2000 AD Sci-Fi Special #1988

(1 June 1988)

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

Tyranny Rex / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

John Smith (credited)

Pencils

Steve Dillon (credited)

Inks

Steve Dillon (credited)

Letters

Tom Frame (credited)

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Lionel Fervent (guest); Dwayne Lobe (guest); Tyranny Rex (featured)

What's up Doc? (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 3.5 pages (report information)

Script

Hilary Robinson (credited)

Pencils

John McCrea (credited)

Inks

John McCrea (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

John Aldrich (credited as Aldrich); ?

Genre

science fiction

The Art of Becoming (Table of Contents: 3)

Tyranny Rex / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

John Smith ?

Pencils

Steve Dillon

Inks

Steve Dillon

Letters

typeset

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Tyranny Rex (featured)

The Town that Died of Shame (Table of Contents: 4)

Strontium Dog / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Alan Grant (credited)

Pencils

Colin MacNeil (credited) (pages 3-8); Brendan McCarthy (credited) (painting)

Inks

Colin MacNeil (credited) (pages 3-8); Brendan McCarthy (credited) (painting)

Colors

Brendan McCarthy (credited) (painting)

Letters

Mark King (credited)

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Johnny Alpha (featured)

The Pleasures of the Flesh (Table of Contents: 5)

Venus Bluegenes / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Grant Morrison (credited)

Pencils

Will Simpson (credited) (painted pages 1-2)

Inks

Will Simpson (credited) (painted pages 1-2)

Colors

Will Simpson (credited) (painted pages 1-2)

Letters

Gordon Robson (credited)

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Venus Bluegenes (featured)

Reprints

• in 2000 AD Sci-Fi Special (Fleetway Publications, 1988 series) #18 ([June] 1995)

The Gaia Conspiracy (Table of Contents: 6)

Judge Dredd / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Alan Grant (credited)

Pencils

Phil Elliott (credited)

Inks

Phil Elliott (credited)

Letters

Tom Frame (credited as Tomas)

Genre

detective-mystery; science fiction

Characters

Mega-City One Judges: Psi Judge Corey (guest); Judge Dredd (featured)

Reprints

• in Judge Dredd: The Restricted Files (Rebellion, 2010 series) #2 (June 2010)

The Farnborough Droid Show Part 1 (Table of Contents: 7)

Ro-Busters / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Vernon Gross (credited as V. Gross)

Pencils

Ian Kennedy (credited)

Inks

Ian Kennedy (credited)

Colors

Ian Kennedy (pages 1-2)

Letters

John Aldrich

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Ro-Busters: Hammerstein; Ro-Jaws
Overseer; Mek-Quake; Howard Quartz; Roger; Navigator; Call Me Sarah; Miss Marilyn

Synopsis

Howard Quartz has the Ro-Busters provide a staged rescue at the Farnborough Droid Show.

Reprints

• from Starlord (IPC, 1978 series) #August 5th 1978 [13] (August 5th 1978)

Indexer Notes

Only the first two pages of the strip are in colour. The remainder are in a grey wash.

The Farnborough Droid Show Part 2 (Table of Contents: 8)

Ro-Busters / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Vernon Gross (credited as V. Gross)

Pencils

Ian Kennedy (credited)

Inks

Ian Kennedy (credited)

Colors

Ian Kennedy (credited) (pages 1-2)

Letters

John Aldrich (credited as J. Aldrich)

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Ro-Busters: Hammerstein; Ro-Jaws
Call Me Sarah; Howard Quartz

Synopsis

The Ro-Busters try to stop a rogue plane.

Reprints

• from Starlord (IPC, 1978 series) #August 12th 1978 [14] (August 12th 1978)

Indexer Notes

Only the first page of the strip is in colour.