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Issue Details

Issue #27/28
Published August 1988
Cover Price 1.50 USD
Pages 36
Editing ?
Notes Beginning two months of double-numbering to bring Quality's U.S. editions completely in sync with the British editions (see issue 21 comments). Also beginning two more decent features, hiking the quality/crap ratio to 3/1. But stay tuned…

Cover Details

Genre detective
Pencils Jackson Guice
Inks Jackson Guice
Notes Beginning two months of double-numbering to bring Quality's U.S. editions completely in sync with the British editions (see issue 21 comments). Also beginning two more decent features, hiking the quality/crap ratio to 3/1. But stay tuned…

11 page Inferno story

Genre Science Fiction; Sports
Script Tom Tully
Pencils Massimo Belardinelli
Inks Massimo Belardinelli
Letters Bill Nuttall
Notes Longer (40 parts), more violent sequel to Harlem Heroes (see Sam Slade, Robohunter #12-18). I don't know why I like Tully's future sports stuff, but I do. Depressing ending, though. Part 1 of 24(!)
Reprinted from 2000 AD (IPC Magazines Ltd, 1977 series) #36; from 2000 AD (IPC Magazines Ltd, 1977 series) #37

5 page Dan Dare story "Traitor!"

Genre detective
Script Tom Tully
Pencils Dave Gibbons
Inks Dave Gibbons
Letters Dave Gibbons
Notes Part 3 of 3
Reprinted from 2000 AD (IPC Magazines Ltd, 1977 series) #126

2 page Zenith illustration

Genre superhero
Pencils Steve Yeowell
Inks Steve Yeowell
Reprinted from 2000 AD (IPC Magazines Ltd, 1977 series) #?

9 page Meltdown Man story

Genre science fiction; adventure
Script Alan Hebden
Pencils Massimo Belardinelli
Inks Massimo Belardinelli
Letters Jack Potter
Notes Part 2 of 27
Reprinted from 2000 AD (IPC Magazines Ltd, 1977 series) #179; from 2000 AD (IPC Magazines Ltd, 1977 series) #180 [prog 179 episode was accidentally reprinted twice]

5 page Return to Armageddon story

Genre science fiction
Script Malcolm Shaw
Pencils Jesus Redondo
Inks Jesus Redondo
Letters Bill Nuttall
Notes A cargo ship finds an ice-covered planet that turns out to be Hell frozen over. The captain, of course, wants to explore ("Let's see if there's any whisky to go with the ice."). Good story with a truly evil sense of humor (see issue 40). Part 1 of 23
Reprinted from 2000 AD (IPC Magazines Ltd, 1977 series) #185