Appearing in "Robo-Hunter: The Filby Case (part 5)"[]
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Villains:
- 004 and 006, robo-spies
Other characters:
- University dean (is blasted)
Locations:
- University swimming pool, Brit-Cit
- The Savoy, ditto
Items:
- Blaster
- Special branch black box recorder
Vehicles:
- None
Synopsis for "Robo-Hunter: The Filby Case (part 5)"[]
The robo-spy 006 has gone mad with patriotism and is trying to wipe out Sam Slade, whom he describes as a "slimy little foreign snooper" and "filthy foreign muck." Sam disposes of him, with the help of a university swimming pool and a handily-placed diving board. Our hero then returns to the Savoy and brings his drowned cigar, Stogie, back from the dead.
Appearing in "Rogue Trooper: All Hell on the Dix-I Front (part 5)"[]
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- Southers
- Sister Sledge, a chem-nurse
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- Vicinity of Memfizz, Dix-I, Nu Earth
Items:
- Chem-suits
Vehicles:
- None
Synopsis for "Rogue Trooper: All Hell on the Dix-I Front (part 5)"[]
Southers in Dix-I are being affected by a psychotropic gas that makes them hallucinate dancers. Some see folk dancing, some ballet dancing, and some 'funky' dancing. They take off their chem-suits to join in the dance and die in the poisoned air. "The fools danced all right — the dance of death!" To get past a group of Norts, Sister Sledge suggests that she and Rogue waltz together so any Norts who see them will think that they are also hallucinating. This ingenious plan works, but Gunnar is still deeply suspicious of Sister Sledge and wants Rogue to ditch her.
Appearing in "The Mean Arena"[]
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- Hangman
- Crazy Lil
- Wolf Rawker
- Dirty Nigel
- Napoleon Jones
- Sourpuss
Villains:
- Mother Vlad
Other characters:
- Mike Slater, the Slayers' manager
- Kevin O'Connor, the commentator (heard but not seen)
Location:
- Ruined castle with torture chamber
Items:
- The ball
Vehicles:
- Helicopter
Synopsis for "The Mean Arena"[]
The Slayers assume their positions in the arena. Matt Tallon is worried that Mother Vlad, head of the opposing team, may have psychic powers. His suspicions seem to be confirmed when he has another hallucination, allowing the rival squad-leader to seize the ball and leg it across the pitch. "They're through to the Slayers' goal tower! Sourpuss is on his own... AGAINST MOTHER VLAD'S VAMPIRES!"
Appearing in "Tharg's Future Shocks: The Big Day"[]
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- Prophet
Supporting characters:
- The tribe of Skrant
Villains:
- None
Other characters:
- A god descending from the heavens
Location:
- A small, airless planetoid
Items:
- Celestial pillar
Vehicles:
- The chariot of the gods
Synopsis for "Tharg's Future Shocks: The Big Day"[]
As prophesied, the gods descend from the heavens to speak unto the tribe of Skrant.
Appearing in "Judge Dredd: The Apocalypse War (part 25)"[]
Writer:
- Alan Grant and John Wagner (writing as T. B. Grover)
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Villains:
- War Marshal Kazan
- Sov Block Judges
Other characters:
- Izaaks
Locations:
- Mega-City One
- The site of East-Meg One
Items:
- Guns
Vehicles:
- Strato-Vs
Synopsis for "Judge Dredd: The Apocalypse War (part 25)"[]
Freed by Izaaks, Judge Dredd kills War Marshal Kazan. The Sovs surrender unconditionally and are returned to "the gaping hole that was once their mother city." Judge McGruder is sworn in as Chief Judge.
Appearing in "Ace Trucking Co.: Joobaloo! (part 3)"[]
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- Mrs Feek
- Slivey Weech, a devious buyers' agent
Location:
- The space city of Astropolis
Items:
- Packing crate
- Crown
Vehicles:
- None
Synopsis for "Ace Trucking Co.: Joobaloo! (part 3)"[]
Ace tries to chat up Mrs Feek, but she hits him on the head and runs away. Ace and G.B.H. trap her with a net, put her in a crate and mail her to a distant planet. Feek gives Ace his crown, which Ace sells so he has the money to bet on G.B.H. in the 'Battle of the Biffos'. If G.B.H. is victorious, Ace will have enough money to buy his lugs back from Jago Kane, his arch-enemy. The crown's buyer tells Ace's plan to Kane, who resolves to prevent G.B.H. from winning.
Notes[]
Published by Fleetway on 26th June 1982. Sold for 16p in the UK.
Trivia[]
- The Nerve Centre has been reduced to just one letter and one piece of fan art for this prog. This is because, as Tharg explains, "I have to travel to my home planet for the ancient ceremony of T'Chooma — the receiving of thrill-power. This takes place each year on my birthday (21st June by Earth reckoning)."
- The droid D-MIL presents Cinefax, a page of news about films including Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan, Blade Runner ("tipped to be one of the hottest SF films since Star Wars"), Tron ("pioneering new computer animation combined with live action") and E.T. ("believed to be the story of an alien at large on Earth, however, great secrecy has surrounded the shooting").
Recommended reading[]
Some of these stories are also collected in trade paperbacks.
Links and references[]
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