Judge Cooder

Born from the legendary creative partnership of John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra — the very architects of the Judge Dredd universe — Judge Cooder made their debut in the pages of 2000 AD #970 in 1995, stepping into one of British comics' most beloved and unforgiving fictional worlds. A Copper/Modern Age creation, Cooder inhabits the same gritty precinct as Joe Dredd himself, sharing the page with fellow Judges Nuberg, Garcia, Buell, and Podmore in the sprawling mega-city saga that 2000 AD has championed for decades. With appearances catalogued across twenty years and collected in the essential Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files, Cooder may be a rare presence — but one of those appearances carries key-issue weight, making them a genuine find for the dedicated completist hunting every corner of Dredd's world.