2000 AD #536
(22 August 1987)

Fleetway Publications, 1987 Series
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Price
0.28 GBP
Pages
32
Indicia Frequency
every Monday
On-sale Date
1987-08
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Fleetway Publications
Editing
Richard Burton (credited as Tharg the Mighty) (editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Zenith / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Steve Yeowell; Brendan McCarthy (character design)
Inks
Steve Yeowell
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
Zenith (featured)
Reprints

Dropping In (Table of Contents: 1)

Zenith / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Grant Morrison (credited)
Pencils
Steve Yeowell (credited)
Inks
Steve Yeowell (credited)
Letters
Mark King (credited)

Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
Ruby Fox (guest); Zenith (featured) (1st appearance)
Reprints

I'm a Believer (Table of Contents: 2)

Tharg's Future-Shocks / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Neil Gaiman (credited as N. Gaiman); ? (rewrites, see Note)
Pencils
Massimo Belardinelli (credited as M. Belardinelli)
Inks
Massimo Belardinelli (credited as M. Belardinelli)
Letters
Tom Frame (credited as T. Frame)

Genre
science fiction
Reprints

Indexer Notes

From Neil Gaiman: "Rewritten by 200AD editoral staff to the point where I would probably take my name off this one".

Alabammy Blimps, Part 2 (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
John Wagner (credited as Wagner); Alan Grant (credited as Grant)
Pencils
Steve Dillon (credited as S. Dillon)
Inks
Steve Dillon (credited as S. Dillon)
Colors
? (first two pages only)
Letters
Tom Frame (credited as T. Frame)

Genre
detective-mystery; science fiction
Characters
Judge Dredd (featured); Otis McCoy; Sir Ralf Bonkington; Hives; Jethro McCoy; Judge Stine; Big Mammy
Reprints

Tomorrow's Results (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
Alan Hebden (credited)
Pencils
? (as Intruder)
Inks
? (as Intruder)
Letters
Steve Potter (credited)

Genre
science fiction
Reprints

The Royal Affair, Part 5 (Table of Contents: 5)

Strontium Dog / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Alan Grant (credited)
Pencils
Carlos Ezquerra (credited as Ezquerra)
Inks
Carlos Ezquerra (credited as Ezquerra)
Letters
John Aldrich (credited as Aldrich.3)

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Johnny Alpha (featured); Middenface McNulty (supporting)

A 2000 AD Starscan: Crazy Chrissie (Table of Contents: 6)

D.R. & Quinch / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
John Higgins (credited, signed)
Inks
John Higgins (credited, signed)
Colors
Jenna Higgins (signed)
Letters
?

Genre
humour; science fiction
Characters
Crazy Chrissie
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Zenith
  2. 1. Dropping In
    Zenith
  3. 2. I'm a Believer
    Tharg's Future-Shocks
  4. 3. Alabammy Blimps, Part 2
    Judge Dredd
  5. 4. Tomorrow's Results
    Tharg's Future-Shocks
  6. 5. The Royal Affair, Part 5
    Strontium Dog
  7. 6. A 2000 AD Starscan: Crazy Chrissie
    D.R. & Quinch
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Peter Croome
  • Jochen G.
  • Thomas Jan
  • Karsten S.
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Walls