2000 AD #269

Prog 269 of 2000 AD (June 1982) puts Rogue Trooper front and center in a tense underwater standoff — a blue-skinned, bare-chested warrior leveling his rifle at an armored opponent who shouts "Nain! Nain!" as combat unfolds in the strange, curved depths behind them. Colin Wilson's cover art captures the "Point Blank" confrontation with real kinetic energy, selling the tagline "Rogue Trooper Battles the Terror of the Deep!" with understated confidence. Inside, the anthology format delivers more thrills, including the Alan Grant-written "The Filby Case, Part 4," brought to life by artists Ian Gibson and Dominic Regan.