2000 AD Annual
#1984
(1983)
Fleetway Publications,
1978 Series
- Price
- 2.50 GBP
- Pages
- 128
- On-sale Date
- 1983-08-27
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- IPC Magazines Ltd.
- Brand
-
A Fleetway Annual
- Editing
- ?
[no title indexed]
Judge Dredd; Ro-Busters; Rogue Trooper; Sam Slade Robo-Hunter; Strontium Dog / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Dave Gibbons (signed as G.)
- Inks
- Dave Gibbons (signed as G.)
- Colors
- Dave Gibbons ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- science fiction; detective-mystery; war
- Characters
- Johnny Alpha; Judge Dredd [Joe Dredd]; Hammerstein; Rogue Trooper; Sam Slade
[no title indexed]
table of contents / 1 page
- Characters
- Tharg
Indexer Notes
The contents with a full page illo of Tharg.
Hoagy's First Case
Sam Slade Robo-Hunter / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Alan Grant (credited as Staccato)
- Pencils
- Ian Gibson (credited)
- Inks
- Ian Gibson (credited)
- Colors
- Ian Gibson (credited)
- Letters
- Tom Frame (credited)
- Feature Logo
Sam Slade Robo-Hunter- Genre
- humour; science fiction
- Characters
- Sam Slade (featured); Hoagy; Stogie
- Synopsis
- Sam is out on a job so Hoagy takes on a case. He unwittingly helps a burglar gain access to a house by tackling its robot guard dog. An attempt to free himself from the robot dog's clutches results in a fire which burns the house down, leaving the newly arrived Sam to explain to the returning owner just what has been going on, as well as pay for the damages.
- Reprints
in Godfrey's Grids
activity / 1 page
- Characters
- Burt
Indexer Notes
Crossword puzzle sent in by reader Tony Godfrey. Page contains a spot illo of Burt.
The Haunting
Anderson PSI Division / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Alan Grant (credited as Staccato)
- Pencils
- Kim Raymond (credited)
- Inks
- Kim Raymond (credited)
- Letters
- Tony Jacob (credited)
- Genre
- detective-mystery; science fiction
- Characters
- Psi Judge Anderson (featured); Doctor Levin; Dahak
- Synopsis
- Anderson deals with a routine case of Demonic Possession, with museum curator Levin being the victim.
- Reprints
-
in Judge Dredd (Eagle Comics, 1983 series) #28 (February 1986) - in Judge Anderson: The Psi Files (Rebellion, 2009 series) #01 (December 2009)
-
Indexer Notes
Judge Anderson's first one-shot?
Star of Star Wars
The Burt Interview / text article / 3 pages
- Feature Logo
The Burt Interview- Characters
- Billy Dee Williams
Indexer Notes
Interview with Billy Dee Williams, the actor who played Lando Calrissian in The Empire Strikes Back. Illustrated with several stills from the movie and a photo of Williams.
Home Is Where The Micro Is
text article / 4 pages
Indexer Notes
A report on the Atari 400 micro-computer.
Tharg's Mighty Micro Pages
activity / 2 pages
Indexer Notes
Two pages of computer programs sent in by readers.
[no title indexed]
Bonjo from beyond the Stars / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Kevin O'Neill (signed as O'Neil) (signed on last page)
- Pencils
- Kevin O'Neill (signed as O'Neil) (signed on last page)
- Inks
- Kevin O'Neill (signed as O'Neil) (signed on last page)
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- A crippled alien survey ship carrying parasite specimens...
- Feature Logo
Bonjo from beyond the Stars- Genre
- humour; science fiction
- Characters
- Bonjo; Dr. Lu-Ney; Mach Aardvark
Indexer Notes
Reprints episodes that first appeared in 2000 AD # 41 - 50.
[no title indexed]
Invasion! / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Chris Lowder (credited)
- Pencils
- Ian Kennedy (credited) (signed as Kennedy) (signed on page four)
- Inks
- Ian Kennedy (credited) (signed as Kennedy) (signed on page four)
- Letters
- Tom Frame (credited)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- ...the Channel Tunnel!
- Feature Logo
Invasion!- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Bill Savage; Peter Silk
- Reprints
- from 2000 AD (IPC, 1977 series) #36 (29 October 1977)
-
How He Came To Be
Skizz / text article / 3 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Skizz; Tharg; Alan Moore Script Droid
- Reprints
-
in Skizz (DC, 2005 series) ([April] 2005)
-
Indexer Notes
Moore talks us through the development process for the character Skizz. Illos by Baikie.
Billy Jones
Judge Dredd / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- John Wagner (credited)
- Pencils
- Ian Gibson (credited)
- Inks
- Ian Gibson (credited)
- Letters
- Tony Jacob (credited)
- Feature Logo
Judge Dredd- Genre
- science fiction; detective-mystery
- Characters
- Mega-City One Judges: Judge Dredd [Joe Dredd] (featured); Judge Giant (guest)
Billy Jones; Hugh Howards - Synopsis
- Hugh Howards is kidnapping the children of important business people and replacing them with robots to spy on their business secrets.
- Reprints
- from 2000 AD (IPC, 1977 series) #38 (12 November 1977)
-
The First of the Few
Rogue Trooper / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Alan Moore (credited)
- Pencils
- Jesús Redondo (credited as J. Redondo)
- Inks
- Jesús Redondo (credited as J. Redondo)
- Letters
- Steve Potter (credited)
- Feature Logo
Rogue Trooper- Genre
- science fiction; war
- Characters
- Rogue Trooper (featured); Old Man
- Synopsis
- In the Glass Mountains on Nu Earth, Rogue stumbles upon a prototype rogue trooper - the only survivor of the Troopers first exposure to war on Nu Earth. He's been waiting to die with dignity. The arrival of a Nort patrol threatens to change that, so Rogue wipes the patrol out. He then waits for the old man to pass away, refusing to recycle his dog-chip.
- Reprints
- in 2000 AD Winter Special (Fleetway Publications, 1988 series) #1988 (Winter 1988)
-
["The Hag Monster Wants Blood" Part 1]
Flesh / comic story / 9 pages
- Script
- Ken Armstrong; Studio Giolitti; Kelvin Gosnell
- Pencils
- Ramon Solá (credited)
- Inks
- Ramon Solá (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Nuttall (credited)
- Feature Logo
Flesh- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Earl Reagan; Young Joe; "Claw" Carver; Old One Eye
Indexer Notes
Story reprints Flesh Book 1, episodes 4-7, from 2000 AD # 4(?) - 7 (?). Barney, the 2000 AD database, lists the following writing credits for Flesh, Book 1: Pat Mills (1, 18-19), Ken Armstrong (2-4, 8), Studio Giolitti (5, 9, 10, 13), Kelvin Gosnell (6-7, 11-12, 14-17). Script is credited to R. E. Wright.
War Marshal Kazan
2000 AD Fear-File / character profile / 1 page
- Feature Logo
2000 AD Fear-File- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- War Marshal Kazan
Indexer Notes
Profile, with illo, of Judge Dredd's enemy War Marshal Kazan.
The Beast in 24B
Judge Dredd / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Alan Grant (credited as Staccato)
- Pencils
- Robin Smith (credited)
- Inks
- Robin Smith (credited)
- Colors
- Robin Smith ?
- Letters
- Tom Frame (credited as Frame)
- Feature Logo
- Judge Dredd
- Genre
- science fiction; detective-mystery
- Characters
- Judge Dredd [Joe Dredd] (featured); Kelvin Gosper; Syreeta Gosper; Sam Gosper
- Synopsis
- Dredd has to track down an escaped Fang Beast, which has made its home in apartment 24b, Bill Bixby Block, where it feeds first on young would-be scientist Kelvin. Kelvin's parents think the Fang Beast is their son, and his new appearance is the result of an experiment gone wrong.
- Reprints
Artie Gruber
2000 AD Fear-File / character profile / 1 page
- Feature Logo
- 2000 AD Fear-File
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Artie Gruber
Indexer Notes
Pic and bio of Gruber.
A Day in the Death of Torquemada
Nemesis / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Pat Mills (credited)
- Pencils
- Kevin O'Neill (credited as Kev O'Neill)
- Inks
- Kevin O'Neill (credited as Kev O'Neill)
- Letters
- Steve Potter (credited)
- Genre
- science fiction; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Torquemada (villain); Candida
- Reprints
- in Nemesis the Warlock (Titan, 1983 series) #6 (May 1988)
-
Meet The Droids
text article / 2 pages
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- Script Droid Moore; Spex; Lettering Robot Frame; D.J.1; D-Mil
Indexer Notes
Short, humorous, bios of some of the creator droids.
Traitor General
2000 AD Fear-File / character profile / 1 page
- Feature Logo
- 2000 AD Fear-File
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Traitor General
Indexer Notes
Short bio, with pic, on Rogue Trooper character.
[The Space Ghost]
Ace Trucking Co. / character profile / 3 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The Space Ghost
- Feature Logo
Ace Trucking Co.- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Ace Garp; Feek The Freek; G.B.H
Indexer Notes
A look at the Space Ghost, along with an explanation of some of the Space Trucker jargon.
[Solo Flip]
Tharg's Future-Shocks / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Chris Lowder (credited as Jack Adrian)
- Pencils
- Brian Bolland (credited)
- Inks
- Brian Bolland (credited)
- Letters
- Peter Knight (credited)
- Feature Logo
Tharg's Future-Shocks- Genre
- science fiction
- Reprints
- from 2000 AD (IPC, 1977 series) #52 (18 February 1978)
-
Stormeagles Are Go
Ro-Busters / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Alan Moore (credited)
- Pencils
- Joe Eckers (credited)
- Inks
- Joe Eckers (credited)
- Letters
- Steve Potter (credited)
- Feature Logo
Ro-Busters- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Ro-Busters: Hammerstein; Ro-Jaws
Mr. Quartz - Reprints
- in The Complete Ro-Busters (Rebellion, 2008 series) (November 2008)
- in Ro-Busters: The Complete Nuts and Bolts (Rebellion, 2015 series) #2 (August 2016)
-
Ask Tharg
letters page / 3 pages
- Characters
- Tharg
Indexer Notes
Tharg answers readers letters. Some readers drawings included.
How A 2000 AD Cover Is Created!
text article / 2 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Brian Bolland (credited)
- Inks
- Brian Bolland (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Characters
- Judge Dredd
Indexer Notes
Shows how the cover to prog 236 was created, from rough sketch to finished drawing.
Cover-To-Cover Thrill-Power
cover reprint (on interior page) / 2 pages
Indexer Notes
B&W repros of eighteen of the preceding 2000AD covers.
D-Mil's Movie-Mad Quiz
activity / 2 pages
- Characters
- D-Mil
Indexer Notes
Movie quiz. Line drawing of D-Mil.
Tiger Commander
2000 AD Fear-File / character profile / 1 page
- Feature Logo
- 2000 AD Fear-File
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Tiger Commander
["The Hag Monster Wants Blood" Part 2]
Flesh / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Ken Armstrong (credited as R. E. Wright); Studio Giolitti (credited as R. E. Wright); Kelvin Gosnell (credited as R. E. Wright)
- Pencils
- Ramon Solá (credited as Sola)
- Inks
- Ramon Solá (credited as Sola)
- Letters
- Jack Potter (credited)
- Feature Logo
- Flesh
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Earl Reagan; Young Joe; "Claw" Carver; Old One Eye
Indexer Notes
Story reprints Flesh Book 1, episodes 4-7, from 2000 AD # 4(?) - 7 (?). Barney, the 2000 AD database, lists the following writing credits for Flesh, Book 1: Pat Mills (1, 18-19), Ken Armstrong (2-4, 8), Studio Giolitti (5, 9, 10, 13), Kelvin Gosnell (6-7, 11-12, 14-17).
Warden Worldwise
2000 AD Fear-File / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Alan Davis
- Inks
- Alan Davis
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- science fiction
Don't Interfere with the Law
Judge Dredd / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- science fiction; detective-mystery
- Characters
- Judge Dredd [Joe Dredd] (featured)
Indexer Notes
from the Judge Dredd weeklies (the Daily Star) 1981-10-17 [strip 08]
Robo-Robbery
Judge Dredd / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- science fiction; detective-mystery
- Characters
- Judge Dredd [Joe Dredd] (featured)
Indexer Notes
from the Judge Dredd weeklies (the Daily Star) 1981-10-24 [strip 09]
Lawmaster in Action
Judge Dredd / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- science fiction; detective-mystery
- Characters
- Judge Dredd [Joe Dredd] (featured)
Indexer Notes
from the Judge Dredd weeklies (the Daily Star) 1981-10-31 [strip 10]
Crime Blitz
Judge Dredd / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- science fiction; detective-mystery
- Characters
- Judge Dredd [Joe Dredd] (featured); Gibbs; Reed; Swan
Indexer Notes
from the Judge Dredd weeklies (the Daily Star) 1981-11-07 [strip 11]
Even Death Is No Escape
Judge Dredd / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- science fiction; detective-mystery
- Characters
- Judge Dredd [Joe Dredd] (featured); Calvin Yehudi
Indexer Notes
from the Judge Dredd weeklies (the Daily Star) 1981-11-14 [strip 12]
Pwesenting Walter
Judge Dredd / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- science fiction; detective-mystery
- Characters
- Judge Dredd [Joe Dredd] (featured); Walter the Wobot (guest)
Indexer Notes
from the Judge Dredd weeklies (the Daily Star) 1981-11-21 [strip 13]
Tharg's Mighty Answers Page
activity / 1 page
- Characters
- Tharg
Indexer Notes
Tharg provides the answers to all the competitions in the annual.
Great Monsters of 2000 AD
comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- The Titan Of Preem; Sagbelly; The Hungry Planet; Pole-Axe; Golgotha; Rex Peters; Satanus
Indexer Notes
Illos and short bios of some of the monsters that have appeared in 2000 AD.
The Iraldi Job
Strontium Dog / text story / 6 pages
- Script
- J. H. Teed (credited)
- Pencils
- Chiaroscuro (credited)
- Inks
- Chiaroscuro (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Feature Logo
Strontium Dog- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Johnny Alpha; Wulf Sternhammer
Indexer Notes
Text story with several illustrations.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
Judge Dredd; Ro-Busters; Rogue Trooper; Sam Slade Robo-Hunter; Strontium Dog -
1.
[no title indexed]
-
2.
Hoagy's First Case
Sam Slade Robo-Hunter -
3.
Godfrey's Grids
-
4.
The Haunting
Anderson PSI Division -
5.
Star of Star Wars
The Burt Interview -
6.
Home Is Where The Micro Is
-
7.
Tharg's Mighty Micro Pages
-
8.
["A crippled alien survey ship carrying parasite specimens..."]
Bonjo from beyond the Stars -
9.
["...the Channel Tunnel!"]
Invasion! -
10.
How He Came To Be
Skizz -
11.
Billy Jones
Judge Dredd -
12.
The First of the Few
Rogue Trooper -
13.
["The Hag Monster Wants Blood" Part 1]
Flesh -
14.
War Marshal Kazan
2000 AD Fear-File -
15.
The Beast in 24B
Judge Dredd -
16.
Artie Gruber
2000 AD Fear-File -
17.
Tharg's Mega-Crossword
-
18.
A Day in the Death of Torquemada
Nemesis -
19.
Meet The Droids
-
20.
Traitor General
2000 AD Fear-File -
21.
[The Space Ghost]
Ace Trucking Co. -
22.
[Solo Flip]
Tharg's Future-Shocks -
23.
Stormeagles Are Go
Ro-Busters -
24.
Ask Tharg
-
25.
How A 2000 AD Cover Is Created!
-
26.
Cover-To-Cover Thrill-Power
-
27.
D-Mil's Movie-Mad Quiz
-
28.
Tiger Commander
2000 AD Fear-File -
29.
["The Hag Monster Wants Blood" Part 2]
Flesh -
30.
Warden Worldwise
2000 AD Fear-File -
31.
Don't Interfere with the Law
Judge Dredd -
32.
Robo-Robbery
Judge Dredd -
33.
Lawmaster in Action
Judge Dredd -
34.
Crime Blitz
Judge Dredd -
35.
Even Death Is No Escape
Judge Dredd -
36.
Pwesenting Walter
Judge Dredd -
37.
Tharg's Mighty Answers Page
-
38.
Great Monsters of 2000 AD
-
39.
The Iraldi Job
Strontium Dog -
40.
[no title indexed]
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41.
Splundig Vur Thrigg...Squaxx Dek Thargo
This issue was modified by, among others
- Peter Croome
- Thomas Jan
- Gordon Keys
- Mike Nielsen
- Derek Reinhard
- Vik-Thor Scott Rose
- Karsten S.
- Per Sandell
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