2000 AD #253

(27 February 1982)

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

Nerve Centre / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Borag Thungg, Earthlets, "The Cursed Earth", as many Earthlets will recall, was one of hte greatest Judge Dredd...

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

Tharg (Trooper)

Indexer Notes

Letters and art from: Adrian Gow??, Gary Scott, Andrew Stokinger, Paul Dutton, and Nigel Hutton.
Indicia at bottom of page.

The Great Mush Rush, Part 3 (Table of Contents: 2)

Ace Trucking Co. / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Alan Grant (credited as Grant); John Wagner (credited as Grover)

Pencils

Massimo Belardinelli (credited as Belardinelli)

Inks

Massimo Belardinelli (credited as Belardinelli)

Letters

Steve Potter (credited)

Genre

science fiction

Reprints

• in Campus (Dendros, 1982 series) #3 (1982)
• in Sam Slade, RoboHunter (Fleetway/Quality, 1987 series) #29 (February 1989)

The Bounty Hunters! (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script

Alan Moore (credited)

Pencils

John Higgins (credited)

Inks

John Higgins (credited)

Letters

Tony Jacob (credited)

Genre

science fiction

Reprints

• in Campus (Dendros, 1982 series) #2 (1982)
• in 2000 AD Annual (Fleetway Publications, 1978 series) #1987 (1986)
• in Strontium Dog (Fleetway/Quality, 1987 series) #1 (July 1987)
• in Judge Dredd Megazine (Rebellion, 2003 series) #202 (11 February 2003)
• in The Complete Alan Moore Future Shocks (Rebellion, 2006 series) (May 2006)
• in The Complete Future Shocks (Rebellion, 2018 series) #2 (6 August 2019)

The Oxford Invaders, Part 5 (Table of Contents: 4)

The Mean Arena / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

A. Ridgway (credited)

Pencils

Mike White (credited)

Inks

Mike White (credited)

Letters

Peter Knight (credited as Pete Knight)

Genre

science fiction

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

IPC Magazines Ltd. / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The Apocalypse War, Part 9: The Sky is Burning! (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

Alan Grant (credited as T. B. Grover); John Wagner (credited as T. B. Grover)

Pencils

Carlos Ezquerra (credited as C. Ezquerra)

Inks

Carlos Ezquerra (credited as C. Ezquerra)

Colors

Carlos Ezquerra ? (first two pages only)

Letters

Tom Frame (credited as T. Frame)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The forces of East-Meg One occupy Maga-City One's Norther sectors an are sweeping South.

Genre

detective-mystery; science fiction

Characters

East-Meg One Judges: Judge Izaaks (antagonist); War Marshal Kazan (antagonist)
Maria Cosgrove (guest); Judge Dredd (featured); Chief Judge Griffin (cameo) (not seen, on board of the Justice 2); Walter the Wobot (guest); Judge Gunton (deceased?); Judge General Pukov

Synopsis

Due to Block Mania resistance Judge General Pukov orders the total extermination of the population, which earns him a transfer to Siberia. War Marshal Kazan orders release of the Block Mania antidote.

Reprints

• in Judge Dredd (Eagle Comics, 1983 series) #21 (July 1985)
• in Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files (Rebellion, 2005 series) #5 (16 October 2006)
• in Judge Dredd: The Mega Collection (Hachette Partworks, 2015 series) #36 - The Apocalypse War ([15 February] 2015)
• in Juiz Dredd Essencial (Mythos Editora, 2021 series) #1 - A Guerra do Apocalipse (agosto 2021)

Keywords

Justice 2; Stato-V

Indexer Notes

Next Prog: Terror of the Rad-Sweepers!

Nemesis the Warlock, Book II: The Alien Alliance , Part 8 (Table of Contents: 7)

Nemesis / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Pat Mills (credited as P. Mills)

Pencils

Jesús Redondo (credited as Redondo)

Inks

Jesús Redondo (credited as Redondo)

Letters

Steve Potter (credited as S. Potter)

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; science fiction

Characters

Torquemada (antagonist)

Reprints

• in The Best of 2000 AD Monthly (IPC, 1985 series) #43 (April 1989)

Cup Fever Hits New Players (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Subbuteo Sports Games Ltd. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Buzzard, Part 3: Prisoner Escaping... Initiate Destruction! (Table of Contents: 9)

Rogue Trooper / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Gerry Finley-Day (credited)

Pencils

Colin Wilson (credited)

Inks

Colin Wilson (credited)

Letters

Bill Nuttall (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Uuurgh!

Genre

science fiction; war

Characters

Rogue Trooper (featured); Buzzard

Synopsis

Breaking off his surprise assault on the Buzzard, Rogue chooses to save the escaping prisoners.

Reprints

• in Rogue Trooper (DC, 2005 series) #1 - The Future of War ([April] 2005)
• in Rogue Trooper Classics (IDW, 2014 series) #4 (August 2014)

Keywords

Laz-Cannon

Indexer Notes

Next Prog: Forest of Fear!

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

IPC Magazines Ltd. / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

2000 AD Star Pin-Up: A Fringe World Express (Table of Contents: 11)

Nemesis / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Kevin O'Neill (signed as O'Neill)

Inks

Kevin O'Neill (signed as O'Neill)

Colors

Kevin O'Neill ?

Letters

?

Genre

science fiction; fantasy-supernatural