2000 AD #202

Prog 202 of 2000 AD arrives dated 7 March 1981, delivering Part Three of Tharg's Futureworlds alongside a Strontium Dog "Boyhood of a Mutant" installment. Ezquerra's cover dominates with a close-up of Judge Dredd's helmeted, steely-eyed face looming large against a fiery orange sky, while behind him a crowd surges with banners bearing the hostile slogan "No More Muties!" — a charged backdrop that sets a tense, crowd-against-mutant atmosphere perfectly. It's a striking piece of work from Ezquerra, capturing the grim tension of Mega-City life in that raw, energetic early-'80s British comics style.