Appearing in "Ace Trucking Co."[]
Featured characters:
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Villains:
- Ignatz LgOo, a mendacious hitch-hiker
Other characters:
- Angry religious fanatics
Locations:
- The sacred planet of Yaag
Items:
- Zippo macmac — real ten-star tonsil-tickler
Vehicles:
- Speedo Ghost
Synopsis for "Ace Trucking Co."[]
Unexpectedly, on the other side of Hell's Pocket there really are riches beyond the dreams of avarice. (And angry religious fanatics, but you can't have everything.)
Appearing in "The Mean Arena"[]
Writer:
Artist:
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Supporting characters:
- Chip, an android bodyguard
Villains:
- Doctor Simon Jessup
Other characters:
- Slick Mordred
Locations:
- Creswell cosmetic surgery clinic, 2025 AD
- Edinburgh
Items:
- Hypo-dart
Vehicles:
- Zeppelin
Synopsis for "The Mean Arena"[]
Tallon performs cosmetic surgery on an unconscious doctor, then travels to Edinburgh to throw a small grenade at Slick Mordred.
Appearing in "Tharg's Future Shocks: A Cautionary Fable"[]
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Supporting characters:
- Tharg's nephews
Villains:
- Timothy Tate
Other characters:
- Aliens
- Mr Horace Bloggs
Locations:
- Betelgeuse
- Earth
Items:
- Can of dog food
Vehicles:
- Flying saucer
- Six cars
- Two brewer's drays
Synopsis for "Tharg's Future Shocks: A Cautionary Fable"[]
The tale of infant glutton Timothy Tate is told in rhyming couplets.
Appearing in "Judge Dredd: Block Mania"[]
Writer:
- Alan Grant and John Wagner (writing as T. B. Grover)
Artist:
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Villains:
- Fats Domino block
- Rudi Valli block
- Anonymous informant
Other characters:
- Judge Shaver
- Judge Oliver
Location:
Items:
- Sonic cannon
- Electro-cordons
Vehicles:
- Lawmasters
- H-wagons
Synopsis for "Judge Dredd: Block Mania"[]
By analysing Max Normal the Judges have discovered what Block Mania is, but not how it is spread or how to cure it. Meanwhile, the madness spreads to the southern and western sectors...
Appearing in "Nemesis the Warlock"[]
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Supporting characters:
- N'Kognito, a huge invisible alien
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Other characters:
- Terminators
- Kremlin's Yologs
- Escaping alien captives
Location:
Items:
- Huge lava bowls
- Excessus, the sword sinister
Vehicles:
- Terminator transport
Synopsis for "Nemesis the Warlock"[]
The Terminators sing the Deviatus, the battle hymn of Termight, as the battle between Nemesis and Torquemada shifts to the psychic plane.
Appearing in "Rogue Trooper"[]
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Villains:
- Kransky
Other characters:
- Corporal Field
- Norts
Location:
Items:
- 'Hard rain' of armour-piercing darts
Vehicles:
- None
Synopsis for "Rogue Trooper"[]
Rogue meets two Southers, but one of them wants to kill him for being a traitor.
Notes[]
Published by Fleetway on 28th November 1981. Sold for 16p in the UK.
Trivia[]
- Also contains letters and pictures from readers.
- The advert on the back cover features Superman and Nick O'Teen.
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.