; Mach-Sponge; Mach Aardvaark

Indexer Notes

Continuing quarter page strip.

House adverts on rest of page consisting of a 1/4 page "Visisble Man starts next issue" and a 1/2 page for "Top soccer calendar 1978 souvenir Part 1 in the weekly Tiger comic".

Double L.P. Competition (Table of Contents: 4)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Tharg

Indexer Notes

Competition to win Star Wars LPs.

M.A.C.H. Zero, Part 4 (Table of Contents: 5)

M.A.C.H. 1 / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Steve MacManus
Pencils
Ramon Solá
Inks
Ramon Solá
Letters
Jack Potter

Genre
science fiction; spy
Characters
John Probe [MACH 1]; MACH 0; Denis Sharpe
Synopsis
Probe manages to placate the child-like Mach 0, and prevents Sharpe's men from killing him. Sharpe promises he will get the scientists to try and reverse the procedure and turn Zero back to normal. But he lies and Zero is murdered once his ambulance is out of sight. Probe finds out and swears vengeance on Sharpe, who has meanwhile gone on vacation.
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Indexer Notes

Last episode in current run.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

2000 AD Nerve Centre / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Tharg; Walter the Wobot

Indexer Notes

Readers letters, competition results, readers illos, and some adverts.

Meet Mr. Moonie (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script
John Wagner (credited as John Howard)
Pencils
Ian Gibson (credited)
Inks
Ian Gibson (credited)
Colors
Ian Gibson (credited)
Letters
Tony Jacob (credited)

Genre
detective-mystery; science fiction
Characters
Luna City One Judges: Judge-Marshal Dredd (featured); Judge Tex (guest)
Walter the Wobot (guest); C.W. Moonie
Synopsis
Dredd and Walter arrive at C.W. Moonies ranch on Luna 1 intent on arresting him, but have to survive a perilous trip through Moonies Museum Of The Moon before they can lay hands on him.
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Indexer Notes

First 2 pages colour only and starts at the centerspread.

Deadlier Than the Male (Table of Contents: 8)

Invasion! / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Gerry Finley-Day (credited)
Pencils
Mike Dorey (credited as J. Clough)
Inks
Mike Dorey (credited as J. Clough)
Letters
Peter Knight (credited)

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Bill Savage; Rosa Volgaska; Prince John
Synopsis
Savage and his crew outwit Volgan attempts to capture them as they try to smuggle Prince John out of the country.
Reprints

Inferno, Part 11 (Table of Contents: 9)

Harlem Heroes / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Tom Tully
Pencils
Massimo Belardinelli
Inks
Massimo Belardinelli
Letters
Tom Frame

Genre
science fiction; sport
Characters
Giant; Zack Harper; Moody; Junk; Clay; Nat Cullen
Synopsis
The Harlem Hellcats are trapped in the Crystal Maze Amusement Arcade as they chase Cullen. The holograms turn real and threaten to kill them, but a lucky hit from Moody knocks the power out and they escape, only to be confronted by Novelty Androids programmed to kill.
Reprints

[Not a Day to Lose For] (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Top half is for "Shoot!" and bottom half for "Roy of the Rovers."

Supernova (Table of Contents: 11)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

First in a series of six. Six game-card pictures of Space Ships with their vital statistics. Game modelled on Ace Trumps. Printed Landscape.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["We make landfall on the Dark Lord's world..."]
    Dan Dare
  2. 1. Starslayer, Part 11
    Dan Dare
  3. 2. Time Was
    Tharg's Future-Shocks
  4. 3. [The Lab of the Diabolical Dr. Lu-Ney]
    Bonjo from beyond the Stars
  5. 4. Double L.P. Competition
  6. 5. M.A.C.H. Zero, Part 4
    M.A.C.H. 1
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    2000 AD Nerve Centre
  8. 7. Meet Mr. Moonie
    Judge Dredd
  9. 8. Deadlier Than the Male
    Invasion!
  10. 9. Inferno, Part 11
    Harlem Heroes
  11. 10. [Not a Day to Lose For]
  12. 11. Supernova
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Peter Croome
  • Jay Flash
  • Thomas Jan
  • Gordon Keys
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Vik-Thor Scott Rose
  • Karsten S.
  • Ramon Schenk