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Appearing in "Invasion!"[]

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Supporting characters:

Villains:

  • General Rostov (dies)
  • Other Volgans

Other characters:

  • British prisoners (murdered)

Location:

  • Sandringham

Items:

  • Guns
  • Mud

Vehicles:

  • None

Synopsis for "Invasion!"[]

The "Volgan warlord" General Rostov and some other Volgans are now living in Sandringham. Bill Savage and the resistance get rid of them. This involves Bill removing most of his clothes and covering himself in mud so he can pretend to be a statue, then charging into the house and swinging from a chandelier. A must-read.

Appearing in "Shako"[]

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Other characters:

  • Jimbo Johnson, captain of a weather ship (dies)

Location:

  • The Arctic

Items:

  • Bottle of whiskey

Vehicles:

  • Aeroplane
  • Weather ship

Synopsis for "Shako"[]

Shako fights a walrus, is captured by the Americans, escapes, drinks some whiskey and then kills the bloke who gave it to him. (Polar bears don't normally drink liquid. They get all the water they need from the chemical reaction that breaks down the fat they eat.)

Appearing in "Harlem Heroes"[]

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Other characters:

  • Mr Gorgon

Locations:

  • Aeroball stadium
  • Crematorium

Items:

  • Jetpacks

Vehicles:

  • Control-van
  • The Heroes' superliner

Synopsis for "Harlem Heroes"[]

The Harlem Heroes think that Artie Gruber is dead, but the mysterious people controlling him bring him back to life. The Heroes' next match is in Tokyo, against the Bushido Blades.

Appearing in "Dan Dare"[]

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Supporting characters:

  • Rok
  • Commander Tremayne

Villains:

  • Guard robots

Other characters:

Location:

  • The planet Congress

Items:

  • Rok's lazer sword
  • Robot's flame gun

Vehicles:

  • The spaceship Doric 5

Synopsis for "Dan Dare"[]

Dan Dare is being manipulated by the galaxy's supreme council and their elderly leader.

Appearing in "M.A.C.H One"[]

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Supporting characters:

  • Miranda, Howes' niece

Villains:

Other characters:

  • Howes' guards
  • Missing athletes

Location:

  • Harold Howes' mansion

Items:

  • Machine to drain athletes' life force
  • Guards' guns

Vehicles:

  • M.A.C.H. One's car
  • Porsche powered beach buggy

Synopsis for "M.A.C.H One"[]

John Probe confronts a paranoid multi-millionaire who is draining the life force of young athletes.

Appearing in "Judge Dredd"[]

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Villains:

  • Gorilla

Other characters:

  • Judge Carter (dies)

Location:

Items:

  • Solar gun

Vehicles:

  • Lawmasters
  • Sunprobe

Synopsis for "Judge Dredd"[]

A man who has been killing Judges with a solar gun gets a shock when he tries to hide inside a probe that is launched towards the sun.

Notes[]

Published by Fleetway on July 16th 1977. Sold for 9p in the UK.

Trivia[]

A letter from Keith Armstrong and a piece of fan art from Graham Bleatham are published in the Nerve Centre.


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.