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Issue Details

Issue #8
Published July 1st 1978
Frequency Every Monday
Cover Price 0.12 GBP
Pages 32
Editing Kelvin Gosnell; Steve MacManus (sub-editor)

Cover Details

Pencils Brian Lewis (painting)
Inks Brian Lewis (painting)
Colors Brian Lewis (painting)
Letters Typeset

5 page Mind Wars story "Let Me Die In Peace... Please Let Me Die"

Characters Ardeni Lakam; Arlen Lakam; Zazda; Cox; Commander Lemay; Kola Rashnik; Yosay Tilman; Cosmol Na-Rutha; Klee-Fang; Doctor Varn
Synopsis The Jugla take control of the twins again to launch an invasion of Earth.
Genre Science-Fiction
Script Alan Hebden
Pencils Jesus Redondo
Inks Jesus Redondo
Letters Steve Potter
Notes The title is taken from the ‘Next Week’ panel of the previous issue.

6 page Ro-Busters story "The Ritz Space Hotel Part 2"

Characters Swing-Alonga-Max; Silver Lady; Howard Quartz; Ro-Jaws; Hammerstein; Half-Tough; Mek-Quake; Barman
Synopsis Undercover at the Space Ritz, the Ro-Busters make a disturbing discovery.
Genre Science-Fiction
Script Pat Mills
Pencils Carlos Piña
Inks Carlos Piña
Colors Carlos Piña
Letters Peter Knight
Notes Only the first two pages of the strip are in colour. The remainder are in a grey wash.
Reprinted In The Complete Ro-Busters (Rebellion, 2008 series) #[nn] (November 2008)

2 page activity "Starlord's Stargrams"

Synopsis The rules for the Hell Planet game, given away over the past four issues.
Script Kelvin Gosnell [as Starlord]; Pat Mills
Pencils King
Inks King
Letters Typeset

5 page Strontium Dog story "Approach Me On Your Knees, Johnny Alpha"

Characters Johnny Alpha; Wulf Sternhammer; McIntyre; Crynge; Croll
Synopsis Johnny and Wulf are hired by robots to deal with a race called the Jox.
Genre Science-Fiction
Script John Wagner [as T. B. Grover]
Pencils Carlos Ezquerra
Inks Carlos Ezquerra
Colors Carlos Ezquerra
Letters Tom Frame
Notes The title is taken from the ‘Next Week’ panel of the previous issue. Only the first two pages of the strip are in colour. The remainder are in a grey wash.
Reprinted In Strontium Dog: Search/Destroy Agency Files (Rebellion, 2007 series) #1 (2007)

4 page Planet of the Damned story "The Whole Place Is Coming Alive"

Characters Jake Flint; Stan Hackmann; Professor Rudoloph Barnes
Synopsis Professor Barnes turns on the parasites of Sanctuary.
Genre Science-Fiction
Script R. E. Wright
Pencils Jesus Peña
Inks Jesus Peña
Letters Tom Frame
Notes The title is taken from the ‘Next Week’ panel of the previous issue.

1 page activity "Hell Planet Mutie Cards"

Synopsis Cut-out cards for use with the Hell Planet game.
Script Pat Mills
Pencils King
Inks King
Colors King
Letters Typeset

4 page Timequake story "85 Million Years In The Past"

Characters James Blocker; Martin Bormann; Suzi Cho; Harl Vinda; Dr Zeidler; Quexalcholmec
Synopsis Blocker reveals a traitor among the time troopers.
Genre Science-Fiction
Script Jack Adrian
Pencils Magallanes Salinas
Inks Magallanes Salinas
Colors Magallanes Salinas
Letters Peter Knight
Notes The title is taken from the ‘Next Week’ panel of the previous issue.