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Issue: 2000 AD #53
Publication Date: February 1978
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Issues: #53 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: 11 (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): 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
First Line: It's got my ship!
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In Content Item: FlagSunny Sun #37 published January 1982
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Doppelgänger Part 2

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): 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): Dan Dare; Polanski; Hitman; Bear; Alien Doppelganger
Synopsis: Dare's Doppelganger changes the Ship's destination. Dare comes out of hiding and zaps the alien. Autopsy shows it to have been some kind of organic vegetable matter. The ship then arrives at its new destination.
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In Content Item: FlagSunny Sun #37 published January 1982
as [untitled] [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: 3
Disclose Notes: Credits missing from sequence. Assumed to be the same as published on previous episode.

Story title from 2000 AD website.
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The Dolphin Tapes (Prologue)

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Roy Preston
Penciller(s): José Pérez Montero [as Montero]
Inker(s): José Pérez Montero [as Montero]
Letterer(s): Bill Nuttall
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): M.A.C.H. 1
Character(s): John Probe; Sharpe
Synopsis: Sharpe sends some heavies to track Probe down in New York. He is on the skids and losing his powers but still puts up a fight. Eventually they overcome him and take him Back. Sharpe has him cleaned up and makes it clear he owns Probe, body and soul. Probe plays along as he is only interested in getting even.
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: There are several Monteros. Tracked this one's forenames down via Lambiek.
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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): Steve Potter
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Colony Earth
Character(s): Commander Hunter; Prof. Vandenberg
Synopsis: Missing submarine Drake is found in the middle of a South American village, miles from the sea. When Hunter and the Prof arrive they discover the alien being responsible, and it promptly destroys their gunships. As they observe from cover, a huge spaceship just drops from the sky.
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Pages: 4
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): 2000 AD Nerve Centre
Character(s): Tharg
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Tharg answers readers letters. Fan illos. Some advertising.
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Rampage Part 1

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): John Howard
Penciller(s): Ian Gibson
Inker(s): Ian Gibson
Colorist(s): Ian Gibson
Letterer(s): Tom Frame
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Judge Dredd
Character(s): Dredd; Dave Paton; Elvis The Car; Judge Che; Judge Chico
Synopsis: Dave Paton damages Elvis's responsibility circuits and the car goes on the rampage, killing Paton, among others. Dredd and his men track Elvis down to a Parking Tower only to find Elvis has messed with the circuits of the other cars and now has a gang of like-minded motors behind him.
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In Content Item: FlagJudge Dredd: The Early Cases #6 published July 1986
as Elvis (a.k.a. The Killer Car) [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagJudge Dredd The Complete Case Files #1 [British] published December 2005
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Only first two pages are in colour.
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Walter the Wobot Bluepwint

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Kevin O'Neill (signed)
Penciller(s): Kevin O'Neill (signed)
Inker(s): Kevin O'Neill (signed)
Letterer(s): O'Neill (signed)
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Walter the Wobot
Character(s): Judge Dredd; Walter the Wobot
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Schematics of Walter the Wobot.
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On the Run from the Future

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Robert Flynn
Penciller(s): Bret Ewins
Inker(s): Bret Ewins
Letterer(s): Peter Knight
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Tharg's Future Shocks
Character(s): Robert McKinnon
Synopsis: Horoscope-obsessed actor McKinnon flees America after a computer predicts he will die on Fifth Avenue. The actor meets his fate, however, on a sound-stage in London done up to look like Fifth Avenue.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3.5
Disclose Notes: Adverts on bottom of last page.
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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): John 'Giant'Clay; Louis; Pearly; Marvin; Moody Bloo; Zack Harper; Junk Jackson
Synopsis: Louis has partly reassembled the android Pearly, and gets a lead on who built her before she finally overloads. Next night the team's Hover-Liner has an apron-blowout as they travel to a game in Long Island.
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In Content Item: FlagAntarès #34 published July 1981
as Les requins ont la dent longue [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: Flag2000 A. D. Showcase #39 published June 1989
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): Typeset
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Pages: 1
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Night of the Mugger

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joe Collins
Penciller(s): Brian Bolland
Inker(s): Brian Bolland
Colorist(s): Brian Bolland
Letterer(s): Tony Jacob
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Walter the Wobot
Character(s): Walter; Judge Dredd
Synopsis: On the run Walter gets mugged.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagJudge Dredd The Complete Case Files #1 [British] published December 2005
as The Night of the Mugger [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagFree Comic Book Day 2013: Judge Dredd Classics #[nn] published May 2013
as Night of the Mugger [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1

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