2000 AD #1041

A striking image dominates this prog: a towering blue-skinned figure bearing red-cross medical insignia carries a limp, armored body in his arms, accompanied by a bulky medical robot labeled "Ferro" and "Mercy Heights" — all rendered against a smoldering orange backdrop. The cover teases an emergency at Mercy Heights and raises urgent questions about the fate of a character named Lilla, while also promising a new Judge Dredd thriller, "Dance of the Spider Queen," with writing by John Wagner and art by Henry Flint. Kevin Walker's cover work sets a tense, cinematic tone that makes this 1997 prog hard to put down.