2000 AD #1144

Prog 1144 of Britain's best comic of 1999 — as the banner proudly declares — announces itself with a cover by Duncan Fegredo that's hard to ignore: a colossal purple robot called the Obliterator looms over a crumbling cityscape, its massive fist descending while two figures scramble desperately in the foreground amid billowing clouds of destruction. The tagline "Tremble, Mortals!" says it all, teasing the mayhem of The Balls Brothers strip within. As a bonus, this prog comes bagged with a world-exclusive promo card for the Judge Dredd Collectable Card Game — a nice extra for fans in 1999.