Appearing in "Tharg in the Revenge of the Thrill-Suckers"[]
Featured characters:
Supporting characters:
- Thrill-Sucker General
- Chief Petty Sucker
- Suck-Master
Villains:
Other characters:
- A hapless hume
Locations:
- London
Items:
- Old boot
- Empty drink can
Vehicles:
- Tharg's Sucker Socker
Synopsis for "Tharg in the Revenge of the Thrill-Suckers"[]
The Thrill-Suckers decide that if they want to conquer the world, they'll have to get Tharg out of the way first.
Appearing in "The Mean Arena"[]
Writer
Artist
Letterer
Featured characters:
Supporting characters:
- Kevin O'Connor, the street football commentator
Villains:
- Carl 'Jaws' Jensen, squad leader of the Southampton Sharks
Other characters:
- Slater's Slayers
- The Southampton Sharks
Location:
- Southampton, September 2021 AD
Items:
- Droid-gun
Vehicles:
- None
Synopsis for "The Mean Arena"[]
Matt Tallon leaves three rival players for dead, then confronts the man he blames for the death of his brother.
Appearing in "Return to Armageddon"[]
Writer
Artist
Letterer
Featured characters:
Supporting characters:
- Seeker, Amtrak's robot assistant
Villains:
Other characters:
Locations:
- Earth
Items:
- Space helmets
Vehicles:
- Spaceships
Synopsis for "Return to Armageddon"[]
Amtrak crash-lands on Earth and accidentally encounters Atlanta Watts.
Appearing in "Pirates of the Black Atlantic 2: Nuclear Skank"[]
Writer
- Alan Grant and John Wagner (writing as T. B. Grover)
Artist
Letterer
Featured characters:
Supporting characters:
- Jenno Matryx, "nuke boffin"
Villains:
Other characters:
- Bob Oppenheimer Citi-Def
Locations:
- Mega-City One, February 7th 2103 AD
- Beneath the Black Atlantic
Items:
- Class K nuclear projectile
Vehicles:
- Justice Department patrol ship
Synopsis for "Pirates of the Black Atlantic 2: Nuclear Skank"[]
Bob Oppenheimer block is nuked while its Citi-Def group are rehearsing how to survive a nuclear attack.
Appearing in "Meltdown Man"[]
Writer
Artist
Letterer
Featured characters:
Supporting characters:
Villains:
- Pole-Axe (first appearance)
Other characters:
- Predators chasing Gruff
- Gutwrench and the Carrion Kid (vultures)
- Tusk Tusk and Tricky (brigands)
Locations:
- The Dead Hills, Future Earth
Items:
- Pole-Axe's pole-axe
Vehicles:
- Predators' Jeep
Synopsis for "Meltdown Man"[]
Gruff meets the psychotic brigand Pole-Axe, not realising that he plans to have him murdered in his sleep. Meanwhile, Billy the Pup is still on Gruff's trail.
Appearing in "Dash Decent (chapter 20: Dust to Dust!)"[]
Writers
Artist
Letterer
Featured characters:
- Dash Decent (last appearance)
Supporting characters:
- Prince Wolfred
Villains:
- Pong the Perilous
- King Tucky and his Pullet Men
Other characters:
- Dale Ardent
Locations:
- Planet Pongo
Items:
- Statue of Pong
Vehicles:
- Pong's battle cruiser
Synopsis for "Dash Decent (chapter 20: Dust to Dust!)"[]
Pong is defeated by Prince Wolfred's germ men, leaving Dash Decent feeling upstaged.
Notes[]
Published by Fleetway on 7th February 1981. Sold for 15p in the UK.
Trivia[]
Also contains letters and pictures from readers.
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.