2000 AD #1122

Prog 1122 of 2000 AD puts Judge Dredd front and center, striding forward in full uniform while an enormous, gleaming Lawgiver pistol dominates the foreground — a fittingly dramatic image for a new story heralded right on the cover as "Lethal Weapon!" The cover, illustrated by John Charles, carries real kinetic energy, and the prog also teases "Hot Rocks!" featuring intergalactic thief Rose O'Rion in a pulp sci-fi adventure, plus Sancho Panzer taking on an armoured invasion force. It's a packed 1998 issue that gives readers three fresh jumping-on points in one satisfying package.