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Issue Details

Issue #6
Published June 17th 1978
Frequency Every Monday
Cover Price 0.12 GBP
Pages 32
Editing Kelvin Gosnell; Steve MacManus (sub-editor)

Cover Details

Pencils Ron Embleton (painting)
Inks Ron Embleton (painting)
Colors Ron Embleton (painting)
Letters Typeset

6 page Mind Wars story "By The Black Galaxy... He's Killing Kola"

Characters Ardeni Lakam; Arlen Lakam; Yosay Tilman; Dcotor Varn; Cosma Na-Rutha; Kola Rashnik; Klee-Fang; Star Commodore Lemay
Synopsis Tilman surives the twins being controlled again, and they head for a spaceport.
Genre Science-Fiction
Script Alan Hebden
Pencils Jesus Redondo
Inks Jesus Redondo
Letters Peter Knight
Notes The title is taken from the ‘Next Week’ panel of the previous issue.

5 page Ro-Busters story "Don't Panic! We're Doomed"

Characters Hammerstein; Ro-Jaws; Howard Quartz; Percy
Synopsis With the aid of a cleaning robot, Ro-Jaws and Hammerstein save the day.
Genre Science-Fiction
Script Bill Henry
Pencils Ian Kennedy
Inks Ian Kennedy
Colors Ian Kennedy
Letters Tony Jacob
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 The Complete Ro-Busters (Rebellion, 2008 series) #[nn] (November 2008)

5 page Strontium Dog story "Go For Your Blasetrs"

Characters Johnny Alpha; Wulf Sternhammer; Sniffer; Kansyr
Synopsis Johnny wants to settle an old score with a villain who once escaped him.
Genre Science-Fiction
Script John Wagner [as T. B. Grover]
Pencils Carlos Ezquerra
Inks Carlos Ezquerra
Letters Steve Potter
Notes The title is taken from the ‘Next Week’ panel of the previous issue.
Reprinted In Strontium Dog: Search/Destroy Agency Files (Rebellion, 2007 series) #1 (2007)

2 page Strontium Dog activity "Hell Planet"

Synopsis Third part of a Strontium Dog board game.
Script Pat Mills
Pencils King
Inks King
Colors King
Letters Typeset

5 page Planet of the Damned story "She's Drowned! Dead on Dry Land"

Characters Jake Flint; Captain Roker; Prince Rudolph
Synopsis Sometimes Sanctuary can be too kind.
Genre Science-Fiction
Script R. E. Wright
Pencils Jesus Peña
Inks Jesus Peña
Colors Jesus Peña
Letters Tom Frame
Notes The title is taken from the ‘Next Week’ panel of the previous issue. Only the final two pages of the strip are in colour. R. E. Wright is an alias. The strip was conceived and thrashed out by Pat Mills for the launch of 2000AD a year previously, but discarded. When IPC switched the frequency of Starlord from monthly to weekly just prior to launch new strips were needed and Planet of the Damned was pulled from the files. Editor Kelvin Gosnell re-jigged the strip, and assorted others scripted issues.

5 page Timequake story "Press The Red Button Marked 10"

Characters James Blocker; Hooper; Colonel Garrett; British Liberation Front Commander
Synopsis Blocker is stuck in a London ruled by Nazis.
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. Only the final page of the strip is in colour. The remainder are in a grey wash.