2000 AD #1023

This 1996 Christmas prog from 2000 AD leans into festive mischief with a genuinely striking cover by Paul Johnson: three cool, grey-skinned figures in black suits, black ties, and wide-brimmed fedoras — a trio of eerie Men in Black — with the foremost cradling a colourful Christmas cracker tagged "UFO A.D." The headline "Three Wise Men in Black" says everything about the seasonal wit on offer, as Vector 13 delivers its promised Xmas Cracker. Inside, Alan Grant and Arthur Ranson continue "The Hanged Man" at Part 10, and there are eight extra pages plus the returns of Sinister Dexter and Robo-Hunter to sweeten the deal.