2000 AD #230

Prog 230 of 2000 AD (19 September 1981) arrives with a Kevin O'Neill cover that crackles with alien menace — a sleek, skeletal blue figure squares off against a snarling, wild-haired warrior, while a hooded axe-wielder crouches in the background, all bathed in a fiery orange sky. The banner proclaims "Revenge of the Warlock!" and heralds Nemesis hitting back inside, promising the kind of brutal science-fantasy confrontation this weekly does so well. Add a Gerry Finley-Day and Dave Gibbons collaboration on "Glass Zone" and a chance to win electronic prizes, and this 16p slice of British comics is firing on all cylinders.