Issue | #22 |
Published | October 7th 1978 |
Frequency | Every Monday |
Cover Price | 0.12 GBP |
Pages | 32 |
Editing | Kelvin Gosnell; Steve MacManus (sub-editor) |
Notes | This was the final issue of Starlord as a separate comic. With effect from Prog 86 2000A.D. became 2000A.D. and Starlord as Ro-Busters and Strontium Dog joined regular 2000AD features. Starlord was dropped from the cover with Prog 127 as Tornado was merged with 2000A.D. |
Pencils | Graham Cotton (painting) |
Inks | Graham Cotton (painting) |
Colors | Graham Cotton (painting) |
Letters | Typeset |
Characters | Ardeni Lakam; Yosay Tilman; Doctor Varn; Tarsh; Cosmol Na-Rutha; Klee-Fang |
Synopsis | Aredeni forces peace between the Jugla and humanity. |
Genre | Science-Fiction |
Script | Alan Hebden |
Pencils | Jesus Redondo |
Inks | Jesus Redondo |
Letters | John Aldritch; David Gould |
Notes | The title is taken from the ‘Next Week’ panel of the previous issue. This is the concluding episode. |
Characters | Bulstrode; Mek-Quake; Aerials; Hammerstein; Miss Marilyn; Ro-Jaws; Taxman 1; Howard Quartz; Evbenezer Quartz |
Synopsis | Hammerstein and Ro-Jaws solve the mystery of Quartz's tax problems. |
Genre | Science-Fiction |
Script | Jack Adrian |
Pencils | José Ferrer |
Inks | José Ferrer |
Colors | José Ferrer |
Letters | Peter Knight |
Notes | Only the first two pages of the strip are in colour. The Ro-Busters strip survived the cancellation of Starlord, and is next seen in 2000A.D. & Starlord Prog 87. |
Reprinted | In The Complete Ro-Busters (Rebellion, 2008 series) #[nn] (November 2008) |
Characters | Johnny Alpha; Wulf Sternhammer; Gronk; The Brain; Cornelius |
Synopsis | Johnny and Wulf learn just what the Brain's ultimate weapon is. |
Genre | Science-Fiction |
Script | John Wagner [as T. B. Grover] |
Pencils | Carlos Ezquerra |
Inks | Carlos Ezquerra |
Colors | Carlos Ezquerra |
Letters | Paul Bensberg |
Notes | The title is taken from the ‘Next Week’ panel of the previous issue. Only the first two pages of the strip are in colour. The Strontium Dog strip survived the cancellation of Starlord, and is next seen in 2000A.D. & Starlord Prog 87. |
Reprinted | In Strontium Dog: Search/Destroy Agency Files (Rebellion, 2007 series) #1 (2007) |
Script | Various |
Pencils | Various |
Inks | Various |
Letters | Typeset |
Characters | Carl Hunter; J. Edgar; Colonel Minsky |
Synopsis | Hunter takes control of the zombies and turns them against the aliens. |
Genre | Drama |
Script | Alan Hebden |
Pencils | Mike White ? |
Inks | Mike White ? |
Colors | Mike White ? |
Notes | The title is taken from the ‘Next Week’ panel of the previous issue. Only the first two pages of the strip are in colour. This is the final episode. |