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Issue Details

Issue #473
Published June 07, 1986
Cover Price 0.26 GBP
Pages 36
Editing ? [as Tharg the Mighty]

Cover Details - "When the Rain Comes..... People Run And Hide!"

Genre Science Fiction
Pencils Brendan McCarthy [as McCarthy]
Inks Brendan McCarthy [as McCarthy]
Colors Brendan McCarthy [as McCarthy] ?

1 page letters page "Nerve Centre"

Synopsis Letters and artwork from readers.
Script ? [as Tharg the Mighty]
Pencils Andy Nicholls; Danny Burgess
Inks Andy Nicholls; Danny Burgess
Letters Typeset

5 page Anderson Psi Division story "The Possessed [Part 6] [Into The Unknown!] "

Characters Judge Anderson; Gargarax [Hammy Blish]; Victor Papaneck; Judge Walters
Synopsis Judge Anderson follows Gargarax thru the portal and into his world, a world of demons.
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) #11; in Judge Anderson: Anderson, Psi-Division (DC, 2005 series) #1

5 page Bad City Blue story "Bad City Blue [Part 6]"

Characters Blue
Synopsis Blue ends up in Jung-Dome and has his neural implant removed before the buttonmen who were hunting him show up.
Genre Science Fiction
Script Alan Grant [as Craig Lipp]
Pencils Robin Smith (credited)
Inks Robin Smith (credited)
Letters Steve Potter (credited)

4 page Tharg The Mighty [The Mighty One] story "2000 BC"

Characters Tharg The Mighty
Synopsis Tharg explains how he tried to start a magazine in Atlantis.
Genre Science Fiction
Script Grant Morrison [as T.M.O.]
Pencils Eric Bradbury (credited)
Inks Eric Bradbury (credited)
Letters Tony Jacob (credited)
Reprinted in Time Twisters (Fleetway/Quality, 1987 series) #21.

4 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Diceman 3"

Synopsis Four page promo for magazine "Diceman" where the reader plays a character in the comic and determines what happens. First page is Rogue Trooper, second is Dice Man, third is Torquemada (from Nemesis the Warlock) and fourth is overall ad for the comic (to be released June 7).

2 page Tharg's Future-Shocks story "Time Enough to Tell"

Synopsis A man arrives from the future and has a drink of scotch in the park with a man at a park bench.
Genre Science Fiction
Script John Smith (credited)
Pencils Barry Kitson (credited)
Inks Barry Kitson (credited)
Letters Tony Jacob (credited)

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Warped Warrior"

Synopsis Panel from following story, an ad for a comic convention (Comic Mart) and an ad for an album of Slaine from Forbidden Planet.

7 page Judge Dredd story "Riders On The Storm! [Part 2]"

Characters Judge Dredd
Synopsis Judge Dredd discovers the "ghost" bike riders are actually robots.
Genre Science Fiction
Script John Wagner; Alan Grant [both as T. B. Grover]
Pencils Brendan McCarthy [as McCarthy]; Tony Wright [as Riot]
Inks Brendan McCarthy [as McCarthy]; Tony Wright [as Riot]
Colors Brendan McCarthy ? (first two pages)
Letters Tom Frame [as T. Frame]
Notes First two pages in colour, rest in black and white. First part of story was not reprinted in Judge Dredd (Fleetway/Quality, 1987 series), only this, the second part.
Reprinted in Judge Dredd (Fleetway/Quality, 1987 series) #25; in Judge Dredd: Future Crime (Fleetway Publications, 1990 series) #nn

5 page Strontium Dog story "Rage Part 5"

Characters Johnny Alpha; Brigitte La Bomb; Rock Potato
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 6]"

Characters Micky Swift; Scarab Illuminati; Maya
Synopsis Micky Swift is sent back through the phone lines to explore the city and start the fight against the dark forces.
Genre Science Fiction
Script Peter Milligan [as Milligan]
Pencils Brendan McCarthy [as McCarthy]; Tony Wright [as Riot]
Inks Brendan McCarthy [as McCarthy]; Tony Wright [as Riot]
Colors Brendan McCarthy ?
Letters Tom Frame [as Frame]
Notes In colour, on back cover of magazine.