| Issue | #49 |
| Published | 28 January 1978 |
| Cover Price | 0.09 GBP (9p) |
| Pages | 32 |
| Editing | Kelvin Gosnell |
| Notes | Also the first page of this issue's Dan Dare story. |
| Genre | Science Fiction |
| Script | Gerry Finley-Day |
| Pencils | Dave Gibbons |
| Inks | Dave Gibbons |
| Colors | Dave Gibbons |
| Letters | Dave Gibbons |
| Notes | Also the first page of this issue's Dan Dare story. |
| Characters | Dan Dare; Hitman; Bear; The Dark Lord |
| Synopsis | As the Starslayers board his ship, Dare and Bear suit-up and take the battle out into space. |
| Genre | Science Fiction |
| Script | Gerry Finley-Day |
| Pencils | Dave Gibbons |
| Inks | Dave Gibbons |
| Letters | Dave Gibbons |
| Characters | Tharg |
| Genre | Gag |
| Notes | Four science fiction flavoured single-panel gags submitted by readers, with head-shot and commentary from Tharg. |
| Characters | 'Mayor' Croxley |
| Genre | Science Fiction |
| Script | Steve Moore |
| Pencils | Ferrer |
| Inks | Ferrer |
| Letters | Peter Knight |
| Notes | Ads on bottom of last page. |
| Characters | Frank Hart |
| Synopsis | Frank breaks into a beauty salon and almost fries his insides when he tries to give himself a tan with a solar lamp. He makes do instead with cosmetics to cover his face and hands, but these start to come off as he queues in a bank the next day, causing panic and terror amongst the staff and customers. |
| Genre | Science Fiction |
| Script | Pat Mills |
| Pencils | Montero |
| Inks | Montero |
| Letters | Jack Potter |
| Characters | Tharg |
| Letters | Typeset |
| Notes | Readers letters, cartoons, and some ads. |
| Characters | Mach Aardvaark; Bonjo |
| Genre | Science Fiction; humor |
| Script | Kevin O'Neill |
| Pencils | Kevin O'Neill |
| Inks | Kevin O'Neill |
| Letters | Kevin O'Neill |
| Characters | Judge Dredd; Wild Bill Carmody; Judge Tex |
| Synopsis | After his failure to capture Carmody, and almost dying in the Oxygen Desert, Dredd hands in his badge and gets a job as a street sweeper. But it's only a ruse to lure Carmody out of hiding, enabling Dredd to capture him. |
| Genre | Science Fiction |
| Script | John Howard |
| Pencils | Ian Gibson |
| Inks | Ian Gibson |
| Colors | Ian Gibson |
| Letters | Tony Jacob |
| Notes | Colour on first two pages only. |
| Characters | Bill Savage; Silk; Prince John; Georgia; Carter |
| Synopsis | Savage suspects there is a Volg spy aboard ship. Silk takes the night watch and goes to investigate a figure with a light at the top of the mast. Figure is crewman Carter, likewise investigating the light. Both men are surprised by Georgia, who kills them, then tells Savage that Silk died fighting the spy. |
| Genre | Science Fiction |
| Script | Gerry Finley Day |
| Pencils | Carlos Pino |
| Inks | Carlos Pino |
| Letters | Peter Knight |
| Notes | Death of Silk. |
| Characters | Giant; Moody Bloo; Zack; Slim; The Hell-Kittens; Pearly; Chubb; Brain |
| Synopsis | Pearly's first attempt on Giant's life fails, so she follows him to sick-bay as the game continues. Brain senses something is wrong and comes charging in just as Pearly is about to finish the unconscious Giant. |
| Genre | Science Fiction |
| Script | Tom Tully |
| Pencils | Massimo Belardinelli |
| Inks | Massimo Belardinelli |
| Letters | Tom Frame |
| Letters | Typeset |
| Notes | Fourth part of Super Nova game. |