Appearing in "Robo-Hunter: The Beast of Blackheart Manor (part 5)"[]
Featured characters:
Supporting characters:
Villains:
- The Beast
- Robo-knights
- Talbot the butler
Other characters:
- The Earl
Location:
- Blackheart Manor, Brit-Cit
Items:
- Mace wielded by robo-knight
- Axe stuck in Hoagy's head
Vehicles:
- None
Synopsis for "Robo-Hunter: The Beast of Blackheart Manor (part 5)"[]
Sam defeats some robo-knights and captures the Beast, but the mastermind behind the sinister occurrences at Blackheart Manor remains at large. When Sam starts questioning the household droids, Talbot the butler decides he will have to be... taken care of.
Appearing in "Tharg's Future Shocks: Alec Trench — Zombie! (part 2)"[]
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Supporting characters:
Villains:
- Baron Frankenstein
Other characters:
- Igor
- Police Commissioner 'Pincher' Morris
Locations:
- London, February 1986
Items:
- Resurrector machine
Vehicles:
- Police helicopter
Synopsis for "Tharg's Future Shocks: Alec Trench — Zombie! (part 2)"[]
Alec Trench's mindless cadaver inadvertently causes the destruction of most of the population of London.
Appearing in "Judge Dredd: The Apocalypse War (part 20)"[]
Writer:
- Alan Grant and John Wagner (writing as T. B. Grover)
Artist:
Letterer:
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Villains:
- Judge Ivan and other Sov Block Judges
Other characters:
- Judge Ocks
- Judge Kwan
- Med-Judge Costa
- Judge McDonald
- Judge Hamble
- Judge Morant (speaks fluent Sov)
Location:
Items:
- Gas grenades
Vehicles:
- Strato-V
Synopsis for "Judge Dredd: The Apocalypse War (part 20)"[]
Dredd and his crack squad hijack a Strato-V, kill the crew and plot a course for East-Meg One.
Appearing in "Ace Trucking Co.: Last Lug to Abbo Dabbo (part 5)"[]
Writers:
Artist:
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Villains:
- Spawny Plack, a no-good, lowdown, niffy, untucker trucker that nobody likes
Other characters:
- Pirates (in flashback)
Location:
- Space
Items:
- Tins of heebles (in flashback)
Vehicles:
- Bloo Maru
- Speedo Ghost
- Spawny's Gurl (in flashback)
Synopsis for "Ace Trucking Co.: Last Lug to Abbo Dabbo (part 5)"[]
Ace and his crew start to hear the story of what happened to the Bloo Maru, and why they've all been acting so strangely.
Appearing in "The Mean Arena"[]
Writer:
Artist:
Letterer:
Featured characters:
Supporting characters:
- Sourpuss
- Ryk Rogan
- Mike Slater
- Screaming Sid
- Dirty Nigel
- Rollo Hartie
Villains:
- Allerton Ants
Other characters:
- Kevin O'Connor, the commentator
Locations:
- Northallerton, 2025 AD
Items:
- Formic acid ant-gun
Vehicles:
- None
Synopsis for "The Mean Arena"[]
Matt Tallon declares the hunt for his brother's killers to be on again; Allerton Ants beat Slater's Slayers 10-0; the Slayers' sponsor tells them that he only backs winners.
Notes[]
Published by Fleetway on 15th May 1982. Sold for 16p in the UK.
Trivia[]
- Also contains letters and pictures from readers in the Nerve Centre, plus more pictures in a 'Nerve Centre Extra'.
- The back cover shows a final batch of cards sent in by readers to celebrate the fifth birthday of 2000 AD, this time in glorious technicolour.
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.