2000 AD and Tornado #152

(16 February 1980)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

Day of the Droids! Part 1 (Table of Contents: 2)

Sam Slade Robo-Hunter / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

John Wagner (credited as T. B. Grover)

Pencils

Ian Gibson (credited)

Inks

Ian Gibson (credited)

Letters

Steve Potter (credited)

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Sam Slade [Robo-Hunter]

Reprints

• in Sam Slade, Robo-Hunter (Quality Periodicals, 1986 series) #5 (February 1987)
• in The Best of 2000 AD Monthly (IPC, 1985 series) #75 (December 1991)
• in Robo-Hunter (DC, 2004 series) #2 - Day of the Droids ([June] 2005)

Indexer Notes

First part of storyline.

The Blood of Satanus! Part 1 (Table of Contents: 3)

Judge Dredd / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Pat Mills (credited)

Pencils

Ron Smith (credited)

Inks

Ron Smith (credited)

Letters

Tom Frame (credited)

Genre

detective-mystery; science fiction

Characters

Judge Dredd (featured)

Reprints

• in Bastei Comic Edition (Bastei Verlag, 1990 series) #72539 - Balladen aus der Mega-Stadt 3: Aufruhr im Darwin-Block
• in Judge Dredd (Eagle Comics, 1983 series) #17 (March 1985)
which is reprinted
• in Judge Dredd (Arédit-Artima, 1984 series) #15 (janvier 1986)
• in Magnum Spesial (Bladkompaniet / Schibsted, 1988 series) #5/1990 ([juni ?] 1990)
• in Judge Dredd: Bad Science (Fleetway Publications, 1990 series) #[nn] (December 1990)
• in Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files (Rebellion, 2005 series) #3 (April 2006)

Indexer Notes

Includes a one page prologue.

"After breaking the time barrier while high diving..." (Table of Contents: 4)

Captain Klep / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Dave Angus

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

?

Genre

humour; superhero

Indexer Notes

Writer credit from 2000ad.org.

[Judge Dredd's Hall of Heroes Poster Part 1] (Table of Contents: 5)

Judge Dredd / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

detective-mystery; science fiction

Characters

Judge Dredd; Blackhawk (Roman warrior); The Harlem Heroes

Indexer Notes

Bottom left part of poster. Centre spread.

Fiends of the Eastern Front, Part 1 (Table of Contents: 6)

Fiends of the Eastern Front / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Gerry Finley-Day (credited as G. Finley-Day)

Pencils

Carlos Ezquerra (credited as Ezquerra)

Inks

Carlos Ezquerra (credited as Ezquerra)

Letters

Jack Potter (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Autumn 1980...

Genre

horror-suspense; adventure; war

Reprints

• in Spellbinders (Fleetway/Quality, 1987 series) #9 (October 1987)
• in 2000 AD Gold (Rebellion, 2003 series) #001 (14 January 2003)
• in Fiends of the Eastern Front (Rebellion, 2023 series) #1 (December 2023)

Indexer Notes

First part.

Black Hawk, Part 44 (Table of Contents: 7)

Black Hawk / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Alan Grant (credited as Alvin Gaunt)

Pencils

Massimo Belardinelli (credited as Belardinelli)

Inks

Massimo Belardinelli (credited as Belardinelli)

Letters

Tony Jacob (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

On Silversun, the sinister world inside a black hole...

Genre

history; science fiction

The V.C.s, Part 12: The Day Mars Died! (Table of Contents: 8)

The V.C.s / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Gerry Finley-Day (credited)

Pencils

Cam Kennedy (credited)

Inks

Cam Kennedy (credited)

Letters

Steve Potter (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Run -The dirty geeks have smashed the dome!

Genre

science fiction; war

Reprints

• in 2000 A. D. Presents (Fleetway/Quality, 1987 series) #18 (November 1987)

N° 1: Metropolis (Table of Contents: 9)

2000 AD Top Ten Sci-Fi Movies / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

? (photo)

Inks

? (photo)

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Synopsis

Background info, story line and information about the special effects of Fritz Lang's movie Metropolis includes a photo from the movie.

Indexer Notes

On back cover.