Issue Details

Issue	#1983
Published	1983
Cover Price	2.25 GBP
Pages	128
Editing	Steve MacManus ?

Cover Details

Characters	Judge Dredd; Rogue Trooper; Johnny Alpha; Wulf Sternhammer
Pencils	Brian Bolland
Inks	Brian Bolland
Colors	Brian Bolland ?
Notes	Art credit via Barney.

1 page foreword, introduction, preface, afterword

Characters	Tharg
Synopsis	Contents listing.
Pencils	Robin Smith (signed)
Inks	Robin Smith (signed)
Colors	Robin Smith ?
Letters	typeset

6 page Strontium Dog story "Incident At the Back O' Beyond"

Characters	Johnny Alpha; Wulf Sternhammer; Gronk; Widow Joob; Harum Karom
Synopsis	Johnny and Wulf are forced to clean up the frontier town of Back O' Beyond when their landlady (Widow Joob) steals Johnny's gun and goes after the Karom brothers on her own.
Genre	Science Fiction
Script	Alan Grant (as Staccato)
Pencils	Robin Smith
Inks	Robin Smith
Colors	Robin Smith ?
Letters	Steve Potter

1 page activity "Spot The Difference"

6 page Nemisis The Warlock story "The Secret Life Of The Blitzspear"

Genre	Science Fiction
Script	Pat Mills
Pencils	Kevin O'Neill
Inks	Kevin O'Neill
Letters	Steve Potter

3 page Tharg's Future-Shocks text story "Bargain Buy!"

Synopsis	Text story with a couple of illos.
Genre	Science Fiction
Letters	Typeset

6 page Ro-Busters story "Old Red Eyes Is Back"

Characters	Hammer-Stein; Ro-Jaws; Howard Quartz; Mek-Quake; Joe Pineapples
Synopsis	Ro-jaws recruits top sniper Joe Pineapples to save Hammer-stein from destruction at the hands of Quartz and Mek Quake after Hammer-stein goes berserk and starts thrashing London after getting a bonk on the head.
Genre	Science Fiction
Script	Alan Moore
Pencils	Bryan Talbot
Inks	Bryan Talbot
Letters	Steve Potter

6 page Rogue Trooper story "Pray For War"

Characters	Rogue Trooper; Pray For War;
Genre	Science Fiction
Script	Alan Moore
Pencils	Brett Ewins
Inks	Brett Ewins
Letters	Bill Nuttall

3 page Rogue Trooper character profile "Rogue's Battle Pages"

Characters	Rogue Trooper
Pencils	Steve Hatton
Inks	Steve Hatton
Letters	Typeset

2 page filler "The Mean Arena Designs In Action"

Characters	Tharg
Synopsis	Features readers character designs.
Letters	Typeset

6 page text article "Beyond 2000"

Script	Chips McAffrey
Pencils	? (photographs)
Inks	? (photographs)
Letters	Typeset

15 page Harlem Heroes story "Aeroball! The Sport Of Tomorrow. Part 1."

Genre	Science Fiction
Script	Tom Tully
Pencils	Dave Gibbons
Inks	Dave Gibbons
Letters	Dave Gibbons
Notes	Reprints the first five episodes from 2000AD (?)

8 page Judge Dredd story "Law Of The Jungle"

Characters	Judge Dredd; Fast Eek; Don Uggie Apelino
Synopsis	Dredd tracks down and destroys Don Uggie's ape gang in the nuclear wasteland of Mega City 1. (The radiation has regressed the apes to the savage state).
Script	Alan Grant (as Staccato)
Pencils	Ian Gibson (as Emberton)
Inks	Ian Gibson (as Emberton)
Colors	Ian Gibson (as Emberton) ?
Letters	Tom Frame

4 page text article "Mega-Stars In The Making"

Characters	ACE Trucking Co: Rogue Trooper; Nemesis
Synopsis	Illustrated text piece on the creation of the above mentioned characters.
Letters	Typeset

6 page Tharg The Mighty story "Leave It To, Um...Burt!"

Genre	Science Fiction
Pencils	Ian Gibson (as Q. Twerk)
Inks	Ian Gibson (as Q. Twerk)
Letters	T. Jacob

4 page A Ro-Jaws' Robo-Tale story "Silicon Soul"

Genre	Science Fiction
Script	G.P. Rice
Pencils	A. Langford
Inks	A. Langford
Letters	Jack Potter

2 page activity "Are You A JockBox Genius?"

Synopsis	Quiz with a couple of illos.
Letters	Typeset

4 page Judge Dredd story "Frankenstein II"

Characters	Judge Dredd
Script	Malcolm Shaw
Pencils	Mike McMahon
Inks	Mike McMahon
Letters	T. Jacob
Reprinted	from 2000 AD (IPC Magazines Ltd, 1977 series) #6

2 page activity "EuroJudge"

Letters	Typeset
Notes	Two pages of readers illos.

5 page M.A.C.H.1 story "Probesnatch"

Characters	John Probe
Genre	adventure; spy
Script	Nick Allen
Pencils	John Cooper
Inks	John Cooper
Letters	Jack Potter
Reprinted	from 2000 AD (IPC Magazines Ltd, 1977 series)#5.

5 page Invasion story "Wembley"

Script	Gerry Finlay-Day
Pencils	Ian Kennedy
Inks	Ian Kennedy
Letters	Bill Nuttall
Reprinted	from 2000 AD (IPC Magazines Ltd, 1977 series) #6

9 page Harlem Heroes story "Aeroball! The Sport Of Tomorrow, Part 2."

Genre	Science Fiction
Script	Tom Tully
Pencils	Dave Gibbons
Inks	Dave Gibbons
Letters	Dave Gibbons

2 page Tharg's Future Shocks story "A Danger To The Skies!"

Genre

Science Fiction

4 page Robohunter character profile "The Robohunter Casebook"

Synopsis	Sam Slade introduces us to the cast, with character illustrations.
Letters	typeset

1 page activity "Tharg's Mighty Answers Page"

Characters	Tharg
Letters	Typeset

8 page Strontium Dog text story "In The Doghouse"

Genre	Science Fiction
Pencils	Carlos Ezquerra (signed)
Inks	Carlos Ezquerra
Colors	Tones ?
Letters	Typeset

5 page ACE Trucking text story "The Gung-Ho Run!"

Genre	Science Fiction
Script	Alan Grant
Pencils	Massimo Bellardinelli
Inks	Massimo Bellardinelli
Colors	Tones ?
Letters	Typeset

1 page text story "Space Truckers Dictionary"

Colors	Tones ?
Letters	Typeset

1 page Judge Dredd promo (ad from the publisher)

Synopsis	Advert for 2000 AD with full page, toned, illo of Dredd on his motorbike.
Pencils	Carlos Ezquerra
Inks	Carlos Ezquerra
Colors	Tones ?
Letters	Typeset

1 page illustration

Characters	Judge Dredd; Rogue Trooper; Johnny Alpha; Wulf Sternhammer
Pencils	Brian Bolland
Inks	Brian Bolland
Colors	Brian Bolland ?
Notes	Reprints the front cover. Art credit via Barney.