Issue Details

Issue	#77
Published	August 12, 1978
Cover Price	0.09 GBP
Pages	32
Editing	? [as Tharg the Mighty]
Notes	Cover and this chapter of The Cursed Earth never reprinted due to threats of lawsuits from the companies owning the trademarks on the characters presented.

Cover Details - "Ho Ho Ho - What have we here, little man..."

Characters	Judge Dredd; Jolly Green Giant
Genre	Science Fiction
Pencils	Brian Bolland (signed)
Inks	Brian Bolland (signed)

1 page letters page "Nerve Centre"

Synopsis	Letters and artwork from readers
Script	? [as Tharg]
Pencils	Ian Hook
Inks	Ian Hook
Letters	Typeset

6 page Robo-Hunter story "Robo-Hunter [Verdus Part 2]"

Characters	Sam Slade [Robo-Hunter]; Jim Kidd; QT
Synopsis	Sam Slade and Jim Kidd get to Verdus, but both have lost about 30 years. Jim Kidd is now a baby and Sam Slade a young man in his prime.
Genre	Science Fiction
Script	Mike Stott (credited)
Pencils	Ian Gibson [as Gibson]; Jose Luis Ferrer [as Ferrer]
Inks	Ian Gibson [as Gibson]; Jose Luis Ferrer [as Ferrer]
Letters	Steve Potter (credited)
Notes	Main part of artwork is by Ferrer, characters of QT and Jim Kidd as a baby redrawn by Ian Gibson when he took over art chores for the series after the first three episodes had been written and drawn but not published.
Reprinted	in Robo-Hunter (Eagle, 1984 Series) #1; in Robo-Hunter: Verdus (DC, 2004 Series)

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Things To Come"

Synopsis

Ad for upcoming stories in 2000 AD. Includes splash pages for Judge Dredd and Ant Wars

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "100 Dinky Toy U.F.O. Interceptors Must Be Won"

Synopsis

Contest where the readers have to name what shows famous vehicles (pictured) come from.

5 page Dan Dare story "Mutiny! Part Five"

Characters	Dan Dare
Genre	Science Fiction
Script	Chris Lowder [as Jack Adrian]
Pencils	Dave Gibbons (credited)
Inks	Dave Gibbons (credited)
Letters	Dave Gibbons (credited)

1 page activity "The Cursed Earth Game Part 3"

Synopsis

Part of the board for the game

6 page Judge Dredd story "The Cursed Earth Chapter 17 Giants Aren't Gentlemen!"

Characters	Judge Dredd; Jolly Green Giant; Colonel Sanders; Speedy Alka-Seltzer
Synopsis	Judge Dredd is captured by the Jolly Green Giant who tries to step on him. He escapes and ends up at a factory run by Colonel Sanders and filled with clones of Speedy Alka-Seltzer. Other clones of the Jolly Green Giant arrive and Dredd is captured and about to be subjected to brain surgery when the issue ends.
Genre	Science Fiction
Script	Chris Lowder [as Jack Adrian]
Pencils	Brian Bolland (signed)
Inks	Brian Bolland (signed)
Colors	? (first page only)
Letters	Tom Frame (credited)
Notes	Cover and this chapter of The Cursed Earth never reprinted due to threats of lawsuits from the companies owning the trademarks on the characters presented.

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Two More Giant-Size Poster Magazines..."

Synopsis

Ad for poster magazines SoccerSuperStars.

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Free Soccer Wallchart"

Synopsis

Ad for Roy of the Rovers comic. (100th issue)

3 page Tharg's Future Shocks story "The Ultimate Warrior"

Synopsis	A warrior fighting droids comes up against the Reaper of Death
Genre	Science Fiction
Script	Chris Stevens (credited)
Pencils	Pierre Frisano [as Frisano]
Inks	Pierre Frisano [as Frisano]
Letters	Jack Potter (credited)

5 page Ant Wars story "Ant Wars [Part 7]"

Genre	Science Fiction
Script	Gerry Finley-Day (credited)
Pencils	Azpiri (credited)
Inks	Azpiri (credited)
Letters	Pete Knight (credited)
Reprinted	in Scavengers (Quality Communications, 1986 series) #25

1 page activity "Cursed Earth Game"

Synopsis	Death Zone Passes for use in the game.
Notes	Back cover of comic