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Issue Details

Issue #471
Published May 24, 1986
Cover Price 0.26 GBP
Pages 32
Editing ? [as Tharg the Mighty]

Cover Details - "The Exploding Man"

Genre Science Fiction
Pencils John Higgins
Inks John Higgins

1 page letters page "Nerve Centre"

Synopsis Letters and artwork from readers.
Script ? [as Tharg the Mighty]
Pencils Mark Montague; Daniel Thomas
Inks Mark Montague; Daniel Thomas
Letters Typeset

6 page Anderson Psi Division story "The Possessed [Part 4] [Into The Undercity!]"

Characters Judge Anderson; Gargarax [Hammy Blish]; Judge Crowe; Kelvin Larb; Judge Walters
Synopsis Judge Anderson follows Garagax after he escapes from the exorcists.
Genre Science Fiction
Script John Wagner; Alan Grant [both as R. Clark]
Pencils Brett Ewins
Inks Brett Ewins
Letters Tom Frame [as T. Frame]
Notes Story title from previous prog.
Reprinted in 2000 AD Presents (Quality, 1986 series) #10; in Judge Anderson: Anderson, Psi-Division (DC, 2005 series) #1

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Reservation Coupon"

Synopsis Coupon to give newsagent to reserve issues of 2000 AD.

Half page Biggles advertisement "London 1986 - Jim waiting to time-travel..."

Notes Comic strip ad for Biggles movie. (continuing story).

5 page Bad City Blue story "Bad City Blue [Part 4]"

Characters Blue
Synopsis Blue is attacked by Guardsharks and heads to the city library.
Genre Science Fiction
Script Alan Grant [as Craig Lipp]
Pencils Robin Smith (credited)
Inks Robin Smith (credited)
Letters Steve Potter (credited)

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Zarjaz Freebie!

Synopsis Promo for a 2000 AD Mega-Clock giveaway, plus an ad for back issues of Quality comics from Forbidden Planet.

8 page Judge Dredd story "The Exploding Man"

Characters Judge Dredd; Ike Nobel
Synopsis A mutant comes in from the wastelands with the power to explode.
Genre Science Fiction
Script John Wagner; Alan Grant [both as T. B. Grover]
Pencils John Higgins (credited)
Inks John Higgins (credited)
Colors ? (first two pages)
Letters Tom Frame [as T. Frame]
Notes Title from 2000AD website. First two pages in colour, rest in black and white.

4 page Ace Trucking story "Any Space Any Time [The Doppelgarp Part 21]"

Genre Humor; Science Fiction
Script Alan Grant [as Grant]; John Wagner [as Grover]
Pencils Massimo Belardinelli [as Belardinelli]
Inks Massimo Belardinelli [as Belardinelli]
Letters Tony Jacob (credited)

4 page Strontium Dog story "Rage [Part 3]"

Characters Johnny Alpha
Genre Science Fiction
Script Alan Grant (credited)
Pencils Carlos Ezquerra [as C. Ezquerra]
Inks Carlos Ezquerra [as C. Ezquerra]
Letters Kid Robson

1 page Sooner or Later story "Sooner or Later [Part 4]"

Characters Micky Swift; Scarab Illuminati
Synopsis Micky Swift calls for a job centre and has to convince the Scarab Illuminati that he is "the True Jobhuter".
Genre Science Fiction
Script Peter Milligan [as Milligan]
Pencils Brendan McCarthy [as McCarthy]
Inks Tony Wright [as Riot]
Colors Tony Wright ?;Brendan McCarthy ?
Letters Tom Frame [as Frame]
Notes Credits are: McCarthy/Riot for Art. In colour, on back cover of magazine.