2000 AD #22

Prog 22 of 2000 AD, dated 23 July 1977, delivers one of the weekly anthology's most unsettling cover images: a grotesque green mutant looms large in what appears to be a London Underground station — a "Hammersm[ith]" sign visible behind panicking civilians who cower in the foreground — while a hovering saucer-like craft blazes with fire and chaos in the background. Cover artist Evi DeBono packs the scene with genuine menace, the mutant's clawed mechanical arm and red eyes making the "Mutant on the Metro!" tagline feel entirely earned. Inside, John Wagner and Ian Gibson bring their talents to bear on "Cheddar Gorge," making this an appealing slice of vintage British comics mayhem priced at just 9p.