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Issue: 2000 AD #52
Publication Date: February 1978
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Issues: #52 of 443 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagIPC
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: IPC Magazines Ltd.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 32
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: £0.09 GBP
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 9 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Kelvin Gosnell
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: colour cover; mostly black and white interior
Dimensions: 9.5 in. x 11 in. (#1-#85); 9.5 in. x 11 in. (#178-#519); 9 in. x 11.75 in. (#520-#535)
Paper Stock: newsprint
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): Chris Lowder [as Jack Adrian]
Penciller(s): Dave Gibbons
Inker(s): Dave Gibbons
Colorist(s): Dave Gibbons
Letterer(s): Dave Gibbons
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Dan Dare
Character(s): Dan Dare; Hitman
First Line: I'd say that thing was a coffin!
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSunny Sun #37 published January 1982
as La planète de cauchemar [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Cover is also first page of this issue's Dan Dare story.
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Doppelgänger Part 1

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Chris Lowder [as Jack Adrian]
Penciller(s): Dave Gibbons
Inker(s): Dave Gibbons
Letterer(s): Dave Gibbons
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Dan Dare
Character(s): Dare; Hitman; Bear
Synopsis: A floating coffin is retrieved from space, which upon opening, is found to contain an exact copy of Dare. The copy escapes and convinces the crew that he is the real Dan Dare.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSunny Sun #37 published January 1982
as La planète de cauchemar [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: Flag2000 A. D. Presents #14 [No Cover Date] published July 1987
as The Lost Worlds [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Story title from 2000 AD website.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Pat Mills
Penciller(s): José Pérez Montero [as Montero]
Inker(s): José Pérez Montero [as Montero]
Letterer(s): Jack Potter
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): The Visible Man
Character(s): Frank Hart; Doctor Burnard
Synopsis: Hart, desperate for an antidote to his condition (ie. "visibility'- his transparent skin) agrees to go into space so the boffins can see the effect it has on the body's organs. Once in space he realises that they have no intention of giving him the antidote, so he refuses to come back.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jim Watson
Penciller(s): Jim Watson
Inker(s): Jim Watson
Letterer(s): Jack Potter
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Colony Earth
Character(s): James Hunter
Synopsis: NATO send Hunter (of Naval Intelligence) to investigate the disappearance in Arctic waters of British Trawler Lord Nelson and nuclear sub Drake. He discovers the disappearances may be caused by extraterrestrials.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: New series.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): John Howard
Penciller(s): Brian Bolland
Inker(s): Brian Bolland
Colorist(s): Brian Bolland
Letterer(s): Tom Frame
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Judge Dredd
Character(s): Dredd; Al Tooley; Manny Bloom
Synopsis: Dredd uses a face-changing machine to infiltrate the Tooley gang, and gathers evidence of their bank-robbing activities facilitated by use of their own face-changing machine.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagJudge Dredd #2 published December 1983
as The Face-Change Crimes [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Law of Dredd #2 published November 1988
as The Face-Change Crimes [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagJudge Dredd: Future Crime #[nn] published October 1990
as The Face-Changing Crimes [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagJudge Dredd The Complete Case Files #1 [British] published December 2005
as The Face-Change Crimes [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Tooley gang choose to disguise themselves as 20th century comedians. They appear first as Charlie Chaplin, Laurel and Hardy, then later as the Marx Brothers. Colour on first two pages only.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Chris Lowder [as Jack Adrian]
Penciller(s): Brian Bolland
Inker(s): Brian Bolland
Letterer(s): Peter Knight
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Tharg's Future Shocks
First Line: Pressure reduced. Ease yourself from chair.
Synopsis: Cargo pilot flunks out on flight simulator.
Reprinting
In Content Item: Flag2000 AD Annual #1984 published January 1984
as Solo Flip [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagTime Twisters #14 published October 1988
as Solo Flip [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagAxel F. #11 published January 1989
as Die 'lange' Strecke [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: Title given as "Solo Flip" on 2000 AD website.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photograph)
Inker(s): ? (photograph)
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): 2000 AD Nerve Centre
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Letters, competitions, and readers illos. Answered by Tharg. Includes photo of Tharg.
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Inferno

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Tom Tully
Penciller(s): Massimo Belardinelli
Inker(s): Massimo Belardinelli
Letterer(s): Tom Frame
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Harlem Heroes
Character(s): Moody Bloo; Regal Eegle; Marvin; Giant; Clay; Teejay Cash; Zack; Louis
Synopsis: Retired Stunt-Biker Regal Eegle auditions for the Hellcats.
Reprinting
In Content Item: Flag2000 A. D. Showcase #38 published May 1989
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joe Collins
Penciller(s): Brian Bolland
Inker(s): Brian Bolland
Colorist(s): Brian Bolland
Letterer(s): John Aldrich
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Walter The Wobot
Synopsis: Walter flees after a robot impersonating him robs Luna Bank 6.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagJudge Dredd The Complete Case Files #1 [British] published December 2005
as Walt's Bwother [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagFree Comic Book Day 2013: Judge Dredd Classics #[nn] published May 2013
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1

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