2000 AD #207

A massive fireball erupts behind a road sign pointing toward Croydon on the A23, while the green-skinned alien editor Tharg stands coolly in the foreground, muttering "Definitely un-zarjaz!" — Dave Gibbons' cover art capturing the scene with both deadpan humor and dramatic flair. This April 1981 prog teases "Tharg and the Creep Who Stole Croydon!", promising the Mighty One himself takes center stage in an investigation that hits rather close to home — at least geographically. A wonderfully absurdist slice of early-'80s 2000 AD energy, with art by Mike Dorey and lettering by Peter Knight waiting inside.