2000 AD #77

(12 August 1978)

Nerve Centre (Table of Contents: 1)

letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

Tharg

Letters

typeset

Synopsis

Letters and artwork from readers

Verdus, Part 2 (Table of Contents: 2)

Sam Slade Robo-Hunter / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

John Wagner (credited as Mike Stott)

Pencils

José Ferrer (credited as Ferrer)

Inks

Ian Gibson (credited as Gibson)

Letters

Steve Potter (credited)

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Sam Slade [Robo-Hunter]; Jim Kidd; QT

Synopsis

Sam Slade and Jim Kidd get to Verdus, but both have lost about 30 years. Jim Kidd is now a baby and Sam Slade a young man in his prime.

Reprints

• in Campus (Dendros, 1982 series) #2 (1982)
• in Robo-Hunter (Titan, 1982 series) #1 (1982)
• in Robo-Hunter (Eagle Comics, 1984 series) #1 (April 1984)
• in Robo Hunter (Arédit-Artima, 1985 series) #1 (avril 1985)
• in Robo-Hunter (DC, 2004 series) #1 - Verdus (2004 [February 2005])

Indexer Notes

Main part of artwork is by Ferrer, characters of QT and Jim Kidd as a baby redrawn by Ian Gibson when he took over art chores for the series after the first three episodes had been written and drawn but not published.

Things To Come (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

100 Dinky Toy U.F.O. Interceptors Must Be Won (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

Mutiny! Part Five (Table of Contents: 5)

Dan Dare / comic story / 5 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

Reprints

• in Sunny Sun (Mon Journal, 1977 series) #41 (août 1983)
• in 2000 A. D. Presents (Fleetway/Quality, 1987 series) #19 (December 1987)
• in Dare the Impossible (Fleetway/Quality, 1991 series) #6 ([April] 1992)
• in Dan Dare The 2000 AD Years (Rebellion, 2015 series) #2 (November 2016)

The Cursed Earth Game Part 3 (Table of Contents: 6)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

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Inks

?

Letters

?

Synopsis

Part of the Cursed Earth board game.

The Cursed Earth, Part 17: Giants Aren't Gentlemen! (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script

Chris Lowder (credited as Jack Adrian)

Pencils

Brian Bolland (signed)

Inks

Brian Bolland (signed)

Colors

Brian Bolland (credited) (first page only)

Letters

Tom Frame (credited)

Genre

detective-mystery; science fiction

Characters

Mega-City One Judges [Judge Dredd (featured); Judge Jack (guest)]; Spikes Harvey Rotten (guest); Jolly Green Giant; Colonel Sanders; Speedy Alka-Seltzer

Synopsis

Judge Dredd is captured by the Jolly Green Giant who tries to step on him. He escapes and ends up at a factory run by Colonel Sanders and filled with clones of Speedy Alka-Seltzer. Other clones of the Jolly Green Giant arrive and Dredd is captured and about to be subjected to brain surgery when the issue ends.

Reprints

• in Judge Dredd: The Cursed Earth Uncensored (Rebellion, 2016 series) (2016)

Indexer Notes

This is one of very few vintage Judge Dredd stories not to have been reprinted for a long time, with the owners of the trademarked characters used not happy and only agreeing not to take any further action after an agreement that the stories would never see print again. Legal letters were also sent to webpages presenting the story online.

In October 2015 it was announced that due to changes in UK law concerning parody that these chapters would be reprinted.

Two More Giant-Size Poster Magazines... (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

Free Soccer Wallchart (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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

The Ultimate Warrior (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script

Chris Stevens (credited)

Pencils

Pierre Frisano (credited as Frisano)

Inks

Pierre Frisano (credited as Frisano)

Letters

Jack Potter (credited)

Genre

science fiction

Synopsis

A warrior fighting droids comes up against the Reaper of Death

Reprints

• in The Complete Future Shocks (Rebellion, 2018 series) #1 (2018)

Ant Wars, Part 7 (Table of Contents: 11)

Ant Wars / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Gerry Finley-Day (credited)

Pencils

Alfonso Azpiri (credited as Azpiri)

Inks

Alfonso Azpiri (credited as Azpiri)

Letters

Peter Knight (credited as Pete Knight)

Genre

science fiction

Reprints

• in Scavengers (Fleetway/Quality, 1988 series) #25 [UK]
• in Ant Wars (Rebellion, 2018 series) (February 2018)

Cursed Earth Game (Table of Contents: 12)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Synopsis

Death Zone Passes for use in the game.

Indexer Notes

Back cover of comic