Albion British Comics Database Wiki
Advertisement

2000 AD prog 291 cover
Creators
Creators
Previous Issue
Next Issue



Appearing in "Harry Twenty on the High Rock"[]

Featured characters:

Supporting characters:

Villains:

Other characters:

Location:

  • High Rock: Warden's console room; dining hall; library

Items:

  • Electronic model of the Earth and the Rock
  • Napkin

Vehicles:

  • None

Synopsis for "Harry Twenty on the High Rock"[]

Warden Worldwise tries to hypnotise Harry with an electronic model of the Earth and the High Rock. Harry resists the hypnotism by trying to attack the Warden, and is knocked out by Chief Thrower's electro-prod. When he recovers he visits the library, which contains works by H. G. Wells and lots of copies of 2000 AD (including progs numbering higher than 300). While copying details of space missions onto a napkin from the dining hall he is assaulted by Big Red One. Harry isn't too bothered about being punched out of his seat, but is worried that the librarian, Twenty-One Toady, will see what's on the napkin and "sing to the Warden."

Appearing in "Ace Trucking Co.: Stoop Coop Soup (part 4)"[]

Writers:

Artist:

Letterer:

Featured characters:

Supporting characters:

Villains:

  • Gator Magee

Other characters:

  • Warden Warden, the prison warden

Locations:

  • Bide-A-Wee space penitentiary
  • Space

Items:

  • Truncheons

Vehicles:

  • Speedo Ghost (a.k.a. The Yellow Uff)
  • Pursuit pods

Synopsis for "Ace Trucking Co.: Stoop Coop Soup (part 4)"[]

Ace disguises Speedo Ghost as The Yellow Uff, a ship in the Yellow Line fleet (owned by Jago Kane). Gator Magee assaults Warden Warden and is placed in solitary confinement, a bubble at the top of the prison's tower. Ace uses The Yellow Uff to steal the bubble. With prison officials in pursuit, he and his buddies make haste for the nearest planet.

Appearing in "Judge Dredd: The Executioner"[]

Writer:

Artist:

Letterer:

Featured characters:

Supporting characters:

Villains:

  • Hebismond Swarf (dies)
  • Chally (collects protection money)
  • Jack Beauty (dies)

Other characters:

  • Television news reader

Location:

Items:

  • .38 gun
  • Notes saying "JUSTICE IS DONE"

Vehicles:

  • Flying car
  • Dredd's Lawmaster

Synopsis for "Judge Dredd: The Executioner"[]

Hebismond Swarf, suspected of being a crime kingpin, is killed in the shower. The murderer leaves behind a note saying "JUSTICE IS DONE." A mysterious woman walks into a restaurant, dons a disguise in the lavatory, and pushes another criminal off the roof. (And it's a hovering restaurant parked above the city's buildings, so the man has a long way to fall.)

Appearing in "Rogue Trooper: Fort Neuro (part 1)"[]

Writer:

Artist:

Letterer:

Featured characters:

Supporting characters:

Villains:

Other characters:

  • The Franks, a.k.a. the Napoleonic Complex

Location:

Items:

  • Glass of brandy

Vehicles:

  • None

Synopsis for "Rogue Trooper: Fort Neuro (part 1)"[]

Rogue Trooper enters Fortress Neuropa and discovers that, as Gunnar puts it, "they've all gone nuts."

Appearing in "Tharg's Future Shocks: Bad Timing"[]

Writer:

Artist:

Letterer:

Featured characters:

  • R-Thur, Klakton's chief scientist (a.k.a. 'dummy', 'dimwit', 'pea-brain' and 'wally')

Supporting characters:

  • L-Sie, R-Thur's wife
  • N-Ree, R-Thur and L-Sie's son

Villains:

  • USA
  • USSR

Other characters:

  • The science council of Klakton

Locations:

  • The planet Klakton, in the year impty-furgwillion and plooteen
  • The planet Earth, in the year 1983

Items:

  • Missiles

Vehicles:

  • Escape rocket

Synopsis for "Tharg's Future Shocks: Bad Timing"[]

A spoof of Superman's origin story.

Notes[]

Published by Fleetway on 20th November 1982. Sold for 18p in the UK.

Trivia[]

  • Letters and fan art from readers are published in the Nerve Centre.
  • The back cover is a poster of lettering robot Tom Frame by Robin Smith.
  • This prog is featured in Tharg's Time Twisters in prog 321. The narrator is reading it in the first panel.


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.

Advertisement