2000 AD #253

Prog 253 of 2000 AD hits with a cover by Colin Wilson that puts Judge Dredd front and center, arms raised and weapons ready, as a machine blares "Prisoners escaping… initiate destruction!" — a chaotic scene of struggling figures and futuristic hardware spilling across a fiery orange backdrop. The cover tag "Jailbreak at Glasshouse G! See Rogue Trooper" promises further mayhem inside, and the interior Judge Dredd story "The Great Mush Rush, Part 3" is brought to life by the sharp pen of C. Ezquerra. A fine slice of early-'82 British comics energy, priced at just 16p Earth money.