2000 AD #1409

This 2004 prog from Rebellion throws you straight into the deep end with a gloriously chaotic cover by Ian Gibson — a towering green dragon looms over a young woman in a white cap and vest, while a goggle-eyed frog creature and a helmeted robo-figure crowd the foreground in a riot of vivid color. The tagline "Leapin' Lizards! Samantha Slade is in the Grip of a Robo-Rampage" sets the wonderfully anarchic tone, and the free Magic: The Gathering card tucked inside makes Prog 1409 a genuinely fun package. Inside, John Wagner scripts "Total War Part 2" with art by Henry Flint, colors by Chris Blythe, and lettering by Tom Frame — a solid creative lineup for one of Britain's most enduring weekly anthologies.