Appearing in "Invasion of the Thrill-Snatchers (part 4)"[]
Featured characters:
Supporting characters:
Villains:
- Greater-Spotted Thrill-Suckers
Other characters:
Locations:
- Tharg's brain
- The Nerve Centre
- 10 Downing Street
- The rest of the world
Items:
- Cauldron full of a brew made from back progs
Vehicles:
- Cars (at a standstill)
Synopsis for "Invasion of the Thrill-Snatchers (part 4)"[]
The Greater-Spotted Thrill-Suckers conquer Tharg... then the other 2000 AD droids... and then the whole world! Only the thrill-free Burt is unaffected. Will he be able to save the day entirely by himself?
Appearing in "Rogue Trooper"[]
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Locations:
Items:
- Nort missile
Vehicles:
- Atmocraft
Synopsis for "Rogue Trooper"[]
Rogue and his buddies are chased by a Nort missile, which they manage to destroy. The missile was being tracked by an atmocraft containing Messrs Brass and Bland. Bagman uses his sensors to listen to their conversation, and discovers that there is another GI at large somewhere on Nu Earth.
Appearing in "Tharg's Time Twisters"[]
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Featured characters:
- Sheriff Lloyd Grant
Supporting characters:
- Mildred (civilian support staff)
- Hank (a deputy)
Villains:
- Two joyriders from the future
Other characters:
- The time police
Locations:
- Big Horn county, Wyoming
- A city centuries in the future
Items:
- M-16 (a gun)
Vehicles:
- Police car
- Flying time-travelling car
- Flying time-travelling police car
Synopsis for "Tharg's Time Twisters"[]
Sheriff Lloyd Grant has an extremely confusing day when his normally tranquil beat is disturbed by two joyriders from the future in a flying car.
Appearing in "Judge Dredd: The Starborn Thing (part 3)"[]
Writer:
- Alan Grant and John Wagner (writing as T. B. Grover)
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Villains:
- Alien parasite
Other characters:
- Judge Deex (dies)
- Anonymous mutants
Locations:
- Griff mountains, Cursed Earth
- Mutant settlement, ditto
- Grand Hall of Justice, Mega-City One
Items:
- Hi-ex bullet from Dredd's Lawgiver
Vehicles:
- Dredd's Lawmaster
Synopsis for "Judge Dredd: The Starborn Thing (part 3)"[]
An alien parasite forces Dredd to kill Judge Deex before directing his steps towards a mutant settlement. Meanwhile, Chief Judge McGruder waits for news of how the mission to investigate the UFO has gone (not knowing that the answer is 'catastrophically').
Appearing in "What a Load of Rubbish!"[]
Writer:
- Alan Grant (writing as Keith Law)
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Featured characters:
- P. P. Pickering, the man from the ministry
Supporting characters:
- Metropolitan police officers
Villains:
- Time dump manager
Other characters:
- Worried Londoners
Locations:
- London, 1999
- London, 2343
Items:
- Copy of The London Atavist dated 4/8/2343
- A lot more rubbish
- Restriction order
Vehicles:
- Prototype time machine
- Flying taxi
- Garbage vehicle
Synopsis for "What a Load of Rubbish!"[]
A rather nifty (and niffy) environmental parable: people from the future are overwhelmed by all the rubbish that has accumulated in their time thanks to the careless habits of their ancestors, so they decide to return the favour by using time-dump technology to send it back to the past.
Appearing in "Skizz"[]
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Villains:
- None
Other characters:
- Matty O'Rourke (Mentioned)
- Laureen O'Rourke (Mentioned)
Locations:
- Birmingham
- Roxy's house
- Scarborough (Mentioned)
Items:
- Primitive vu-box (television)
- Cup of instant coffee
Vehicles:
- None
Synopsis for "Skizz"[]
Roxy and Skizz learn each other's names (sort of).
Notes[]
Published by Fleetway on 9th April 1983. Sold for 20p in the UK.
Trivia[]
- Letters and fan art from readers are published in the Nerve Centre, as is a short text story to accompany the cover poster.
- This is the first prog to be sold for 20p.
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.