2000 AD #63

(6 May 1978)

2000 AD Nerve Centre (Table of Contents: 1)

letters page / 1 page (report information)

Letters

typeset

Characters

Tharg

Nightmare Planet, Part 3 (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Chris Lowder (credited as Jack Adrian)

Pencils

Brian Lewis (credited)

Inks

Brian Lewis (credited)

Letters

Steve Potter (credited)

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Dan Dare; Hitman; Bear

Synopsis

Aliens wipe the crew's memory of having discovered their planet and return them to space.

Reprints

• in Sunny Sun (Mon Journal, 1977 series) #39 (février 1983)
• in 2000 A. D. Presents (Fleetway/Quality, 1987 series) #16 (September 1987)
• in Dare the Impossible (Fleetway/Quality, 1991 series) #3 ([January] 1992)
• in Dan Dare The 2000 AD Years (Rebellion, 2015 series) #2 (November 2016)

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

advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

The Final Encounter, Part 3 (Table of Contents: 4)

M.A.C.H. 1 / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Pat Mills (credited)

Pencils

José Pérez Montero (credited)

Inks

José Pérez Montero (credited)

Letters

Jack Potter (credited)

Genre

science fiction; spy

Characters

John Stroud; Dennis Sharpe; Fred

Synopsis

Sharpe sets a trap for the aliens using the unsuspecting Fred as bait. Stroud is imprisoned to prevent him interfering, but he escapes and arrives at the landing site just as things start to happen.

Reprints

• in Super Force (Mon Journal, 1980 series) #10
• in 2000 AD Extreme Edition (Rebellion, 2003 series) #9 (14 June 2005)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Cursed Earth, Part 3: The Devil's Lapdogs (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

Pat Mills (credited)

Pencils

Mike McMahon (credited)

Inks

Mike McMahon (credited)

Colors

Mike McMahon (credited) (first two pages only)

Letters

? [as R. O. Bott]

Genre

detective-mystery; science fiction

Characters

Mega-City One Judges [Judge Dredd (featured); Judge Jack (guest)]; Spikes Harvey Rotten (guest); Samuel; Rebecca; Lawgiver

Synopsis

Dredd and Rotten chance upon the town of Deliverance, where two citizens are about to become victims of mob law. Dredd, thinking Rotten has his back, rides to the rescue but is captured as Rotten disappears. It appears the citizens are to be victims of mutated flying rats which plague the town. As Dredd stews in jail, a swarm descends.

Reprints

• in Judge Dredd (Eagle Comics, 1983 series) #5 (March 1984)
which is reprinted
• in Judge Dredd (Arédit-Artima, 1984 series) #3 (janvier 1985)
• in The Complete Judge Dredd (Fleetway Publications, 1992 series) #6 (July 1992)
• in Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files (Rebellion, 2005 series) #2 (February 2006)
• in Judge Dredd: The Mega Collection (Hachette Partworks, 2015 series) #32 - The Cursed Earth ([29 April] 2015)
• in Judge Dredd: The Cursed Earth Uncensored (Rebellion, 2016 series) (2016)

Indexer Notes

The Cursed Earth part 3 of 25.

Death Planet, Part 2: Desert Of The Vultures (Table of Contents: 7)

Death Planet / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Alan Hebden (credited)

Pencils

César López (credited as Lopez)

Inks

César López (credited as Lopez)

Letters

Bill Nuttall (credited)

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Richard Cory; Lorna Varn; Mike Herschal

Synopsis

Colonists struggle to survive after their ship crash-lands on an inhospitable planet.

Reprints

• in Death Planet (Rebellion, 2012 series) ([27 March] 2012)
• in Planet of the Damned & Death Planet (Rebellion, 2016 series) #[nn] (2016)

Inferno, Part 28: The Return Of Artie Gruber (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script

Tom Tully (credited)

Pencils

Massimo Belardinelli (credited)

Inks

Massimo Belardinelli (credited)

Letters

Peter Knight (credited)

Genre

science fiction; sport

Characters

John Clay; Zack Harper; Dimples Devine; Mr. Chubb; Artie Gruber

Synopsis

Philadelphia Freaks Flier Dimples Devine is murdered by Chubb and replaced by lookalike Gruber, who's mission is to kill John Clay.

Reprints

• in Antarès (Mon Journal, 1978 series) #35 (août 1981)
• in 2000 A. D. Showcase (Fleetway/Quality, 1988 series) #46 (January 1990)

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Batman / advertisement / 1 page (report information)