2000 AD #56
(18 March 1978)

IPC, 1977 Series
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Price
0.09 GBP
Pages
32
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Indicia / Colophon Publisher
IPC Magazines Ltd.
Editing
Kelvin Gosnell [as Tharg the Mighty]

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Dan Dare / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
Chris Lowder (credited)
Pencils
Dave Gibbons (credited)
Inks
Dave Gibbons (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Dave Gibbons (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Approaching planetary surface - now!
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Dan Dare
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Indexer Notes

Cover is first page of Dan Dare story.

[Waterworld, Part 1] (Table of Contents: 1)

Dan Dare / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Chris Lowder (credited as Jack Adrian)
Pencils
Dave Gibbons (credited)
Inks
Dave Gibbons (credited)
Letters
Dave Gibbons (credited)

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Dan Dare
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Indexer Notes

Story title from 2000AD website.

Monkey (Table of Contents: 2)

Tharg's Future-Shocks / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Alan Hebden (credited)
Pencils
Carlos Alberto Magallanes (credited as Magullanes)
Inks
Carlos Alberto Magallanes (credited as Magullanes)
Letters
Peter Knight (credited as Pete Knight)

Genre
science fiction
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Colony Earth, Part 5 (Table of Contents: 3)

Colony Earth / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Jim Watson (credited)
Pencils
Jim Watson (credited)
Inks
Jim Watson (credited)
Letters
Steve Potter (credited)

Genre
science fiction
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Elvis, Part 4 (Table of Contents: 4)

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) (first two pages only)
Letters
Tom Frame (credited)

Genre
detective-mystery; science fiction
Characters
Luna City One Judges: Judge-Marshal Dredd (featured); Judge Tex (guest)
Walter the Wobot (guest); Elvis the Killer Car
Synopsis
Judge Dredd defeats Elvis the Killer Car.
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The Dolphin Tapes, Part 3 (Table of Contents: 5)

M.A.C.H. 1 / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Steve MacManus (credited as Oniano)
Pencils
José Pérez Montero (credited as Montero)
Inks
José Pérez Montero (credited as Montero)
Letters
Jack Potter (credited)

Genre
spy
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[Inferno, Part 21] (Table of Contents: 6)

Harlem Heroes / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Tom Tully (credited)
Pencils
Massimo Belardinelli (credited)
Inks
Massimo Belardinelli (credited)
Letters
Tom Frame (credited)

Genre
science fiction; sport
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[Death of a Wobot] (Table of Contents: 7)

Walter the Wobot / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Joe Collins (credited)
Pencils
Brian Bolland (credited)
Inks
Brian Bolland (credited)
Colors
Brian Bolland (credited)
Letters
Tony Jacob (credited)

Genre
humour; science fiction
Characters
Walter the Wobot (featured); Gus
Synopsis
Walter and Gus' "mother" robot puts an end to Gus' bank robbing and clears Walter.
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Indexer Notes

Story title from the previous prog.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Approaching planetary surface - now!"]
    Dan Dare
  2. 1. [Waterworld, Part 1]
    Dan Dare
  3. 2. Monkey
    Tharg's Future-Shocks
  4. 3. Colony Earth, Part 5
    Colony Earth
  5. 4. Elvis, Part 4
    Judge Dredd
  6. 5. The Dolphin Tapes, Part 3
    M.A.C.H. 1
  7. 6. [Inferno, Part 21]
    Harlem Heroes
  8. 7. [Death of a Wobot]
    Walter the Wobot
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Peter Croome
  • Thomas Jan
  • Karsten S.