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Issue Details

Issue #8
Published 16 April 1977
Cover Price 0.08 GBP
Pages 32
Editing ? [as Tharg the Mighty]

Cover Details - "Dan Dare Lives On In 2000 A.D."

Characters Earl Reagan; Joe Brontowski
Genre Science Fiction
Pencils Boix
Inks Boix

4 page Invasion story "Concorde"

Characters Bill Savage; Peter Silk; Kelvin Savage (flashback)
Synopsis Savage leads refugees to the Concorde Mark III, whose cold hydrogen motors confuse the Volg's heat-seeking missiles.
Genre Science Fiction
Script Gerry Finley-Day
Pencils Mike Dorey
Inks Mike Dorey
Letters Jack Potter
Notes Story title is from 2000 AD website.

4 page Flesh story "Flesh Book 1 Part 8"

Characters "Claw" Carver; Earl Reagan; Joe Brontowski; Old One Eye
Synopsis When Old One Eye spots the hated humans, it's up to Carver, Reagan, and Joe to create a final reckoning.
Genre Science Fiction
Script Ken Armstrong
Pencils Boix
Inks Boix
Letters Jack Potter
Notes Story title is from 2000 AD website.

Half page advertisement "Advertisement"

Synopsis Fly Humbrol - "A great new way to start model making!"

1 page illustration "Convicts of the Cosmic Clink!"

Characters Tharg the Mighty
Synopsis Tharg displays an assortment of aliens "discovered and sent in by your fellow readers".
Genre Science Fiction
Script ? [as Tharg the Mighty]
Letters Typeset

4 page Harlem Heroes story "Harlem Heroes Part 8"

Characters Giant; Slim; Hairy; Conrad King; Chico Travis; Zack Harper; Artie Gruber
Synopsis The Harlem Heroes beat the Siberian Wolves, but a new foe by the name of Gruber is revealed!
Genre Science Fiction
Script Tom Tully
Pencils Dave Gibbons
Inks Dave Gibbons
Letters Dave Gibbons

5 page Dan Dare story "Dan Dare Part 8"

Characters Dan Dare; Dr. Ziggy Rodann; Commander Monday
Synopsis Dare and Monday plunge into the Biog's living ship to save the Odyssey.
Genre Science Fiction
Script Kelvin Gosnell
Pencils Massimo Belardinelli
Inks Massimo Belardinelli
Colors ? (pages 1 and 2 only)
Letters Jack Potter

Half page letters page "Nerve Centre"

Synopsis Tharg's letter-programming robot is fully assembled!
Script ? [as Tharg the Mighty]
Letters Typeset

Half page advertisement "Advertisements"

Synopsis 2 ads for stamp collectors: The Bridgnorth Stamp Co. Ltd. and D.J. Hanson Ltd.

5 page M.A.C.H. 1 story "Spain Kidnap"

Characters Maria Aragon; Felipe Vincente; John Probe; Pilar
Synopsis "Kidnappers led by a ruthless woman snatch millionaire's daughter Maria Aragon from her fiance Felipe Vincente!"
Genre Science Fiction
Script Nick Allen
Pencils John Cooper
Inks John Cooper
Letters Bill Nuttall
Notes Story title is from 2000 AD website.

Half page illustration "The Doomsday Tank"

Characters Tharg the Mighty
Genre Science Fiction
Script ? [as Tharg the Mighty]
Notes This is a labeled a "Readergraph" (compared to previous issues' "Futuregraphs", which usually appear on the last/back page).

4 page Judge Dredd story "Antique Car Heist"

Characters Judge Dredd; Georgie (death); Lester (death); Krilz
Synopsis A car thief purloins an antique Morris Minor.
Genre Science Fiction
Script Charles Herring
Pencils Massimo Belardinelli
Inks Massimo Belardinelli
Letters Tony Jacob

1 page Flesh activity "Flesh! Card Game Part 1"

Characters Joe Brontowski
Synopsis Includes Spinosaur, Joe, Base, Crested Hadrosaur, a Flesh title card, Tyrannosaur, Triceratops, and Compsognathus.
Genre Science Fiction
Notes Story title is from 2000 AD website.