2000 AD #79
(26 August 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 [as Tharg the Mighty]

Dredd In Las Vegas (Table of Contents)

Judge Dredd / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Mike McMahon (signed as McMahon)
Inks
Mike McMahon (signed as McMahon)
Colors
Mike McMahon (signed as McMahon)
Letters
typeset

Genre
detective-mystery; science fiction
Characters
Judge Dredd
Reprints

Nerve Centre (Table of Contents: 1)

letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Tharg
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
Letters from readers

Verdus, Part 4 (Table of Contents: 2)

Sam Slade Robo-Hunter / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
John Wagner (credited as T. B. Grover)
Pencils
Ian Gibson (credited)
Inks
Ian Gibson (signed)
Letters
Steve Potter (credited)

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Sam Slade [Robo-Hunter]; Jim Kidd; QT
Synopsis
Sam Slade and Jim Kidd escape.
Reprints

8 Soccer Picture Stories (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

Captain Staedtler and His Cosmic Colours (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[The Doomsday Machine, Part 1] (Table of Contents: 5)

Dan Dare / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Preston (credited as Henry Miller)
Pencils
Trevor Goring (credited as Goring)
Inks
Gary Leach (credited as Leach)
Letters
Jack Potter (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The whole planet is blowing up!
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Dan Dare
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Start of storyline.

The Cursed Earth Game Part 5 (Table of Contents: 6)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

Synopsis
Part of the board for the Cursed Earth game.

The Cursed Earth, Part: 19 Loser's Leap (Table of Contents: 7)

Judge Dredd / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
John Wagner (credited as T. B. Grover)
Pencils
Mike McMahon (credited)
Inks
Mike McMahon (credited)
Colors
Mike McMahon (credited) (first page only)
Letters
John Aldrich (credited as Johnny Aldrich)

Genre
detective-mystery; science fiction
Characters
Mega-City One Judges [Judge Dredd (featured)]; Judge Jack (guest); Spikes Harvey Rotten (guest)
Synopsis
Judge Dredd enters Las Vegas and finds the Judges have become corrupt.
Reprints

[Skateboarding] (Table of Contents: 8)

Walter the Wobot / comic story / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Brian Bolland (credited)
Inks
Brian Bolland (credited)
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Walter The Wobot

Barry Sheene's Speed Aces. (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Free League Ladders (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

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

Sport Stars of The World (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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

Ant Wars, Part 9 (Table of Contents: 12)

Ant Wars / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Gerry Finley-Day (credited)
Pencils
José Ferrer (credited as José Luis Ferrer Rozalén)
Inks
José Ferrer (credited as José Luis Ferrer Rozalén)
Letters
Steve Potter (credited)

Genre
science fiction
Reprints

Nerve Centre Extra (Table of Contents: 13)

letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Tharg
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
Letters from readers, plus picture of cover of next issue.

Cursed Earth Game (Table of Contents: 14)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Synopsis
Vaccine Credits and War Droids

Indexer Notes

Back cover of comic

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Dredd In Las Vegas
    Judge Dredd
  2. 1. Nerve Centre
  3. 2. Verdus, Part 4
    Sam Slade Robo-Hunter
  4. 3. 8 Soccer Picture Stories
  5. 4. Captain Staedtler and His Cosmic Colours
  6. 5. [The Doomsday Machine, Part 1]
    Dan Dare
  7. 6. The Cursed Earth Game Part 5
  8. 7. The Cursed Earth, Part: 19 Loser's Leap
    Judge Dredd
  9. 8. [Skateboarding]
    Walter the Wobot
  10. 9. Barry Sheene's Speed Aces.
  11. 10. Free League Ladders
  12. 11. Sport Stars of The World
  13. 12. Ant Wars, Part 9
    Ant Wars
  14. 13. Nerve Centre Extra
  15. 14. Cursed Earth Game
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Peter Croome
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Thomas Jan
  • Steve Jenner
  • Gordon Keys
  • Johnathan Richardson
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Matt Tauber
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore