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Issue Details

Issue #12
Published 14 May 1977
Cover Price 0.08 GBP
Pages 32
Editing ? [as Tharg the Mighty]

Cover Details - "The Return of Mekon"

Characters The Mekon
Genre Science Fiction
Pencils Mike Western
Inks Mike Western

4 page Invasion story "Death Line"

Characters Bill Savage; Peter Silk
Synopsis Savage commandeers the Death Train, and uses it to blow up the Liquidation Camp at the end of the line.
Genre Science Fiction
Script Gerry Finley-Day
Pencils Carlos Pino
Inks Carlos Pino
Letters Jack Potter

4 page Flesh story "Flesh Book 1 Part 12"

Characters Earl Reagan; Controller; "Claw" Carver; Joe Brontowski; Old One Eye
Synopsis The dinosaurs break through the laser fench, causing the fleshdozers to shut off as every man is used for defense.
Genre Science Fiction
Script Kelvin Gosnell
Pencils Ramon Sola
Inks Ramon Sola
Letters Jack Potter
Notes Story title is from 2000 AD website.

5 page Harlem Heroes story "Harlem Heroes Part 12"

Characters Artie Gruber; Giant; Slim; Hairy; 'Red' Macardle
Synopsis Giant, Slim, and Hairy tour a sports museum and meet up with their next opponent's team leader, 'Red' Macardle.
Genre Science Fiction
Script Tom Tully
Pencils Dave Gibbons
Inks Dave Gibbons
Letters Dave Gibbons

Half page letters page "Nerve Centre"

Synopsis Tharg thanks the readers for the plastic cups they've been sending in and answers some letters.
Script ? [as Tharg the Mighty]
Letters Typeset

Half page advertisement "Advertisement"

Synopsis A "Stamp Competition" from D. J. Hanson Ltd.

5 page Dan Dare story "Hollow World Part 1"

Characters Dan Dare; Rok; The Mekon; Two of Verath
Synopsis Dan Dare accepts a job as a new navigator on Rok's ship the Titan I.C., while The Mekon and The Two of Verath make evil plans.
Genre Science Fiction
Script Steve Moore
Pencils Massimo Belardinelli
Inks Massimo Belardinelli
Colors ? (pages 1 and 2 only)
Letters Peter Knight
Notes Story title is from 2000 AD website.

1 page advertisement "Advertisements"

Synopsis Ads for next week's Tiger magazine and Humbol, "a great new way to start model making!"

5 page M.A.C.H. 1 story "The Laser Hound"

Characters John Probe; Sharpe
Synopsis Probe's "gotta strip for action" defeat the metal-hunting Laser Hound tank.
Genre Science Fiction
Script Charles Herring
Pencils Mike Dorey
Inks Mike Dorey
Letters J. Swain
Notes Story title is from 2000 AD website.

5 page Judge Dredd story "Robot Wars Part 3"

Characters Judge Dredd; Call-Me-Kenneth; Heavy Metal Kids; Maria
Synopsis "Make War - Not Breakfast!" The robot uprising continues with the Heavy Metal Kids!
Genre Science Fiction
Script John Wagner
Pencils Mike McMahon
Inks Mike McMahon
Letters Jack Potter
Notes Story title is from 2000 AD website.

1 page Dan Dare illustration "Martian Mirror"

Characters Commander Monday
Synopsis The front page of the Martian Mirror, commemorating a new statue of "Monday of Mars" (Commander Monday).
Genre Science Fiction
Notes The 2000 AD website lists this as a Futuregraph (per some of their previous back-page items) with the title of "Dan Dare".