2000 AD #1096

Prog 1096 of the long-running British anthology arrives in May 1998 with a striking Henry Flint cover featuring a dark-haired woman in a futuristic space suit, lounging with a lit cigarette and a pack of 2000 AD-branded smokes, bullet casings scattered around her — all rendered with a cool, pulpy noir confidence that suits the issue's new series launch perfectly. Three new stories kick off inside: "Pulp Sci-Fi," a fresh Judge Dredd tale called "Public Enemy," and "Stool Pigeon," a Sinister Dexter story that puts their snitch in the crosshairs. It's a packed prog that makes a strong case for why 2000 AD, as SFX Magazine noted that same year, had just turned "a glorious 21.