2000 AD #190

From December 1980, 2000 AD Prog 190 delivers a tense standoff right on its cover — Judge Dredd, weapon raised and jaw set, faces off against a long-haired, armored figure as a torchlit mob surges menacingly in the background, with the taunt "Gonna hang ya Alpha… hang ya high!" making the stakes unmistakably clear. Carlos Ezquerra's cover art crackles with gritty energy, pitting two formidable figures against each other while the crowd behind them promises chaos. Kicking off "The Doc Quince Case, Part 1" with Alan Grant writing and Ezquerra handling both pencils and inks, this is a fine slice of British comics from a weekly that never let up.