2000 AD #192

Prog 192 of 2000 AD (27 December 1980) delivers a striking Carlos Ezquerra cover that thrusts four grim-faced figures — including the unmistakable Judge Dredd, badge front and center — through a dark portal framed by a pair of massive red fists, with a heavy weapon aimed squarely at the reader. The ensemble of hard-edged characters, rendered in Ezquerra's wonderfully gritty linework, radiates the kind of mean-streets tension that made this weekly anthology essential reading in 1980. Inside, Alan Grant continues "The Doc Quince Case" with artwork again by Ezquerra — and the cover even boasts an amazing poster this prog, making it a particularly satisfying package for fans.