2000 AD #259
(10 April 1982)

IPC, 1977 Series
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Price
0.16 GBP
Pages
32
Indicia Frequency
every Monday
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
IPC Magazines Ltd.
Editing
Steve MacManus [as Tharg The Mighty]

Robo-Hunter Returns! (Table of Contents)

Sam Slade Robo-Hunter / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ian Gibson (signed as GIBSON)
Inks
Ian Gibson (signed as GIBSON)
Colors
Ian Gibson ?
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Sam Slade (featured)
Reprints

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Borag Thungg, Earthlets, You are only one week away from the 5th scrotnig anniversary of this perless publication.
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Tharg (the Bright); Robo-Hunter

Indexer Notes

Letters and art from: Scott Sommerville, David Bezzina, Sue Rodd, Steve Gostelow, Christopher Sutherland, and Pillip Lodge.
Indicia at bottom of page.

Sam Slade in Brit-Cit! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Alan Grant (credited)
Pencils
Ian Gibson (credited)
Inks
Ian Gibson (credited)
Letters
Steve Potter (credited)

Genre
detective-mystery; science fiction
Characters
Sam Slade (featured)
Reprints

The Ughbug Bloos (Table of Contents: 3)

Ace Trucking Co. / comic story / 6.5 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
Tony Jacob (credited)

Genre
humour; science fiction
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Includes a Space Truckers' Dictionary update in the last panel.
Next Prog: Take the Last Lug to Abbo Dabbo!

The Apocalypse War, Part 15: Fire Down Below! (Table of Contents: 4)

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
Mega-City One resistance has severed all Mega-Way links from the occupied Northern sectors.
Genre
detective-mystery; science fiction
Characters
East-Meg One Diktatorat: Supreme Judge Josef Bulgarin (death) (antagonist); Judge Snekov (death) (antagonist); Judge Vlad (death) (antagonist)
East-Meg One Judges: Judge Izaaks (antagonist); War Marshal Kazan (antagonist)
Maria Cosgrove (guest); Judge Dredd (featured); Walter the Wobot (guest); Judge Schmidt; Judge Tucker
Synopsis
Mad Dog Kazan pushes his offensive to the South, while performing a coup against the Diktatorat.
Reprints
Keywords
Cooking Laser; Phobic Pulsers; Rad-Sweepers; Strato-V; Strobe Beams; Stub Gun

Indexer Notes

Next Prog: Mad Dog - or Mr. Nice Guy?

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

KP Griddles; Tiger; 2000 AD / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Nigel Goes A-Hunting! (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
Alan Grant (credited as Staccato)
Pencils
Jesús Redondo (credited as Redondo) (signed as J. Redondo)
Inks
Jesús Redondo (credited as Redondo) (signed as J. Redondo)
Letters
Tony Jacob (credited)

Genre
science fiction
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

The Oxford Invaders, Part 9 (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
A. Ridgway (credited as A. Ridgeway)
Pencils
Mike White (credited as M. White)
Inks
Mike White (credited as M. White)
Letters
Peter Knight (credited as Pete Knight)

Genre
science fiction

The Final Countdown! (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

2000 AD / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Make a Fast Getaway. (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Airfix / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Robo-Hunter Returns!
    Sam Slade Robo-Hunter
  2. 1. ["Borag Thungg, Earthlets, You are only one week away from the 5th scrotnig anniversary of this perless publication."]
    Nerve Centre
  3. 2. Sam Slade in Brit-Cit!
    Sam Slade Robo-Hunter
  4. 3. The Ughbug Bloos
    Ace Trucking Co.
  5. 4. The Apocalypse War, Part 15: Fire Down Below!
    Judge Dredd
  6. 5. ["Look Out... for the super new packs to collect!"]
    KP Griddles; Tiger; 2000 AD
  7. 6. Nigel Goes A-Hunting!
    Tharg's Future Shocks
  8. 7. ["New Eagle"]
    IPC Magazines Ltd.
  9. 8. The Oxford Invaders, Part 9
    The Mean Arena
  10. 9. The Final Countdown!
    2000 AD
  11. 10. Make a Fast Getaway.
    Airfix
This issue was modified by, among others
  • JW "David" Asher
  • Peter Croome
  • Thomas Jan
  • Karsten S.