Appearing in "The Bad Boys Bust (part four)"[]
Featured characters:
Supporting characters:
Villains:
- Bubo and his Bad Boys
Other characters:
- Medical staff
- Lots of other Gronks
Locations:
- The town of Jobsville on the frontier planet Alzir
- The planet Blas in the Gallego system
Items:
- Wulf's Happy Stick
Vehicles:
- Train
- Mork
Synopsis for "The Bad Boys Bust (part four)"[]
With Johnny in a coma after a train derailment, Wulf must face Bubo and his last two Bad Boys alone.
Appearing in "The Mean Arena"[]
Writer
Artist
Letterer
Featured characters:
Supporting characters:
- Napoleon Jones, shieldman
- Red Rogan, shieldman
- Mike Slater, team manager
Villains:
- Carl 'Jaws' Jensen, squad leader of the Southampton Sharks
Other characters:
- Kevin O'Connor, the cynical street football commentator
- Riot linesmen
- Alfie Bussel, a newsagent
Location:
- Southampton, September 2021 AD
Items:
- Huge mechanical shark mouth
- Demonstration android
Vehicles:
- Motorbike
Synopsis for "The Mean Arena"[]
Slater's Slayers and the Southampton Sharks hate each other so much that they get into a punch-up before the game's even started.
Appearing in "Dash Decent (chapter 19: When Hordes Collide!)"[]
Writers
Artist
Letterer
Featured characters:
Supporting characters:
- Dale Ardent
Villains:
- Pong the Perilous
- King Tucky and his Pullet Men
Other characters:
- Prince Wolfred
- Bow and Wow (henchdogs)
Location:
- Planet Pongo
Items:
- Junior torture kit (extra wicked)
Vehicles:
- Battle cruiser
- Skateboard
Synopsis for "Dash Decent (chapter 19: When Hordes Collide!)"[]
Dash Decent languishes in durance vile, as a mighty army assembles to defend Prince Wolfred's claim to Pongopolis.
Appearing in "Pirates of the Black Atlantic (part one)"[]
Writer
- Alan Grant and John Wagner (writing as T. B. Grover)
Artist
Letterer
Featured characters:
Supporting characters:
- Jenno Matryx, a "nuke boffin"
- Judge Griffin
Villains:
- Captain Skank (first appearance)
Other characters:
- Tuskarosa the Vicious, Skank's second in command
- Captain Skank's 'mother', a giant mutant octopus
Locations:
- The Black Atlantic, 12 units north of the Cuban Wastes
- Mega-City One
Items:
- 500 defunct nuclear missiles
Vehicles:
- Hans Hass, a research vessel
- Justice Department patrol ships
Synopsis for "Pirates of the Black Atlantic (part one)"[]
If Dredd can't stop Cap'n Skank, Mega-City One is doomed.
Appearing in "Meltdown Man"[]
Writer
Artist
Letterer
Featured characters:
Supporting characters:
Villains:
- Snoot, a driver
Other characters:
- Sergeant Grubmuck
- Mugger & Son, master metalsmiths
Locations:
- Anville, city of metalsmiths
Items:
- Disabled radio
Vehicles:
- Jeep
Synopsis for "Meltdown Man"[]
Nick Stone and Liana reach the metalsmiths' city of Anville, where Stone teaches the Yujees how to make AK-47s.
Appearing in "Return to Armageddon"[]
Writer
Artist
Letterer
Featured characters:
Supporting characters:
- Robot anthropologists from the destroyed star system of Ceduna
Villains:
Other characters:
- Prisoners
Location:
- Space
Items:
- Scientific equipment
Vehicles:
- Spaceships
Synopsis for "Return to Armageddon"[]
Amtrak is captured and vivisected by robot anthropologists.
Notes[]
Published by Fleetway on 31st January 1981. Sold for 15p in the UK.
Trivia[]
Also contains a letters page, a page of fan art, a feature about the proposed Dan Dare TV series and a poster of Tharg on the back cover.
Recommended reading[]
Some of these stories are also collected in trade paperbacks.
Links and references[]
The official website of 2000 AD includes an online shop.