| Issue | #52 |
| Published | 18 February 1978 |
| Cover Price | 0.09 GBP (9p) |
| Pages | 32 |
| Editing | Kelvin Gosnell |
| Notes | Cover is also first page of this issue's Dan Dare story. |
| Characters | Dan Dare; Hitman |
| Genre | Science Fiction |
| Script | Jack Adrian |
| Pencils | Dave Gibbons |
| Inks | Dave Gibbons |
| Colors | Dave Gibbons |
| Letters | Dave Gibbons |
| Notes | Cover is also first page of this issue's Dan Dare story. |
| Characters | Dare; Hitman; Bear |
| Synopsis | A floating coffin is retrieved from space, which upon opening, is found to contain an exact copy of Dare. The copy escapes and convinces the crew that he is the real Dan Dare. |
| Genre | Science Fiction |
| Script | Jack Adrian |
| Pencils | Dave Gibbons |
| Inks | Dave Gibbons |
| Letters | Dave Gibbons |
| Characters | Frank Hart; Doctor Burnard |
| Synopsis | Hart, desperate for an antidote to his condition (ie. "visibility'- his transparent skin) agrees to go into space so the boffins can see the effect it has on the body's organs. Once in space he realises that they have no intention of giving him the antidote, so he refuses to come back. |
| Genre | Science Fiction |
| Script | Pat Mills |
| Pencils | Montero |
| Inks | Montero |
| Letters | Jack Potter |
| Characters | James Hunter |
| Synopsis | NATO send Hunter (of Naval Intelligence) to investigate the disappearance in Arctic waters of British Trawler Lord Nelson and nuclear sub Drake. He discovers the disappearances may be caused by extraterrestrials. |
| Genre | Science Fiction |
| Script | Jim Watson |
| Pencils | Jim Watson |
| Inks | Jim Watson |
| Letters | Jack Potter |
| Notes | New series. |
| Characters | Dredd; Al Tooley; Manny Bloom |
| Synopsis | Dredd uses a face-changing machine to infiltrate the Tooley gang, and gathers evidence of their bank-robbing activities facilitated by use of their own face-changing machine. |
| Genre | Science Fiction |
| Script | John Howard |
| Pencils | Brian Bolland |
| Inks | Brian Bolland |
| Colors | Brian Bolland |
| Letters | Tom Frame |
| Notes | Tooley gang choose to disguise themselves as 20th century comedians. They appear first as Charlie Chaplin, Laurel and Hardy, then later as the Marx Brothers. Colour on first two pages only. |
| Synopsis | Cargo pilot flunks out on flight simulator. |
| Genre | Science Fiction |
| Script | Jack Adrian |
| Pencils | Brian Bolland |
| Inks | Brian Bolland |
| Letters | Peter Knight |
| Pencils | ? (photograph) |
| Inks | ? (photograph) |
| Letters | Typeset |
| Notes | Letters, competitions, and readers illos. Answered by Tharg. Includes photo of Tharg. |
| Characters | Moody Bloo; Regal Eegle; Marvin; Giant; Clay; Teejay Cash; Zack; Louis |
| Synopsis | Retired Stunt-Biker Regal Eegle auditions for the Hellcats. |
| Genre | Science Fiction |
| Script | Tom Tully |
| Pencils | Massimo Belardinelli |
| Inks | Massimo Belardinelli |
| Letters | Tom Frame |
| Synopsis | Walter flees after a robot impersonating him robs Luna Bank 6. |
| Genre | Science Fiction |
| Script | Joe Collins |
| Pencils | Brian Bolland |
| Inks | Brian Bolland |
| Colors | Brian Bolland |
| Letters | John Aldrich |