2000 AD #1149

2000 AD Prog 1149 heralds a "New Thrill" with Devlin Waugh — "Occult Avenger Extraordinaire!" — announced in bold letters alongside a striking painted cover by Greg Staples. The man himself dominates the image: a barrel-chested figure with a dramatic curled mustache, clerical collar, and a cigarette holder clenched between his fingers, his imposing frame adorned with an occult medallion bearing a stylized eye. The cover's tagline — "When evil bears its beastly head, who will save the day?" — sets a wonderfully sardonic tone for what promises to be a richly stylish addition to the Galaxy's Greatest Comic in 1999.