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Issue Details

Issue #46
Published 7 January 1978
Cover Price 0.09 GBP (9p)
Pages 32
Editing Kelvin Gosnell
Notes Cover is also page 1 of this issue's Dan Dare story.

Cover Details

Characters Dan Dare; The Dark Lord
Genre Science Fiction
Script Gerry Finlay-Day
Pencils Dave Gibbons
Inks Dave Gibbons ?
Colors Dave Gibbons ?
Letters Dave Gibbons
Notes Cover is also page 1 of this issue's Dan Dare story.

3 page Dan Dare story

Characters Dan Dare; The Dark Lord; Hitman; Bear
Genre Science Fiction
Script Gerry Finley-Day
Pencils Dave Gibbons
Inks Dave Gibbons
Letters Dave Gibbons
Notes Dan Dare escapes capture as his men are imprisoned in the hold of the Dark Lord's ship.

1 page story "Tharg's Future Shocks"

Characters Tharg; Tim Matthews
Genre Science Fiction
Script Martin Lock
Pencils Ramon Sola
Inks Ramon Sola
Letters Peter Knight
Notes Advert on bottom of last page.

Half page story "Bonjo From Beyond The Stars"

Characters Dr. Lu-Ney; Mach-Elephant; Mach-Sponge; Mach Aardvaark
Genre Science Fiction; Humour
Script Kevin O'Neill
Pencils Kevin O'Neill
Inks Kevin O'Neill
Letters Kevin O'Neill
Notes Continuing quarter page strip. Adverts on rest of page.

1 page activity "Double L.P. Competition"

Characters Tharg
Letters Typeset
Notes Competition to win Star Wars LPs.

5 page story "M.A.C.H. 1"

Characters John Probe (MACH 1); MACH 0; Denis Sharpe
Synopsis Probe manages to placate the child-like Mach 0, and prevents Sharpe's men from killing him. Sharpe promises he will get the scientists to try and reverse the procedure and turn Zero back to normal. But he lies and Zero is murdered once his ambulance is out of sight. Probe finds out and swears vengeance on Sharpe, who has meanwhile gone on vacation.
Genre Science Fiction
Script Steve MacManus
Pencils Ramon Sola
Inks Ramon Sola
Letters Jack Potter
Notes Last episode in current run.

2 page letters page "2000 AD Nerve Centre"

Characters Tharg; Walter The Wobot
Letters Typeset
Notes Readers letters, competition results, readers illos, and some adverts.

6 page Judge Dredd story "Meet Mr. Moonie"

Characters Dredd; Walter Wobot; C.W. Moonie
Synopsis Dredd and Walter arrive at C.W. Moonies ranch on Luna 1 intent on arresting him, but have to survive a perilous trip through Moonies Museum Of The Moon before they can lay hands on him.
Genre Science Fiction
Script John Howard
Pencils Ian Gibson
Inks Ian Gibson
Colors Ian Gibson
Letters Tony Jacob
Notes Only the first two pages are in colour, the rest are in black and white.

5 page Invasion story "Deadlier Than The Male"

Characters Bill Savage; Rosa Volgaska; Prince John
Synopsis Savage and his crew outwit Volgan attempts to capture them as they try to smuggle Prince John out of the country.
Genre Science Fiction
Script Gerry Finley-Day
Pencils J. Clough
Inks J. Clough
Letters Peter Knight

4 page story "Inferno"

Characters Giant; Zack Harper; Moody; Junk; Clay; Nat Cullen
Synopsis The Harlem Hellcats are trapped in the Crystal Maze Amusement Arcade as they chase Cullen. The holograms turn real and threaten to kill them, but a lucky hit from Moody knocks the power out and they escape, only to be confronted by Novelty Androids programmed to kill.
Genre Science Fiction
Script Tom Tully
Pencils Massimo Belardinelli
Inks Massimo Belardinelli
Letters Tom Frame

1 page advertisement

Letters Typeset

1 page activity "Supernova"

Letters Typeset
Notes First in a series of six. Six game-card pictures of Space Ships with their vital statistics. Game modelled on Ace Trumps.