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Appearing in "Robo-Hunter in Brit-Cit!"[]

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  • Two unfriendly customs officers

Other characters:

  • Taxi driver
  • Snooty desk droid at the Savoy
  • Hoskins, the Savoy's detective
  • Goldhawk (rents Sam's office to him)

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  • Five thousand deluxe business cards

Vehicles:

  • Zoom tube
  • Flying taxi

Synopsis for "Robo-Hunter in Brit-Cit!"[]

When Sam and Hoagy emigrate to Brit-Cit because "over the other side of the Atlantic the robots were getting too big for their circuits," they initially experience some culture shock. However, it doesn't take Sam long before he's bluffed his way into the Savoy's presidential suite and a desirable office in Baker Street. (The 'C' stands for 'confidence trickster'.)

Appearing in "Ace Trucking Co.: Feek the Freak in The Ughbug Bloos"[]

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  • Ughbug queen

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  • Ewick, a planet in the Kookaratch system

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  • Cauldron of foul-smelling ughbug food

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  • Speedo Ghost
  • Old Peart the Third, Fatty's lug
  • Yellow Snork, Kain's lug

Synopsis for "Ace Trucking Co.: Feek the Freak in The Ughbug Bloos"[]

Feek loves ughbugs, but the rest of the crew aren't so keen on them when they infest the entire ship. The solution? Put the entire swarm in a big box and send it to Jago Kane.

Appearing in "Judge Dredd: The Apocalypse War (part 15)"[]

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  • 'Mad Dog' Kazan
  • Izaaks
  • Supreme Judge Josef Bulgarin

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  • Maria's cooking laser

Vehicles:

  • Rad-sweepers
  • Lawmasters
  • Strato-Vs

Synopsis for "Judge Dredd: The Apocalypse War (part 15)"[]

Dredd and some other Judges engage in guerrilla warfare against the invading Sovs; Maria tries to kill Walter with her cooking laser; 'Mad Dog' Kazan stages a coup.

Appearing in "Tharg's Future Shocks: Nigel Goes A-Hunting!"[]

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  • An elderly man

Villains:

  • Nigel and his chum

Location:

  • The future

Items:

  • Guns

Vehicles:

  • None

Synopsis for "Tharg's Future Shocks: Nigel Goes A-Hunting!"[]

A starving old man pays the price for stealing carrots.

Appearing in "The Mean Arena"[]

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  • Chip, an android bodyguard
  • Brazen, a woman who wants to play for the Slayers
  • Crazy Lil

Villains:

  • A random creep

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  • Reading, 2025 AD

Items:

  • Party blower

Vehicles:

  • Hover-hearse

Synopsis for "The Mean Arena"[]

A funeral-cum-street-party is held for two dead team members, but Matt Tallon can't bring himself to attend. He and Chip instead hold an exposition-heavy conversation to bring new readers up to speed. When a mysterious sexy woman turns up to audition for Slater's Slayers, Crazy Lil decides to put her through her paces.

Notes[]

Published by Fleetway on 10th April 1982. Sold for 16p 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.

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