Rick Random

Rick Random made his mark on British comics when he debuted in the pages of 2000 AD and Starlord #116 in 1979, a Bronze Age creation brought to life by John Howard and Ian Gibson for IPC's beloved anthology universe. With a name that crackles with pulpy, sci-fi swagger, he shares his corner of that cosmos with some of the most iconic figures in British comics history — Johnny Alpha, Wulf Sternhammer, Dan Dare, and Judge Dredd among them — which speaks to the rarefied company this character keeps. His appearances stretch across thirteen years and turn up in Super Detective Library and The Best of 2000 AD Monthly alongside his home title, and at least one of those issues carries genuine key-issue status for collectors. A compact but characterful presence in the 2000 AD universe, Rick Random is exactly the kind of discovery that makes digging through British Bronze Age comics so rewarding.